Atlanta Georgia (vicinity). Fortifications – 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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A window into the past: Atlanta Georgia (vicinity). Fortifications, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Atlanta Georgia (vicinity). Fortifications
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Built from two glass plates, this stereograph pair shows the earthworks defending Atlanta in 1864, when the city was a major Confederate rail hub under Union pressure. Viewed through a stereoscope, the two halves merge into one image with apparent depth, a format that suited the public's appetite for views of the war. The negative sleeve carries only the caption "Fortifications," and the photographer is known through later attribution in Civil War caption books. Alexander Gardner, a well-known wartime photographer, was once credited with these views, but the record now treats that credit as uncertain.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Fortifications Atlanta Ga. 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 | 5,120 × 4,821 px · prints to 17 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-47054 |
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