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Fort Vancouver, Hudson's Bay Co's. post, Columbia River, enclosing ten...

Photograph shows view of buildings and tents at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. The British North American Boundary Commission survey crews arrived at Fort Vancouver in... More

Fort Taylor, Key West, Fla., American Civil War Glass Negative.

Print shows Fort ZacharyTaylor on the coast of Key West, Florida. No. 5817. Mounted with one print and two other photographs. Print is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Bomb proof quarters at Ft. Burnham. The sides and top are 7 feet thick...

Stereograph showing three Union soldiers in front of bombproof quarters at Fort Burnham, near James River, Virginia.

Fort Putnam, previously Confederate Battery Gregg, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows mounted guns inside the fort. No. B42. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Butler's victims of Fort St. Philip

Union General Benjamin F. Butler with Confederate prisoners at Fort St. Philip near New Orleans, Louisiana. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 18... More

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). Interior, showing sallyport (entra...

Stereograph showing gabions and ruins inside Fort Sumter facing the entrance. Soldier being photographed on the parapet by Sam Cooley. No. 3062. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Cop... More

[Fort Sheridan, camp ground by the lake]

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[Old Fort Dallas, Miami, Fla.] - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...

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Fort Villapol, Orinoco, Venezuela

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Soldiers' barracks, Fort Monroe, Virginia

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[Old block house and harbor, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, Mich.]

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Commanding officer's quarters, Fort Monroe, Virginia

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[Within a damaged Russian battery (Fort No. 3) just after a fierce ass...

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[Officers' quarters, Fort Monroe, Virginia]

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Sunset off Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md.

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[Building with closed shutters, Fort Crailo, Rensselaer, New York]

J222954. U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Detroit Publishing Co. No. 070146.

Fort Stevens. Where Lincoln stood under fire I

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In the old fort built by the French, Frederiksted, Saint Croix island,...

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Fort Pulaski, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia

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Fort Harrison in 1812 - A drawing of a castle on a hill overlooking a ...

Print showing Fort Harrison from across the Wabash River, with four Natives in a canoe on the river. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1848 by Modesitt & Hager in the Clerk's office of the Distr... More

The siege of Vicksburg, the fight in the crater of Fort Hill, after th...

Print shows Union soldiers in trench and behind wooden walls and gabions as an assault is made on Fort Hill during the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Includes a "description of the position" with a key that i... More

The 24th Corps charging a fort to the left.

This image may depict the final assault on Petersburg, at Fort Gregg, 2 April 1865. Signed lower right: A.R.W. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower left: [B]attery Greig[sic]. Inscribed above image: Reb... More

[Savannah, Ga., vicinity. Sherman's troops removing ammunition from Fo...

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman at the sea, December 1864. After marching through Georgia for a month, Sherman stormed Fort McAllister on December 13, 1864 and captured Sava... More

View from Confederate fort, east of Peachtree street, looking east, At...

No. B624. Hand written on back of mount: Rebel works in front of Atlanta, no. 4. Hand written on back of mount: Miller vol. 3, page 137. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on record for LC-USZC6-43 and LC-... More

[Atlanta, Ga. General William T. Sherman on horseback at Federal Fort ...

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman in Atlanta, September-November, 1864. After three and a half months of incessant maneuvering and much hard fighting, Sherman forced Hood to a... More

Fort McAllister, Ga. soon after it had been carried(?) by assault, Dec...

Photograph shows a chevaux-de-frise in a ditch at Fort McAllister, near Savannah, Georgia. Original negative for this print: LC-B811-4001. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of "Fort Hell"

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier crumpled sideways at the bottom of a trench in Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: ... More

Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Engineer's Storehouse, At southern e...

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Fort Davis, Hospital, Texas Route 17, Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, T...

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Fort Davis, Hospital, Texas Route 17, Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, T...

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Fort Miller, Lake Millerton, Millerton, Marin County, CA

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[Fort Burnham, Virginia Encampment and earthworks]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865.

Fort Henrick Frey, State Route 5 Vicinity (Grand Street), Palatine Bri...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Henrick Frey, State Route 5 Vicinity (Grand Street), Palatine Bri...

