The Center for Civil War Photography presents an online 3-D Exhibition Hall featuring a selection of Civil War stereo views from the collection of Bob Zeller. Many of these views were featured in The Civil War in Depth. Here, they are reproduced in their original sepia tones. Some are hand-tinted in color.
Many computer users, if your screen is not too large, you can use the viewer from The Civil War in Depth to see these views in 3-D! Rather than fold the viewer as instructed for viewing the images in the book, leave the viewer flat and simply hold the lenses up to your eyes. Relax your eyes and hold the viewer about 3 inches from the computer screen. Slowly draw away from the screen, keeping the viewer in front of your eyes. The view should appear in 3-D when the viewer is four to five inches from the screen.
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The Civil War in Depth explores combat photography in the chapter "A Sense of Action." Although actual combat photographs are the rarest of the rare, a number of views leave the impression that the fighting is not far off. Here are a selection of views from "A Sense of Action," including the only photographs known or purported to show combat.
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