The Chubachus Library of Photographic History

Portrait of an unidentified soldier by Welsh photographer Calvert Richard Jones, c. 1845-1850. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Stereoview scene of a soldier leaving his family, European, c. 1860′s/1870′s. Source: Rijksmuseum.

Stereoview scene titled “The Recruit” showing a man leaving home for military service, probably British, c. 1850′s/1860′s. Source: Bost...