Monday, November 17, 2014

Union Soldiers of the 3rd Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment Posing With an Artillery Piece in Fort Totten, Washington, D.C. (1865)


Union soldiers of the 3rd Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment posing with an artillery piece in Fort Totten, Washington, D.C. 1865. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Excursionists at Union Pacific Railroad's Event at the 100th Meridian in Nebraska to Celebrate the First Transcontinental Railroad's Completion to That Point (1866)


Excursionists at Union Pacific Railroad's event at the 100th Meridian in Nebraska to celebrate the First Transcontinental Railroad's completion to that point from the East Coast of the United States, October 1866. By John Carbutt. Animated stereoview.

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View of George Washington's Tomb in Mount Vernon, Virginia (1854)


View of George and Martha Washington's tomb in Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1856. By the Langenheim Brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Two Men Standing at the Entrance to a Railroad Bridge Near Williamsport, Pennsylvania (1854)



Two men standing at the entrance to a railroad bridge of the Elmira and Williamsport Railroad near Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1854. By the Langenheim Brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Instantaneous View of Calle de Obispo in Havana, Cuba (1860)


Instantaneous view of carriages and pedestrian traffic on Calle de Obispo, a street in Havana, Cuba, c. 1860. By George Barnard. Animated stereoview.

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View of Carriage and Pedestrian Traffic on Broadway, New York City


View of carriage and pedestrian traffic on Broadway after a rain shower, New York City, c. 1860. By E. & H. T. Anthony & Company. Animated stereoview.

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Hand-colored Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Self-portrait of Warren T. Thompson Holding a Hare


Hand-colored animated stereoscopic daguerreotype self-portrait of Warren T. Thompson holding a hare, c. 1855.

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A Short List of Non-Stereoscopic Civil War Stereoviews

A list of stereoviews I have come across that do not reveal any actual depth. They are usually just two of the exact same photograph next to each other. Most appear to be made on purpose but some might have been made accidentally. Many more will hopefully gradually be added.

President Abraham Lincoln, 1864.

Amputation scene at Union field hospital. Source.

 Battle of Bull Run Monument dedication in Virginia, June 10, 1865. Source.

Union Captain George Armstrong Custer of the 5th US Cavalry Posing With Confederate POW Lieutenant James B. Washington at Fair Oaks (1862)


Union Captain George Armstrong Custer of the 5th US Cavalry (right) posing with friend and ex-classmate Confederate POW Lieutenant James B. Washington at Fair Oaks, Virginia, May 31, 1862. By James F. Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Union Captain J. W. Forsyth Sitting on a Hardtack Crate at Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia (1863)


Stereoscopic portrait of Union Captain J. W. Forsyth of the 18th US Infantry Regiment sitting on a hardtack crate at Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia, February 1863. Animated stereoview.

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