William Redish Pywell

[Mike Serpa]

William Redish Pywell (1843-1887), a Civil War photographer, worked first for Mathew Brady , ca. 1861-1862, and then Alexander Gardner, ca. 1863-1868. His sister, LauraPywell O'Sullivan, was married to photographer Timothy O'Sullivan. He was the official photographer on the 1873 Yellowstone Expedition with George Custer.

He took photos of the Marshall House in Alexandria

, Old Capital Prison in Washington

, slave pen in Alexandria

and others.

http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/civ/id/350/rec/361