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[Thomas Corwin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Thomas Corwin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[General Juan Nepomuceno Almonte, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

[General Juan Nepomuceno Almonte, half-length portrait, seated, facing...

On recto: Cruces y Campa, México, 2d de S. Francisco, no. 4. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 13, upper left.

[Three-quarter length portrait of a man, seated, facing front]

[Three-quarter length portrait of a man, seated, facing front]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 16, upper left. On verso: Cherub with elbow resting on camera on tripod with banner reading: F.A. Martin... More

Esteva Mtro. de Governación de Max

Esteva Mtro. de Governación de Max

Esteva, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Title written above item in album. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 13, lower left.

Slave of Richard Townsend / W.H. Ingram's Photograph and Ferrotype Gallery, No. 11 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA.

Slave of Richard Townsend / W.H. Ingram's Photograph and Ferrotype Gal...

Photo shows an elderly African American man, three-quarter length portrait, wearing coat and top hat, seated, facing front, with right hand resting on the handle of a bow saw that he holds between his legs. In... More

[Empress Carlota of Mexico, half-length portrait in cameo, surrounded by other cameo portraits of women, bordered on the sides by palm trees, shrubbery at bottom, topped by coat of arms and curled vine with leaves]

[Empress Carlota of Mexico, half-length portrait in cameo, surrounded ...

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 4, upper left.

[Empress Carlotta of Mexico, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Empress Carlotta of Mexico, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Emperor Maximilian, (standing center with hand on hip) and his three brothers, (left to right) Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, and Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria

Emperor Maximilian, (standing center with hand on hip) and his three b...

(Source: researcher M. P. Higgins, 2018) In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 3, lower right. On mount: Two fotos taken in Viena (House of Austria).

[Unidentified woman, possibly a nurse, during the Civil War]

[Unidentified woman, possibly a nurse, during the Civil War]

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, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Bassett's house, Murfreesboro, Tenn., formerly quarters of Colonel Goddard, Asst. Adjt. General to Maj. General Rosecrans

Bassett's house, Murfreesboro, Tenn., formerly quarters of Colonel God...

Title transcribed from handwritten text on verso. On verso: Butler, Bonsall & Co., Army Photographers, General Rousseau's Division. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John... More

[Charles A. Atwell, bust portrait, facing right, wearing military uniform]

[Charles A. Atwell, bust portrait, facing right, wearing military unif...

Carte de visite by Purviance's Photographic Rooms, corner Fifth & Wood sts., Pittsburgh, PA. Enlisted into Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery Battery (Sept. 21, 1861). Died of wounds received in the Battle... More

[Miguel Miramón, three quarter-length portrait, standing, facing front]

[Miguel Miramón, three quarter-length portrait, standing, facing front...

Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Unidentified woman, possibly a nurse, during the Civil War] / Bell & Brother, photographers, 480 Pennsylvania Av., Washington, D.C.

[Unidentified woman, possibly a nurse, during the Civil War] / Bell & ...

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, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Portrait photo of Dave, messenger, Alexandria, Virginia

Portrait photo of Dave, messenger, Alexandria, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Lansard F. Chapman, bust portrait, facing slightly left]

[Lansard F. Chapman, bust portrait, facing slightly left]

Carte de visite by Slagle, 288 Penna. Avenue, cor. 11th St., Washington, D.C. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 13, surrogate p. 4... More

Presented by a committee of ladies of Philadelphia. Oct. 1863 3rd United States Colored Troops.

Presented by a committee of ladies of Philadelphia. Oct. 1863 3rd Unit...

American eagle as emblem of the 3rd United States Colored Troops. On verso: D.B. Bowser - Artist - No. 481 North 4th St. Philada. Photograph of painting by Bowser. In album: [U.S. army officers and other person... More

[Miguel Miramón, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

[Miguel Miramón, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

On mount verso: Montes de Oca y Compañia, 1... calle de Plateros, No. 6, Mexico. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 8, upper left.

Portrait photo of [Unidentified man in tall boots]

Portrait photo of [Unidentified man in tall boots]

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, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

[Unidentified woman] / Wenderoth, Taylor & Brown, 912-914 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

[Unidentified woman] / Wenderoth, Taylor & Brown, 912-914 Chestnut Str...

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, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

[Unidentified officer, three-quarter length portrait, seated, with left hand on sword, facing right]

[Unidentified officer, three-quarter length portrait, seated, with lef...

In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 82, surrogate p. 21 (upper right). Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room.

