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Civil War Historical Photography

Stereoscopic images capturing the 1st South Carolina Colored Regiment and other historical military scenes from the Civil War era.

Group of Civil War soldiers overlooking a bridge; American; about 1862 - 1864; Albumen silver print

Soldiers of the Oregon Volunteer Regiment during the Filipino -American War, Anonymous, 1899 - 1913 stereograph Philippinespublisher: Philadelphiapublisher: Philadelphia (possibly) cardboard. paper albumen print the soldier; the soldier's life. Philippine-American War Philippines

Celebrated Aikens Landing, where all the Rebel prisoners are exchanged, on the James River near Dutch Gap.... The war for the Union, photographic history. 1861 - 1865. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Youth music corps prepared in street ..

Mexican Caballero. San Antonio, Texas. Doerr & Jacobson

Capping Day - Dunedin, 1922, Dunedin, maker unknown.

Wounded at Fredericksburgh, Va.. Studio of Mathew B. Brady (American, about 1823 - 1896)

William J. Briggs ,. Messenger Collection

Zouaven group during the second Italian war of independence, just before or just after the Battle of Palestro, 1859 stereograph Italy paper. cardboard albumen print the soldier; the soldier's life Palestro

Ambulance train, 1st Division, 2d Army Corps. | Library of Congress

No. 10 - The Itinerant Cook Shop.. William Saunders (English, 1832 - 1892)

Pontoon bridge on the Appomattox River, near Broadway landing, Va. The war for the Union, photographic history. 1861 - 1865. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Battery Rodgers. Title from item, Hand written on verso: 15 inch Rodman smooth bore Battery Rodgers, near Alexandria, Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 5, p. 88, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Alexandria.

Ordnance park, Charlestown Navy Yard. Descriptive series, Boston and neighborhood. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Boston (Mass.), Cannons

View of Brandfort's intake by Canadian, Australian and New Zealand soldiers, Anonymous, 1900 stereograph Brandfortpublisher: New York (city) (possibly) cardboard. paper albumen print occupation ~ war Brandfort

3.2' Gun carriage & limber , Arms & armament. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Mt. Washington Scientific Corps, &c. 1871. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Hampshire, Washington, Mount (N.H.), Winter , New Hampshire

View of the bay of San Sebastián, with an arrangement of cannons in the foreground; Batterie de la Reine & Ile Ste Claire a St Sébastien ..

Cannoneers. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), United States Military Academy, West Point (N.Y.)

New York City American Views. Procession in New York City. 1859 - 1899. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), New York (N.Y.), Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), Military parades & ceremonies, Spectators

Du Tait's Pan Road, Kimberley, S.A. - after the siege was raised by Gen. French's dashing advance..

Digger Indians, at Ten Mile River, - Mendocino Co.. John P. Soule (American, 1827 - 1904)

Scenes at West Point and vicinity 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), United States Military Academy, West Point (N.Y.)

Arlington, Va. View of rows of white tombstones. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Virginia, Arlington (Va.)

Departure. i.e. Return Detail of a bas relief at the base of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1877. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Boston (Mass.), Boston Common (Boston, Mass.), Parks , Massachusetts , Boston, United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865 , Monuments, Bas-reliefs

Presentation of a fight between British soldiers and farmers on a hill near Wepener, South Africa, Anonymous, 1901 stereograph Wepenerpublisher: New York (city) (possibly) cardboard. paper albumen print rock-formations. siege Wepener

View of military men and ladies around a cannon. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), United States Military Academy, West Point (N.Y.)

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Royal Engineers repairing a Railway destroyed by the Boers - Kroonstad, South africa..

Union Point, Yo Semite Valley, Cal.. J. J. Reilly & Company

Cadets in front of stone building. American scenery. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Vermont, Burlington (Vt.)

Dedication of monument at Gettysburg cemetery. Photographer attributions vary from unidentified (William Frassanito) to Mathew Brady (NARA) and David Bachrach (Center for Civil War Photography), No. B1258, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Public appearances, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg.

Hong Kong, China, The American consul's four-in-hand, Hong Kong, China, Strohmeyer and Wyman, Underwood and Underwood, Albumen, 1896.

Gen. Armistead (Confederate) Marker, Bloody Angle.. William H. Tipton (American, 1850 - 1929)

He sleeps his last sleep. A Conferederate soldier who after being wounded evidently dragged himself to a little ravine on the hill side, where he died. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1862 - 1865. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

The White Troop at drill , Cavalry, Military training, Mountains, National parks & reserves

Entrance to Fort Matanzas. Popular series ; American views ; Views in Florida, no. 9684. 1880. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Florida, Forts & fortifications, Stone walls, Fort Matanzas (Fla. : Fort)

Cuba. In the trenches on San Juan Hill , Firearms, Soldiers, Campaigns & battles, Trench warfare, Spanish-American War, 1898

The Navy and War Department. Washington, D.C.. Edward and Henry T. Anthony & Co. (American, founded 1862, merged 1902)

When the Cannon's roar is still" - sleeping by their Arms (Dec. 30th) before Colesberg, South Africa..

Group at Wall of Rocks, Colonel Seymour's Party. William Henry Jackson (American, 1843 - 1942)

Troop I. U.S. Cavalry on the trunk of the 'Fallen Monarch,' Mariposa, California , Cavalry, Giant sequoias, National parks & reserves

A group of British soldiers sleep next to their guns near Colesberg, December 30, Anonymous, 1900 stereograph Colesbergpublisher: New York (city) (possibly) cardboard. paper albumen print the soldier; the soldier's life Colesberg

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing the debris, shot, shell, and broken guns. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3052. War damage, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, South Carolina, Charleston.

