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Officers of the 25th United States Colored Troops

Photographs show primarily single portraits of officers serving in the 25th Regiment, United States Colored Troops. Includes about forty-five identified sitters, ranking as Captains or Lieutenants, two troop do... More

Officers of the 25th United States Colored Troops

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

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

Dr. Martinoff's little boy & son of Yakimova born in fortress

Photo by N.P. Prokop eva. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

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

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 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

Ruins of the arsenal / Levy & Cohen.

Photograph shows ruins of the State Arsenal along the canal in Richmond, Virginia. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the ... More

[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...

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

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

[Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich Solovʹev, half-length portrait, facing right]

Photographic reproduction of an engraving. Photo by Vezenberg & Co., St. Petersburg. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

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

[Filipp Vasile̦vich Ovsi︠a︡nnikov, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing...

Photo by Vezenberg & Co., St. Petersburg. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

[Filipp Vasile̦vich Ovsi︠a︡nnikov, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing...

Photo by Vezenberg & Co., St. Petersburg. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

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

Sophia Nikitina, died on way to place of exile

Sophia Nikitina, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Sophia Nikitina was a young girl attending school in Kiev when she was banished as an administrative exile to Eastern Siberia. Having traveled approxim... More

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

[Full-length portrait of man, seated, facing front]

Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

[A ferry loaded with people and wagons on a Russian river(?)]

Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

[Aleksandr Sinianin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Inscription on verso in Russian: To my friend George Ivanovich Kennan in memory of his visit to Alekseyevska Central Prison in Irkutsk region. Head of the prison Aleksandr Sinianin. Photo by Milevskii, Irkutsk.... More

[Nikola i Vasile̦vich Gogol,̦ half-length portrait, facing front]

Photographic reproduction of a lithograph. Photo by Vezenberg & Co., St. Petersburg. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

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...

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

[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. 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-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...

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, ...

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 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 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 th...

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 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, 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

[Unidentified woman, Salem, Massachusettsachusetts] / G. K. Proctor's ...

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of an African American woman standing next to a chair.

[Marie Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, head-and...

Photo by Levitskii, St. Petersburg. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

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

[Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly...

Photo by Vezenberg & Co., St. Petersburg. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

Sojourner Truth, three quarter length portrait

Photograph shows Sojourner Truth in a three-quarter-length portrait. She is sitting at table with knitting and a book. "I sell the shadow to support the substance, Sojourner Truth" printed below photo. Copyrig... More

Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States

Photograph showing engraved portrait of Lincoln after a photograph taken by Anthony Berger, seated.

U.S. sloop of war Richmond - A close up of a handwriting on a piece of...

Photograph shows USS Richmond in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Handwritten on verso: "Edwin Stewart, U.S.N." Photograph probably once owned by Rear Admiral Edwin Stewart, who served on the USS Richmond. Date and loc... More

[Head-and-shoulders portrait of unidentified man]

Photo by P. Sauvanaud, Paris. Inscription on recto: American Georges Kennan. Wishing[?]) him cordial [illegible signature]. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms p... More

[Half-length portrait of Georgian muezzin, facing front]

Inscribed on verso: Muezzin for Tiflis minaret. Photographer: Chas. W. Lee, Norwalk, Ohio. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

[Three-quarter-length portrait of an African American man, seated, fac...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV82; Civilian. "Duplicates can be had at any time" on back of mount. "D786" and "M. C. West" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 199... More

[Tad Lincoln, standing, leaning against a chair]

Notation on verso: "'Tad' Lincoln." Accessions box no. DLC/PP - 1972:018

[Full-length portrait of a young African American man, standing next t...

Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.109) Gladstone's inventory code and notes: CDV85; Civilians II. Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series (Library of Congress).

[Alekseĭ Feofilaktovich Pisemskiĭ, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing...

Photo by Vezenberg & Co., St. Petersburg. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

[Aleksandr Sergeyevich Griboyedov, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing...

[Ivan Ivanovich Lazhechnikov, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slig...

Photo by Vezenberg & Co., St. Petersburg. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

[Sergeĭ Timofeevich Aksakov, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right...

Rosa, Charley, Rebecca, slave children from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson...

Photograph shows freed slaves, Rosina Downs, Charley Taylor, and Rebecca Huger, each wrapped in a portion of the U.S. flag. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by S. Tackaberry, in the Cl... More

[Luis G. Osollo, bust portrait, facing front]

On recto above item: Gral. Luís G. Osollo. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 15, upper right.

[Porfirio Díaz, full-length portrait, seated, facing front]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 22, lower right.

[Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, half-length portrait, standing, facing fr...

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 25, lower right.

[Jesús González Ortega, half-length portrait, facing front]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Convent of Capuchinas, where Maximilian was imprisoned in Queretaro

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 42, upper right. Inscription in red ink on verso: Ag... Peraire, Fot, ... Real, Mexico. Attributed to Fr... More

[José Tomás de Cuéllar, half-length portrait, seated, facing right]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 10, upper left.

[Full-length portrait of a woman, standing, turned right, facing front...

