A young German POW at a French dressing station in Longpont. Animated stereoview.
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Monday, March 31, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
First Photograph of a Manned Balloon in Flight? (1859)
A Thaddeus Lowe balloon named United States aloft at the corner of 6th Avenue and 59th Street, New York City, 1859. The balloon looks as though it is rising out of a temporary stadium with wooden bleachers. The address seems to put the event in Central Park or adjacent to it. The man that is visible in the balloon's basket might be Thaddeus Lowe himself. This is the earliest photograph that I have come across that undisputedly shows a balloon in flight. Animated stereoview.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Union Soldiers at Fort McAllister
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Firefighters Putting Out a Blaze in a Warehouse Owned by Cyrus Fields in New York City (1859)
A crowd watching firefighters putting out a fire in a warehouse owned by Cyrus W. Field in New York City, 1859. Animated stereoview.
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Sunday, March 23, 2014
Two Views of President Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Procession at the Corner of 6th and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1865)
Two views of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession at the corner of 6th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 22, 1865. The catafalque carrying his casket is visible on the right of both scenes. A recruitment billboard for Union Major General Winfield Scott Hancock's 1st (Veteran?) Army Corps (or possibly just exemption agents using that name?) is visible above the catafalque. By Ridgway Glover. Animated stereoviews.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Wounded Union Soldiers on the Grounds of Brompton, Fredericksburg (1864)
Union soldiers wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness being cared for beneath a tree at Brompton, Fredericksburg, 1864. Among them are Native American soldiers possibly from the 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Friday, March 21, 2014
Union Zouaves Posing in Front of a Destroyed Bridge Between the Town of Hampton and Fort Monroe (1861)
Union Zouaves pose in front of a bridge connecting the town of Hampton with Fort Monroe, which was partially destroyed by Confederate forces, 1861. By George Stacy. Animated stereoview.
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