NH 59430
Ship’s officers and crew on deck, in the James River, Virginia, 1864-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady. One man is playing the banjo in the foreground, another is holding a small white dog, while others are reading newspapers. Men seated in the center appear to be peeling potatoes. Many crewmen are wearing their flat hats in the style of berets. About a fifth of this ship’s crew appears to be African Americans. The original photograph has Brady negative number B-2011. Catalog #: NH 59430