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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Film-like Sequence of Seven Photographs of John Wilkes Booth (1861)
Film-like sequence of seven photographs of John Wilkes Booth (center) posing with two unidentified men, 1861. The photos were possibly meant to be used as promotional material for an unknown theatrical production.
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Monday, September 29, 2014
Union Cavalry Officers Serving With William Averell at Westover Landing, Virginia (1862)
Union cavalry officers Lieutenant Wright and Lieutenant John W. Ford posing in camp while serving with Union cavalry commander William Averell at Westover Landing, Virginia, August 1862. Animated stereoscopic photographs. By Alexander Gardner.
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Sunday, September 28, 2014
View of the USS Pensacola in Alexandria, Virginia (1861)
View of the Union Navy screw steamer USS Pensacola in the background and a number of civilians posing in and around smaller vessels in the foreground in Alexandria, Virginia, 1861. By James F. Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Union Soldiers Wounded During the Wilderness Campaign at a Hospital in Fredericksburg (1864)
Union soldiers from Kearney’s Division who were wounded during the Wilderness Campaign receiving treatment at a field hospital in Fredericksburg, 1864. By James Gardner. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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A Union Officer and Three Civilians Posing in Front of Photographer's Tent in a Camp Near Yorktown, Virginia (1862)
A Union officer and three civilians posing in front of photographer's tent in a camp near Yorktown, Virginia, May 1862. By James F. Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Saturday, September 27, 2014
Union Navy Officers Posing in Front of the Turret on the Deck of the USS Monitor on the James River, Virginia (1862)
Union Navy officers posing on deck in front of the turret of the USS Monitor on the James River, Virginia, July 9, 1862. A group of Union sailors are also visible on top of the turret. By James Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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African American Wait Staff Posing in a Banquet Hall at the Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia (1864)
African American men, probably wait staff, posing in a banquet hall at the Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, June 1864. Animated stereoview.
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A Union Soldier Posing in Front of a House Damaged by Artillery Fire During the Battle of Fort Stevens in Washington, D.C. (1864)
A Union soldier posing in front of a house which was damaged by artillery fire during the Battle of Fort Stevens in Washington, D.C., 1864. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype View of a Section of the Egyptian Court at the Crystal Palace in Sydenham, London (1855)
Animated stereoscopic daguerreotype view of a section of the Egyptian Court at the Crystal Palace in Sydenham, London, 1855. By Negretti and Zambra.
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Four Men Posing With the Body of Jesse James in His Coffin in St. Joseph, Missouri (1882)
Four men posing with the body of Jesse James in his coffin on display which is believed to have been taken in St. Joseph, Missouri, 1882. By A.A. Hughes. Animated stereoview.
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Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man
Animated stereoscopic daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man, c. 1850's. By Warren T. Thompson.
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An African American Family Posing in Front of Their House Near Jacksonville, Florida
An African American family posing in front of their house near Jacksonville, Florida, c. 1875.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Mark Twain Posing at the End of a Pool Table (1908)
Mark Twain posing at the end of a pool table with pool cue in hand, c. 1908. Animated stereoview.
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Street Level View of Union Soldiers Marching by During the Grand Review of the Armies, Washington, D.C. (1865)
Street level view of Union soldiers marching by during the Grand Review of the Armies, Washington, D.C., May 1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Monday, September 22, 2014
Irish Soldiers of the Royal Munster Fusiliers Posing as if Fighting From Behind a Redoubt at Honey Nest Kloof, South Africa (1900)
Irish soldiers of the Royal Munster Fusiliers posing as if fighting Boer forces from behind a redoubt at Honey Nest Kloof, South Africa, c. 1900.