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 45, lower right. Handwritten at top of album page: Opera singers. On verso: Andres Martinez y c[Superscr... More

[Nunez, half-length portrait, facing front]

On mount: Nuñez, M[Superscript tro] de hda de Juarez. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 24, upper left.

[Commodore Matthew C. Perry, three-quarter length portrait, standing, ...

"Brady photo published by E. Anthony" pencilled on mount. Published in: History of the U.S. Navy / Robert W. Love, Jr. Harrisburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c1992, v. 1, p. 232.

[Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing fr...

Printed on verso: Studio fotografico, G. Malovich, Corso No. 41, (670) - Trieste. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 1, upper left.

[Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, half-length portrait, standing, facin...

On verso: L'Angerer, K.K. Hof-Photograph in Wien, Nach der Natur photogr. Vervielfalugung vorbehalten. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 2... More

Maj. General G.A. Custer / From photographic negative in Brady's Natio...

Photograph shows portrait of George Armstrong Custer in uniform. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Thomas Harris, New York, New York, May 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Co... More

[Soldier named Garrison in uniform next to column]

[Unidentified Confederate(?) officer, full-length portrait, standing, ...

In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 77, surrogate p. 20 (upper left). Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room.

Cottage in Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Victorian era public domain image

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

General Longstreet, Confederate States of America.

Print shows General James Longstreet, Confederate States of America, in uniform, facing front, head-and-shoulders portrait. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Woman in bonnet, bust portrait] Cartes de visite

Photograph showing a portrait of an unidentified woman. Gift, Fred Lockley, 1930.

[Unidentified woman, possibly a nurse, during the Civil War] / Brady's...

Notation on verso: Hamlin. Possibly the name of the woman in the photograph.

Anthony Trollope, bust portrait, facing front

Stamped on mount: Marcus Ward & Co., Photographers 13 Donegall Place, Belfast; negative preserved no. 4561. In album: Browning Collection of Portraits, etc., p. 7 (top right). Color laser copy reference surroga... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union private's uniform displaying his leg wo...

Photograph was probably part of the work of military surgeon Reed Brockway Bontecou, who directed photographers documenting the injuries of Civil War soldiers. (Source: M. Patrick Higgins, 2018) Gift; Tom Lilje... More

Portrait photo of [Unidentified man] / Brady, New York.

Public domain portrait photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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

Public domain photograph of female portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Boy, bust portrait], Tinytype - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph showing a portrait of an unidentified boy. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

[Brig. General Ambrose E. Burnside, three-quarter length portrait, sta...

Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2009.

[Colonel Adolph Dengler, 43rd Illinois Infantry, Union officer, three-...

Identification of officer provided by Dr. Wolfgang Hochbruck, University of Freiburg, Germany, 2005. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 58. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and bac... More

Com. Foot[e], Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, & Mip [i.e., Mississippi] riv...

Andrew Hull Foote in military uniform, full-length portrait, facing front. Gift; Mrs. Norman P. Mason; 1963 Oct. Printed on verso: from photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. In album: Ca... More

Unidentified Native American soldier in Union uniform

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: 20/20 Hindsight, Doug Gomez, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 2017. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congres... More

Four unidentified soldiers from a Western regiment in Union uniforms

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Ronn Palm's Museum of Civil War Images, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, October 2017. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Lib... More

[Brigadier General Jefferson Columbus Davis, Union officer, bust portr...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 8. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[B. F. Sceva, Lt. Colonel, 10th N.Y. Cavalryalry Regiment, head-and-sh...

Written on verso: Your friend, B.F. Sceva, Lt. Col. 10th N.Y. Cav. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Portrait of a man, seated, facing right Stacy, 691 B'way

Attribution to George Stacy based on studio address. No information on back of card. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) Purchase; Larr... More

[Major General George Henry Thomas, Union officer, half-length portrai...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Twin Sister Rock on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

Photograph shows three soldiers atop rocks. 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

William Seward - Public domain portrait engraving

Photographic reproduction of engraving shows portrait of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln.

[Captain Frederick "Ned" Trenk (Trenck), Union officer in the 32nd Ind...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 41. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[2nd Lieutenant John G. Helmkamp, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Re...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 34. Three cent postage stamp on verso. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Capt. John D. Ritter, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, ful...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 36. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Major John C. Pelham of Alburtis Light Artillery and 1st Co. Stuart H...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Handwritten name on recto bottom. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: The Virginia Confederate, Waldorf, Maryland, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenqu... More

Unidentified Marine in Union uniform D.B. Spooner & Co., No. 4 Pynchon...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, January 2017. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

Three woman, seated around table, with pictures

Photographer/publisher not identified. No information on back of card. "6" and "692[S?]A" in pencil on back of card. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Lib... More

Major General John Fulton Reynolds of 14th Regular Army Infantry Regim...

Photograph shows identified soldier who was killed at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Cal Packard, Lexington, Ohio, August 2015. Forms part of: Liljen... More

Mexican commission in Miramar - Public domain portrait print

Ten men, seated and standing, Miramar Castle, Trieste. Title written above item in album. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 3, upper left.

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