Battle of Backbone Mountain

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English: Atlanta, Georgia shortly after the end of the American Civil War showing the city's railroad roundhouse in ruins. Albumen print.
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Author
George N. Barnard  (1819–1902)  wikidata:Q127916
 
George N. Barnard
Alternative names
G. N. Barnard; George Barnard; George Norman Barnard
Description American photographer and daguerreotypist
Best known for his album of sixty-one albumen prints in 'Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign' (pub. 1866) documenting the battlefields after Sherman's march through the South.
Date of birth/death 23 December 1819 Edit this at Wikidata 4 February 1902 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Coventry Cedarville
Work period 1864 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Oswego, New York City, Syracuse, US South (during Civil War)
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creator QS:P170,Q127916
Other versions Partially restored version of File:Atlanta roundhouse ruin.jpg. Rotated and cropped. Dirt and scratches removed. Stains corrected with extensive reconstruction to cloud formations at sky. Histogram adjusted. See also File:Atlanta roundhouse ruin2.tif (partial restoration) and File:Atlanta roundhouse ruin3.tif (full restoration, uncompressed).

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