Showing posts with label cannon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cannon. Show all posts

Friday, July 25, 2025

Early Photo of Fort Lafayette Taken From Fort Hamilton in New York City (1860)

 


Photo of Fort Lafayette taken from Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York City, c. 1860. Taken by photographer Platt Babbitt and originally published as a glass stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Portrait of a Group of Communard Soldiers Posing With Two Cannon at a Barricade During the Paris Commune (1871)

 Portrait of a group of Communard soldiers posing with two cannon at a barricade during the Paris Commune in Paris, France, 1871. Cabinet card-sized albumen print taken by photographer Bruno Braquehais.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

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Monday, December 28, 2015

Portrait of Two Union Navy Sailors Fencing on the Deck of the Union Gunboat USS Hunchback During the Civil War


Portrait of two Union Navy sailors fencing on the deck of the Union gunboat USS Hunchback during the Civil War. Probably by Egbert Guy Fowx. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Union Soldiers of the Boston Light Artillery Posing With Their Guns in a Fortified Battery Overlooking the Thomas Viaduct in Elkridge, Maryland (1861)


Union soldiers of the Boston Light Artillery posing with their guns in a fortified battery overlooking the Thomas Viaduct in Elkridge, Maryland, 1861. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ran across the viaduct which was part of the only railroad connection into Washington, D.C., during the Civil War.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

View of Clowns Posing With a Cannon in Front of a Ferris Wheel as a Crowd Looks on During Independence Day Celebrations in Marengo, Illinois (1896)


View of clowns posing with a cannon in front of a Ferris wheel as a crowd looks on during Independence Day celebrations in Marengo, Illinois, July 4, 1896. By S. L. Platt. Animated stereoview.

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Sunday, July 19, 2015

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Union Soldiers of the 12th Regiment New York State Militia Posing Between Two Rows of Barracks in Camp Anderson in Washington, D.C. (1861)


Union soldiers of the 12th Regiment New York State Militia (probably Company I) posing between two rows of barracks in Camp Anderson in Washington, D.C., 1861. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Two Photographs of Union Soldiers Posing With a Captured Confederate 18-Pounder Cannon Nicknamed “Whistling Dick” (1863)



Two photographs of Union soldiers posing with a captured Confederate 18-pounder cannon nicknamed “Whistling Dick.” The gun was responsible for sinking the Union gunboat USS Cincinnati during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 26, 1863.

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Second image from Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Portrait of Union Officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade Posing With a Cannon in Fair Oaks, Virginia (1862)


Portrait of Union officers of the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade posing with a cannon in Fair Oaks, Virginia, June 1862.  By James F. Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Friday, May 15, 2015

Two Scenes of Union Soldiers of the 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery Regiment Posing With a Cannon in a Fortified Position During the Siege of Port Hudson in Louisiana (1863)


"East view from Port Hudson." Animated stereoview.

Two scenes of Union soldiers of the 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery Regiment posing with a cannon in a fortified position during the Siege of Port Hudson in Louisiana, 1863. By McPherson and Oliver.

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Friday, April 24, 2015

Union Soldiers of the Cleveland Light Artillery Posing With a Cannon in an Unidentified Camp During the Civil War


Union soldiers of the Cleveland Light Artillery posing with a cannon in an unidentified camp during the Civil War. At least three of the people in uniform appear to be women.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Confederate Soldiers Posing on a Ramp Leading From the Sally Port Into the Interior of Fort Barrancas With Two Cannon Barrels Which Are About to be Installed on the Ramparts of the Fort (1861)


Confederate soldiers posing on a ramp leading from the sally port into the interior of Fort Barrancas with two cannon barrels which are about to be installed on the ramparts of the fort in Pensacola, Florida, 1861. By Jay Dearborn Edwards. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.