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3-D Viewing for Civil War Photos

Posted by: Jennifer Gavin

This guest post is by Photography Curator Carol Johnson of the Library of Congress. The sesquicentennial of the Civil War coincides with renewed interest in 3-D images for movies, cameras, and television. Although 3-D technology seems new, stereo photography first became popular around the time of the Civil War. In fact, many Civil War photographs …

Posted in: Civil War, Collections, Education, Exhibitions, History, LC Web site, Photos, Preservation

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

He Shall Not Be Forgotten

Posted by: Erin Allen

Working-class men and women, the poor, the destitute – all individuals whom society can sometimes take for granted – held a special place for photographer Milton Rogovin. He made it his life’s work to really see them through his lens and document the humanity of those he called “the forgotten ones.” Just a few weeks …

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