Fort Sumter celebration [graphic] /
James, W. E. (William E.), 1835-1887, photographer, publisher.
still image
Stereographs 1860-1870. gmgpc
Albumen prints 1860-1870. gmgpc
[New York, N.Y. : W.E. James,
1865]
eng
Photograph shows the ceremonial raising of the Fort Sumter flag on April 14, 1865, four years to the day after the Confederate surrender, as part of a celebration of the Union victory.
Title from item.
Gottheim collection code: GCW 51B.
Handwritten number on verso: 119GK.1.
Handwritten note on verso: G.R. Johnson.
Note on front: For the Southern District of New York.
Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress)
Flags--1860-1870.
Crowds--South Carolina--Charleston--1860-1870.
Victory celebrations--South Carolina--Charleston--1860-1870.
Forts & fortifications--South Carolina--Charleston--1860-1870.
Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Peace--South Carolina--Charleston.
Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--1860-1870.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.1s01834
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.2s01834
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