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Civil War Photos - Then and Now - wpbinzel - 08-19-2015 08:58 PM
A friend sent a link to a well done series of Civil War photos and how the sites look today. (And I apologize in advance if someone has already posted this. I had not seen it before.)
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/ng-interactive/2015/jun/22/american-civil-war-photography-interactive
RE: Civil War Photos - Then and Now - Eva Elisabeth - 08-20-2015 02:46 AM
Fascinating!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
RE: Civil War Photos - Then and Now - RJNorton - 08-20-2015 04:14 AM
What an interesting link! Thanks for posting, Bill.
RE: Civil War Photos - Then and Now - Anita - 08-20-2015 10:39 AM
Thanks for this link Bill. Very powerful, especially when the ghost images are superimposed over the "now" photos. It's like being in a time machine.
RE: Civil War Photos - Then and Now - Gene C - 08-20-2015 11:02 AM
I was thinking the same thing, especially the Brompton Oak, Devils Den and Arlington House photo's.
Like a paralel existance where time bends and the two worlds occasionally intersect.
(cue the Twilight Zone music)
RE: Civil War Photos - Then and Now - L Verge - 08-20-2015 11:30 AM
These are fantastic!
RE: Civil War Photos - Then and Now - PaigeBooth - 08-20-2015 02:14 PM
Excellent website! I especially enjoyed the Arlington House photos. While visiting there last summer, I was told by our guide the house is 80% original. The Union soldiers did not vandalize the house, as they might have, since they occupied it for their personal use, which explains why most of the house is still original. Standing on the front porch was an amazing feeling; I kept thinking about the Union soldiers who once flooded those grounds, much like the photo shown in the website you posted.
RE: Civil War Photos - Then and Now - DanielC - 08-20-2015 05:55 PM
(08-19-2015 08:58 PM)wpbinzel Wrote: A friend sent a link to a well done series of Civil War photos and how the sites look today. (And I apologize in advance if someone has already posted this. I had not seen it before.)
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/ng-interactive/2015/jun/22/american-civil-war-photography-interactive
Great photos. Thank you Bill!
RE: Civil War Photos - Then and Now - L Verge - 08-20-2015 06:24 PM
This posting answered a question that has plagued me for four years, and I have just been too lazy to search for the answer. The photo at Sudley Springs Ford in Virginia shows children watching as Union troops started across the water. We used that photo on the cover of our 2013 Calendar of Events (put together in 2012) at Surratt House because we were focusing our programming that year on the Civil War on the Home Front, and it seemed most appropriate to show that the war touched children as well as adults.
Frankly, it became my favorite photo. Now I know the history behind it. Thank you so much, Bill.
RE: Civil War Photos - Then and Now - LincolnMan - 08-21-2015 06:48 AM
Really fascinating comparisons. Surprisingly, most of the sites hadn't changed very much. The Richmond set being the huge exception- wow!
RE: Civil War Photos - Then and Now - wpbinzel - 08-24-2015 07:40 PM
(08-20-2015 06:24 PM)L Verge Wrote: This posting answered a question that has plagued me for four years, and I have just been too lazy to search for the answer. The photo at Sudley Springs Ford in Virginia shows children watching as Union troops started across the water. We used that photo on the cover of our 2013 Calendar of Events (put together in 2012) at Surratt House because we were focusing our programming that year on the Civil War on the Home Front, and it seemed most appropriate to show that the war touched children as well as adults.
Frankly, it became my favorite photo. Now I know the history behind it. Thank you so much, Bill.
Thanks, all. Laurie, I am delighted that it answered a question for you. It was so well done that I thought it was worth sharing.