Two Photographic Portraits of Armed Hunters Posing in Front of a Waterfall Possibly Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1850s)

 

 

Portrait of two armed hunters posing in front of a waterfall possibly near Peirce Mill along Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. A third man wearing a top hat in the distance at right is also part of the group. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

A second photo taken around the same time showing the three men again posing in front of the waterfall.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Union Soldiers Loading a 15-inch Rodman Gun in Fort Warren on Georges Island at the Entrance to Boston Harbor in Massachusetts During the American Civil War (1864)

Union soldiers loading a 15-inch Rodman gun in Fort Warren on Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor in Massachusetts during the American Civil War, 1864. By James Wallace Black.

Source: Boston Public Library.

Chinese Soldiers Posing With a Cannon in Nanking, China (1871)

Chinese soldiers posing with a cannon in Nanking (Nanjing), China, 1871. By John Thomson.

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Austro-Hungarian Artillerymen Wearing Gas Masks Reloading a Field Gun Somewhere in Palestine (1917)

Austro-Hungarian artillerymen wearing gas masks reloading a field gun somewhere in Palestine, c. 1917.

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British Soldiers Posing Having a Mock Skirmish (1861)

British soldiers posing having a mock skirmish, 1861. By Edward Dyne Fenton.

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Confederate Artillerymen Posing With Two Artillery Pieces Near Charleston, South Carolina (1861)

Confederate artillerymen posing with two artillery pieces near Charleston, South Carolina, c. 1861. By George S. Cook.

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Union Soldiers Posing Reloading an Artillery Piece in Fort Woodbury in Arlington, Virginia, During the Civil War

Union soldiers posing reloading an artillery piece in Fort Woodbury in Arlington, Virginia, during the Civil War. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Union Zouaves of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment Posing as if Fighting in Combat During the Civil War

"Picket Guard on the alert." A group of Union Zouaves from the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment posing as if fighting in combat during the Civil War. Animated stereoview.

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A sharper version of one half of the stereoview. Source.

Union Zouaves Posing in Camp at Fort Monroe (1861)

A group of Union Zouaves in camp posing in camp at Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1861. By George Stacy. Animated stereoview.

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Union Picket Line Taking Cover Behind Gabion Defenses in Front of Fort Mahone, Virginia (1865)

Union soldiers posing as if fighting from behind gabion defenses in front of Fort Mahone, April 1865. Probably taken after the fighting considering the line of soldiers standing in line out in the open in the background in two of the photographs. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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