Sketch Artist Alfred Waud in Devil's Den Then & Now

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Significance:

This photograph was taken in Devil's Den.

Alfred Waud was a sketch artist who worked for Harper’s Weekly magazine at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg. This photograph creates a fascinating juxtopostion between the long-standing artform of sketching and the new technology of the day in photography. It is likely that Alfred Waud and the photograpy team of Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan, and James Gibson crossed paths during the Civil War and were aware of each others work. This photograph may have been a professional courtesy between the "war correspondents" of the day.

This photograph is part of a series of Then & Now photos from Devil's Den.