The image shows a group of around eighteen to twenty individuals in a sepia-toned photograph. They are situated near a wooden structure with a door at the center. Some people are seated on the ground with legs crossed, while others are standing or sitting on a step or a bench. The individuals are looking towards the camera with neutral or solemn expressions. They wear long dresses, shirts, trousers, headscarves, bonnets, and hats. The background features a wooden wall made from horizontal planks and the ground appears to be dirt or possibly straw-covered. No jewelry or objects are visible,…
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Refugees

Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)

James F. Gibson (American, born Scotland, 1828)

publisher Taylor & Huntington (American)

May 14, 1862

Medium
stereoscopic albumen silver prints
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image/sheet (each): 7.8 × 7.6 cm (3 1/16 × 3 in.) ; mount: 10.1 × 17.8 cm (4 × 7 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

View at the National Gallery of Art