Atlanta Georgia. Shermans men destroying railroad – Antique 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 Atlanta Georgia. Shermans men destroying railroad brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Atlanta Georgia. Shermans men destroying railroad
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Soldiers tearing up the railroad at Atlanta make this view stand apart from the city's other Civil War scenes. Atlanta was a major rail hub for the Confederacy, and in the fall of 1864, as Sherman prepared to leave the city, his men pulled up track, heated rails over fires, and bent them, a practice that gave rise to the nickname "Sherman's neckties." The picture survives as two wet collodion glass negatives, which together form a stereograph meant to be viewed through a stereoscope for a sense of depth. The photographer is attributed to James F. Gibson in Civil War caption books.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Federal troops destroying R.R. Atlanta GA. Photographers name attributed in Civil War caption books. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Gibson James F. b. 1828 photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 4,550 × 5,120 px · prints to 15 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-52550 |
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