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"Little Mac". American Civil War 1861-1865.

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"Little Mac". American Civil War 1861-1865.

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Stereograph showing a half length portrait of Major General George Brinton McClellan in an oval cropping, facing left.
No. 1642.
Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865.

Caption continues: Photograph taken in 1862.
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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01/01/1862
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