U. S. Battleship 'Texas,' - in her 'war paint' , Warships

Seventy-first N.Y. Volunteers on the dock, day of sailing from Tampa, U.S.A. , Troop movements, Soldiers, Military life, Bundling Packing, Spanish-American War, 1898

Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.. 1880. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Soldiers' homes , Washington (D.C.), United States Soldiers' Home, Soldiers, Cannons

Marines on the M.S. NiBe in Cape Town, South Africa, Anonymous, 1900 stereograph Kaapstadpublisher: New York (city) (possibly) cardboard. paper albumen print the soldier; the soldier's life Cape Town

Natural fortifications on Little Round Top. Artistic stereo gems of Gettysburg scenery. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Gettysburg (Pa.), Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.)

Dead Confederate sharpshooters of Hood's Division among the rocks in Devil's Den in front of Little Round Top. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1880 - 1891. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865, Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863, Campaigns & battles , Pennsylvania , Gettysburg , 1863, War casualties , 1860-1869

Looking down the trunk of the Fallen Monarch, Mariposa Grove, Cal., U.S.A. 1900 - 1905. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California, Trees , California, Redwoods , California, Forests , California, Tourism , California, Mariposa Grove (Calif.), Yosemite National Park (Calif.), Soldiers , American, United States. Army. Cavalry, 9th

Explosion of an ammunition wagon during the Battle of Paardeberg, Boer War, World's Fair, St.Louis, U.S.A. no. 16. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1904. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Missouri, Exhibitions , Missouri , Saint Louis (Mo.), Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.), Explosions, Historical reenactments

National Lincoln Monument, Springfield, Illinois. Naval group of statuary. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Springfield (Ill.)

Band practice, Japanese army , Military bands, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905

Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mass. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Boston (Mass.), Cannon balls

Cutting blocks - Huge block.. Henry C. Heath (British, active 1850s - 1870s)

Serving out Army supplies to unending bread line of refugees at Ft. Mason, San Francisco disaster , Bread & soup lines, Disaster victims, Earthquakes, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906

A Sand Bunker stereoscopic photographs, black-and-white prints

Naval monument at Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.. No. B1155, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Maryland, Annapolis.

Limbers, West Point. George Kendall Warren, photographer (American, 1834 - 1884) 1868 A number of limbers, two-wheeled carts that support an artillery piece such as cannons, are positioned in an orderly arrangement on a grassy area. Some leafless trees dot the landscape.

Seige Battery, West Point. 1855 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.), United States Military Academy, West Point (N.Y.), Hudson Highlands (N.Y.), Batteries (Weaponry)

Water battery and hot shot furnace of the Old Spanish Fort, at St. Augustine, Florida. Florida, the land of flowers and tropical scenery. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Florida, Saint Augustine (Fla.), Castillo de San Marcos (Saint Augustine, Fla.), Forts & fortifications , Florida , Saint Augustine, Sightseers

Dutch Gap mud scow, sunk by a Rebel shell on Thanksgiving day. The war for the Union, photographic history. 1861 - 1865. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Ordnance Park, Charleston sic Navy Yard , Naval yards & naval stations, Charlestown Navy Yard Mass.

The gallant 25th (Colored troops) preparing to embark for Cuba , Soldiers, Bundling Packing, Military life, Spanish-American War, 1898, African American soldiers

National Lincoln Monument, Springfield, Illinois. Infantry group and statue of Lincoln. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Springfield (Ill.)

'Who's been here since I've been gone. , Infants, Soldiers

Flag Staff. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley Railroad Company

Three unidentified officers and a 1st sergeant of the 7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in front of a Sibley tent. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , NewsetLilj02, pp/liljunion. United States, Army, New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1864), People, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Bell tents, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Two European men in pith helmets and several African men in small groups stand on a wooden bridge surrounded by trees and thick foliage. Original manuscript caption: Native Bush bridge Near Accra. Gold Coast 1918.

A rapid fire gun , Artillery Weaponry

On Deck of "Nimbus." "Rather Fishy.". H.N. Robinson (American, active 1870s)

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), South Carolina, with Charleston in the distance. Taken April 14, '65, on the occasion of the raising of the old flag. Civil War Photograph Collection . Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Parapets, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Men, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston.

Panorama of cadets encampment, West Point, N. Y. , Military camps

Louis Revoil February 1865-75 André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri French. Louis Revoil 294510

Soldiers' Lot, Woodlawn Cemetery, old section, lot 179, Enfield, Mass., Sept. 20, 1928 : Unknown, U-835 and Mrs. Mabel E. Powers, Q-579 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, cemeteries

Interior view of the Rebel works in front of Petersburgh sic, Virginia showing ammunition boxes, canteens and soldiers' effects scattered around. This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Virginia, April 2d, 1865. Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eaton collection), Exhibited: "The Universal Archive : The Condition of the Document and the Modern Photographic Utopia" at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), 2008-2009, Original negative is: LC-B811-3302. Military facilities, Confederate, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, Trench warfare, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battlefields.

Soldier's home "mustered out," Philadelphia. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), Cemeteries , Pennyslvania

The Colossal Bronze Equestrian Statue of Gen. Andrew Jackson. Bell & Brother

Surroundings of Manila ..

Sad news from the battlefield , Military spouses, Mental states, Families

Japan's famous Major, Yamaoka , Military officers, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905

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