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Sunday, August 30, 2015
Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man Believed to be a Hawaiian Missionary With His Hand on the Hiram Bingham Book “A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands”
Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man believed to be a Hawaiian missionary with his hand on the Hiram Bingham book “A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands,” c. 1850.
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Saturday, August 29, 2015
Two Views of People Playing Baseball at Central Park in New York City (1860's)
Two views of people playing baseball at Central Park in New York City, c. 1860's. Numerous players and spectators are visible and possibly two games are being played. By Charles Warren Woodward or Gustavus W. Pach. Animated stereoviews.
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Friday, August 28, 2015
A Group of What Are Believed to be French Zouaves and Chasseurs Posing for the Camera at an Unidentified Location (1860's)
A group of what are believed to be French Zouaves and chasseurs posing for the camera at an unidentified location, c. 1860's.
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Thanks to Gary Dombrowski and members of Civil War Talk for pointing out that these are probably French troops.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
A Group of Men Posing in Front of a Public School Under Construction in Leavenworth, Kansas (1867)
A group of men posing in front of a public school under construction in Leavenworth, Kansas, 1867. By Alexander Gardner.
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View of Union Troops Building a Pontoon Bridge Over the Port Royal Sound in Beaufort, South Carolina (1862)
View of Union troops building a pontoon bridge over the Port Royal Sound in Beaufort, South Carolina, March 1862. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoview.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Daguerreotype Portrait of Swedish Writer and Soldier Otto Natt Och Dag Posing With His Wife and Daughter
Daguerreotype portrait of Swedish writer and soldier Otto Natt och Dag posing with his wife and daughter.
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Monday, August 24, 2015
Portrait of Union Brigadier General Joshua Chamberlain During the Civil War
Portrait of Union Brigadier General Joshua Chamberlain during the Civil War. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
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Portrait of Actor Charles Parsloe in Character as a Shoeshine Boy Seeking Payment From a Customer
Portrait of actor Charles Parsloe in character as a shoeshine boy seeking payment from a customer, c. 1860′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
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Sunday, August 23, 2015
View of Traffic on Turnpike Bridge in Lawrence, Kansas (1867)
View of traffic on Turnpike Bridge in Lawrence, Kansas, 1867. The darkroom used to develop this photograph is possibly visible on the back of the wagon on the left. By Alexander Gardner. Animated stereoview.
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