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Amazing Original Photographs from the Civil War
http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/civil_war.html ^
Posted on 06/28/2010 6:26:36 PM PDT by navysealdad
Whether you like history or not... These are pretty amazing considering they were taken up to 145 years ago: A compendium of photos from the Civil War era. 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.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: banglist; civilwar; godsgravesglyphs; history; photography
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To: navysealdad
Most interesting. Thanks.
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06/28/2010 6:39:00 PM PDT
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To: navysealdad
Thank-you for posting.
Some of these glass plates were actually used in greenhouses many years ago. Over time, the rays of the sun erased the images from the glass....lost to history forever.
I’m glad others survived the ravages of time.
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06/28/2010 6:41:47 PM PDT
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july4thfreedomfoundation
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To: navysealdad
>> Popular during the war, they lost their appeal afterwards and so many were sold for the glass. <<
I have heard this as well. I heard that some were used to make greenhouses, and the sun eventually ruined any images left on the glass. :(
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06/28/2010 6:43:42 PM PDT
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SMCC1
To: navysealdad
Here's a picture taken just prior to the civil war:
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06/28/2010 6:47:31 PM PDT
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To: navysealdad
Incredible shots. Thanks for posting.
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06/28/2010 7:18:43 PM PDT
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jackv
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To: navysealdad
This is a famous photo of William Tecumseh Sherman
To: navysealdad
This is an incredible series of photographs...total frustration in clicking to enlarge. Thinking its time for a new computer. Want to save for later..never bookmarked anything...how do I do it? I want to see all these photos enlarged. Amazing clarity.
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