Portrait of Dickinson College janitor Henry Watts posing with a number of items including a bucket, broom, anatomical poster, globe, furnace and lantern slide projector in February 1862. He also has a number of keys strung across his chest and is holding his hat in his left hand. Taken by Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member Charles Himes and originally published as a stereoview.
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Showing posts with label african american. Show all posts
Showing posts with label african american. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 9, 2017
Carte De Visite Portrait of an African American Boy Posing With a Dog (1860′s)
Carte de visite portrait of an African American boy posing with a dog, c. 1860′s.
Source: Library of Congress.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Animated Stereoview of Four Union Soldiers and an African American Man Eating a Meal in a Camp During the Civil War (1861)
Animated stereoview of four Union soldiers and an African American man (probably a camp servant) eating a meal in an unidentified camp during the Civil War, c. 1861. By Thomas C. Roche.
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Animated Stereoview of African American Workers Picking Cotton on a Farm Somewhere in North Carolina (1800's)
Animated stereoview of African American workers picking cotton on a farm somewhere in North Carolina, c. 1800's.
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Friday, November 6, 2015
Daguerreotype Portrait of American Abolitionist Charles Lenox Remond (1850's)
Daguerreotype portrait of American abolitionist Charles Lenox Remond, c. 1850′s. By Samuel Broadbent.
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Monday, October 5, 2015
View of an African American Slave Boy Posing Next to a Pillar and a Sleeping Dog on the Grounds of Accabee Plantation Near Charleston, South Carolina (1860)
View of an African American slave boy posing next to a pillar and a sleeping dog on the grounds of Accabee Plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, c. 1860. By Osborn and Durbec.
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Thursday, September 3, 2015
Friday, August 21, 2015
Three Men Posing in Front of a Tent Serving as a Photography Studio During the Civil War
Three men posing in front of a tent serving as a photography studio at an unknown location during the Civil War. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
A Group Playing Croquet at Old Fort Plantation on Port Royal Island, South Carolina
A group playing croquet at Old Fort Plantation on Port Royal Island, South Carolina, c. 1860's. Attributed to Samuel Cooley. Animated stereoview.
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Monday, June 22, 2015
Tintype Portrait of an Unidentified African American Freemason Wearing a Masonic Apron (1872)
Tintype portrait of an unidentified African American Freemason wearing a Masonic apron, c. 1872.
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Sunday, June 14, 2015
A Group of Union Officers Having a Meal in a Camp in Brandy Station, Virginia (1864)
A group of Union officers having a meal in a camp in Brandy Station, Virginia, April 1864. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoview.
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Sunday, April 26, 2015
A Group of Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing at Cumberland Landing During the Peninsula Campaign (1862)
A group of Union soldiers and civilians posing at Cumberland Landing during the Peninsula Campaign, May 1862. By James F. Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Friday, April 24, 2015
Union Soldiers and Civilians Weighing Bread in an Unidentified Camp During the Civil War
Union soldiers and civilians weighing bread in an unidentified camp during the Civil War. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
John Flynn Posing With Abraham Lincoln's Horse Named Old Robin on the Day of Lincoln's Funeral in Springfield, Illinois (1865)
John Flynn posing with Abraham Lincoln's horse named Old Robin on the day of Lincoln's funeral in Springfield, Illinois, May 4, 1865. Flynn had bought Old Robin from Lincoln on January 23, 1861. The unidentified African American man was employed as Flynn's groom. Image from Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of Two Unidentified African American Boys Sitting on a Barrel at a Plantation
Animated stereoscopic portrait of two unidentified African American boys sitting on a barrel at a plantation, c. 1860's. By Jerome Nelson Wilson.
Source.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Union Soldiers Drawing Water From a Well to Fill Barrels in Fredericksburg, Virginia (1864)
Union soldiers drawing water from a well to fill barrels in Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1864. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015
Union Soldiers of Mott’s Artillery Smoking and Drinking in an Unidentified Camp During the Civil War (1861)
Union soldiers of Mott’s Artillery smoking and drinking in an unidentified camp during the Civil War, 1861.
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
Two Union Officers and Two Other Unidentified Men Posing in Front of a Tent During the Civil War
"Captains Jane and Clark." Two Union officers and two other unidentified men posing in front of a tent during the Civil War. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Three Union Soldiers and Two African American Camp Servant Boys Posing in Front of a Tent During the Civil War
Three Union soldiers and two African American camp servant boys posing in front of a tent in an unidentified camp during the Civil War. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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