2d Rhode Island Infantry - Public domain portrait print
Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Officers of 164th and 170th New York Infantry
No. B280. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
[Jean Allard Jeancon, Union officer, half-length portrait, seated, fac...
Photo shows Jean (sometimes called John) Allard Jeancon, a surgeon for the 32nd Indiana Volunteers. (Source: Descendant, 2012) In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 57. Three cent stamp on verso. Color ... More
Confederate ram Atlanta (after capture), Trent's Reach, James River, V...
No. 5129. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Flag of Battery D, 2d U.S. Artillery
No. 4510. Mounted with 4 other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Maj. General Thomas / A.S. Morse, photographer, Dep't. of the Cumberla...
Photograph shows portrait of Major General George Henry Thomas, known as the "Rock of Chickamauga." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Phot... More
Civil war glass negatives and related prints - Harris and Ewing, Washi...
A black and white photo of an old town, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. a... More
[Rear view of a cannon with a soldier sitting adjacent to it facing fo...
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support wi... More
Barracks at Fort Carroll - A black and white photo of a large building
Public domain photograph of American Civil War, 19th-century early photogrpahy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The young MacDonald suspended against the wall
Photograph shows Christine MacDonald's infant in a cradleboard hanging against a wall with examples of native crafts. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 54].... More
[Colonel Géza Milahótzy, Union officer in the 24th Illinois Infantry R...
In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 44. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.
Fort Putnam, previously Confederate Battery Gregg, Morris Island, S.C.
Photograph shows mounted guns inside the fort. No. B42. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Practice Chapel Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia
Photograph shows five men seated on the lawn in front of the chapel. Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady ... More
View on James River, below Aikens
No. B757. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
View on Pope's Head, near burnt bridge, Orange & Alexandria Railroad
Photograph showing two locomotives pulling into the Union Mills Station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in Clifton, Virginia. Two soldiers stand guard on the bank at right. No. 229. Title from another ve... More
Camp of 10th Massachusetts. Infantry - A black and white photo of a gr...
No. 2421. Mounted with 5 other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Confederate fort G, first fort south of W. and A. R.R., looking south,...
No. B637. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
View on James River, near Jones' Landing
Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, w... More
The monitor Casco, James River, Virginia
No. B589. Hand written on mount: "Light draft monitor turret has been removed". Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 177". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Mansion House Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)
No. 1290. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 7, pg. 233". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Fort Marion, Saint Augustine, Florida, Confederate States of America.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Florida, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.
Seminary building - A group of people standing in front of a house
Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Views on Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback
No. B699. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
William Quantrill of Co. C, Quantrill's Missouri Cavalry Company
Photograph shows identified Confederate soldier, guerrilla fighter, and leader of the Lawrence Massacre. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., North Liberty, Iowa, January 2017... More
33d New York Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.
No. B958. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Headquarters of Surgeon Jameson, Stoneman Station, Virginia
No. B190. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 7, p. 193". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Company - , 30th Pennsylvania Inf'y. American Civil War 1861-1865.
No. B493. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Army transports in James River, Virginia near Deep Bottom
Public domain photograph of American Civil War, 19th-century early photogrpahy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View at City Point headquarters, hospital, with old school houses, bar...
Photograph shows supply wagons passing General Patrick's headquarters in City Point, now known as Hopewell, Virginia. No. 29. Caption continues: Hospital, with old school houses, barns &c.
W.W. Wright, Chf. Eng. & [...] Mil. RRds.
Photograph showing William Wierman Wright (1824-1882), engineer, seated outdoors at a desk with map and drafting equipment. Wright was engineer and superintendent of Aquia Creek Railroad (1862-1863), head of th... More
Major General G. K. Warren and staff
No. B52. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More
U.S. gunboat Commodore Barney - A large boat floating on top of a lake
No. B115. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Company Street, Battery D, 1st U.S. Arty., Camp Seymour, Beaufort, S. ...
Photograph shows soldiers on lawn surrounded by camp facilities. ; hand-lettered on mount. Gift of; Mrs. James DeWolf Perry; 1932; (DLC/PP-1932:0099).
7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861
No. B933. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Pontoon bridge across Rappahannock River below Fredericksburg, Virgini...
No. B613. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Federal prisoners captured at battle of Bull Run, Castle Pinkney [i.e....
