[Atlanta - Civil War]

Civil War Magic Lantern Slides – The Destruction and Occupation of Atlanta

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Description

Civil War Magic Lantern Slides – The Destruction and Occupation of Atlanta. Collection of 41 Civil War Magic Lantern slides, produced from photographs and stereoviews.

Each slide measures 3.25 x 4.0 inches. Many with paper descriptions and” Atlanta Public Schools – Department of Visual Instruction” stamp on verso. One plate with crack, still stable.

Includes the following notable images:

  • Rebuilding of Peachtree Street (1868)
  • Atlanta Medical College (1855)
  • Destruction of “Potter House” (1864)
  • Destruction of Atlanta communication system (1864)
  • Atlanta 5-Points Grand Opera House
  • Atlanta Young Men’s Library (1879)
  • Joseph Smith Family Grocer (1870s)
  • Kennesaw Mountain (1887)
  • Five Points when Federal Troops entered Atlanta (1864)
  • Federal entrenchments at Kennesaw Mountain (1864)
  • Bridge across Chattahoochee (1864)
  • Federal pontoon boats crossing Chattahochee (1864)
  • Federal troops in Confederate Trenches (1864)
  • The Great Atlanta Fire – 4th Ward (1917)
  • Smoke and burning buildings (1864 est.)

Housed in wood box, brass clip on side.

Additional information

Location Published

[Atlanta]

Publisher

[Not Stated]

Date Published

1850-1922

Binding

Glass

Condition

Near Fine

Author

[Atlanta – Civil War]

Parenthetical

[Atlanta – Civil War]