Kane, Warren & Gay / H. B. Hillyer's Artillery Rooms, Austin, Texas.

Kane, Warren & Gay / H. B. Hillyer's Artillery Rooms, Austin, Texas.

Photograph shows three men, two in civilian dress and one in military uniform. Notation on verso: In commemoration of _____.

[Brigadier General William G. Mank, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, head-and-shoulders portrait, turned right] / E. & J. Bruening, Indianapolis.

[Brigadier General William G. Mank, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana ...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 21. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform with saber in front of painted backdrop showing military camp

Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform with saber in front of p...

Notation on verso: "Remington." Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Ronn Palm's Museum of Civil War Images, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, October 2017. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collecti... More

[Unidentified Union officer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Unidentified Union officer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 56. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Unidentified Union officer, full-length portrait, standing, facing front] / Louis Seebohm, Dayton, O.

[Unidentified Union officer, full-length portrait, standing, facing fr...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 66. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Unidentified sailor in Union engineer lieutenant commander's uniform] / W.E. James, photographer, 267 Fulton Street, (opposite Clinton,) Brooklyn.

[Unidentified sailor in Union engineer lieutenant commander's uniform]...

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

Ruins of light house, Morris Island, S.C.

Ruins of light house, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows observation tower built atop lighthouse ruins. Neg. no. B8184-10378.

John L. Burns - Public domain portrait print

John L. Burns - Public domain portrait print

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by Tyson Brothers, Gettysburg, Pa., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On verso: clipping that describ... More

Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence - a redeemed slave child, 5 years of age - redeemed in Virginia, by Catharine S. Lawrence; ...

Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence - a redeemed slave child, 5 years o...

Photograph shows Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence, full-length portrait, standing, facing right. Copyright by C.S. Lawrence. Exhibited: "Portraits of a people : picturing African Americans in the 19th C." at... More

[Man holding top hat, full-length portrait, standing, facing front]

[Man holding top hat, full-length portrait, standing, facing front]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 17, lower left. On verso: Montes de Oca, fotografo, Calle de Plateros, No. 6, Mexico. On verso: Nbre 16/64.

Alfred A. Stratton of Co. G, 147th New York Infantry Regiment in uniform, with amputated arms

Alfred A. Stratton of Co. G, 147th New York Infantry Regiment in unifo...

Photograph shows identified soldier who lost his arms on on June 18, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Printed on recto: "Alfred A. Stratton, Co G., 147th N.Y.V. Wounded at Petersburgh, Va." Deposit; Tom Liljenqu... More

[Eagle lifting veil from cameo of Empress Carlota and Emperor Maximilian]

[Eagle lifting veil from cameo of Empress Carlota and Emperor Maximili...

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 5, upper right. On recto: A. Peraire foto. On verso: Ay... Peraire foto ... Mexico.

The last men of the Revolution - Public domain  print

The last men of the Revolution - Public domain print

Set of portraits showing American Revolutionary War veterans who lived to be 100 or more years old.

Michael Dunn, Raymond, Potter Co., Penna. / Photographed by Hope, successor to M.H. Kimball, 477 Broadway, New York.

Michael Dunn, Raymond, Potter Co., Penna. / Photographed by Hope, succ...

Photograph shows portrait of Corporal Michael Dunn of Co. H, 46th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, after the amputation of his legs in 1864, the result of injuries received in a battle near Dallas, Georgia, on M... More

Adam Link, aged 102, one of the survivors of the Revolution

Adam Link, aged 102, 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 and without vignetting, appears in: Hillard, E. B. (Elias Brewster). The ... More

[Abraham Lincoln] - Public domain portrait print

[Abraham Lincoln] - Public domain portrait print

Photograph showing portrait of Lincoln. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

D. H. Bates / Photographed by Philp & Solomons' Metropolitan Gallery, 332 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

D. H. Bates / Photographed by Philp & Solomons' Metropolitan Gallery, ...

Photograph shows portrait of David Homer Bates, an original operator of the United States Military Telegraph Corps. Found with ambrotype of the original four operators of the United States Military Telegraph C... More

Benjamin Franklin, Supt. P.N.D.A., Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, 1873-1878 Formerly Chief of Detectives, Philadelphia. Police Dept. / / W. L. Germon's Temple of Art, 914 Arch St., Philadelphiadelphia.

Benjamin Franklin, Supt. P.N.D.A., Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, 1873-18...

