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Soldiers from the 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in front of tent at Columbus, Kentucky with African American boy

Soldiers from the 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in front of tent a...

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

Cedar Level Station, City Point and Army Line, December, 1864

Cedar Level Station, City Point and Army Line, December, 1864

Photograph shows Union soldiers guarding supplies while standing near a railroad freight car.

Vue du pensionnat des frères des écoles chrétiennes de Dijon, Côte-d'Or, 1864 / dessiné et lavé par l'élève Mutin Francois.

Vue du pensionnat des frères des écoles chrétiennes de Dijon, Côte-d'O...

Christian Brothers school complex, Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France, bird's-eye view perspective rendering. Stamp: Les Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes de Dijon. Inscribed: Le prof. Fre. Raynnie. Item conserved and/or re... More

Railroad mortar at Petersburg, Virginia, July 25, 1864 (Andrew J. Russel)

Railroad mortar at Petersburg, Virginia, July 25, 1864 (Andrew J. Russ...

Photograph shows the mortar used to protect the United States Military Railroad. No. 304. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe Bube... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Camp in pine woods

Petersburg, Virginia. Camp in pine woods

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Shelter tent in front of Petersburg, Aurgust 1864. Corresponding print is in LOT 4172-C. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library ... More

Robert E. Lee. April 1865, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Robert E. Lee. April 1865, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negati...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Not to be reproduced until May 1962 without permission of Mr. John T. Chambers, Senate Office Bldg. Talked to Mr. Chambers (180-6138) today and he said that... More

Charles City Courthouse, Virginia. Rear view

Charles City Courthouse, Virginia. Rear view

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Rear view of Charles City Court House, Va., June 13/64. Corresponding print is in LOT 4165-G. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Lib... More

Scene of Ewell's attack, May 19, 1864, near Spottsylvania [i.e. Spotsylvania] Court House. 1st Massachusetts. Artillery burying the dead

Scene of Ewell's attack, May 19, 1864, near Spottsylvania [i.e. Spotsy...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 724. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Views at Belle Plain Landing, Virginia, May, 1864

Views at Belle Plain Landing, Virginia, May, 1864

No. 1263. Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Views at Belle Plain Landing, Va., May, 1864. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1864 during American Civil War

Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1864 during American Civil War

Photograph shows aerial view of Chattanooga. 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

Zemledielie. Boron'ba (mala kerden)

Zemledielie. Boron'ba (mala kerden)

Photograph shows a man harrowing a field with a team of oxen. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 3, p. 33. "Mala kerde" translated from Persian as: to harrow.

Admiral Dahlgren and staff on board U.S.S. Pawnee, off Charleston, S.C.

Admiral Dahlgren and staff on board U.S.S. Pawnee, off Charleston, S.C...

"65" inscribed on photograph. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civ... More

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

Sviechnoe i mylovarennoe proizvodstvo. Mylovarennye i sviechnye instrumenty

Sviechnoe i mylovarennoe proizvodstvo. Mylovarennye i sviechnye instru...

Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 3, p. 41.

Porter, A.J. (U.S. Treasury Dept). Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Porter, A.J. (U.S. Treasury Dept). Mathew Brady photograph of American...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 1640, 31273 [crossed out], A.J. Porter. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congre... More

Miller, Honorable Samuel Franklin of N.Y

Miller, Honorable Samuel Franklin of N.Y

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, inked on emulsion: 944; scratched into emulsion: J.T. [illegible] [crossed out], 29275 [crossed out], Miller of N.Y., 944 [illegib... More

Clifford, Judge Nathan (Supreme Court). Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Clifford, Judge Nathan (Supreme Court). Mathew Brady photograph of Ame...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 1378, No 3, Judge Clifford, 81018, 2277, No 2, this. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Libr... More

Spencer, Honorable W.B. of LA. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Spencer, Honorable W.B. of LA. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civ...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: WB Spencer, Ex MC La, 29535 [crossed out], 1977, 877. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Lib... More

Banett, Honorable M.C. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Banett, Honorable M.C. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War p...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Capt. Banett, [?] 30612 [crossed out], Banett, 1134. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Libr... More

Reid, Honorable John of Mo. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Reid, Honorable John of Mo. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil ...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, inked on emulsion: 208; scratched into emulsion: 1406 [crossed out], 146 [crossed out], John Reid, 28971 [crossed out], 208; penci... More

Bridges, Honorable S.A. of PA. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Bridges, Honorable S.A. of PA. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civ...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 764, S.A. Bridges, Pa., 640 [crossed out], 31478 [crossed out], 445 [crossed out], [left side retouched].... More