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Capture of Fort Harrison on the Chaffins Farm line of Works

Measured grid drawn in pencil over image to aid engravers. Title inscribed upper left. Inscribed lower left: Troops in column of Division; The Brushwood nearly breast-high. Inscribed lower right: Troops formed ... More

[District of Columbia. Officers of Companies A and B, 3d Massachusetts...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington.

Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, Structures, Bordered by...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Myer, Quartermaster Workshops, Arlington Boulevard & Second Stree...

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Fort Mackinac, Officers Stone Quarters, Mackinac Island, Mackinac Coun...

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Interior of Fort Sedgwick - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing a view of the above ground portion of bomb-proof living quarters in Fort Sedgwick, outside Petersburg, Va. A soldier carries water past a primitively constructed chimney.

Fort Sheridan, Post Commandant's Quarters, 111 Logan Loop, Lake Forest...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Confederate dead at Fort Robinette, Corinth

Stereograph showing dead Confederate soldiers in front of the damaged battery at Fort Robinette, Corinth, Mississippi the morning after the attack. No. 1291. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic ... More

Bents Fort - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows Bent's Fort on a plateau above the Arkansas River in eastern Colorado, near present-day Prowers. Cultivated trees stand to the right of the fort. William Bent erected a new establishment on the Ar... More

View from the parapet of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor (i.e. Sulliv...

Stereograph showing a cannon inside the battery of Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island near Charleston, South Carolina.

Old Fort, [Fort Mackinac], Mackinac Island

Public domain photograph of a lake, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Washington, Officer's Quarters, Fort Washington Road, Fort Washin...

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[Atlanta, Ga. General William T. Sherman, leaning on breach of gun, an...

Ft. Ericson, Newport News - Public domain drawing

Seascape with ship, fort on shore. Title inscribed lower right. Formerly Waud no. B-118. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.882) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified fort] - Public domain scenic drawing

Title devised. Female figure with head cropped on verso. Formerly Waud no. C-16. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.943) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Castillo de San Marcos, 1 Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, St. Johns C...

Significance: The star fort and its moat and outworks were built to protect Spanish territory in Florida from attacks by the English. Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. ... More

Madeline of Fort Reno the sensation of the 19th century, Long Bro's, P...

Includes portrait of Pawnee Bill in upper left corner. C259350 U.S. Copyright Office Captions: "Pawnee Bill, you have just had a dangerous and perilous ride," Gen. Custer; Major Gordon W. Lillie, Pawnee Bill. C... More

[Petersburg, Virginia Chevaux-de-frise in front of Fort Sedgwick]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

Fort Sheridan, Ill., tower above general quarters

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Interior view of Fort Wagner, showing quarters of Federal garrison on...

Photograph shows four men standing on the parapet overlooking Charleston harbor, and an American flag waving above the fort in the distance. Gun batteries are in the foreground. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015;... More

[Fort Monroe, Virginia The "Lincoln Gun," a 15-inch Rodman Columbiad]

Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Fort Monroe, Va.

[Fort Fisher, N.C. Interior of the "Pulpit"; another view]

Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Fort Fisher, N.C., January 1865.

[Centreville, Virginia Fort on the heights, with Quaker guns]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Confederate winter quarters, 1861-1862.

Fort Gaines, Officers' Quarters & Barracks, Dauphin Island, Mobile Cou...

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Fort Barrancas, San Carlos & Hovey Roads vicinity, Pensacola, Escambia...

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Fort Sedgwick near Petersburg, Confederate States of America. (Andrew ...

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

Old Fort Dearborn with surroundings in 1856

Print shows a blockhouse at center with a lighthouse to the left, a large tree in the right foreground and a smaller building labeled "Lake House" behind it. There are smokestacks and masts on a side-wheeler la... More

Fort Snelling Complex, Building No. 253, Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis...

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Fort Mifflin, Officers' Quarters, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry R...

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Fort Mifflin, Officers' Quarters, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry R...

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[Petersburg, Virginia Interior of Fort Steadman]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

[Morris Island, S.C. Two 100-pdr. Parrott guns and stacks of shells in...

Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

Fort Snelling, Old Fort Area, Bounded by Mississippi River, Airport, M...

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View of the east face of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor...

