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View of railroad depot and surroundings, Atlanta, Ga.

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Stereograph showing loaded carts and wagons in front of the railroad depot in Atlanta.

No. 2712, in series: War Views.

Imprinted on card: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 591 (i.e. 501) Broadway, New York.

Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LC-B811-2712.

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

Original negative may be available: LC-B811-2712.

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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atlanta campaign carts and wagons georgia atlanta railroad stations buildings history civil war transportation albumen prints stereographs atlanta ga view railroad depot railroad depot surroundings 1864 stereoscopic views 19th century american civil war history of atlanta georgia lot 4164 stereograph cards george n barnard photo ultra high resolution high resolution united states history industrial history library of congress
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Date

01/01/1864
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Contributors

Barnard, George N., 1819-1902, photographer
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Civil War in Stereo

American Civil War Stereoscopic Views, 1861-1865
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Location

Atlanta (Ga.) ,  33.74889, -84.38806
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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atlanta campaign carts and wagons georgia atlanta railroad stations buildings history civil war transportation albumen prints stereographs atlanta ga view railroad depot railroad depot surroundings 1864 stereoscopic views 19th century american civil war history of atlanta georgia lot 4164 stereograph cards george n barnard photo ultra high resolution high resolution united states history industrial history library of congress