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South Carolina Signal Station #12 [stereoview]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0915 Author/Creator: Place Written: South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 16.5 cm Order a Copy

Stereoview (probably made up to be mounted on cardstock) of a signal station in South Carolina. The station takes the form of a large white house, with a lookout post built on the roof. Inscription on verso: "Signal Station S.C. No. 12." Numeric notation on verso: "51."

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