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Ruins of the Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S.C. Rear view

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Ruins of the Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S.C. Rear view

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Stereograph showing ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar which was destroyed by fire in December 1861.
Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History.

Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865.
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Original negative may be available: LC-B811-3076.

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
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Contributors

E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), copyright claimant
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Location

North Charleston32.88856, -80.00751
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Library of Congress
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