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View of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, no. 642 / George Stacy.

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View of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, no. 642 / George Stacy.

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Summary

Stereograph shows the engine house (John Brown's fort) and various other buildings, tents in the foreground, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.

Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (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

01/01/1860
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Contributors

Stacy, George, photographer
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Location

Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)39.32528, -77.73889
Google Map of 39.32527777777778, -77.7388888888889
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Source

Library of Congress
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