Warren, Honorable S.J. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Warren, Honorable S.J. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War p...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, inked on emulsion: 105; scratched into emulsion: 105, S.J. Warren, 29337 [crossed out], 1122 [crossed out], 1529 [crossed out]. Cr... More

Cattell, Senator Alexander G. of N.J

Cattell, Senator Alexander G. of N.J

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 2095, Cattell, 1353 [crossed out], 2387 [crossed out], 845 [crossed out]. Credit line: Brady-Handy photog... More

Wilson, Honorable James Falconer of Iowa, Delegate to Democratic Nat. Convention in Baltimore in 1860

Wilson, Honorable James Falconer of Iowa, Delegate to Democratic Nat. ...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, inked on emulsion: 126;; scratched into emulsion: 4930, Hon. J.F. Wilson, 35 [crossed out], 499 [crossed out], 126 [crossed out], ... More

Honorable W.J. Hunter, M.C. Photo Sept. 7, 1877

Honorable W.J. Hunter, M.C. Photo Sept. 7, 1877

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 389, Sept 7-77, WJ Hunter, 30650, 389, 565 [crossed out]. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection,... More

Fort Fisher, N.C. Interior view, First six traverses on sea face

Fort Fisher, N.C. Interior view, First six traverses on sea face

Title from negative sleeve. Photographer: Timothy O'Sullivan. Corresponding print is in LOT 4202. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General inf... More

[General Winfield Scott Hancock, head-and-shoulders portrait, in uniform, facing right] / Gurney.

[General Winfield Scott Hancock, head-and-shoulders portrait, in unifo...

Stamped on verso: Rockwood, successor; return to George Grantham Bain, 255 Canal Street. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[View of boats and ships at wharf, Charleston, South Carolina]

[View of boats and ships at wharf, Charleston, South Carolina]

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 3093. Public domain photograph of ship docs, shipyard, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stone, Honorable Joseph Champlin of Iowa, 1st Iowa Cav

Stone, Honorable Joseph Champlin of Iowa, 1st Iowa Cav

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, inked on emulsion: 870; penciled on emulsion: 31048, 230 [crossed out]; scratched into emulsion: 759 [crossed out], J.C. Stone, 87... More

Henderson, Honorable John Brooks of Mo. Delegate to Democratic National Convention at Charleston S.C. in 1861. (Henderson Castle) Brig. General in state military in 1861

Henderson, Honorable John Brooks of Mo. Delegate to Democratic Nationa...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 1201, 856, 1482 [crossed out]; penciled on emulsion: 2360 [crossed out], label: John Henderson, 2360. Cre... More

The swans on the lake Central Park

The swans on the lake Central Park

Photograph shows Bow Bridge, a boater and swans on the lake in Central Park, New York City, New York. Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collection code: GCP 97. Forms part of the Larry Gotthe... More

Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscop...

Photograph shows a gravesite at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, N.Y. Publisher attribution based on provenance. Card number: "903." Gottheim collection code: GB 8. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Col... More

Captured siege guns, at Rocketts, Richmond, Virginia

Captured siege guns, at Rocketts, Richmond, Virginia

Stereograph showing Confederate mounted cannons at Rocketts Landing in Richmond. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright in 1865 by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil ... More

Zemledielie. Karshinskaia lopata (bili karshi), piatirogie vily (piandzhshakha), serp (dast.), dvurogie vily dushakha motyga (kialian). Zhelieznaia lopata (bili dzhai dar)

Zemledielie. Karshinskaia lopata (bili karshi), piatirogie vily (piand...

Photograph shows a display of farming tools, including a shovel, a five-pronged pitchfork, a sickle, a two-pronged pitchfork, a hoe, and an iron shovel. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Razvaliny tsitadeli kysh: Nau

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Razvaliny tsitadeli kysh: Nau

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 44.

Kuznechnoe proizvodstvo. Kovka oslov

Kuznechnoe proizvodstvo. Kovka oslov

Photograph shows a blacksmith shoeing a donkey. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 3, p. 11.

Arbianoe proizvodstvo (arba sazi) . Dolblenie gniezd dlia spits

Arbianoe proizvodstvo (arba sazi) . Dolblenie gniezd dlia spits

Photograph shows three men making chiseled sockets for the spokes of a cart. "Arba sazi" translated as the Persian expression for: cart manufacturer. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871... More

Syr-darinskaia oblast'. Russkaia izbushka pri vyiezde iz goroda po orenburgsko-tashkendskomu traktu

Syr-darinskaia oblast'. Russkaia izbushka pri vyiezde iz goroda po ore...