Photograph shows portrait of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency superintendant and former chief of detectives at the Philadelphia Police Department. Forms part of: Visual material from the records of Pinker... More

[Henry L. Dawes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Henry L. Dawes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Civil War veteran George W. Warner of Co. B, 20th Connecticut Infantry Regiment with amputated arms Peck, photographer

Civil War veteran George W. Warner of Co. B, 20th Connecticut Infantry...

Photograph shows portrait of identified veteran who was wounded at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, July 2015. Forms part of: Liljen... More

[Full-length portrait of a man, standing, facing front]

[Full-length portrait of a man, standing, facing front]

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Rosa Mendez - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Mendez - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Mendez, half-length portrait, seated, facing front. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 30, lower left. On verso: Andres Martinez y C[S... More

[Two women, full-length portrait, standing, turned slightly toward each other, facing front]

[Two women, full-length portrait, standing, turned slightly toward eac...

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 29, lower right. On recto: Andres Martinez y c[Superscript a] Fotografos, Mexico, C. de las Escalerillas... More

Mrs. L. Sullivan [i.e. O'Sullivan] Cartes de visite

Mrs. L. Sullivan [i.e. O'Sullivan] Cartes de visite

Photograph shows portrait of Laura Virginia Pywell O'Sullivan, wife of Timothy O'Sullivan. Purchase; E. Marshall Pywell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:124). Was AP 900.

Frederick Douglass C.F. Conly Photographer, 465 Washington St., Boston

Frederick Douglass C.F. Conly Photographer, 465 Washington St., Boston

Photograph shows reproduction of portrait by George Kendall Warren taken in 1876. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War... More

[Count Henry Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden, head-and-shoulders portrait] / Photographie R. H. Pfaehler, Ebingen ...

[Count Henry Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden, head-and-shoulders portrait...

Title devised by Library staff from hand-written name on back of the photo. Written on verso: Count Henry Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden 1893. Judge in A." Reference copy in BIOG FILE. In 1894, John Boyd Thacher ... More

Florence Nightingale By appointment, Mr. Kilburn, 222 Regent Street

Florence Nightingale By appointment, Mr. Kilburn, 222 Regent Street

Photograph shows portrait of the founder of modern nursing who served as an inspiration for American nurses in the Civil War. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Chris Foard, The Foard Colle... More

John Burton W. New, 143, Brompton Road, 4 doors west of Queen Street

John Burton W. New, 143, Brompton Road, 4 doors west of Queen Street

Related to cartes de visite of Benjamin Burton, also taken in London, an older John Burton with his wife and three children taken in Alexandria, Virginia, and Philip P. Hippert, which were processed as LOT 140... More

Major General Alexander Hays of 12th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment and 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in uniform From photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery

Major General Alexander Hays of 12th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment an...

Photograph shows identified soldier, who was wounded at Bull Run and killed at Wilderness, Virginia. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Antique Center of Gett... More

Sergeant Robert Taylor Knox of Co. B and Co. C, 30th Virginia Infantry Regiment in uniform William Burke, photographer, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Sergeant Robert Taylor Knox of Co. B and Co. C, 30th Virginia Infantry...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Heritage of Honor, Alexandria, Virginia, February 2016. Forms part of: Liljenquist Fam... More

Unidentified chaplain in Union uniform with Bible J.C. Spooner's Picture Palace, Foots Block, Corner Main & State Sts., Springfield, Massachusetts

Unidentified chaplain in Union uniform with Bible J.C. Spooner's Pictu...

Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: The Civil War Image Shop, Milan, Ohio, March 2016. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civi... More

Almira Fales, philanthropist and nurse during the Civil War Whitehurst Gallery, 434 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. ; W. Snell, photographer & partner

Almira Fales, philanthropist and nurse during the Civil War Whitehurst...

Photograph shows identified Civil War nurse holding baskets of supplies. Photographer is possibly William Snell who worked in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, form... More

Twelve unidentified soldiers in a Union regimental band with cornets, saxhorns, French horn, and drums in partial uniforms Photographed by O.B. Dunning, rooms in Hollister's Block, Front Street, Dowagiac, Mich

Twelve unidentified soldiers in a Union regimental band with cornets, ...

