David KnoxAmericanField Telegraph, Battery Wagon
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Not on view at present
Where is “Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon” now? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Not on view at present. Checked October 7, 2026.
J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the work
View of a wagon, used to hold a large battery that powered the field telegraph, in a clearing near a Union Army encampment. A man stands at one end of the wagon and rests one elbow on the wagon as he smokes a pipe. A second man sits in the wagon writing in a notebook that lies open on a table in front of him. The wagon features a painted sign that reads "Military Telegraph H'd Q'rs Battery Wagon" covers the side of the wagon and tents and soldiers are visible in the background.
J. Paul Getty Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 84.XO.944.2.2.23
In the catalog
Sources
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Image: J. Paul Getty Museum — Open Content