Photograph shows a small house set among trees. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 113.

Officers 4th U.S. Colo[r]ed Infantry, Fort Slocum, April, 1865

Officers 4th U.S. Colo[r]ed Infantry, Fort Slocum, April, 1865

Photograph shows African American NCO's in second row, on right. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 689. Original neg. no.: LC-B817-7689.

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Prodazha grubykh bumazhnykh materii (bazari alacha ve [sic] kalami)

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Prodazha grubykh bumazhnykh materii...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 138. "Bazari alacha ve [sic] kalami" translated from Persian as "assorted papers and pens bazaar."

Kozhevennoe proizvodstvo (Chaarmgiari). Bazar nevydielannykh shkur v g. Samarkandie (bazari kham)

Kozhevennoe proizvodstvo (Chaarmgiari). Bazar nevydielannykh shkur v g...

Photograph shows venders selling unprocessed hides in Samarkand. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 3, p. 26. "Chaarmgiari" translated from Persian as: leather production;... More

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Postroiki v tsitadeli

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Postroiki v tsitadeli

Photograph shows buildings on the Samarkand citadel. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 142.

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand i ego ulichnye tipy. Zharenie na vertilie (tuf-tuf kiabab)

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand i ego ulichnye tipy. Zharenie na ver...

"Tuf-tuf kiabab" translated from the Persian as "grilled meat." Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 147.

Zaravshanskii okrug. Mazar sviatago Daniara (Daniila) v okrestnostiakh g. Samarkanda

Zaravshanskii okrug. Mazar sviatago Daniara (Daniila) v okrestnostiakh...

Photograph shows the porch(?) of the shrine. In the background, hills. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 107.

Vydielka dereviannoi posudy. Vydielka chash i obod'ev dlia sit (tabag terash)

Vydielka dereviannoi posudy. Vydielka chash i obod'ev dlia sit (tabag ...

Photograph shows several men making wooden bowls and rims for sieves. "Tabag terash" translated as the Persian expression for: turning bowls. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871-1872, p... More

Drum corps of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., April, 1865

Drum corps of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., April, 186...

Group portrait of about 30 men, some holding instruments and others reading, writing, and playing cards. No. 688. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original glass negative is broken: LC-B817-7688.

Abraham Lincoln, Pres. U.S., 1809-1865

Abraham Lincoln, Pres. U.S., 1809-1865

Bust, facing left. Photoprint of marble bust, copyrighted by George Annable. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Pontoon bridge across Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Analostan Island, June 1865

Pontoon bridge across Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Analostan...

Photograph shows a group of civilians crossing a pontoon bridge from Georgetown to Analostan Island (i.e. Roosevelt Island). A group of men seated in a carriage in the foreground while a woman stands at the sh... More

Fort Fisher, N.C., Interior view of first three traverses on land face

Fort Fisher, N.C., Interior view of first three traverses on land face

No. 440. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More

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

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

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.... More

Meeting St., near Broad, Charleston, S.C., looking north. St. Michael's church in the middle distance

Meeting St., near Broad, Charleston, S.C., looking north. St. Michael'...

Stereograph showing buildings and a church on Meeting Street. A horse drawn wagon in the middle distance. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'.  Bazar Bashi miestnost' v Kysh. Mankendie

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Bazar Bashi miestnost' v Kysh. Mankendie

Photograph shows men and boys outside a building. In the background, a mountain village. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 101.

Torgovlia chugunnymi i miednymi izdieliiami. I vydielka miednykh izdielii. Prodazha miednykh izdielii (mis furushi)

Torgovlia chugunnymi i miednymi izdieliiami. I vydielka miednykh izdie...

Photograph shows two men selling copper wares. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 3, p. 15.

Khlopkovoe proizvodstvo. Prigotovlenie berd. (tig [sic] -bend)

Khlopkovoe proizvodstvo. Prigotovlenie berd. (tig [sic] -bend)

Photograph shows a man preparing cane reed for the loom. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 3, p. 3.

Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za dielo pod Ikanom 5-7-go Dekabria 1864 g. Kirgiz Dzhar Mogomed [sic]

Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za...

Photograph shows a Kirgiz man, half-length portrait, wearing the Cross of St. George and another Russian military medal. Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 25.

[Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant (Julia Dent Grant), head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant (Julia Dent Grant), head-and-shoulders portrait...

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

Veteran Reserve Corps. Wash., D.C. Apr. 1865

Veteran Reserve Corps. Wash., D.C. Apr. 1865

Photograph shows Company K, 9th Veteran Reserve Corps at Washington Circle, Washington, D.C. Additional information from record for negative: LC-B817-7805. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25;... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi. V g. Tashkendie

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi. V g. Tashkendie

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 28.

