The Backdrops of Benton Barracks

Photographers lured by the promise of a large clientele of enlisted men and officers and easy money set up studios on the edge of camp. The Stars and Stripes floats over the patriotic setting, while in the background an ironclad gunboat bellows smoke from its twin stacks, as it steams along the Miss...

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Published in:Military Images 2016-01, Vol.34 (1), p.50
Main Authors: Medhurst, Mike, Boeve, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
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Photography
Warships
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Summary:Photographers lured by the promise of a large clientele of enlisted men and officers and easy money set up studios on the edge of camp. The Stars and Stripes floats over the patriotic setting, while in the background an ironclad gunboat bellows smoke from its twin stacks, as it steams along the Mississippi River.
ISSN:1040-4961