. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . Ilk w ^%# r^y. C pit j} thy R itu oj R A SNAPSHOT IN THE WAR REGION Another remarkable example of the results achieved by the old collodion process photographers quiteindistinguishable from the instantaneous photographs of the present day. Although taken under thenecessity of removing and replacing the lens cap, this negative has successfully caught the waterfall andthe Federal cavalrymans horse which has been ridden to the stream for a drink. The picture was takenat Hazel Run, Virginia, above the pontoon bridge constructed for the
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . Ilk w ^%# r^y. C pit j} thy R itu oj R A SNAPSHOT IN THE WAR REGION Another remarkable example of the results achieved by the old collodion process photographers quiteindistinguishable from the instantaneous photographs of the present day. Although taken under thenecessity of removing and replacing the lens cap, this negative has successfully caught the waterfall andthe Federal cavalrymans horse which has been ridden to the stream for a drink. The picture was takenat Hazel Run, Virginia, above the pontoon bridge constructed for the crossing of the Federal troops. Duringthe advances and retreats, while the Federal armies were maneuvering for position, the photographerswere frequently at a loss for material. At such times, true to the professional instinct, they kept in prac-tice by making such views as this. Less important from the strictly military viewpoint, these splendidspecimens of landscape photography give us a clear conception of the character of the country over whichthe Federal and Confeder
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