"Old Tecumseh" Himself - A couple of men riding on the backs of horses
Summary
Stereograph shows General William T. Sherman on horseback on the Union line near Atlanta in 1864.
The War for the Union. Photographic War History 1861-1865.
No. 3623.
Original negative is: LC-B811-3623.
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
01/01/1864
Contributors
Barnard, George N., 1819-1902, photographer
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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