Photomontage of Various Soldiers, Firemen and Celebrities Titled "Ben Gurney's Dream" (1870's)

Photomontage of a collection of various unidentified soldiers, firemen and celebrities titled "Ben Gurney's Dream," c. 1870s. Some of the soldiers appear to be German while most look like they are American militiamen or cadets. Other photos of soldiers look like they might be from the Civil War era. Identified celebrities in the photomontage include Ulysses S. Grant, Edwin Booth, Mark Twain, and Horace Greeley. Originally published as a stereoview by photography firm J. Gurney & Son. Ben Gurney almost certainly refers to Jeremiah Gurney's son Benjamin who was also a photographer and presumably was the creator of this photomontage. The man with the camera at bottom right of the photomontage has a passing resemblance to this double exposure CDV of Benjamin Gurney at the National Portrait Gallery.

Source: Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Staged Photo of a Group of Young British Soldiers Having a Mock Battle on a Hillside (1850s)

 

Staged scene of a group of young British soldiers, most probably cadets, having a mock battle on a hillside, c. 1857-1859. An early albumen print.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Portrait of Five Members of the Virginia Military Institute Gymnasium Club From the 1885 Edition of VMI’s Yearbook Named The Bomb

Portrait of five members of the Virginia Military Institute Gymnasium Club from the 1885 edition of VMI’s yearbook named The Bomb.

Source: Virginia Military Institute.

View of an Unidentified Crowd Watching a Naval Review

View of an unidentified crowd watching a naval review, c. 1860's. Possibly taken at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. A monitor warship is possibly visible in the distance on the far right. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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View of United States Military Academy Cadets Drilling in a Fortified Artillery Battery Along the Hudson River at West Point (1856)

View of a United States Military Academy cadets drilling in a fortified artillery battery along the Hudson River at West Point, New York, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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