The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

"The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863" by Various is a 19th-century magazine that looks at literature, art, and the issues of the day. Within its pages are many different articles and poems that touch on themes of society and the culture of the time it was written. Because this was during the Civil War, the magazine gives an interesting view into America, discussing, among other things, the new art of photography and the impact it was having on the world. One article takes the reader to a busy photography studio in New York, explaining the complex process of making photos and the excitement around this new technology. The article explains what it took to run the studio and how photography was becoming available to more people, all while acknowledging how this new art was changing society.