Early Bird's Eye View Photo of Houses and Businesses in Sioux City, Iowa (1860's)

 

View of houses and businesses in Sioux City, Iowa, c. 1860s. Taken by photographer Byron Gurnsey and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Glass Stereoview of Rapids on the Niagara River in Front of the Cataract House Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York (1850's/1860′s)

Glass stereoview of rapids on the Niagara River in front of the Cataract House hotel in Niagara Falls, New York, c. 1850's/1860′s. By Platt D. Babbitt.

Source: New York Public Library.

View of Smoke Emanating From the British Steam Frigate HMS Zealous in San Francisco Bay, California (1867)

View of smoke emanating from the British steam frigate HMS Zealous in San Francisco Bay, California, 1867. Alcatraz Island is visible in the middle background. By Carleton Watkins.

Source: New York Public Library.

Stereoview of Russian Warships in New York Harbor Probably During the American Civil War (1860′s)

Stereoview of Russian warships in New York Harbor probably during the American Civil War, c. 1860′s. The smoke emanating from the Russian warship in the center appears to be from it firing a salute. By George Stacy.

Source: Library of Congress.

Stereoview of Vallejo Street And Ships Docked Along Wharves in San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California (1866)

Stereoview of Vallejo Street and ships docked along wharves in San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California, 1866. By Thomas Houseworth.

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Union Civil War Veteran and Kansas Pacific Railway Company Employee Charles B. Lamborn Posing With Two Friends Along the Banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri (1867)

Union Civil War veteran and Kansas Pacific Railway Company employee Charles B. Lamborn (center) posing with two friends along the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, 1867. By Alexander Gardner.

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British Military Personnel Inspecting the Wreckage of a Crashed German Zeppelin During World War 1

British military personnel inspecting the wreckage of a crashed German Zeppelin during World War 1.

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British Soldiers in and Around a Trench During the Battle of Arras in France (1917)

British soldiers in and around a trench during the Battle of Arras in France, 1917. Smoke from artillery shell explosions can be seen in the distance.

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View of the United State Capitol in Washington, D.C. (1848)

View of the United State Capitol photographed before its dome was remodeled to its current iconic form in Washington, D.C., c. 1848.

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Three Union Soldiers Gathered Around a Campfire During the Civil War

"Photograph of a Picket on Duty." Three Union soldiers gathered around a campfire during the Civil War. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Staged Scene of Two British Soldiers Assaulting a German Bunker

"At close grips with the Hun." Staged scene of two British soldiers assaulting a German bunker, c. 1918. One of a number of similar photographs taken at the same bunker. Animated stereoview.

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This half stereoview is said to show British soldiers taking prisoners in what is almost certainly another staged scene. The bodies of German soldiers seen in the posted animated stereoview above disappear in a scene that was presumably meant to portray the aftermath of fighting in the bunker. Not sure if the two were released in the same stereoview series, but this one was published by Realistic Travels.

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Another half stereoview I believe to be part of the same series and published by Realistic Travels:

French Soldiers Awaiting a German Assault?

French soldiers in trenches near Compiègne said to be awaiting a German attack but probably taken during training. The lack of any ground torn up by shell holes and the exposed position of the cameraman are good indications that this was taken during training. The closest that stereoscopic cameras seemed to have really come to photographing combat in World War I was capturing artillery shells exploding. Animated stereoview.

Firefighters Putting Out a Blaze in a Warehouse Owned by Cyrus Fields in New York City (1859)

A crowd watching firefighters putting out a fire in a warehouse owned by Cyrus W. Field in New York City, 1859. Animated stereoview.

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Distant Glimpse of the Second Battle of Fredericksburg in Progress (1863)

Three men in a tree on Stafford Heights watching distant fighting on Marye’s Heights during the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, 1863. Smoke from the battle is possibly visible in the distance which would make it one of the earliest combat photographs of a land battle. The destroyed railroad bridge over the Rappahannock River is in the middle ground of the photo.

Photograph is from the National Park Service via the Western Reserve Historical Society, which seems to have a large collection of previously unpublished American Civil War photographs. The photograph was discovered by Bob Zeller, the president of the Center for Civil War Photography.

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The Dutch Gap Canal Combat Photograph

Before (left) and after (right) the Confederate shell exploded.

The negative version of the left photograph (before the shell exploded). The smoke coming from a fire in the shelter built into the canal in the background is obviously different from the smoke said to be coming from the exploded Confederate shell.

Animated stereoscopic view which looks like it was taken during the same photo shoot as the other two photographs.

An image taken during the Dutch Gap Canal photographic sequence was possibly the first combat photograph to be taken during fighting on land (top right). According to the stereocard it was released on: “The mist rising against the bank is caused by a rebel shell, which exploded just as this view was being photographed, December, 1864.” Unfortunately, this is the best quality image of the photograph so far released online. The CCWP web post says that Union soldiers can be seen moving away from the smoke in the background to the right, inferring that they are escaping the shell explosion. It appears they are emerging from digging in a deeper section of the canal. The officer in the right foreground is said to look quite unfazed by the whole ordeal, merely turning his head towards the commotion. The image said to be taken right before the shell exploded is on the top left and a better resolution version is below it. . The animated stereoview photograph at the bottom looks like it was taken during the same photo shoot as the other two and portrays the same main subjects but from a greater distance away. Possibly taken by A.J. Russell.

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