Prospect Hill Cut. 150 feet deep 74 feet wide – Historic Photograph 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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This historic photograph of Prospect Hill Cut. 150 feet deep 74 feet wide brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Prospect Hill Cut. 150 feet deep 74 feet wide
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This stereograph is titled *Prospect Hill Cut* and gives the excavation's measurements as 150 feet deep and 74 feet wide, a useful detail for judging the scale of the work. It is numbered 156 and dated 1865. The subject headings link it to Atlanta, Georgia, where the 1864 campaign left dwellings and streets badly damaged, but the series note assigns it to Central Pacific Railroad scenes in the Sierra Nevada, and the record does not settle which is correct. Stereoviews like this were produced in large numbers in the 1860s and viewed through a stereoscope to create an impression of depth.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | No. 156. Title from item. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. · Carson Marian S. collector. |
| Subjects | Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta--1860-1870. War damage--Georgia--Atlanta--1860-1870. Atlanta Campaign 1864. United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Destruction & pillage--Union. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,893 × 2,512 px · prints to 16 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-268486 |
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