Saturday, December 30, 2017

Thursday, December 28, 2017

A Group of Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing in Front of the Office of Provost Marshall Department of the Cumberland in Chattanooga, Tennessee, During the American Civil War (1860's)


A group of Union soldiers and civilians posing in front of the Office of Provost Marshall Department of the Cumberland in Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the American Civil War, location unknown, c. 1861-1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Additional information: Library of Congress.

Union Soldiers at Bayonet Drill in a Camp During the American Civil War (1860's)


Union soldiers at bayonet drill in a camp during the American Civil War, c. 1861-1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Portrait of the Prince of Wales Taken in Mathew Brady’s Studio on Broadway in New York City (1860)


Portrait of the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) taken in Mathew Brady’s studio on Broadway in New York City, October 13, 1860. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Monday, December 18, 2017

View of Construction of the Echo Bridge Over the Charles River Near Needham, Massachusetts (1876)


View of construction of the Echo Bridge over the Charles River near Needham, Massachusetts, August 17, 1876.

Source: New York Public Library.

Portrait of Librarians in the War Department Library of the Old Executive Office Building in Washington DC (1880′s)


Portrait of librarians in the War Department Library of the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., c. 1880′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
More information.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Carte De Visite Portrait of Pope Pius IX (1860′s/1870′s)


Carte de visite portrait of Pope Pius IX, c. 1860′s/1870′s. By Paul Emile Pesme.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Friday, December 15, 2017

View of an Excavated Burial Ground of Christianized Native Americans From The 1500's/1600's in St. Augustine, Florida (1936/1937)


View of an excavated burial ground of Christianized Native Americans from the 1500's/1600's in St. Augustine, Florida. Photographed inside protective structure in 1936/1937. By Frances Benjamin Johnston.

Source: Library of Congress.

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing on the US Sanitary Commission Hospital Steamer Named Red Rover During the American Civil War (1860′s)


Union soldiers and civilians posing on the US Sanitary Commission hospital steamer named Red Rover during the American Civil War, c. 1860′s.

Source: New York Public Library.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Stereoview Portrait of the Barranson Sisters Possibly Taken in Paris, France (1800′s)


Stereoview portrait of the Barranson sisters possibly taken in Paris, France, c. 1800′s. Taken and/or published by person working under the name EH.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Stereoview Portrait of a Group Posing on a Beach in Old Orchard Beach, Maine (1800′s)


Stereoview portrait of a group posing on a beach in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, c. 1800′s. By A. J. Whittemore.

Source: New York Public Library.

Monday, December 4, 2017

Union Sailors Posing on the Deck of an Unidentified US Navy Warship During the American Civil War (1860′s)


Union sailors posing on the deck of an unidentified US Navy warship during the American Civil War, c. 1860′s.

Source: Library of Congress.