Photograph shows Confederate soldiers above watching Union prisoners below in the yard. No. 4375. Hand written on verso: "See Miller vol. 7, p. 4". Mounted with one other photograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Missionary Ridge - A black and white photo of a field with dead trees
No. B615. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Fairfax Seminary, near Alexandria, Virginia during American Civil War
No. B1143. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
Swamp on Appomattox River, Virginia, near Broadway Landing
No. B497. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Surgeons and hospital stewards at Harewood Hospital, Washington, D.C.
No. B489. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry Camp near Washington, D.C., 1861
No. 8142. Mounted with one other photograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
U.S. Grant, Lt. General U.S.A.. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Photograph shows signed portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in the uniform of a Major General. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Heritage Auctions, December 2014. Forms part of: Liljenqui... More
Colonel McCallum - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows side profile portrait of Daniel Craig McCallum, Superintendent of United States Military Railroads, in uniform. Originally in album belonging to Joel B. Clough, Civilian Engineer, United States... More
Mexican commission in Miramar - Public domain portrait print
Ten men in suits, standing, facing Maximilian on left. Title written above item in album. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 3, lower left.
Manassas Junction, Virginia after its evacuation by the Confederates, ...
Public domain scan of American Civil War photograph, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Camp of 31st Pennsylvania Infantry near Washington, D.C.
Woman with sleeves rolled up holding basket, posed in front of tent with a soldier (possibly her husband) and three children, other soldiers in the background. Civil War Photographs collection. Published in: Am... More
[Unidentified man with hat] / Photographed by L. H. Hale, 293 Washingt...
Notation on verso: Mrs. Berry. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, wh... More
Manassas Junction, Virginia, after its evacuation by the Confederates,...
No. B831. Mounted with 5 other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
U.S. iron clad Galena, after her attack on Fort Darling, James River, ...
Photograph showing the deck of the warship after receiving Confederate cannon fire, with holes in the smokestack. Mounted on board with five other photographs. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congr... More
22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...
No. B793. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Woodbury's bridge - Chickahominy River, American Civil War Glass Negat...
Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, [D.C.]: Philp & Solomons, [1865-66], v. 1, no. 17. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; posit...
Illustration showing ruins of a stone bridge which was destroyed to prevent pursuit by Confederate troops. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp... More
22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...
Photograph shows portrait of Corporal Joseph P. Goodliff of Co. I, 22nd New York Infantry Regiment with bayoneted rifle, bedroll, and backpack. No. B777. Negative in the National Archives, who attribute the ima... More
22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...
No. B1006. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan ; positive by A...
Photograph showing a view of Gettysburg from Cemetery Ridge. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 35. Copyright ... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese laborer, a doctor, an elderly woman ca...
Captions on front of item: "A Japanese coolie" (upper left); "The Japanese doctor in indoor costume" (upper right); "Old countrywoman with vegetables" (lower left); and "A Yokohama Belle" (lower right). Captio... More
[Studio portraits of a Japanese merchant, a water carrier, a high prie...
Captions on front of item: "Native merchant" (upper left); "Water carrier" (upper right); "A Japanese high priest and his attendant" (lower left); and "Japanese woman and child" (lower right). Captions on bac... More
Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania August, 1863, American Civil War Glass ...
Photograph shows Hanover Junction railroad station with two trains on the tracks. No. B159. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Culpeper, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. positive by A. Gardn...
Photograph showing a post boy, seated at left, and another man in front of a tent used by the Post Office Department at General Headquarters in Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketc... More
Chattanooga water works, Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows U.S. Army water works at Cameron Hill, Chattanooga, Tennessee Purchase; Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc.; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:117). Vender : Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc.
Evacuation of Acquia (i.e. Aquia) Creek Landing, Virginia, June 1863
No. 4213. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 33. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Company D, 61st New York Infantry, Falmouth, Virginia, April, 1863
No. 313. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More
[Unidentified man] / T. R. Burnham, photographer. 247 Washington Stree...
Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
L. S. Trowbridge, Mich.. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Photograph shows portrait of Brevet Brigadier General Luther Stephen Trowbridge of Field and Staff, 5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, and Field and Staff, 10th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, in uniform. Notation on v... More
Long Bridge, Washington, D.C. - A black and white photo of a cow in a ...
Photograph shows the Long Bridge across the Potomac River from the Virginia shore.
Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, positi...
Photograph showing the canal which was built to join together two portions of the James River. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons,... More
U.S. Quartermaster's repair shops on Franklin Turnpike, Nashville, Ten...
No. 8500. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Commissary Depot at Cedar Level, Virginia August, 1864
No. 182. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More
U.S. Quartermaster's warehouse, Nashville, Tenn., March, 1864
No. 8502. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
U.S. Quartermaster's repair shops on Nashville Turnpike, Nashville, Te...
