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Fortifications and munitions, Morris Island, SC [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1258 Author/Creator: Place Written: Morris Island, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 8.6 cm Order a Copy

The image shows large fortifications with stocks of munitions and a cannon in the background. Inscription on image: "Photographic History." Numeric notations on verso: "339" and "297." Inscription on verso: "[Wa]r Views. [Interior view of Ft. J]ohnson, Morris Island, S.C. No. 3488 [Published by F.] & H. T. Anthony & Co., [American and Foreign Stereoscopi]c Emporium, 501 Broadway, New York. Negative by M. B. Brady, New York." and "Interior Ft. Johnson."

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