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Libby Prison - 19th century Virginia. Stereoscope card.
Summary
Stereograph showing a man standing outside Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia.
Part of series: Stereoscopic Views in Richmond and Vicinity.
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
During the Civil War, photographers produced thousands of stereoviews. Stereographs were popular during American Civil War. A single glass plate negative capture both images using a Stereo camera. Prints from these negatives were intended to be looked at with a special viewer called a stereoscope, which created a three-dimensional ("3-D") image. This collection includes glass stereograph negatives, as well as stereograph card prints.
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Date
01/01/1865
Location
Richmond (Va.), 37.55389, -77.46028
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
