Petersburg Virginia (vicinity). Fortifications – Vintage Photo 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.)
Description
Step back in time with Petersburg Virginia (vicinity). Fortifications, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Petersburg Virginia (vicinity). Fortifications
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Unlike many views of Civil War earthworks, this glass stereograph records fortifications in the vicinity of Petersburg, Virginia, a rail hub just south of Richmond. The image dates to 1862, early in the war, when Confederate defenses around the city were still new and took shape on the approaches to the Confederate capital. Photographer David B. Woodbury made the negative with the wet collodion process, which required coating and developing each glass plate on site, so the picture reflects both the landscape and the technical demands of field photography. Because it is a stereograph, the paired views were meant to be seen together through a viewer that gave a sense of depth.
| Created / published | 1862 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Title from Civil War caption books. 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 × 2,127 px · prints to 17 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-50449 |
More from the Civil War Photographs collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
