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Library of Congress acquires 500 rare Civil War photographs

The Columbian
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Southern artillery militia members in Charleston, S.C., are seen in a photo made between 1861 and 1865.
Southern artillery militia members in Charleston, S.C., are seen in a photo made between 1861 and 1865. It's one of the rare Civil War photos sold to the Library of Congress. Photo Gallery

WASHINGTON — A Houston housewife who has quietly collected rare Civil War images for 50 years has sold more than 500 early photographs to the Library of Congress.

The library announced the acquisition Sunday and is placing the first 77 images online. On Friday, Robin Stanford, 87, delivered the stereograph images from her collection to the library.

Some scenes offer a rare glimpse of slave life in the South from images made by Confederate photographers. Others show images of South Carolina at the start of the war. Another set depicts President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession in 1865.

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