Fredericksburg Virginia. Pontoon bridge across the Rappahannock – 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 rare historic photograph captures Fredericksburg Virginia. Pontoon bridge across the Rappahannock in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Fredericksburg Virginia. Pontoon bridge across the Rappahannock
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A pontoon bridge spans the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in a view the negative sleeve dates to May 20, 1864. That spring the Army of the Potomac was moving through this region during the Overland Campaign, and temporary spans like this one let troops, wagons and supplies cross the river. The picture survives as a stereograph, two plates meant to be viewed together through a stereoscope for a three-dimensional effect. The collection once credited it to Alexander Gardner, a photographer who documented the war.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Pontoon Bridge across Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg May 20 1864. 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 | 4,448 × 5,120 px · prints to 15 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-48573 |
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