Charleston South Carolina (vicinity). Interior of Fort Putnam on Morris Island – Historic 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.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Charleston South Carolina (vicinity). Interior of Fort Putnam on Morris Island in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Charleston South Carolina (vicinity). Interior of Fort Putnam on Morris Island
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Fort Putnam on Morris Island was one of the Union works from the long campaign against Charleston, and this view shows its interior in 1865, the last year of the war. The picture survives as a stereograph pair, two glass negatives made with the wet collodion process, which were meant to be viewed together through a stereoscope to create a sense of depth. Morris Island had been a Union foothold since 1863, when the assault on nearby Fort Wagner was fought there. The photographer is not firmly identified; Civil War caption books attribute the set to Alexander Gardner, though that attribution has been revised.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Fort Putnam. Photographers name attributed in Civil War caption books. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Gardner Alexander 1821-1882 formerly attributed to this photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 4,589 × 5,120 px · prints to 15 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-47662 |
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