Charleston S.C. The fire-scarred Mills House; Hibernian Hall at left – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Charleston S.C. The fire-scarred Mills House; Hibernian Hall at left comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Charleston S.C. The fire-scarred Mills House; Hibernian Hall at left
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The Mills House, a Charleston hotel, stands scarred by fire in this 1865 view, with Hibernian Hall visible at the left edge. The city suffered repeated blazes during the war, including a major fire in December 1861, and more destruction came as Confederate forces withdrew and Union troops entered in early 1865. Made as a stereograph, the pair of glass negatives was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, giving the ruined streetscape a sense of depth. The E. & H.T. Anthony firm published the pair, and its stereo views were widely sold in the United States during and after the war.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Civil War photographs 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge Washington D.C. : Library of Congress 1977. No. Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) · E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) publisher. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865. Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War 1861-1865. Hotels. Organizations facilities. Dwellings.United States--South Carolina--Charleston. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 1,286 × 1,362 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-46490 |
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