Kokanskoe khanstvo. G. Andidzhak [sic]. Glavnyi karavan sarai stroiushchiisia

Kokanskoe khanstvo. G. Andidzhak [sic]. Glavnyi karavan sarai stroiush...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 163.

[General Napoleon Bonaparte McLaughlen and staff near Washington, D.C.]

[General Napoleon Bonaparte McLaughlen and staff near Washington, D.C....

Group portrait showing brevetted Brigadier General Napoleon Bonaparte McLaughlen (seated second from right, with double row of buttons on jacket) and other soldiers in front of tent. An African American man is ... More

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Circular church and the Mills House, St. Michael's church in the distance

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Cir...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. III, p. 174. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Libra... More

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

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

Photograph shows debris at the parapet. No. 4388. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, p. 120". Mounted with four other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Detachment U.S. Engineers, Petersburg, Virginia, April, 1865

Detachment U.S. Engineers, Petersburg, Virginia, April, 1865

No. 434. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Khodzhend. Vodonos (kuzakesh)

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Khodzhend. Vodonos (kuzakesh)

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 126. "Kuzakesh" translated from Persian as "water carrier."

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi: v ukr: Chinaz

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pravoslavnyia tserkvi: v ukr: Chinaz

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 45.

President Jefferson Davis. Arriving in the field of battle at Bulls's Run, [between 1861 and 1865]

President Jefferson Davis. Arriving in the field of battle at Bulls's ...

Full-length, mounted on horse. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: President.

Hart, E.K., M.C. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Hart, E.K., M.C. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, inked on emulsion: 867; penciled on emulsion: 232 [crossed out], 755 [crossed out]; scratched into emulsion: E.K. Hart, 756, 31057... More

Washington, District of Columbia. Group in front of Christian Commission storehouse

Washington, District of Columbia. Group in front of Christian Commissi...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Christian Commission Office, Washington, D.C. April 1865. File print in LOT 4161-C. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Co... More

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), on the parapet, overlooking the harbor and distant shore

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), on the parapet, overlooking the ha...

Stereograph showing damaged gabions amid the fortifications on the parapet of Fort Sumter. Photographer Samuel Cooley sets up his camera in the distance. No. 3053. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photogr... More

Shelkovoe proizvodstvo. Motovilo (takhfil')

Shelkovoe proizvodstvo. Motovilo (takhfil')

Photograph shows a man spinning or reeling silk. "Takhfil'" translated as the Persian expression for: reel. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 3, p. 9.

Melochnaia torgovlia. Prodazha maty

Melochnaia torgovlia. Prodazha maty

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 119.

Blacksmith's shop, Quartermaster's department, Washington, D.C., April, 1865

Blacksmith's shop, Quartermaster's department, Washington, D.C., April...

No. 864. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More

Bow Bridge Central Park. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Bow Bridge Central Park. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Car...

Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collection code: GCP 66A. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) Purchase; Larry Gotth... More

Prodazha sherstianykh izdielii i sherstiannoe [sic] proizvodstvo. Tkatskii stanok dlia kovrov (dukani shal' bafi)

Prodazha sherstianykh izdielii i sherstiannoe [sic] proizvodstvo. Tkat...

Photograph shows two men at a workshop and a loom for weaving shal rugs (thin rugs [Persian]). "Dukani shal' bafi" translated as the Persian expression for: workshop for weaving rugs. Illus. in: Turkestanskii a... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Confederate Fort McGilvery. American Civil War glass negative.

Petersburg, Virginia. Confederate Fort McGilvery. American Civil War g...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Earthworks in front of Petersburg, VA [Confederate Fort McGilvery]. Corresponding print is in LOT 4166-E. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 18... More

Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za vziatie g. Chimkenda 19 Sen. 1864 g. Poruch. N. L. Konopel'skii i Podpor. T. S. Samoilov

Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 24.

Richmond, Virginia. Washington monument - 19th century Virginia.

Richmond, Virginia. Washington monument - 19th century Virginia.

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond, Va. Washington Monument. Photographer: Alexander Gardner. File print in LOT 4162-C. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Lib... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Bomb-proofs in front of Petersburg. (Photographic wagon, Engineer Department shown)

Petersburg, Virginia. Bomb-proofs in front of Petersburg. (Photographi...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Bomb-proofs in front of Petersburg. Corresponding print is in LOT 4166-E. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Skulls and bones of unburied soldiers on south side of Plank Road in 1865

Skulls and bones of unburied soldiers on south side of Plank Road in 1...

