[Prisoners at Point Lookout taking the oath of allegiance]

Albumen print: 6 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. A group of prisoners stand in a building, with the U.S. Flag draped across the ceiling, each with his hand on a Bible. A Union officer stands at a dais administering the oath of allegiance to the Union.

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Description
Albumen print: 6 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. A group of prisoners stand in a building, with the U.S. Flag draped across the ceiling, each with his hand on a Bible. A Union officer stands at a dais administering the oath of allegiance to the Union.
Note
Point Lookout Album, Page 14.
PID
islandora:31580
NYHS Identifier
ae00007.jpg
384
Linked Agent
Publisher: New-York Historical Society\, 170 Central Park West\, New York\, NY 10024\, 212-873-3400
Member of
John Jacob Omenhausser's Rebel prison scenes, Point Lookout, Maryland, 1864
Genre
Group portraits
albumen prints
photographs
Image
Publisher
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400
Subject (Topical)
Point Lookout Prison Camp for Confederates
Armed Forces, Officers
Prisoners of war
Flags, United States
Loyalty oaths, United States
Soldiers
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Prisoners and prisons
Point Lookout (Md.)
Full Title
[Prisoners at Point Lookout taking the oath of allegiance]
S3 Archive Link
https://digitalcollectionsfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/2023-10/n_231259-231259-origin…
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