Navy Yard, Washington D.C.
1855/75
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 7.6 × 7.6 cm (3 × 3 in.); Card: 8.2 × 17.1 cm (3 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Classification
photography
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
198781
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling heart mid-19th-century America *Navy Yard, Washington.C.*, a captivating stereograph by the Kilburn Brothers, between 1855 and1875. This albumen print duo—two nearly identical 3 x 3-inch images mounted side by side on an 8.2 x 17.1 cm card—offers a vivid snapshot of the Washington Navy Yard, the U.S. Navy's oldest shore establishment, founded in 1799 During this era, the yard was a hive of activity, supporting shipbuilding and repairs amid rising tensions leading to the Civil War and Reconstruction. The Kilburn Brothers, prolific New England photographers, mastered ster...