Camp scene at Fortress Monroe. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.
Summary
Stereograph shows soldiers and civil war diarist George Templeton Strong, seated second from left, at a table; many Zouaves are present. Three African American men standing in the background.
Card number: "No. 132."
Revenue stamp on back of card canceled "Sep 23 1865 Portland M[aine?]."
Gottheim collection code: GCW 7.
Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress)
Purchase; Larry Gottheim; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:007)
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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