Thursday, October 29, 2015

View of a Crowd in Line to See a Traveling Elmer Ellsworth Sideshow Exhibit Put on by Garrett's Union Museum Which Traveled With O'Toole and Miles Circus (1863)


View of a crowd in line to see a traveling Elmer Ellsworth sideshow exhibit put on by Garrett's Union Museum which traveled with O'Toole and Miles Circus, c. 1863.

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Comedic Stereoview Titled “The Last in Bed to Put Out the Light“ (1860′s)


Comedic stereoview titled “The last in bed to put out the light,“ c. 1860′s.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Monday, October 26, 2015

Hand-Colored Tintype Portrait of Lieutenant Samuel K. Thompson of Company C, 54th United States Colored Infantry Regiment Posing With Fellow Union Soldiers in front of a Columbiad Cannon in a Fort Possibly in Arkansas During the Civil War


Hand-colored tintype portrait of Union Lieutenant Samuel K. Thompson of Company C, 54th United States Colored Infantry Regiment posing with fellow Union soldiers in front of a Columbiad cannon in a fort possibly in Arkansas during the Civil War.

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Hand-Colored Tintype Portrait of an Unidentified Confederate Officer (1861)


Hand-colored tintype portrait of an unidentified Confederate officer, c. 1861.
 
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Friday, October 23, 2015

Hand-Colored Comedic Stereoview Titled “Short and Sweet” (1860′s)


Hand-colored comedic stereoview titled “Short and sweet,” c. 1860′s.

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Portrait of Four Apache Indians Playing a Game of Cards (1800's)


Portrait of four Apache Indians playing a game of cards, c. 1800's. Animated stereoview.

Ambrotype Portrait of Two Japanese Samurai Posing With Their Swords (1867)


Ambrotype portrait of two Japanese samurai posing with their swords, c. 1867. By Hitomi Studio.

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

View of Union Soldiers and Civilians on Bank Street in Norfolk, Virginia, During the Civil War


View of Union soldiers (bottom) and civilians on Bank Street in Norfolk, Virginia, during the Civil War.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Hand-Colored Tintype Portrait of a Union Cavalryman Named A. J. Blue During the Civil War


Hand-colored tintype portrait of a Union cavalryman named A. J. Blue during the Civil War.

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Portrait of Union Soldier John Rodgers Meigs Showing Stereoviews to an Unidentified Woman Shortly After His Return From the First Battle of Bull Run (1861)


Portrait of Union soldier John Rodgers Meigs showing stereoviews to an unidentified woman shortly after his return from the First Battle of Bull Run, 1861.

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Portrait of the Members of Bryants Minstrels, an American Blackface Minstrel Troupe (1860's)


Portrait of the members of Bryants Minstrels, an American blackface minstrel troupe, c. 1865.

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Monday, October 19, 2015

A Group of German Soldiers Wearing Gas Masks Posing With Grenades in a Trench During World War 1


A group of German soldiers wearing gas masks posing with grenades in a trench during World War 1.

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A Group Posing in Front of the Armstead and White Photograph Gallery in Corinth, Mississippi, During the American Civil War (1860's)


A group posing in front of the Armstead and White Photograph Gallery in Corinth, Mississippi, during the Civil War, c. 1860's. A number of photographic negatives on a table are in the process of making prints in the sunlight on the left. Attributed to George Armstead, who is said to be one of the men visible on the left. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Nude Woman


Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified nude woman, c. 1850. Attributed to Bruno Braquehais.

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Scottish Soldiers Boarding Trucks Which Will Transport Them to the Front Line (1917)


Scottish soldiers boarding trucks which will transport them to the front line, April 1917.

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Portrait of a Group of African and Yucatan Indian Slaves and Unidentified White Men on a Plantation in Cuba (1860)


Portrait of a group of African and Yucatan Indian slaves and unidentified white men on a plantation in Cuba, 1860. By George Barnard.

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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Four Union Soldiers Testing a Blanket Boat on the Potomac River During the Civil War (1862)


Four Union soldiers testing a blanket boat on the Potomac River during the Civil War, c. 1862. Originally captioned: ”Blanket boats on the Potomac at some distance from shore. A pair of boats carries four men, and a single small boat made of an ordinary blanket, one man, who is sitting on the bottom. Boats of blankets of the ordinary size are too small. They have buoyancy enough to carry a man, but he must be very expert in the use of a canoe, or he will upset.” By Andrew J. Russell.

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Friday, October 16, 2015

A Group of Tourists Posing on Earthworks Along the Rim of the Crater Which Was Exploded at the Start of the Battle of the Crater During the Siege of Petersburg (1860's)


A group of tourists posing on earthworks along the rim of the crater which was exploded at the start of the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg near Petersburg, Virginia, c. 1860′s. By David H. Anderson.

