Slave pen, Alexandria, Virginia - 19th century Virginia.
Summary
Photograph shows soldiers inside prison area where slaves were held. Address: 1315 Duke St., Alexandria, Virginia.
War Views.
No. 2298.
Negative by Brady & Co., Washington.
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.
Tags
Date
01/01/1861
Contributors
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, photographer
Location
Alexandria, 38.81982, -77.08419
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.