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Union Soldiers Salvaging the Confederate Gunboat CSS Drewry on the James River Near the Dutch Gap Canal (1865)
Union soldiers salvaging the sunken Confederate gunboat CSS Drewry (right) on the James River near the Dutch Gap Canal, Virginia, 1865. The boat was sunk by Union artillery fire from the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Saturday, September 20, 2014
Animated Stereoview of Four Men at a Table Playing Cards
Four men at a table playing cards, c. 1860. By Anthony (possibly E. & H. T. Anthony & Company). Animated stereoview.
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Another version of the stereoview at the Victoria and Albert Museum which is titled "The Cheat Detected."
American Daguerreotype of Two Shopkeepers Posing Behind a Counter in a Dry Goods Store
American daguerreotype of two shopkeepers posing behind a counter in a dry goods store, location unkown, c. 1850.
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Friday, September 19, 2014
Union Soldiers Posing Behind a Whitworth Breech-loading Cannon in Richmond, Virginia (1865)
Union soldiers posing behind a 12-pounder Whitworth breech-loading cannon in Richmond, Virginia, April 1865. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Union Soldiers From the Army of the James Posing in Winter Camp at Point of Rocks, Virginia
Union soldiers from the Army of the James posing in winter camp at Point of Rocks, Virginia, c. 1864.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Portrait of Sir Charles Wheatstone With His Family and an Unidentified Invention (1851)
Animated stereoscopic daguerreotype portrait of English scientist and inventor Sir Charles Wheatstone posing with his family and an unidentified invention, c. 1851. By Antoine Claudet.
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Monday, September 15, 2014
African Americans Attending Church Service in Charleston, South Carolina
African Americans attending a service in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, c. 1860. By Osborn and Durbec. Animated stereoview.
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Two Dead German Soldiers Lying Outside of a Concrete Bunker After the Battle of the Menin Road (1917)
Two dead German soldiers lying outside of a concrete bunker captured by Allied forces after the Battle of the Menin Road, 1917. Animated stereoview.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotypes of a Group of Servants Who Worked for Jean-Gabriel Eynard (1852)
Animated stereoscopic daguerreotypes of a group of servants who worked for Jean-Gabriel Eynard posing in front of a house probably in Switzerland, c. 1852. By Jean-Gabriel Eynard.
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Saturday, September 13, 2014
Two Photographers Having a Picnic in Front of a Destroyed Bridge at Blackburns Ford (1862)
Two photographers having a picnic in front of a destroyed railroad bridge at Blackburn's Ford, 1862. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
Friday, September 12, 2014
Union Soldiers Posing Amidst the Ruins of the Henry House Which was the Scene of Intense Fighting During the First Battle of Bull Run (1862)
Union soldiers posing amidst the ruins of Henry House which was the scene of intense fighting during the First Battle of Bull Run, March 1862. By George Barnard. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
A Japanese Shell Exploding Next to a Russian Trench During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)
View of a Japanese shell exploding next to a Russian trench taken from 200 feet away during the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904. Animated stereoview.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Time-lapse Calotype Photographs of Henry Cockburn, His Family, and David Octavius Hill at Bonaly Tower
Sailors Posing on the Deck of an Unidentified Union Warship
Sailors posing on the deck of an unidentified Union warship during the Civil War, early 1860's. Attributed to George Harper Houghton. Animated stereoview.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Japanese Soldiers in a Siege Line Trench During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)
Japanese soldiers in a siege line trench during the Siege of Port Arthur, c. 1904. Animated stereoview.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Hand-Colored Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Portrait of a Woman and Two Men
Hand-colored animated stereoscopic daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman and two men posing with a variety of objects, c. 1850's.
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Three Men Posing Amdist the Ruins on Main Street of Chambersburg After it was Torched by Confederate Forces (1864)
Three men posing amidst the ruins on Main Street of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, after most of the town was torched by Confederate forces, 1864. Animated stereoview.
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
A Reviewing Stand Seating a Crowd of Spectators Next to the Treasury Building During the Grand Review of the Armies (1865)
A reviewing stand seating a crowd of spectators located next to the Treasury Building during the Grand Review of the Armies, Washington, D.C., May 1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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