South Carolina History (George N. Barnard)

South Carolina History, vintage silver print glossy 8 x 10 photograph depicting "Ruins in Columbia, S.C." Image circa late 1800s. Credited to George N. Barnard.

Barnard is best known for his 1866 book, Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, which contains 61 albumen prints of Civil War sites such as Nashville, the Chattanooga Valley, Atlanta, and Savannah, as well as other sites associated with General Sherman's command, and one studio portrait of Sherman and his generals. Barnard continued to photograph after the war, operating studios in Charleston, South Carolina, and Chicago.

Printed in the second half of the 20th century as part of the American Heritage Publishing Archive.

Verso bears original handwritten ID notations and credit stampings. In very good condition.

Provenance: From the American Heritage Publishing Archives.