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Railroad depot at Nashville, Tenn. during American Civil War

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Railroad depot at Nashville, Tenn. during American Civil War

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Stereograph showing an aerial view of the railroad depot in Nashville Tennessee with a line of Union locomotives, each required to move supplies to the Army of Tennessee.
No. 6652.
Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865.

Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LC-B811-2652.
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Original negative is: LC-B811-2652.

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

01/01/1861
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Contributors

Barnard, George N., 1819-1902, photographer
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Location

Nashville (Tenn.)36.16583, -86.78444
Google Map of 36.16583333333333, -86.78444444444445
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Library of Congress
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