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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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topynynl by lieiuiv of Kevuws Co. A SNAPSHOT IN THE WAR REGION Another remarkable example of the results achieved by the old collodion process photographers quiteiiidistinguislia))le from the instantaneous i)lu)tooraphs of the present day. Although taken under thenecessity of removing and replacing the lens cap, this negative has successfully caught the waterfall andthe Federal cavalrymans horse which has been ridden to the stream for a drink. The picture was takenat Hazel Run, Virginia, above the pontoon bridge constructed for the crossing of the Federal troops. Duringthe advances and retreats, while the Federal armies were maneuvering for position, the photographerswere frefiuently at a loss for material. At such times, true to the professional instinct, they kept in prac-tice by making such views as this. Less important from the strictly military viewpoint, these splendidspecimens of landscape photography give us a clear conception of the character of the country over whichthe Fede

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