Charleston S.C. Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar; another view – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Charleston S.C. Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar; another view, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Charleston S.C. Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar; another view
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Few cities in the Civil War were as heavily shelled as Charleston, and this stereograph shows the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar, the city's Catholic church, in 1865, the year the Confederates abandoned the city. Its two glass negatives were made to be seen together through a stereoscope, which gave viewers a sense of depth in the church's facade. The photograph was published by E. & H.T. Anthony, one of the leading American firms selling war views to a public eager to see the places in the news.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Civil War photographs 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge Washington D.C. : Library of Congress 1977. No. Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) · E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) publisher. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865. Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War 1861-1865. Churches.United States--South Carolina--Charleston. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 1,150 × 1,362 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-46458 |
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