No. 4999. Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Battle-field of Chancellorsville. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 8, p. 173. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

View of James River at Rocketts, Richmond, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)

View of James River at Rocketts, Richmond, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)

Phogograph shows buildings at the wharf at Rockett's Landing on the south side of the James River. See also: LOT 11486-A, no. 4. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Interior of Fort Sedgewick (i.e. Sedgwick)

Interior of Fort Sedgewick (i.e. Sedgwick)

No. B119. Handwritten on verso: Miller, vol. V, p. 213. Date from information on negative sleeves of similar views. Forms part of: Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection).

Home views. No. 15, Rebel prison - 1865

Home views. No. 15, Rebel prison - 1865

Stereograph shows a bird's-eye or elevated view of Elmira prison camp in New York, with a long line of prisoners standing along the fence with rows of buildings in the background. No. 15. Printed on label: A ... More

Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za vziatie g. Turkestana 11-go Iiunia 1864 goda. Praporshch. A. P. Ivanov

Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 24.

Obshchestvennyia uveseleniia Sredneaziiatsev. Maskarabazi gurlo khodzhakha

Obshchestvennyia uveseleniia Sredneaziiatsev. Maskarabazi gurlo khodzh...

Photograph shows an actor(?). Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 88.

[Mendocino City, looking east, Big River Bridge in the distance, Mendocino County]

[Mendocino City, looking east, Big River Bridge in the distance, Mendo...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1200. LOT subdivision subject: Mendocino County. This record contains unverified old data from cap... More

Main Street, Volcano, Amador County, Calif.

Main Street, Volcano, Amador County, Calif.

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 941. LOT subdivision subject: Amador County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Benicia, Solano County, from Martinez, Contra Costa County

Benicia, Solano County, from Martinez, Contra Costa County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 570. LOT subdivision subject: Solano County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Yank's Station - Valley of Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County

Yank's Station - Valley of Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County

People, horse-drawn wagons, and buildings. The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 642. LOT subdivision subject: Lake Tahoe. This record c... More

View on Donner Lake - Pollard's Hotel, The Summit

View on Donner Lake - Pollard's Hotel, The Summit

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 851. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Lake. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

View of the Summit, from Silver Mountain Pass; Altitude 9,000 feet, Alpine County

View of the Summit, from Silver Mountain Pass; Altitude 9,000 feet, Al...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 914. LOT subdivision subject: Alpine County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Central Pacific Railroad - View from Bloomer Cut, looking North - Placer County

Central Pacific Railroad - View from Bloomer Cut, looking North - Plac...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1099. LOT subdivision subject: Central Pacific Railroad Equipment and Tracks on Donner Pass Route.... More

Noyo River and Ferry, looking South, Mendocino County

Noyo River and Ferry, looking South, Mendocino County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1171. LOT subdivision subject: Mendocino County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Placer Mining in Columbia, Tuolumne County, The Rocker

Placer Mining in Columbia, Tuolumne County, The Rocker

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 986. LOT subdivision subject: Placer Mining. This record contains unverified old data from caption... More

View down the Yosemite Valley - Cathedral Rocks in the distance - Mariposa County

View down the Yosemite Valley - Cathedral Rocks in the distance - Mari...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1113. LOT subdivision subject: Yosemite Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

The ram of MONITOR CAMANCHE, San Francisco

The ram of MONITOR CAMANCHE, San Francisco

Men standing above bow of USS MONITOR CAMANCHE. The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 155. LOT subdivision subject: USS Monitor Camanche... More

Mount Diablo, from Clayton--General View, Contra Costa County

Mount Diablo, from Clayton--General View, Contra Costa County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 567. LOT subdivision subject: Contra Costa County. This record contains unverified old data from c... More

Point at Mendocino City, where the vessels are loaded with lumber

Point at Mendocino City, where the vessels are loaded with lumber

Gems of California scenery, no. 1183. The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view.

Rohrer's bitters still ahead - Drawing. Public domain image.

Rohrer's bitters still ahead - Drawing. Public domain image.

Advertisement showing horses with bottle-shaped bodies labeled "bitters" racing behind horse labeled "Rohrer's Wild Cherry Tonic". LOT subdivision subject: Caricatures and cartoons. Title and other information ... More

Quartz Mill, Silver Mountain, Alpine County

Quartz Mill, Silver Mountain, Alpine County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 920. LOT subdivision subject: Quartz Mill. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

View of Western Summit, from Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe

View of Western Summit, from Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 669. LOT subdivision subject: Lake Tahoe. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

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