| The Sidewheel
Steamer
New York
There are no known photographs of Menemon Sanford, but photos do
exist of very similar vessels. One of these is the sidewheel steamer New
York, shown here at Aiken's Landing, Virginia, waiting for exchange
of prisoners. New York is a close contemporary of Menemon
Sanford, and encompasses many features, fittings and equipment
common to both ships. The Library of Congress holds a
remarkably-detailed glass plate negative of New York, which
reveals a remarkable level of detail. Use the Zoomify tools below to
explore this remarkable image.
Download the
full-sized JPEG image here (7.7MB). And
here are two stereo pairs, for parallel and cross-viewing:
Parallel-Viewing (download
full size here)
Cross-Viewing
And Finally, a Wiggle
Steamer New York, c. 1861-65
Sidewheel steamer New York waiting on a prisoner exchange during
the American Civil War, Virginia, c. 1861-65.
by
Photographer Unknown
Catalog Information:
LC-B811- 2619, Civil War photographs, 1861-1865, compiled by Hirst
D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C.: Library of
Congress, 1977. No. 0559 |
