Interior of Starr Arms Factory, no. 844 / George Stacy.
Summary
Stereograph shows machinery inside a gun factory.
Card number: "No. 844."
Gottheim collection code: GCW 61.
Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress)
Handwritten number on verso: 496K.31.
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.
Tags
Date
01/01/1860
Contributors
Stacy, George, photographer
Location
Yonkers, 40.93121, -73.89875
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.