View of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, no. 642 / George Stacy.
Summary
Stereograph shows the engine house (John Brown's fort) and various other buildings, tents in the foreground, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.
Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (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.
Tags
Date
01/01/1860
Contributors
Stacy, George, photographer
Location
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.), 39.32528, -77.73889
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.