Photograph shows group portrait of regimental band probably from Michigan. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Paul Brzozowski, Fairfield, Connecticut, April 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist... More

Lieutenant Andrew J. Gahagan of Co. D, 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment in uniform Morse's Gallery of the Cumberland, 25 Cedar St., opposite Commercial Hotel, Nashville, Tenn

Lieutenant Andrew J. Gahagan of Co. D, 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment ...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Negative 8161. Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Jeffrey Kraus, New Paltz, New York, September 2015. Forms part of: Liljenq... More

Elida Rumsey Fowle, Civil War nurse and singer

Elida Rumsey Fowle, Civil War nurse and singer

Printed on recto: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by M.S. Hagaman, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018... More

Brigadier General Thomas Greely Stevenson of 24th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and General Staff U.S. Volunteers Infantry Regiment in uniform Photographed by Black

Brigadier General Thomas Greely Stevenson of 24th Massachusetts Infant...

Photograph shows identified soldier who was killed at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, on May 10, 1864. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil W... More

Private Thornton Reber and Lieutenant Thomas Griffith of Co. I, 159th Ohio Infantry Regiment, standing, and two unidentified soldiers, seated, in Union uniforms Photographed by A. Weilepp, No. 19 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md

Private Thornton Reber and Lieutenant Thomas Griffith of Co. I, 159th ...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Ronn Palm's Museum of Civil War Images, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, September 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist ... More

Private Cline Morris of Co. E, 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Regiment and unidentified soldier in uniform Kimberly Bros., National Gallery, Fortress Monroe

Private Cline Morris of Co. E, 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Regime...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Tax stamps on verso partially obscure backmark. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., North Liberty, Iowa, F... More

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, foot of Washington Street, Philadelphia H.C. Phillips, photographer

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, foot of Washington Street, Philade...

Photograph shows street view including Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, Union Volunteer Hospital, and other buildings. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Forms part of: Li... More

Private Thomas Dennis of Co. G, 2nd New York Cavalry Regiment in uniform with American flag Bogardus, photographer, 363 Broadway, New York

Private Thomas Dennis of Co. G, 2nd New York Cavalry Regiment in unifo...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Signed on verso: "Thomas Dennis" Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of C... More

Unidentified soldier in Zouave uniform with bayoneted rifle Frank Rowell, photographer, 25 Westminster St., Prov., R.I

Unidentified soldier in Zouave uniform with bayoneted rifle Frank Rowe...

Date based on beginning year that Frank Rowell had a studio at the address listed on the carte de visite. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Museum Quality Americana, Cal Packard LLC, May 2... More

Louisa May Alcott, writer, abolitionist, and Civil War nurse Warren's Portraits, 465 Washington St., Boston

Louisa May Alcott, writer, abolitionist, and Civil War nurse Warren's ...

Notation on verso: "Louisa Alcott." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Jeffrey Kraus, Antique Photographics, New Paltz, New York, June 2016. Forms part of: Li... More

Lieutenant John A. Kelly of Co. B, 8th Illinois Cavalryalry Regiment in uniform Whitehurst Gallery, 434 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C

Lieutenant John A. Kelly of Co. B, 8th Illinois Cavalryalry Regiment i...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Notation on recto: "Lt. Kelley, 8th Ill. Cav." Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Rick Carlile Military Books, Oakwood, Ohio, February 2017. Forms part... More

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket Evans & Prince, photographers, York, Pa

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket Evans & Pr...

Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Nick Harris, December 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Libr... More

Unidentified bearded man, facing slightly left J .G. Stacy, Dover, Me

Unidentified bearded man, facing slightly left J .G. Stacy, Dover, Me

"27" "see #12" "692SA" in pencil, on back. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) Purchase; Larry Gottheim; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008: 007)

Portrait of an unidentified woman, seated, facing front James G. Stacy, Foxcroft, Maine

Portrait of an unidentified woman, seated, facing front James G. Stacy...

"29" "692SA" in pencil, on back. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) Purchase; Larry Gottheim; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008: 007)

Major General Edward W. Hincks of 28th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and 19th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in uniform and his wife, Elizabeth Pierce Nichols Hincks J.W. Black, 173 Washington St., Boston

Major General Edward W. Hincks of 28th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment...

Photograph shows identified soldier, whose name was also spelled Hinks, who was wounded at Glendale, Virginia, on June 30, 1862, and at Antietam, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, and his identified wife. Gift;... More

Unidentified sailors on deck and atop the turret of the USS Catskill, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, Brady's, New York ; Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, No. 352 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. & Broadway & Tenth St., New York

Unidentified sailors on deck and atop the turret of the USS Catskill, ...

