An albumen print photograph titled "No. 9.--Bombproof, for Telegraph Operator in Trenches" depicting a dug-out structure covered with earth, located by a body of water, likely a trench. The photograph was taken by Haas & Peale on Morris Island, South Carolina, and Hilton Head, South Carolina, around 1863, during the American Civil War. The print is mounted on card stock and features a decorative geometric border framing the image. The photographers' names, "Haas & Peale," are signed on the image itself, and printed below the image are "Photod by Haas & Peale Morris Island & Hilton Head, S.C." and the descriptive title.
Subject: Albumen Print
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This albumen print, created by photographers Haas & Peale, depicts "No. 10.--Battery Hays," featuring seven 30-pounder Parrot Rifles positioned \"Against Wagner\" on Morris Island, South Carolina. The photograph is mounted on card stock and framed by a decorative green border with ornate corner embellishments typical of the period. This image is part of a rare series documenting General Quincy Gilmore's Union Army siege operations in South Carolina during the Civil War, specifically in 1863.