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View of railroad depot and surroundings, Atlanta, Ga.

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View of railroad depot and surroundings, Atlanta, Ga.

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Stereograph showing loaded carts and wagons in front of the railroad depot in Atlanta.
No. 2712, in series: War Views.
Imprinted on card: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 591 (i.e. 501) Broadway, New York.

Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LC-B811-2712.
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Original negative may be available: LC-B811-2712.

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

01/01/1864
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Contributors

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

Atlanta (Ga.)33.74889, -84.38806
Google Map of 33.74888888888889, -84.38805555555557
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Library of Congress
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