Stereograph: The monitor-class ironclad U.S.S. Canonicus, taking on coal in the James River, 1864
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Object Details
- Gardner, Alexander
- Description
- Many early stereoviews were pictures from around the world intended for armchair travelers. Informative and entertaining, they took on a more serious and somber tone during and immediately after the Civil War when curiosity about the conflict remained intense. Photographers produced images in series, often with explanatory text.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 1988.3071.0113
- catalog number
- 1988.3071.0113
- nonaccession number
- 1988.3071
- Object Name
- photograph, stereograph
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 7/16 in x 6 15/16 in; 8.73125 cm x 17.62125 cm
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- Work and Industry: Photographic History
- Civil War
- Photography
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Civil War
- related event
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_1397805
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-4b00-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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