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The Last Full Measure: 1863
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/15/2007 - 2:43am.
Federal soldiers killed July 1, 1863, near the McPherson woods. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. View full size. Wet collodion glass plate, half of stereograph pair. Photograph by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.
Half a stereo pair
Submitted by Ga Sharpshooter on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 3:58pm.
I agree with you. I would like to recommend to you The Civil War In Depth by Bob Zeller. Many of the images seen here as complete stereo pairs, with a stereo viewer.. really a fun book
Last Full Measure
Submitted by Mike Gruber on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 2:40am.
Awesome book, might I add! Hopefully we'll be able to see it made into a film like its two companion pieces, but it looks like the process is taking painfully long.
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Submitted by Bern Zumpano on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:25am.
May I ask....what is the LOC site?
[Library of Congress. - Dave]
Half?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 05/19/2007 - 4:17am.
Is there anything quite as frustrating as the phrase "Half of a stereo pair"?
Well y'know, the other half looks pretty much just like this one. You can find it (and thousands of other complete stereo pairs) on the LOC site. - Dave
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