Tagged: Civil War

6:40am

Mon September 17, 2012
Photography

Re-tracing the steps of a Civil War photographer on the anniversary of Antietam

Originally published on Mon September 17, 2012 10:31 am

Credit Todd Harrington and Alexander Gardner / Library of Congress

Today's 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam got us thinking: What if Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner could revisit some of the original sites he photographed? If he used his equipment today, what would the images look like? That is: How have the landscapes changed — or stayed the same?

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