Showing posts with label mount vernon. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Photo Portrait of a Group Posing in Front of George Washington's Family Tomb at Mount Vernon, Virginia (1859)

 

Portrait of a group posing in front of George Washington's family tomb on the grounds of Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia, May 13, 1859. What looks to be three black men, possibly enslaved workers at Mount Vernon, are posing directly in front of the tomb's gate. Taken by photographer Titian Ramsay Peale who signed and dated the photo at bottom right.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Portrait of a Family Group Posing in Front of George Washington's Mount Vernon Mansion in Fairfax County, Virginia (1859-1860)

 

Portrait of a group posing in front of George Washington's Mount Vernon mansion in Fairfax, Virginia, c. 1859-1860. What looks like a blurry family can be seen sitting on the lawn in front of the second pillar and a man can be seen looking on at far right. At least two ship masts and two wooden planks can be seen holding up the deteriorated left side of the porch. Attributed to either John Wood or Montgomery Meigs.

Source: Library of Congress.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Glass Stereoview of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Plantation House in Fairfax County, Virginia (1850′s)


Glass stereoview of George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation house in Fairfax County, Virginia, c. 1850′s. It was probably owned by John Augustine Washington, a great grandnephew of George Washington, at the time that the photograph was taken by the Langenheim brothers.

Source: New York Public Library.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Hand-Colored Tintype Portrait of Three Union Soldiers Posing in Camp Michigan Near Mount Vernon, Virginia, During the Civil War (1862)


“The tent of Capt. S.S. Mathews at Camp Michigan. Va together with the artificial arbor of evergreens in front. Jan. 1st, 1862.″ Hand-colored tintype portrait of three Union soldiers posing in Camp Michigan near Mount Vernon, Virginia, during the Civil War.

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Monday, November 17, 2014

View of George Washington's Tomb in Mount Vernon, Virginia (1854)


View of George and Martha Washington's tomb in Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1856. By the Langenheim Brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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