19th c. CHARLESTON S.C. Stereoview ~ FA Nowell~ c. 1861 Pre-War Charleston Hotel for Sale

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19th c. CHARLESTON S.C. Stereoview ~ FA Nowell~ c. 1861 Pre-War Charleston Hotel For Sale

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19th c. CHARLESTON S.C. Stereoview ~ FA Nowell~ c. 1861 Pre-War Charleston Hotel:
$35.00

*****See my other sales for more great historic & related items!*****19th c. CHARLESTON S.C. Stereoview ~ FA Nowell ~ c. 1861 Pre-War Charleston Hotel ~ RARE!!!Description:19th century stereoview photograph or stereoscopic view of a prominent large Hotel located in Charleston, South Carolina. Marked "F. A. Nowell, No. 263 King Street, Charleston, S.C." along the left side; marked "Charleston & Vicinity" along the right side; marked with more info on the verso. Visible across the street from the Hotel is EDWARD PERRY BOOK BINDER & PRINTER store/shop sign. This RARE image probably taken c.1861, as research found an 1861 view of pre-bombardment Fort Sumter by FA Nowell, & this stereocard produced c.1870Stereoviews (also known as stereographs or stereoscopic cards) are among the first form of 3D photography. The pictures are taken with a special stereoscopic camera, which has two lenses, simulating the views received by the left and right eye. Two nearly identical pictures are then developed and printed, and are mounted next to each other, usually on a piece of card stock (although occasionally glass). When looked at through a stereoscope, the image can then be seen in 3D.
Creator Nowell, F. A.Publisher Charleston, S.C. : F. A. Nowell, photographer and publisher, 263 King St Date [ca. 1870] Physical Description 1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; 9 x 18 cm (3.5 x 7 in.) (stereograph format)Condition: Very Good, with some age wear as shown in high res scans

Biographical / historical note: Frank A. Nowell began work as a photographer in Charleston in 1870. In 1880, he purchased the Charleston negatives and studio of Civil War photographer George N. Barnard. Nowell was active until 1890.

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