Federal fort no. 19 new lines, on the east side of the city - Georgia R.R. Built after occupation of the city, Nov. 1864, Atlanta, Ga.
Summary
Photograph shows reconstruction of fortification lines in progress at a former Confederate fort.
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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