RARE ELMIRA, NEW YORK CIVIL WAR PRISON CAMP LARGE PHOTOGRAPH, albumen print on printed board, a panoramic view of the camp inscribed "Copyright 1890 / by J. E. Larking in the plate, printed title Elmira Prison Camp along with "Photograph From Original Negatives. By J. E. Larking in the Fall of 1864", and descriptive text indicating "The only Photograph ever made showing the whole prison, which takes in an area of over forty acres.", as well as additional information on the prison's history, number of deaths, and released prisoners at the end of the war. 1890. 12" x 16" OA.
Catalogue Note: We could locate no sales records for this photograph. Sections of the image were used on stereoview cards of the period.

Good overall condition with fly specks, flaking to the edges, and staining, primarily to the text area.