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Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia, April 1863. Creator: Alexander Gardner

Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia, April 1863. Albumen print, pl. 91 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, volume ii" (1866)

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Miniature Black Madonna, 1914-1918. Creator: Unknown

A trench art sculpture featuring a Black Madonna figurine with outstretched arms in the hollow interior of a bullet casing. A rectangle has been cut into the side of the casing with a scalloped edge on top. Inside, a Madonna figure stands in a long gold dress and headdress. The top of the casing has a Christian cross upraised on the metal. Trench art is decorative items made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians during times of conflict. The materials used reflect the availability of media, and the works of art give an insight into to the feelings and emotions of the makers

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Explosion at the King's Bastion, Portsmouth, on Monday last, October 1844

Explosion at the King's Bastion, Portsmouth, on Monday last, October 1844. A fatal accident...As the Artillerymen were re-loading one of the guns...the charge went off, and blew one of them to pieces and the other was so horribly mutilated that he died soon afterwards. The guns upon this bastion are 32-pounders...to fire a royal salute requires each gun to be loaded five times and one six. It is usual to use the worm to clear out the gun, every second charge, and it is supposed some fire had remained in the chamber....Miller was blown into fragments, and Walker had his thigh bioken, his arm blown off into the moat, and his body otherwise disfigured. The remnants of the victims were conveyed instantly to the hospital of the Royal Marine Barracks...An inquest was held on the bodies of the unfortunate men...and the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death"'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

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