View of Richmond Virginia, at the close of the rebellion
Summary
Stereograph showing rubble as city of Richmond lies in ruin.
"No. 179" handwritten on top right corner.
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.
Tags
Date
01/01/1865
Location
Richmond (Va.), 37.55389, -77.46028
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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