Notation on verso: "Monitor Catskill." Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Paul Brzozowski, Fairfield, Connecticut, June 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photo... More

Acting Master George D. Upham of U.S. Navy in uniform Guay Photographic Temple of Artillery, No. 8 Charles St., New Orleans

Acting Master George D. Upham of U.S. Navy in uniform Guay Photographi...

Photograph shows identified sailor who served on the frigate Potomac. Notation on verso: "Compliments of Geo. D. Upham, 'Potomac,' Pensacola, March 30th/64." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, form... More

Private Thomas J. Kurtz of Co. D, 91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in uniform F. Gutekunst, photographer, 704 & 706 Arch St., Philadelphia

Private Thomas J. Kurtz of Co. D, 91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Notation on verso: Compliments of Thos. J. Kurtz, Co. D 91st Regt. P.V.V., Col. E.M. Gregory." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchas... More

Bull-Dozing / Landy, Photo., Cincinnati, O .

Bull-Dozing / Landy, Photo., Cincinnati, O .

Photograph shows a drawing of Caucasian toddler laughing and an African American toddler crying. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV78; Children. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877,... More

[Bust portrait of an unidentified woman, facing front] / J.P. Ball's Photographic Gallery, No. 30 West 4th St., between Main and Walnut Streets, Cincinnati, O.

[Bust portrait of an unidentified woman, facing front] / J.P. Ball's P...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows a portrait of Fannie Lawrence, standing in front of a balustrade, against a landscape backdrop. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by C. S. Lawrence, in the Clerk's Offi... More

[Group of firemen] - Public domain portrait print

[Group of firemen] - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows five men (including one African American), identified as firemen, in a group portrait. Title from Gladstone's inventory notes. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV81; Group of firemen. "... More

Nursery at Elliott's, Hilton Head, S.C. / photographed and for sale by H.P. Moore, Concord, N.H.

Nursery at Elliott's, Hilton Head, S.C. / photographed and for sale by...

Photograph shows slaves sitting in front of a building described as the "nursery". Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV59; children's nursery. "GA 687" written in pencil on back of the mount. Handwritte... More

John Ruskin - Public domain portrait photograph

John Ruskin - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows portrait of Ruskin with reproduction of his signature. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support w... More

[Sailing ships at wharf in harbor] / G.T. Lape, photographer, 130 Chatham St., N.Y.

[Sailing ships at wharf in harbor] / G.T. Lape, photographer, 130 Chat...

Cancelled stamp on verso. Neg. no. B8184-10378. 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 wh... More

[Slave quarters on a plantation, possibly in Beaufort, South Carolina]

[Slave quarters on a plantation, possibly in Beaufort, South Carolina]

Photograph shows African Americans standing next to the slave houses, Port Royal, South Carolina. (Source: similar Brady negative: LC-B811-211 and researcher M. P. Higgins, 2018) Photographer name from negativ... More

[Two African American boys, full-length portrait, facing front] / J. R. Shockley, photographer, West Side of Main St., Hannibal, Mo.

[Two African American boys, full-length portrait, facing front] / J. R...

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, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Mr. Sullivan [i.e. O'Sullivan] - Public domain portrait print

Mr. Sullivan [i.e. O'Sullivan] - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows portrait of Timothy O'Sullivan. Purchase; E. Marshall Pywell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:124). Was AP 900.

F.B. Boville [i.e. Beville] / J.W. Black, 173 Washington St., Boston.

F.B. Boville [i.e. Beville] / J.W. Black, 173 Washington St., Boston.

Photograph shows identified sailor Midshipman and Acting Master's Mate Francis Bartow Beville (also known as Frank, with surname spelled at times as Boville or Bevill) of the C.S.S. Atlanta, Confederate Navy, i... More

Rebecca, a slave girl from New Orleans / J. E. McClees, artist, 910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Rebecca, a slave girl from New Orleans / J. E. McClees, artist, 910 Ch...

Photograph shows a bust portrait of Rebecca Huger, facing right. Top of the card has been cut below the red line border. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by R. R. Corson, in the Clerk'... More

Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa, slaves from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson, photographer, New York.

Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa, slaves from New Orleans / Chas. Paxso...

Photograph shows a group portrait of freed slaves from New Orleans, Wilson Chinn, Charles Taylor, Rebecca Huger, and Rosina Downs reading. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by S. Tackab... More

The belle of Point Lookout - Public domain portrait

The belle of Point Lookout - Public domain portrait

Photograph shows young woman partially identified as Miss Bidlack, probably a relative of William Wallace Bidlack, a surgeon at Point Lookout during the Civil War.

