[Charleston Harbor defenses, 1865]: View from parapet of Fort Moultrie to N.E. – Antique Print
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(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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A window into the past: [Charleston Harbor defenses, 1865]: View from parapet of Fort Moultrie to N.E., preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Charleston Harbor defenses, 1865]: View from parapet of Fort Moultrie to N.E.
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Taken from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, this stereograph looks northeast over the defenses guarding the approach to Charleston Harbor on Sullivan's Island. The fort had been part of Confederate coastal defense for years, and by 1865 the harbor had endured heavy bombardment and a long Union siege before Charleston was evacuated in February. Made as a stereo card, the image was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the flat photograph a sense of depth and made the earthworks and guns feel close. The caption tags also appear to refer to Castle Pinckney and Civil War artillery, pointing to the wider harbor the photographer was recording.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Brady Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: S.C.--C-; C.W.--Prisons--Castle P-; C.W.--Artillery; CW--Forts--Moultrie; Charleston, SC; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,442 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-131383 |
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