General Nelson A. Miles. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Summary
Stereograph showing a half length portrait of a Union Army officer, possibly General Nelson A. Miles, in an oval cropping, facing front.
No. 1879.
Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865.
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
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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