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Saturday, September 13, 2025
Photo of a Patriotic Soda Water Stand at the US Sanitary Commission's Metropolitan Fair in New York City During the American Civil War (1864)
Photo of a patriotic soda water stand at the US Sanitary Commission's Metropolitan Fair in New York City, New York, during the American Civil War, April 1864. Flavors on their menu include sarsaparilla and ginger. Originally published as a stereoview.
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Photo of a Review of Union Soldiers of the 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Regiment on the South Common in Lowell, Massachusetts, During the American Civil War (1860's)
Photo of Union soldiers of the 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Regiment and civilians on the South Common in Lowell, Massachusetts, c. 1861-1864. Taken by photographer Simon Towle and originally published as a stereoview. The caption on the back of the stereoview is: "May training on South Common, jail in distance, 7 companies of the 6th Regiment Volunteers." The city's jail is prominently featured in the background at center.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Photo of a Scale Model of the Civil War-Era McClellan Hospital on Display During the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1876)
Photo of a scale model of the Civil War-era McClellan Hospital on display during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876. McClellan Hospital was constructed in 1863 and located in the Nicetown area of Philadelphia.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Photo Portrait of Attendees and Exhibits at the National Fair in the Old Patent Office Building in Washington DC (1864)
Portrait of attendees and exhibits at the National Fair in the Old Patent Office Building in Washington, D.C., 1864. This seems to have been a smaller and much less well known version of a sanitary fair held in various Northern and Midwestern cities during the American Civil War to raise funds to support Union troops. According to the American Presidency Project, President Abraham Lincoln attended this fair and gave a short speech at it on March 16, 1864. Originally published as a stereoview by Bell & Bro. This is the only photograph of the event I have come across.
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Animated Stereoview of Exhibits at the Grand Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri (1864)
Animated stereoview of exhibits at the Grand Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, 1864. By J.A. Scholten.
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Friday, June 3, 2016
View of a Column of Union Artillery Passing by With a Large Crowd of Spectators Watching During an Independence Day Parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California (1865)
View of a column of Union artillery passing by with a large crowd of spectators watching during an Independence Day parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, July 4, 1865. By Carleton Watkins.
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Thursday, March 24, 2016
Portrait of Visitors Posing in Front of Exhibits at the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri (1864)
Portrait of visitors posing in front of exhibits at the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, 1864.
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Saturday, August 8, 2015
Two Portraits of Union Soldiers From the Color Guard of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia Posing With the Unit’s Regimental and National Colors at Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C. (1861)
Saturday, July 25, 2015
People Posing in the Interior of Ward 14 of the McClellan Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1863)
People posing in the interior of Ward 14 of the McClellan Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1863. By John Moran.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Three Photographs Taken During an Independence Day Parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California (1865)
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Union Army Recruits Posing at the Intersection of Howard and Market Streets in Akron, Ohio (1861)
Union Army recruits posing at the intersection of Howard and Market Streets in Akron, Ohio, 1861. By B. F. Battels.
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Sunday, April 12, 2015
View of People Posing in Front of Abraham Lincoln's House Draped in Mourning Sometime After Lincoln's Assassination in Springfield, Illinois (1865)
Monday, April 6, 2015
Union Soldiers of the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry at Benton Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri, During the Civil War
Union soldiers of the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry at Benton Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri, during the Civil War.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Two African American Reverends Posing With Abraham Lincoln’s Horse Named Old Robin in Front of Lincoln’s House in Springfield, Illinois, Shortly After Lincoln’s Assassination (1865)
Two African American reverends posing with Abraham Lincoln’s horse named Old Robin in front of Lincoln’s house in Springfield, Illinois, shortly after Lincoln’s assassination, c. 1865. By F.W. Ingmire.
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
View of a Crowd Watching Union Soldiers of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment Parading Along Maumee Street in Adrian, Michigan, During the Civil War
View of a crowd watching Union soldiers of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment parading along Maumee Street in Adrian, Michigan, during the Civil War.
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Friday, January 9, 2015
A Crowd Posing With Musicians of the Santa Clara College Band in a Street in San Jose, California (1865)
A crowd posing with musicians of the Santa Clara College Band in a street in San Jose, California, c. 1865. By Heering’s Stereoscopic Views.
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View of a Parade on Green Street in Memory of President Abraham Lincoln After His Assassination, San Francisco (1865)
View of a parade on Green Street in memory of President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, San Francisco, 1865.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
View of Union Soldiers of the 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Parading Along a Street After Their Return From Fighting in the American Civil War in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1865)
View of Union soldiers of the 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment parading along a street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after their return from fighting in the American Civil War, c. 1865.
Source: The Chrysler Museum of Art.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Instantaneous View of People Gathered in Front of New York City Hall to Witness the Arrival of Japanese Diplomats (1860)
Instantaneous view of people gathered in front of New York City Hall to witness the arrival of Japanese diplomats from Japan’s first delegation to the United States to meet the New York City mayor and New York governor, New York City, June 18, 1860. By Edward Anthony. Animated stereoview.
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Friday, November 14, 2014
The Sousa Band Performing at the Exposition Universelle in Paris (1900)
The Sousa Band performing at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, 1900. By William Herman Rau. Animated stereoview.
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