Vendue Range, Charleston, S.C. - A black and white photo of a city street

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Vendue Range, Charleston, S.C. - A black and white photo of a city street

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Summary

Photograph shows destruction of what was once a busy street in Charleston, South Carolina.
Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3070.
Variant view in LOT 4163.

Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.

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

Barnard, George N., 1819-1902, photographer
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Location

North Charleston32.88856, -80.00751
Google Map of 32.88856, -80.00751
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.

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