Class Year
2018
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
Summer 6-7-2017
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
Stereoviews were created by using a twin-lens camera that captured the same subject from two slightly different angles. The photographer then placed the two images on a stereoview card that could be inserted into a special viewer that merged the two images together and created a life-like, three-dimensional image. Stereoviews’ low cost meant they were an inexpensive way to insert one’s self into realistic three-dimensional scenes like the pictured contraband camp.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Andrioli, Alexandria J., "A Beacon of Hope: Contraband Camps, Harpers Ferry, and John Brown" (2017). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 224.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/224
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This blog post originally appeared in The Gettysburg Compiler and was created by students at Gettysburg College.