Civil War Photography: New Technologies and New Uses, a Teacher Primary Source Set from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Can you imagine a photograph made of metal? A picture book made with egg whites? A wood-and-glass device that lets you see 3-D images? In the 1850s and 1860s, these were all cutting-edge photographic technologies. The Library's newest primary source set, "Civil War Photography: New Technologies and New Uses," immerses students in the new methods and formats that emerged in the decades around the war.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Science Technology and Math, Teaching Tools