“My studio.” Civil War drawing by Edwin Forbes, 1864.
This preserved scene shows Silhouette of a soldier operating a motion picture camera. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: "My studio." Civil War drawing by Edwin Forbes, 1864.
This preserved scene shows Silhouette of a soldier operating a motion picture camera. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: "My studio." Civil War drawing by Edwin Forbes, 1864.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
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