#608: Antietam Bridge, on the Sharpsburg and Boonsboro Turnpike

#608

This stereo image is a scan from an original stereoview. A close examination reveals that the two images have identical flaws, indicating that they were both printed from the same negative. There is therefore no a stereo effect. Flaws and mix-ups such as this are not terribly uncommon with nineteenth century stereoviews, as all cutting and mounting was done by hand.

Source: Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society, [nhnycw/ad ad18046].

Additional Resource: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Civil War Photographs, [LC-DIG-cwpb-01133].