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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Daguerreotype View of a Group of People on Board and Around a Docked Ship During the Mexican-American War (1847)

Daguerreotype view of a group of people, probably American soldiers and/or sailors, on board and around a docked ship, location unknown, c. 1847. From a collection of photographs documenting the Mexican-American War. The image is possibly related to American military transportation involved in the conflict.

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Two Daguerreotype Views Made Into Two Time-Lapse Animations of People, Boats, and Buildings Along the San Joaquin River in Stockton, California (1851)

Time-lapse animated view #1 with background in focus.

Time-lapse animated view #2 with items in foreground in focus.

"View of Corinthian Building across the Stockton Channel." Source.

"View of Corinthian Building across the Stockton Channel." What looks like a person is visible climbing the mast of the boat on the right. Source.

Two daguerreotype views made into two time-lapse animations of people, boats, and buildings along the the San Joaquin River in Stockton, California, c. 1851. By William Herman Rulofson.

Union Soldiers Waiting to Embark For Fort Monroe at Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia (1863)

Union soldiers of the IX Corps waiting to embark for Fort Monroe at Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia, February 1863. By Alexander Gardner. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Time-lapse Stereoscopic Photographs of a Busy Union Wharf on the Potomac Creek

Two pairs of animated time-lapse stereoscopic photographs of a busy Union wharf on the Potomac Creek in Virginia, 1864. Movements of boats and wagons carrying supplies can be seen between photographs because the photos were taken within seconds of one another using a stereoscopic camera.

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United States Christian Commission Headquarters at White House Landing

Union soldiers and civilians posing at a headquarters of the United States Christian Commission, White House Landing, 1864. Animated stereoscopic photograph.

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