Dozens of photographs taken during the American Civil War are on display now through Dec. 31 at the Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway.
The exhibition, Between the States: Photographs of the American Civil War, features a selection of 110 historical photographs of the Civil War by photographers (including renowned photographers George Barnard, Mathew Brady, and Alexander Gardner) from the George Eastman House Collection in Rochester, N.Y. The exhibition explores how photographers from around the country used the medium during this period to record the war, promote popular causes and commemorate those who sacrificed their lives.
This nationally travelling exhibition includes seldom-seen photographs from around the country, including a variety of camp life scenes, landscapes, portraits, military installations — as well as images of battlefields in the aftermath of combat, including images of soldiers.
The exhibit also includes special sections on Abraham Lincoln and a several images reprinted in Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War (1866). Admission to the exhibit is free. The Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (except holidays). Information: www.fairfaxva.gov, 703-691-0560.