Rare glass view by Platt D. Babbitt "Fort Lafayette from Fort Hamilton. N.Y. Harbor," c. 1859. Nice pre-Civil War image of the fort at mid distance. A cannon and stack of shot at right. Very clearly can see the dock & a schooner at anchor in New York Harbor in front of the fort. Glass stereo transparency. Provenance: The Ed Burchard Stereoview Collection Condition: Extremely nice example with rich tones. Some very mild dust on the cover glasses. Very mild wear to tape at edges.
Rare glass view by Platt D. Babbitt "Fort Lafayette from Fort Hamilton. N.Y. Harbor," c. 1859. Nice pre-Civil War image of the fort at mid distance. A cannon and stack of shot at right. Very clearly can see the dock & a schooner at anchor in New York Harbor in front of the fort. Glass stereo transparency. Provenance: The Ed Burchard Stereoview Collection Condition: Extremely nice example with rich tones. Some very mild dust on the cover glasses. Very mild wear to tape at edges.
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