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Sherman's men tearing up railroad track

The photo taken in 1864 by George Barnard depicts a part of Sherman's army destroying the railroad near Atlanta, Georgia.

Barnard, George N, photographer. Atlanta, Georgia. Sherman's men tearing up railroad track. United States, 1864. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018671349/

About this Item

Title

  • Atlanta, Georgia. Sherman's men tearing up railroad track

Names

  • Barnard, George N., 1819-1902, photographer

Created / Published

  • [1864]

Headings

  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Headings

  • Glass negatives--1860-1870.

Genre

  • Glass negatives--1860-1870

Notes

  • -  Caption from negative sleeve: Gen. Sherman's men tearing up the railroad leaving Atlanta, Ga., 1864.
  • -  Corresponding prints are in LOT 4164-A and LOT 4177.
  • -  Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
  • -  General information about Civil war photographs is available at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.cwp
  • -  Forms part of: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress).

Medium

  • 1 negative : glass, wet collodion.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LC-B811- 3611 [P&P] LOT 4164-A, no. 1 (corresponding photographic print) LOT 4177 (corresponding photographic print)

Source Collection

  • Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress)

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018671349

Reproduction Number

  • LC-DIG-cwpb-03356 (digital file from original neg.) LC-DIG-ds-07447 (digital file from original print)

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