Thursday, December 25, 2014

Southern Civilians With Their Slaves in Line to Receive Rations From the Union Army During the Civil War in Beaufort, South Carolina



"A bitter pill." Southern civilians with their slaves in line to receive rations from the Union Army during the Civil War in Beaufort, South Carolina. By Samuel Cooley. Animated stereoview.

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Two Men Posing on Table Rock in Front of Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (1856)



Two men posing on Table Rock in front of Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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View Taken During the Dedication Ceremony For the "Naatje of the Dam" War Monument in Dam Square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (1856)


View taken during the dedication ceremony for the "Naatje of the Dam" war monument (visible in the foreground) in Dam Square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, August 27, 1856. By Pieter Oosterhuis. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Union General William Farrar "Baldy" Smith Posing With His Staff at Cold Harbor, Virginia (1864)


Commander of the Union XVIII Corps General William Farrar "Baldy" Smith (sitting) posing with his staff at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 1864. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Ambrotype Portrait of a Lincoln Wide Awake Member Posing With a Lighted Torch (1860)


Ambrotype portrait of a Lincoln Wide Awake member posing with a lighted torch, 1860.

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Two Daguerreotype Views of the General Post Office in Washington, D.C. (1846)



Two daguerreotype views of the General Post Office in Washington, D.C., c. 1846. Probably taken in different seasons judging from the difference in the amount of leaves in the trees. By John Plumbe, Jr. The building survives today as the Hotel Monaco.

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Daguerreotype Portrait of San Francisco Mayor Charles James Brenham and His Associates (1852)


Daguerreotype portrait of San Francisco Mayor Charles James Brenham (third from right) and his associates, c. 1852.

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