Stereograph showing a damaged cannon among the rocks, cannon shells, and debris of the exterior of Fort Sumter. No. 3125, from series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Han... More

Fort Rosecrans, Mining Casemate, Point Loma, San Diego, San Diego Coun...

Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Fair Oaks, Virginia, vicinity. Capt. Rufus D. Pettit's Battery B, 1st...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862.

Fort Sheridan, Pumping Station, Nicholson Road, Lake Forest, Lake Coun...

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[Fair Oaks, Virginia, vicinity. Fort Richardson and adjacent encampmen...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862.

Breastworks and "Cheavaux de Frise" in the Rebel Fort Mahone, called b...

Stereograph showing Union soldiers standing on the log fortified parapet at Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Va. Lt. John B. Krepps, 2nd Penn. Heavy Artillery, 112th Regiment, Battery K is fourth from left. Part of se... More

Inside view, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows gabions used as reinforcements inside Fort Sumter. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

Fort Jefferson, Enlisted Men's Barracks I, Garden Key, Key West, Monro...

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[Three scenes of military facilities: lower battery on the Ogeechee de...

Possibly by William Waud. Title devised from inscriptions below images. Formerly Waud no. C-100. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1027) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Group of Federal soldiers in Confederate fort on heights of Centrevil...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Confederate winter quarters, 1861-1862.

[Arlington, Virginia Guns and gun-crews of Fort Richardson]

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Photograph of 1st Connecticut Artillery drilling at Fort Richardson.

A view of Fort George with the City of New York from the SW / I. Carwi...

Exhibit loan 4106-L. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, S.C. during American Civil War

Photograph shows two African American soldiers amongst the supplies and ammunition inside the fort with the U.S. flag flying in the background. No. B35. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Saint Augustine, Fla. Artillery inside Fort Marion; tents on rampart]

Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Florida.

[Saint Augustine, Fla. Artillery inside Fort Marion; tents on rampart]

Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Florida.

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing light house

Stereograph showing a beacon above a bombproof construction on the parapet of Fort Sumter, with gabions used as reinforcements. No. 344, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed t... More

[Charleston, S.C. Interior view of Fort Johnson, with stacks of shot]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

Fort Sheridan, Workshops, Lyster Road, Lake Forest, Lake County, IL

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Brady's incidents of the war. (Fort Richardson Virginia) Camp 1st. Con...

Photograph shows Union soldiers with cannons in an artillery bunker at Fort Richardson, Arlington, Virginia. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by M.B. Brady, in the Clerks Office of the Dis... More

Ft. Brady, Interior (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing mounted guns and ammunition around the perimeter of a fort, possibly interior of Fort Carrol in Giesboro, Washington, D.C. instead of Fort Brady. Title from published source: Interior of Fo... More

[Fort Sedgwick near Petersburg], Confederate States of America. (Andre...

Interior of Fort Marion, Saint Augustine, Florida

Photograph shows soldiers with artillery in the yard of the fort. No. 4961. Mounted with two prints and one other photograph. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

300 pdr. [i.e. pounder] Parrot Rifle, Fort Chatfield, Morris Isand

Photograph shows a group of soldiers by the 300 pound Parrot rifled cannon with the name "Col. Brayton" inscribed on it in battery Chatfield on Morris Island. No. 4308. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, ... More

Secesh Gun, Fort Welles [i.e., Wells], Hilton Head, S.C.

Photograph shows a cannon at Fort Wells, two Union soldiers appear to the left and right of the gun. Title is inscribed in ink on the bottom of the mount. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M22. Purchase; Wi... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Postroiki v ukrieplenii fort no 1

Photograph shows a muddy area surrounded by building within the fortifications.

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing the debris, shot, shell, a...

Stereograph showing debris among the rocks on exterior of Fort Sumter. No. 3052. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Attributed to George N. B... More

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Photograph shows a stack of cannon balls by a brick wall. No. 4393. Mounted with four other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[The barracks of the Sırataş fort on the Black Sea straits (Bosporus)]...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 9. Photograph taken by the Imperial School of Engineering Photography Unit. (Source: Imperial self-portrait: The Ottoman Empire... More

Old Fort, Mackinac Island. 19th century, Library of Congress collectio...

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[The Barracks, Fort Monroe, Virginia]

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The Water tower, Fort Thomas, Ky.

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Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y.

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