Savannah Georgia. Ruins of houses – 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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Step back in time with Savannah Georgia. Ruins of houses, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Savannah Georgia. Ruins of houses
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Two nearly identical glass plates, one for each eye, make up this stereograph of ruined houses in Savannah, Georgia, and viewed through a stereoscope they merge into a single three-dimensional scene. Confederate General William J. Hardee withdrew from Savannah in December 1864 rather than defend it, so the city surrendered to Union forces under William T. Sherman without a major battle and was spared the fires that destroyed other places on Sherman's march. The photograph is attributed to David B. Woodbury, who died in 1866, and it dates from 1865, when the city was under Union occupation and damaged blocks like these were a visible reminder of the war.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Ruins of houses Savannah Ga. Photographers name attributed in Civil War caption books. Miller vol. 3 p. 237. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Woodbury D. B. (David B.) d. 1866 photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 4,826 × 5,120 px · prints to 16 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-51057 |
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