Federal fort no. 12, new lines. Built after the occupation of the city, looking east, Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 1864
Summary
Photograph shows reconstruction of fortification lines in progress by Union forces.
Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.
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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Date
01/01/1864
Contributors
Barnard, George N., 1819-1902, photographer
Location
Atlanta (Ga.), 33.74889, -84.38806
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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