Richmond Virginia. Ruined buildings in the burnt district – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Richmond Virginia. Ruined buildings in the burnt district in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Richmond Virginia. Ruined buildings in the burnt district
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Ruined walls and gutted blocks of the downtown business district are the subject of this stereograph pair, made in Richmond, Virginia, in 1865. The fire broke out in early April 1865 as Confederate forces evacuated the capital, and it spread through much of the district before it was brought under control. David B. Woodbury, who died in 1866, made the pair on glass negatives using the wet collodion process. The two halves were meant to be viewed together through a stereoscope, which gives the wreckage a sense of depth.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond Va. Ruins. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Woodbury D. B. (David B.) d. 1866 photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,120 × 5,073 px · prints to 17 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-50851 |
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