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Wikipedia says: George Stacy (1831–1897) was a Civil War field photographer and later a prolific publisher of stereoviews, not necessarily his own. The first reference to George Stacy being a photographer may be in New Brunswick Canada. A photographer by that name placed an advertisement in a Federicton, New Brunswick newspaper dated July 7, 1857. The advertisement stated: “SOMETHING NEW just received in Stacy’s Ambrotype room” and advertised stereoscopes and other photographic needs. George Stacy had a storefront at 691 Broadway in New York City, from 1861 to 1865. His earliest confirmed stereoviews are a series he took of the Prince of Whales’ visit to Portland, ME. on Oct. 20, 1860. In June 1861 Stacy recorded his renown Fortress Monroe series, where his future brother in law Colin Van Gelder Forbes was serving with Duryee’s Zouaves (5th NYVI) at the time. An industry census shows that Stacy was still marketing stereoviews in 1870. However, he’s also listed as a farmer in that and the 1880 census, while living in Patterson N.J. It’s likely that photography was his winter activity, whereas farming was taken up during the warmer months.