[Colonel Robert G. Shaw, half-length portrait, facing right] / Whipple, 96 Washington Street, Boston.

[Colonel Robert G. Shaw, half-length portrait, facing right] / Whipple...

Photograph shows an oval portrait of Col. Robert Shaw, 54th Massachusetts Colored Volunteers Infantry.

[Colonel Robert G. Shaw, half-length portrait, facing right] / Whipple, 96 Washington Street, Boston.

[Colonel Robert G. Shaw, half-length portrait, facing right] / Whipple...

Photograph shows an oval portrait of Col. Robert Shaw, 54th Massachusetts Colored Volunteers Infantry.

[Full-length portrait of an unidentified Civil War soldier] / J.P. Ball, 30 W. 4th St.

[Full-length portrait of an unidentified Civil War soldier] / J.P. Bal...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV52. "GE786" and "1123" and "CDV418" written on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.50)

[Full-length portrait of an unidentified woman, seated, and full-length portrait of a child standing on her right, both subjects are facing front]

[Full-length portrait of an unidentified woman, seated, and full-lengt...

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Three-quarter-length portrait of an unidentified African American man, wearing suit, seated] / J. N. Ramsdill, Photographer, Bath Street, Ballston Spa, N.Y.

[Three-quarter-length portrait of an unidentified African American man...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV82; Civilian. "WE108" written in pencil on back of the mount. "Duplicates can be had at any time" printed on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (... More

P.T. Barnum / Charles D. Fredricks & Co., "Specialité," 587 Broadway, New York.

P.T. Barnum / Charles D. Fredricks & Co., "Specialité," 587 Broadway, ...

On verso: two cent stamp postmarked September 3, 1864. 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... More

[Full-length portrait of an unidentified civil war soldier] / from Ball & Thomas' Photographic Art Gallery, 120 West Fourth Street, near Race, Cincinnati, O.

[Full-length portrait of an unidentified civil war soldier] / from Bal...

Photograph shows soldier leaning against a column. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV52. "GD1185" and "1270" written on back of the mount. Purchase; Wil... More

Portraits of the Whiting and Spafford families and other members of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Portraits of the Whiting and Spafford families and other members of th...

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford, her hus... More

Portraits of the Whiting and Spafford families and other members of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Portraits of the Whiting and Spafford families and other members of th...

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford, her hus... More

Portraits of the Whiting and Spafford families and other members of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Portraits of the Whiting and Spafford families and other members of th...

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford, her hus... More

Portraits of the Whiting and Spafford families and other members of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Portraits of the Whiting and Spafford families and other members of th...

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford, her hus... More

Portraits of the Whiting and Spafford families and other members of the American Colony (Jerusalem)

Portraits of the Whiting and Spafford families and other members of th...

Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford, her hus... More

A Richmond prisoner U.S. General Hospital, Div. No. 1, Annapolis, Md., Private Jackson O. Broshears [i.e. Brashears], Co. D, Indiana Mounted Infantry. Age 20 years; height 6 feet 1 inch; weight when captured, 185 lbs.; was in rebel hands three and one-quarter months, 2 months of which were passed on Belle Isle. Under treatment in U.S. Hospital 8 weeks - constantly improving - now, May 19th, 1864, weighs 108-1/2 lbs.

A Richmond prisoner U.S. General Hospital, Div. No. 1, Annapolis, Md.,...

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865, by E. Wallace, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms ... More

William B. Brack, Cap[t]s. servant / J.W. Moulton, no. 214 Essex Street, Salem.

William B. Brack, Cap[t]s. servant / J.W. Moulton, no. 214 Essex Stree...

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of a young African American man or teen, identified as a servant, standing next to a pillar. "TD 786" and "CDV 4&7?" and "23rd Mass." and "capts servant" in pencil on ba... More

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, foot of Washington Street, Philadelphia

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, foot of Washington Street, Philade...

Photograph (no. 261a) shows street view including Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, Union Volunteer Hospital, and other buildings; accompanied by envelope (no. 261b) signed by Sam B. Fales and listing names o... More

Emancipation / G. G. Fish, pinx. ;  J.P. Soule, photo.

Emancipation / G. G. Fish, pinx. ; J.P. Soule, photo.

Photograph shows a woman (Columbia) holding a document (the Declaration of Emancipation?) standing between two kneeling slaves. The slave to her left, a man, holds a U.S. flag; the slave to her right, a woman, ... More

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