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Stereograph: House near York River, commandeered as headquarters of Union General Fitz-John Porter, 1862

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Gardner, Alexander

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Many stereoviews were sold late in the war, as indicated by the U.S. revenue stamps on the reverse. These stamps were required for photographs purchased beginning mid-1864. The stereoscope made such images a shared viewing experience and a topic of conversation for family members and friends, much like watching the news today. Stereoviews allowed people to visually experience the history of their times in a way unsurpassed until motion pictures and newsreels were introduced.Currently not on view
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National Museum of American History

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Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. American Civil War (1861 1865)
  2. Art
  3. Civil War
  4. Civil War, 1861 1865
  5. Gardner, Alexander
  6. Photography

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