No. 8501. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
[Iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Labrador]
Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 9] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J.L. Dunmore and G.P. Critcherson, but William H. Pierce, from the firm of J.W. Black, ... More
Outer line of Confederate fortifications, in front of Petersburg, Virg...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
View of the outer trenches on the last day of the battle in front of N...
Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Photographer name attribution based on date. Formerly attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LC-B811-26... More
Andersonville Prison, Ga., August 17, 1864. South east view of stockad...
Public domain photograph of American Civil War, 19th-century early photogrpahy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mail wagon of 2d Army Corps - Public domain portrait print
No. 303. Alternate title and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003. Gift; Col... More
The Lincoln gun, American Civil War Glass Negative.
No. 833. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More
Belle Plain Landing, Virginia, May, 1864
No. 707. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More
Winter quarters of Quartermaster's Department, 6th Army Corps. near Ha...
No. B361. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 7, page 313". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Headquarters Army of Potomac - Brandy Station, Virginia, April 1864
No. 4166. Caption continues: This is left half of a panoramic view of which no. 327 is the right half. Illus. in: E468.7 .G2, Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C... More
Co. B, U.S. Engineers in front of Petersburg, Virginia, August, 1864
No. 566. Photographer from research conducted by William A. Frassanito and reported in Military Images Vol. 11:1, July/Aug. 1989, p. 15. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Double turreted monitor, Onondaga, James River, Virginia
No. B74. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 132 - 33". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Pontoon bridge across Hazel River, Virginia, March, 1864
No. B407. Hand written on mount: "Welford's Ford". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
[A bombproof shelter for the soldiers during the seige of Petersburg, ...
No. 809. Title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003. Mount... More
Outer line of Confederate fortifications, in front of Petersburg, Virg...
No. B118. Forms part of: Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection).
General U. S. Grant, City Point, Virginia, August, 1864
No. B48. Alternate title from Grant and Lee, the Virginia Campaign by William Frassanito. Incorrect information on negative sleeve: U.S. Grant at City Point. See also: LC-B8175-2, orig. glass negative with dif... More
Alexander Millener, aged 104, one of the survivors of the Revolution
Portrait shows one of the oldest surviving American Revolutionary War veterans. A similar photograph, with hands in a different position, appears in: Hillard, E. B. (Elias Brewster). The Last Men of the Revolut... More
Officers on deck of U.S.S. Susquehannah
Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
General U. S. Grant and staff, City Point, Virginia, summer of 1864
No. B46. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 10, p. 47". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 25.
[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right;...
Ostendorf, no. 92 (variant) Meserve, no. 85 Portrait used for the engraved bust of Lincoln that appeared on the United States five dollar bill for many years, from 1914 to 2007. Similar to portrait published i... More
Arlington House, east front, June 28, 1864 (Andrew J. Russel)
Photograph shows a group of men, some Union soldiers, including African Americans, in front of Arlington House, Robert E. Lee's former home. The home was taken over by Union forces in 1864, and later became a m... More
The ruins of the 600 lb. Blakely Gun, Frazier's Wharf, Charleston, S.C...
Stereograph showing wrecked carriage of Blakely gun on the Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. No. 3088. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in ... More
East Battery, Charleston, S.C. looking north, showing ruins of the 600...
Public domain scan of American Civil War photograph, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Headquarters U.S. Christian Commission, Richmond, Virginia, April, 186...
Photograph shows a crowd including men, women and children outside the building.
Shornoe masterstvo. Siedel'nye pribory
Photograph shows a display of equipment for horses. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 3, p. 30.
Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Urgut. Chast' goroda "Adil' Pervanachi"
Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 152.
Tipy narodnostei turkestanskago kraia. Tadzhichki: Maina-ai
Photograph shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a Tajik woman in traditional clothing. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 18.
Muzhskaia odezhda Sredneaziiattsev. Verkhnii khalat (dzhame)
Photograph shows front and rear view of a man's outer garment. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, pl. 69. "Dzhame" translated from Persian as "clothing."
Tipy narodnostei turkestanskago kraia. Tadzhiki. Bai-batcha Mirsalikh
Photograph shows a full-length portrait of a Tajik man in traditional clothing. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 17.
Exterior view, April, 1865, Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows a man seated on rocks amidst the debris of outer wall of Fort Sumter, a result of bombardment from August 17 to September 23, 1863. Also showing chevaux-de-frise for protection against assault.