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Police Constable Edmund Forbes Posing With the First German Zeppelin Bomb to be Dropped on London Which Hit the Garden of the Nevill Arms Public House in Hackney (1915)


Police Constable Edmund Forbes posing with the first German Zeppelin bomb to be dropped on London which hit the garden of the Nevill Arms Public House in Hackney on May 30, 1915.

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Photograph of American Troops During the Battle of Manila (1898)


Photograph of American troops during the Battle of Manila captioned “Advance on Left of American lines. Signal Corps extending telegraph lines from trenches. Flags displayed to indicate to the Navy progress of the advance. August 13, 1898.”

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Portrait of a Group of U.S. Military Telegraph Corps Civilian Telegraph Operators Posing in Front of a Tent in a Camp in Bealeton, Virginia (1863)


Portrait of a group of U.S. Military Telegraph Corps civilian telegraph operators posing in front of a tent in a camp in Bealeton, Virginia, August 1863.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

View of the Southern Facade of the White House in Washington, D.C. (1800's)


View of the southern facade of the White House in Washington, D.C., c. 1800's. By W.W. Lytle.

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A sharper print of the photograph I came across recently.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Hand-Colored Daguerreotype Portrait of French Lieutenant-Colonel Camille Ferri-Pisani (1861)


Hand-colored daguerreotype portrait of French Lieutenant-Colonel Camille Ferri-Pisani, 1861. He served as aide-de-camp to Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte during his 1861 visit to the United States. By Mathew Brady.

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Monday, October 12, 2015

Comedic Stereoview Titled “The White Slave" (1862)


Comedic stereoview titled “The White Slave,” c. 1862. Possibly British in origin.

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Daguerreotype Portrait of 15-Year-Old Samuel Clemens, the Future Mark Twain, Posing With a Printer’s Composing Stick With His Name Spelled in Type on it in Hannibal, Missouri (1850)


Daguerreotype portrait of 15-year-old Samuel Clemens, the future Mark Twain, posing with a printer’s composing stick with his name spelled in type in Hannibal, Missouri, December 1850.

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Sunday, October 11, 2015

View of the Ruins of the Tower of Jamestown Church Which Was Built in 1639 in Jamestown, Virginia (1800's)


View of the ruins of the tower of Jamestown Church which was built in 1639 in Jamestown, Virginia, c. 1800's. Animated stereoview.

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Friday, October 9, 2015

Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of Confederate General Joseph Reid Anderson (1860's)


Animated stereoscopic portrait of Confederate General Joseph Reid Anderson, c. 1860's. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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View of Beaufort While it Was Occupied by Union Forces (1862)


View of Beaufort, South Carolina, while it was occupied by Union forces, c. 1862. By Samuel Cooley.

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Time-Lapse Portrait of Robert Todd Lincoln (1860's)


Time-lapse portrait of Robert Todd Lincoln, c. 1860's. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

View of Vendors in Military Plaza in San Antonio, Texas (1870's)


View of vendors in Military Plaza in San Antonio, Texas, c. 1875.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Portrait of an Apache Man Posing With a Bow and Arrows in Arizona (1870′s)


Portrait of an Apache man posing with a bow and arrows in Arizona, c. 1870′s. By H. Buehman.

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Monday, October 5, 2015

Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of Three Apache Warriors Near Camp Apache, Arizona (1873)


"Apache Indians, as they appear ready for the war-path." Animated stereoscopic portrait of three Apache warriors near Camp Apache, Arizona, 1873. By Timothy O'Sullivan.

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View of an African American Slave Boy Posing Next to a Pillar and a Sleeping Dog on the Grounds of Accabee Plantation Near Charleston, South Carolina (1860)


View of an African American slave boy posing next to a pillar and a sleeping dog on the grounds of Accabee Plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, c. 1860. By Osborn and Durbec.

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Saturday, October 3, 2015

Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of Abraham Lincoln's Son Tad Lincoln Wearing a Union Uniform During the Civil War (1860's)


Animated stereoscopic portrait of Abraham Lincoln's son Tad Lincoln wearing a Union uniform during the Civil War. By Mathew Brady.

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Friday, October 2, 2015

People Posing With a Stagecoach in Front of a Row of Businesses in the Eldridge House in Lawrence, Kansas (1867)


People posing with a stagecoach in front of a row of businesses in the Eldridge House in Lawrence, Kansas, 1867. By Alexander Gardner.

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A Group of Union Soldiers Posing in Front of Their Winter Quarters Near City Point, Virginia (1864)


A group of Union soldiers posing in front of their winter quarters near City Point, Virginia, c. 1864. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of Union General Thomas Francis Meagher During the Civil War (1860's)


Animated stereoscopic portrait of Union General Thomas Francis Meagher during the Civil War. By Mathew Brady.

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