Timothy H. O'Sullivan
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Timothy H. O'Sullivan was a pioneering 19th-century American photographer best known for his stark Civil War battlefield images and later geological survey photographs of the American West.
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| Timothy H. O'Sullivan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Timothy H. O'Sullivan Context triple: [Devil's Den, photographedBy, Timothy H. O'Sullivan]
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Alexander Gardner
Alexander Gardner was a 19th-century Scottish-American photographer best known for his iconic Civil War images and portraits of figures such as Abraham Lincoln.
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Samuel Charles Bugbee
Samuel Charles Bugbee was a 19th-century architect known for designing notable buildings in California, including early structures in San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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Mathew Brady (photographer)
Mathew Brady was a pioneering 19th-century American photographer best known for his iconic portraits of political and military figures and his extensive documentation of the American Civil War.
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D.
William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson was an early 19th-century Athens, Georgia resident and professor who is traditionally credited with deeding ownership of a beloved local oak tree to the tree itself, creating the legend of the "Tree That Owns Itself."
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E.
John Bridgeman
John Bridgeman is a British sculptor known for his innovative post-war public artworks and contributions to modern sculpture in the UK.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Timothy H. O'Sullivan Target entity description: Timothy H. O'Sullivan was a pioneering 19th-century American photographer best known for his stark Civil War battlefield images and later geological survey photographs of the American West.
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A.
Alexander Gardner
Alexander Gardner was a 19th-century Scottish-American photographer best known for his iconic Civil War images and portraits of figures such as Abraham Lincoln.
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B.
Samuel Charles Bugbee
Samuel Charles Bugbee was a 19th-century architect known for designing notable buildings in California, including early structures in San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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C.
Mathew Brady (photographer)
Mathew Brady was a pioneering 19th-century American photographer best known for his iconic portraits of political and military figures and his extensive documentation of the American Civil War.
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D.
William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson was an early 19th-century Athens, Georgia resident and professor who is traditionally credited with deeding ownership of a beloved local oak tree to the tree itself, creating the legend of the "Tree That Owns Itself."
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E.
John Bridgeman
John Bridgeman is a British sculptor known for his innovative post-war public artworks and contributions to modern sculpture in the UK.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landscape photographer
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person ⓘ photographer ⓘ war photographer ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Alexander Gardner
NERFINISHED
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Mathew Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geological survey photography
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topographical photography ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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landscape photography ⓘ war photography ⓘ |
| hasWorkSubject |
Canyon de Chelly
NERFINISHED
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Colorado River canyons NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Native American settlements in the Southwest ⓘ Petersburg battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ geological formations of the American West ⓘ |
| influenced |
documentary photography
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photojournalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander Gardner
NERFINISHED
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Mathew Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early photographic documentation of the American frontier
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stark and unromantic images of war ⓘ |
| memberOf |
U.S. Geological Surveys of the West
NERFINISHED
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United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | early American photography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
American Civil War photography
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geological survey photography of the American West ⓘ photographic exploration of remote Western landscapes ⓘ realistic depiction of death and destruction in war ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Harvest of Death
NERFINISHED
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Canyon de Chelly photographs NERFINISHED ⓘ King Survey photographs NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gettysburg Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheeler Survey photographs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | photographer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
histories of Civil War photography
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studies of Western survey photography ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
albumen print
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wet plate collodion process ⓘ |
| workLocation |
American West
NERFINISHED
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Civil War battlefields ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Subject: Timothy H. O'Sullivan Description of subject: Timothy H. O'Sullivan was a pioneering 19th-century American photographer best known for his stark Civil War battlefield images and later geological survey photographs of the American West.
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