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Interior of Fort Moultrie, Battery B. and group of palmetto trees in distance

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Stereograph showing a cannon in the foreground, palmetto trees and battery fortifications in the background.

No. 353, part of series: War Views.

Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule.

From verso: Charleston, S.C. and forts in vicinity.

Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Original negative is: LC-B811-3067.

During the Civil War, photographers produced thousands of stereoviews. Stereographs were popular during American Civil War. A single glass plate negative capture both images using a Stereo camera. Prints from these negatives were intended to be looked at with a special viewer called a stereoscope, which created a three-dimensional ("3-D") image. This collection includes glass stereograph negatives, as well as stereograph card prints.

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batteries weaponry south carolina sullivan island forts and fortifications confederate history civil war military facilities equipment and supplies albumen prints stereographs sullivans island interior fort moultrie fort moultrie battery battery b group palmetto trees palmetto trees distance 1865 stereoscopic views 19th century confederate states of america american civil war lot 4166 stereograph cards john p soule print ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress
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01/01/1865
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Soule, John P., copyright claimant
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Civil War in Stereo

American Civil War Stereoscopic Views, 1861-1865
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Sullivans Island ,  32.76323, -79.83675
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Library of Congress
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batteries weaponry south carolina sullivan island forts and fortifications confederate history civil war military facilities equipment and supplies albumen prints stereographs sullivans island interior fort moultrie fort moultrie battery battery b group palmetto trees palmetto trees distance 1865 stereoscopic views 19th century confederate states of america american civil war lot 4166 stereograph cards john p soule print ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress