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Victory! - Public domain historical image during American Civil War. A cartoon of a man holding a flag

Victory! - Public domain historical image during American Civil War. A...

Card showing Afro-American soldier carrying U.S. flag being shot in battle. No. 11, no. 67. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

General Caldwell and staff, at Fair Oaks, June, 1862

General Caldwell and staff, at Fair Oaks, June, 1862

Photograph shows group portrait of General John C. Caldwell, seated in center, and his staff outside a tent. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 441. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Barnard & ... More

View in the ditch, on the right wing, after the Battle of Antietam

View in the ditch, on the right wing, after the Battle of Antietam

Photograph shows dead Confederate soldiers in a ditch called "Bloody Lane" on September 19, 1862. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 563. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Alexander Gardner, in... More

Comte de Paris, Duc de Chartres, Prince de Joinville, and friends, Camp Winfield Scott, near Yorktown, May 1, 1862

Comte de Paris, Duc de Chartres, Prince de Joinville, and friends, Cam...

Photograph shows Comte de Paris, Duc de Chartres, Prince de Joinville and friends seated around a makeshift table supported by logs.

View in the ditch, on the right wing, after the Battle of Antietam

View in the ditch, on the right wing, after the Battle of Antietam

Photograph shows dead Confederate soldiers in a ditch called "Bloody Lane," on September 19, 1862. A Union soldier stands above the ditch on the left side. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 563. Entered according to ... More

Ruins of Hampton Church, Virginia, west end. The oldest church in America. July 2, 1862

Ruins of Hampton Church, Virginia, west end. The oldest church in Amer...

Photograph shows a man standing on a damaged wall of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hampton, Virginia, built in 1728. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 467. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by G... More

[Journey of a slave from the plantation to the battlefield]

[Journey of a slave from the plantation to the battlefield]

Uncut sheet of twelve illustrated cards presenting the journey of a slave from plantation life to the struggle for liberty, for which he gives his life, as a Union soldier during the Civil War. Attributed to J... More

Make way for liberty!, Confederate States of America.

Make way for liberty!, Confederate States of America.

Card showing Afro-American Union soldier bayonetting Confederate soldier. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Generals Stonemen [i.e. Stoneman] and Nagle [i.e. Naglee] and staff, near Richmond, June 1862

Generals Stonemen [i.e. Stoneman] and Nagle [i.e. Naglee] and staff, n...

Photograph shows group portrait of Generals George Stoneman, seated right, and Henry M. Naglee, seated third from left, with their staff outside a tent, a dog at their feet.

Ditch on right wing, where a large number of rebels were killed at the Battle of Antietam

Ditch on right wing, where a large number of rebels were killed at the...

Photograph shows two men looking at dead Confederate soldiers in the ditch, called "Bloody Lane," on the battlefield at Antietam, Md. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 553. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the... More

View of Gloucester & Yorktown, from Farnhold's [i.e. Farenholt's] house, with Battery no. 1 in foreground

View of Gloucester & Yorktown, from Farnhold's [i.e. Farenholt's] hous...

Photograph shows aerial view of the fortifications along the York River with the fleet in the distance. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 361. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Barnard & Gibso... More

View of Gloucester & Yorktown, from Farnhold's [i.e. Farenholt's] house, with Battery no. 1 in foreground

View of Gloucester & Yorktown, from Farnhold's [i.e. Farenholt's] hous...

Photograph shows aerial view of the fortifications along the York River with the fleet in the distance. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 361. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Barnard & Gibso... More

The Sale - A picture of two men standing next to each other

The Sale - A picture of two men standing next to each other

Card showing Afro-American slave being sold. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View on battlefield of Antietam, Confederate States of America.

View on battlefield of Antietam, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows four dead Confederate soldiers from General William Starke's Louisiana infantry along the Hagerstown Pike. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 567. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862... More

General Stoneman and staff, at his headquarters, near Fair Oaks

General Stoneman and staff, at his headquarters, near Fair Oaks

Photograph shows group portrait of General George Stoneman, seated in center, and his staff. A dog rests on the right. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 436. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by... More

Group Gens. Barry, Slocum, Newton, Franklin, &c., 14th May, 1862

Group Gens. Barry, Slocum, Newton, Franklin, &c., 14th May, 1862

Photograph shows group portrait of Generals Andrew A. Humphreys, Henry W. Slocum, William B. Franklin, William F. Barry, and John Newton, with an African American boy at Cumberland Landing, Virginia. Brady's Al... More

Group Gens. Barry, Slocum, Newton, Franklin, &c., 14th May, 1862

Group Gens. Barry, Slocum, Newton, Franklin, &c., 14th May, 1862

Photograph shows group portrait of Generals Andrew A. Humphreys, Henry W. Slocum, William B. Franklin, William F. Barry, and John Newton, with an African American boy at Cumberland Landing, Virginia. Brady's Al... More

Rappahannock Bridge, south view. American Civil War photograph by Mathew Brady.

Rappahannock Bridge, south view. American Civil War photograph by Math...

Photograph shows a man walking along the planks of the bridge. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 517. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by M. B. Brady, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court... More

Dr. A. Hurd, 14th Indiana Volunteers, attending to Confederate wounded after the Battle of Antietam

Dr. A. Hurd, 14th Indiana Volunteers, attending to Confederate wounded...

Photograph shows wounded Confederate soldiers under tents at Smith's barn near Keedysville, Md. The barn was used as a hospital after the battle with Dr. Anson Hurd in attendance. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 588... More

Military bridges across the Chickahominy, built by the 15th N. Y. V. Engineers, Colonel Murphy

Military bridges across the Chickahominy, built by the 15th N. Y. V. E...

Photograph shows a bridge built with logs by the 15th New York Volunteers under Colonel John McLeod Murphy. A man sits on the far right. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 489. Entered according to Act of Congress, in ... More

The Lash - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Lash - Drawing. Public domain image.

Card showing bound African American slave being whipped. No. 5, no. 61. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

Confederate soldier, who, after being wounded, had dragged himself to a little ravine on the hill-side, where he died

Confederate soldier, who, after being wounded, had dragged himself to ...

Photograph shows a dead Confederate soldier lying on his back in a little ravine on the battlefield at Antietam, Md. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 554. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Al... More

Street and Court-House in Warrenton

Street and Court-House in Warrenton

Photograph shows street scene, horses and covered wagons, in front of a courthouse in Warrenton, Virginia. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 534. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by M. B. Brady,... More

General Stoneman and staff, at his headquarters, near Fair Oaks

General Stoneman and staff, at his headquarters, near Fair Oaks

Photograph shows group portrait of General George Stoneman, seated in center, and his staff. A dog rests on the right. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 436. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by... More

Killed at the Battle of Antietam

Killed at the Battle of Antietam

Photograph shows three dead soldiers, most likely killed September 17, 1862, by the rail fence on the Hagerstown Pike. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 559. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by ... More

View of Yorktown and fleet, from Farnhold's [i.e. Farenholt's] house, with Battery, no. 1, in foreground

View of Yorktown and fleet, from Farnhold's [i.e. Farenholt's] house, ...

Photograph shows aerial view of fortifications along the York River with the fleet in the distance. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 362. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by M. B. Brady, in the... More

View on battle-field of Antietam

View on battle-field of Antietam

Photograph shows four dead soldiers on the battlefield at Antietam. A damaged fence in the background. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 572. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Alexander Gardn... More

The Parting--Buy us too - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

The Parting--Buy us too - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congre...

Card showing Afro-American slave being separated from wife and child. No. 4, no. 60. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

Gibson's Battery of horse artillery, near Fair Oaks, Virginia

Gibson's Battery of horse artillery, near Fair Oaks, Virginia

Photograph shows the C & G Batteries of the 3rd U.S. Artillery on horses pulling mounted cannons near Fair Oaks, Va. June 1862.

La pensée s'élève, le souvenir demeure

La pensée s'élève, le souvenir demeure

Collecting card shows balloon flying over a bridge and waterway as letters fall from the balloon basket to birds on ground below. Tissandier collection.

Ballon Godard / H.L.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Ballon Godard / H.L.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Collecting card shows an ascending balloon with one person on board.

In the swamp - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

In the swamp - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Card showing runaway slave hiding in swamp from pursuers. No. 7, no. 63. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

Military bridges across the Chickahominy, built by the 15th N. Y. V. Engineers, Colonel Murphy

Military bridges across the Chickahominy, built by the 15th N. Y. V. E...

Photograph shows a bridge built with logs by the 15th New York Volunteers under Colonel John McLeod Murphy. A man sits on the far right. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 489. Entered according to Act of Congress, in ... More

Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia. 50 fish from American waters. You will catch one in each package of Virginia Bright, ... cigarettes / Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, lith., N.Y.

Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia. 50 fish from American waters. You ...

Advertisement poster for Allen & Ginter, manufacturers of cigarettes, showing different types of fish.

[Journey of a slave from the plantation to the battlefield]

[Journey of a slave from the plantation to the battlefield]

Uncut sheet of twelve illustrated cards presenting the journey of a slave from plantation life to the struggle for liberty, for which he gives his life, as a Union soldier during the Civil War. Attributed to J... More

Group of President Lincoln, General McClellan, and suite, at headquarters Army of Potomac, previous to reviewing the troops and the battle-field of Antietam, 3d Oct., 1862

Group of President Lincoln, General McClellan, and suite, at headquart...

Photograph shows from left Buck Juit, Ward Hill Lamon, Ozias Hatch, Gen. Randolph B. Marcy, Capt. Wright Rives, Gen. McClernand, Pres. Lincoln, Lt. Col. Andrew B. Porter, Gen. McClellan, Joseph Kennedy, John Ga... More

He died for me! - A woman holding a bird in her hand

He died for me! - A woman holding a bird in her hand

Card showing woman symbolizing America holding wreath over dying Afro-American. No. 12, no. 68. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

View on battle-field of Antietam

View on battle-field of Antietam

Photograph shows four Union soldiers looking at dead Confederate soldiers on Miller Farm, looking toward the west woods on September 19, 1862.

[Card shows two children ascending in the basket of a balloon waving a flag and handkerchief]

[Card shows two children ascending in the basket of a balloon waving a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia. 50 fish from American waters. You will catch one in each package of Virginia Bright, ... cigarettes / Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, lith., N.Y.

Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia. 50 fish from American waters. You ...

Advertisement poster for Allen & Ginter, manufacturers of cigarettes, showing different types of fish.

Confederate soldier, who, after being wounded, had dragged himself to a little ravine on the hill-side, where he died

Confederate soldier, who, after being wounded, had dragged himself to ...

Photograph shows a dead Confederate soldier lying on his back in a little ravine on the battlefield at Antietam, Md. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 554. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Al... More

Victory! - Public domain historical image during American Civil War. A painting of a man holding a flag

Victory! - Public domain historical image during American Civil War. A...

Card showing Afro-American soldier carrying U.S. flag being shot in battle. No. 11, no. 67. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

In the cotton field - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

In the cotton field - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Card showing African Americans picking cotton. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group of Irish brigade as they lay on the battlefield of Antietam, 19th Sept., 1862

Group of Irish brigade as they lay on the battlefield of Antietam, 19t...

Photograph shows dead soldiers, members of the Irish brigade commanded by Gen. Thomas F. Meagher, on the battlefield of Antietam. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 550. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the yea... More

[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit building, and balloon flying in the distance]

[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit...

Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A lone grave on battle-field of Antietam

A lone grave on battle-field of Antietam

Photograph shows five soldiers near a single grave for Pvt. John Marshall, Company L, 28th Pennsylvania Volunteers under a tree on the battlefield of Antietam. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 570. Entered according ... More

The Parting--Buy us too - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Parting--Buy us too - Drawing. Public domain image.

Card showing Afro-American slave being separated from wife and child. No. 4, no. 60. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

View in the field, on the west side of the Hagerstown Road, after the Battle of Antietam

View in the field, on the west side of the Hagerstown Road, after the ...

Photograph shows three dead Confederate soldiers by a rail fence on the Hagerstown Road on September 17, 1862.

Tunker [i.e. Dunker] Church on battle - field of Antietam

Tunker [i.e. Dunker] Church on battle - field of Antietam

Brady's Album Gallery, no. 573. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Alexander Gardner, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. Digitized, 2014. Funding f... More

Bridge across the Rappahannock, north view

Bridge across the Rappahannock, north view

Photograph shows a man with a shovel standing near a bridge across the Rappahannock River with buildings on the other side. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 514. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862... More

Bridge across the Rappahannock, north view

Bridge across the Rappahannock, north view

Photograph shows a man with a shovel standing near a bridge across the Rappahannock River with buildings on the other side. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 514. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862... More

Poster - Blow for blow - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Blow for blow - Public domain lithograph

Card showing Afro-American slave with club standing over body of white man holding whip. No. 6, no. 62. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

L'Espérance en traversant l'espace vous portera mes plus douces pensées et mes meilleurs voeux

L'Espérance en traversant l'espace vous portera mes plus douces pensée...

Collecting card shows balloon "L'Espérance" flying over a landscape with two birds carrying a flower and a letter as passengers. Tissandier collection.

Stephen's varieties No. 3: The slave in 1863

Stephen's varieties No. 3: The slave in 1863

Envelope for collectors cards showing Afro-American soldier holding bayoneted rifle. Copyright by William A. Stephens.

Kimball's high grade cigarettes

Kimball's high grade cigarettes

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Kimball (Wm. S.) & Co., advertiser. Category desig... More

[Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of "Bac-Ninh," who, while relaxing on a hill with his rabbits, is frightened by an approaching balloon carrying sailors. The sailors land, capture the governor and his rabbits, and make rabbit stew]

[Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of "Bac-N...

Sheet of 11 uncut cards, individually numbered from 1 to 10. Sheet includes duplicate cards for no. 7. French captions on each card. Tissandier collection.

American stars, 25 different albums packed in Honest long cut smoking and chewing tobacco

American stars, 25 different albums packed in Honest long cut smoking ...

8533 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Duke (W.) Sons & Co., ... More

Gen'l Fitz John Porter and staff, at headquarters, Westover, Westover Landing, Virginia, July 16, 1862

Gen'l Fitz John Porter and staff, at headquarters, Westover, Westover ...

Photograph shows group portrait of General Fitz John Porter seated on a chair with his staff in front of a tent. Three African Americans accompany the group. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 496 Entered according to ... More

View of ditch, which had been used as a rifle-pit at the Battle of Antietam

View of ditch, which had been used as a rifle-pit at the Battle of Ant...

Photograph shows the ditch, called "Bloody Lane," where the bodies of dead Confederate soldiers lay awaiting burial on September 19, 1862. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 565. Entered according to Act of Congress, i... More

Killed at the Battle of Antietam

Killed at the Battle of Antietam

Photograph shows three dead soldiers, most likely killed September 17, 1862, by the rail fence on the Hagerstown Pike. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 559. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by ... More

Ruins of old brick church, Hampton, Virginia The oldest church in America

Ruins of old brick church, Hampton, Virginia The oldest church in Amer...

Photograph shows a man sitting near the damaged wall, on the west end of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hampton, Virginia, built in 1728. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 466. Entered according to Act of Congress, in... More

View in the field, on the west side of the Hagerstown Road, after the Battle of Antietam

View in the field, on the west side of the Hagerstown Road, after the ...

Photograph shows three dead Confederate soldiers by a rail fence on the Hagerstown Road on September 17, 1862.

All nations use Singer sewing machines Woman in the middle of the tradecard, elegantly dressed, standing at a sewing machine

All nations use Singer sewing machines Woman in the middle of the trad...

41327 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Singer Manufacturing ... More

Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia. 50 fish from American waters. You will catch one in each package of Virginia Bright, ... cigarettes / Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, lith., N.Y.

Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia. 50 fish from American waters. You ...

Advertisement poster for Allen & Ginter, manufacturers of cigarettes, showing different types of fish.

Stand up a man! - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Stand up a man! - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Card showing freed Afro-American slave humbling himself before American flag held by Union soldier. No. 9, no. 65. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

Generals Stonemen [i.e. Stoneman] and Nagle [i.e. Naglee] and staff, near Richmond, June 1862

Generals Stonemen [i.e. Stoneman] and Nagle [i.e. Naglee] and staff, n...

Photograph shows group portrait of Generals George Stoneman, seated right, and Henry M. Naglee, seated third from left, with their staff outside a tent, a dog at their feet.

White House, formerly residence of Mrs. Custis Washington, now the residence of Colonel Lee, 17th May, 1862

White House, formerly residence of Mrs. Custis Washington, now the res...

Photograph shows "White House on the Pamunkey", residence of General W.H.F. Lee, and later headquarters of General George B. McClellan at White House Landing, Virginia. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 384. Entered a... More

Ruins of old brick church, Hampton, Virginia The oldest church in America

Ruins of old brick church, Hampton, Virginia The oldest church in Amer...

Photograph shows a man sitting near the damaged wall, on the west end of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hampton, Virginia, built in 1728. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 466. Entered according to Act of Congress, in... More

View in the ditch, on the right wing, after the Battle of Antietam

View in the ditch, on the right wing, after the Battle of Antietam

Photograph shows dead Confederate soldiers in a ditch called "Bloody Lane," on September 19, 1862. A Union soldier stands above the ditch on the left side. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 563. Entered according to ... More

Free! - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Free! - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Card showing African American slave reaching freedom. No. 8, no. 64. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

View on battle-field of Antietam

View on battle-field of Antietam

Photograph shows four Union soldiers looking at dead Confederate soldiers on Miller Farm, looking toward the west woods on September 19, 1862.

Dr. A. Hurd, 14th Indiana Volunteers, attending to Confederate wounded after the Battle of Antietam

Dr. A. Hurd, 14th Indiana Volunteers, attending to Confederate wounded...

Photograph shows wounded Confederate soldiers under tents at Smith's barn near Keedysville, Md. The barn was used as a hospital after the battle with Dr. Anson Hurd in attendance. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 588... More

L'Aigle et la Colombe - Drawing. Public domain image.

L'Aigle et la Colombe - Drawing. Public domain image.

Card shows boy wearing a crown sitting outside with a girl in a white dress. A balloon flies in the distance. Text below title: Notre aigle donc, lassè des cieux. Descend sur un rocher, près de lui vient se re... More

[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1795 to 1846]

[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1...

Sheet of 10 uncut cards, individually captioned and numbered; issued as "Collection 476," "2ème série." French captions on each card. Tissandier collection. Exhibited: "The Dream of Flight" : American Treasure... More

Ruins of old brick church, Hampton, Virginia The oldest church in America

Ruins of old brick church, Hampton, Virginia The oldest church in Amer...

Photograph shows the ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hampton, Virginia, built in 1728. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 466. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Gardner & Gibson, in the... More

General Marcy and friends, Camp Winfield Scott, near Yorktown, May 2, 1862

General Marcy and friends, Camp Winfield Scott, near Yorktown, May 2, ...

Photograph shows group portrait of General Randolph B. Marcy, officers and friends, at Camp Winfield Scott. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 355. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by M. B. Brady... More

[General Randolph B. Marcy with officers and civilians at Army of the Potomac headquarters. Antietam, Md.]

[General Randolph B. Marcy with officers and civilians at Army of the ...

Photograph shows from left Captain Wright Rives, John W. Garrett, an orderly, General Randolph Marcy, Lt. Col. Andrew B. Porter, Col. Thomas S. Mather, Ozias M. Hatch, Joseph C. G. Kennedy outside a tent at Arm... More

100 lb. gun on board the Confederate gunboat Teazer [i.e. Teaser], which was captured on the 4th of July, by the Meritanza [i.e. Maratanza]

100 lb. gun on board the Confederate gunboat Teazer [i.e. Teaser], whi...

Photograph shows a seaman sitting next to the 100 lb. gun that was captured by the U.S.S. Maratanza on July 4, 1862, on the James River, Virginia. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 482 Entered according to Act of Cong... More

The Sale - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Sale - Drawing. Public domain image.

Card showing Afro-American slave being sold. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Stoneman & staff. American Civil War 1861-1865.

General Stoneman & staff. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows group portrait of General George Stoneman, standing with a group taking refreshment possibly at Camp Winfield Scott, in Yorktown, Va., May, 1862. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 445. Entered accordi... More

Free! - Drawing. Public domain image.

Free! - Drawing. Public domain image.

Card showing African American slave reaching freedom. No. 8, no. 64. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

General Heintzelman & staff, Arlington House, Virginia

General Heintzelman & staff, Arlington House, Virginia

Photograph shows General Samuel P. Heintzelman and Union officers standing on the steps of Arlington House. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Alexander Gardner, in the Clerk's Office of... More

Ditch on right wing, where a large number of rebels were killed at the Battle of Antietam

Ditch on right wing, where a large number of rebels were killed at the...

Photograph shows two men looking at dead Confederate soldiers in the ditch, called "Bloody Lane," on the battlefield at Antietam, Md. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 553. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the... More

Maj. Robertson's Battery of horse artillery, near Richmond, June, 1862

Maj. Robertson's Battery of horse artillery, near Richmond, June, 1862

Photograph shows soldiers, horses, and mounted cannons from Captain James M. Robertson's 2nd U.S. Artillery. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 439. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Gardner & ... More

The Christmas week - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Christmas week - Drawing. Public domain image.

Card showing African Americans at Christmas party. No. 2, no. 58. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

View in the field, the west side of the Hagerstown Road, after the Battle of Antietam

View in the field, the west side of the Hagerstown Road, after the Bat...

Photograph shows dead Confederate soldiers by a fence on the Hagerstown Road, on September 19, 1862.

Contrabands at headquarters of General Lafayette

Contrabands at headquarters of General Lafayette

Photograph shows a group of African American refugees with Union soldiers in front of General Lafayette's headquarters at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 372. Entered accor... More

Old frame house on Fair Oaks battlefield, pierced by hundreds of bullets, and used as a hospital by Hooker's Division

Old frame house on Fair Oaks battlefield, pierced by hundreds of bulle...

Photograph shows the old frame house, center, with soldiers and tents nearby in Fair Oaks, Virginia. The old frame house was used by Union General Joseph Hooker's Division as a hospital. Brady's Album Gallery,... More

General Caldwell and staff, at Fair Oaks, June, 1862

General Caldwell and staff, at Fair Oaks, June, 1862

Photograph shows group portrait of General John C. Caldwell, seated in center, and his staff outside a tent. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 441. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Barnard & ... More

Gen'l Sykes and staff, near Richmond, June, 1862

Gen'l Sykes and staff, near Richmond, June, 1862

Photograph shows group portrait of General George Sykes and his staff in front of a tent. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 429. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by M. B. Brady, in the Clerk's O... More

Dead Confederate soldiers, as they fell, on the west bank, near the bridge, on the left wing of our Army, at the Battle of Antietam

Dead Confederate soldiers, as they fell, on the west bank, near the br...

Photograph shows two dead Confederate soldiers on the ground near the Burnside Bridge. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 555. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Alexander Gardner, in the Clerk'... More

He died for me! - A picture of a woman holding a knife

He died for me! - A picture of a woman holding a knife

Card showing woman symbolizing America holding wreath over dying Afro-American. No. 12, no. 68. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

Free! - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Free! - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Card showing African American slave reaching freedom. No. 8, no. 64. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

Group -- Prince's servants. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Group -- Prince's servants. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows group portrait of four servants, one with frying pan, and another with a wash tub, at Prince de Joinville's quarters near Yorktown, Virginia. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 444. Entered according t... More

Group of Irish brigade as they lay on the battlefield of Antietam, 19th Sept., 1862

Group of Irish brigade as they lay on the battlefield of Antietam, 19t...

Photograph shows dead soldiers, members of the Irish brigade commanded by Gen. Thomas F. Meagher, on the battlefield of Antietam. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 550. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the yea... More

[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1783 to 1883]

[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1...

Sheet of 10 uncut cards; individually numbered and issued as "Collection 476", "1re série." Captions in French are printed on the verso of each card. Tissandier collection.

Ruins of old brick church, Hampton, Virginia The oldest church in America

Ruins of old brick church, Hampton, Virginia The oldest church in Amer...

Photograph shows the ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hampton, Virginia, built in 1728. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 466. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Gardner & Gibson, in the... More

Stand up a man! - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Stand up a man! - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Card showing freed Afro-American slave humbling himself before American flag held by Union soldier. No. 9, no. 65. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

The Lash - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

The Lash - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Card showing bound African American slave being whipped. No. 5, no. 61. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.

Exploded gun in Confederate battery, Yorktown

Exploded gun in Confederate battery, Yorktown

Photograph shows a soldier sitting on a damaged parapet at a Confederate fort southeast of Yorktown, overlooking debris from an exploded 32-pounder Navy gun. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 455. Entered according to... More

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