jlove429
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Original Civil War Photos - Extraordinary
Truly fortunate that so many of these have survived. Probably a million wet plate photos were made during the civil war on glass plate. Popular during the war, they lost their appeal afterwards and so many were sold for the glass. Many used in green houses. Over the years the sun caused the images to disappear.
These are pretty amazing considering they were taken up to 150 years ago: A compendium of photos from the Civil War era.. Click on a photo to enlarge it and see the caption. It may take awhile for the photos to load, but you'll enjoy seeing a slice of our history.
http://www.mikelynaugh.com/VirtualCivilWar/New/Originals2/index.html
Truly fortunate that so many of these have survived. Probably a million wet plate photos were made during the civil war on glass plate. Popular during the war, they lost their appeal afterwards and so many were sold for the glass. Many used in green houses. Over the years the sun caused the images to disappear.
These are pretty amazing considering they were taken up to 150 years ago: A compendium of photos from the Civil War era.. Click on a photo to enlarge it and see the caption. It may take awhile for the photos to load, but you'll enjoy seeing a slice of our history.
http://www.mikelynaugh.com/VirtualCivilWar/New/Originals2/index.html
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