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Group portraits of military officers and students from different eras, featuring classic uniforms and formal poses, capturing the spirit of military history.

Group portrait of officers with Admiral David G. Farragut seated, center | Library of Congress

Portraits of Prominent Union Generals during the USA Civil War - McClellan, Sykes, Foster, Terry Wallace, Gilmore, Nelson, Schofield

Two unidentified soldiers in Union chasseur uniforms with bayoneted muskets. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. United States, Army, People, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, Bayonets, 1860-1870, Rifles, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

I.K. Brunel and Others Observing the "Great Eastern" Launch Attempt; Robert Howlett, British, 1831 - 1858; London, England, Europe; November 1857; Albumen silver print; Image (arched top): 24.8 x 21.4 cm (9 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.), Mount: 56.9 x 38.1 cm (22 3/8 x 15 in.)

Malays of the merchant ship 'Twenthe', Anonymous, Samuel Lankhout, After Maurits Verveer, 1858 print Group portrait of the twenty-two Malays of the merchant ship 'Twenthe', who on 12 August 1856 committed mutiny and killing part of the crew. Four of them were sentenced on 1 March 1858 as a disciplinary sentence. At the bottom of the names 1-22. The Hague paper the accused. historical person (with NAME) - historical person (with NAME) portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait

Engraving of Officers of the Wiltshire Volunteers for the Second Boer War. Dated 1901

Station men at the State Railways, SJ in Söderhamn.

Major Allan Pinkerton, head of the Union spy agency called 'The Secret Service' with four top hatted gentlemen, at Antietam, Oct. 3, 1862. The men are identified in the original caption as: Messrs. Allan Pinkerton, Hammond, Fargo, and Hall. Pinkerton led the Secret Service Department of the Army of the Potomac. US Civil War photo was taken by Alexander Gardner, during President Lincoln's post-battle visit to Gen. George McClellan (BSLOC_2018_7_134)

John O'Reilly, 10th Hussars ; Thomas Delany ; James Wilson, see James Thomas, page 16 ; Martin Hogan, see O'Brien, same page (16).. 1866. Larcom, Thomas A. (Thomas Aiskew) (1801-1879). Photographs, Portraits. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Prisoners, Ireland , History , 1837-1901, Mountjoy Prison, Fenian Brotherhood

Philippines, 1898. Filipino heroes of independence. Seated, Pedro Paterno (L) and Emilio Aguinaldo. Behind, from right to left: Isabel Artacho, Baldomero Aguinaldo, Sevrino Alas, Antonio Montenegro and an assistant to General Aguinaldo.

German delegation arrives at the Versailles Peace conference at the Trianon Palace May 1919. They are led by Count Brockdorff-Rantzau

Meeting of the emperors of Germany and Austria in Salzburg, Wilhelm I, Bismarck, gathering of the emperors of Germany and Austria in Salzburg from over country and sea, Allgemeine illustrated newspaper, Franz Kollarz Kolá , artist

Persian Diplomat; Commander-in-Chief of the Shah's Army on the Southern Coast of Persia; the Persian Governor of Bushire, "Lord of the Seas", from photographs 1857. 'An officer of the Ahmednuggur Brigade has favoured us with the Portraits of three distinguished Persian noblemen, at present prisoners of war at that station...The first is well known in Ahmednuggur by the sobriquet of "Palmerston". He is a distinguished diplomatist...His polished manners, finished address, and courteous hearing, show that he is a man of mark in his own country...Next is the Commander-in- Chief

Martyrs dead for the Order and the Republic

Litografía con imágenes de militares carlistas que combatieron en la tercera guerra carlista. Galcerán, Ollo y Villalaín. Año 1873.

Guard of the Royal Saxon Field Artillery Regimental No. 78Spice up. Guard d. K. S. Feld-Art.-Regiments No. 78

Commandons of K.S. Protecting regiments "Prince Georg" no. 108

Painting of King George V (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, hunting. Dated 20th Century

Patrolling, Military facilities of Germany, 1. Königlich Sächsisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 12, 1906, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Freiberg, Auf Patrouille

Adolf Hitler (* 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn) ( 30 April 1945 Berlin), Leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor from 1933, also self-appointed "Fuehrer" and head of state of Germany

The 1912 caption reads: Farragut and Granger after Battle of Mobile Bay. TheBattle of Mobile Bayof August 5, 1864, was an engagement of the American CivilWarin which a Union fleet commanded by Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, assisted by a contingent of soldiers, attacked a smaller Confederate fleet led by Admiral Franklin Buchanan and three forts that guarded the entrance toMobile Bay. The Union offensive started on August 3, 1864, withMajor General GordonGranger'slanding on Dauphin Island.

A Group of Red Army Men Before Leaving for the Front. Petrograd, 1918 by Anonymous /State Museum of the Political History of Russia, St. Petersburg/1918/Photograph/Russia/Genre,History

Photo collection First World War. Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg 1856-1921, Germany Chancellor from 1909-1917. {1914-1918}

The Four Princes H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught and H.R.H. the Duke of Albany, September 1st, 1881. From the book ""V.R.I. Her Life and Empire"" by The Marquis of Lorne, K.T. now his grace The Duke of Argyll.

Military Officers, circa 1880, maker unknown.

Martyrs Morts pour the order and the republic (ti)

Respectfully dedicated to loyal subjects of liberty who paved the way to woman's enfranchisement in the Pacific Northwest, United States of America, anno domini one thousand eight hundred eighty three: Kurz & Allison's Art Studio c1886. Print showing a large group of bust portraits of men beneath bust portraits of several women and a banner labelled 'Coronation of Womanhood.'

A country shooting party in Austria. The men stand at the rear with the rifles, whilst the lads (having probably acted as the beaters) sit with the trophies (rabbits and hares) in the foreground. Date: 1916

Nuevo mundo, 15 de marzo de 1918. Huelga de los funcionarios. El teniente coronel de la Guardia Civil que se incautó ayer de la central de telégrafos, con el oficial de ingenieros telegrafistas que se han hecho cargo del servicio. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID.

General Carlo Porro and Luigi Cadorna at the foot of Black Mountain (Monte Nero), Slovenia, World War I, photo by Alessandro Sormani, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLII, No 39, September 26, 1915.

Lieutenant General Sir Harry Jones, K.C.B., Crimean War, 1853-1856, Roger Fenton historic war campaign photo

Field Marshal Svetozar Boroevic by Bojna, General of Infantry, Commander of the 5th Army Recording in Spring 1916 in Postojna (Adelsberg) Slovenia

U.S. Marine band sextette circa 1905-1945.

Portrait of General Snijman and Commander Botha, Jan van Hoepen, 1899 - 1900 photograph Part of photo album with recordings of the Second Boer War (1899-1902). South Africa paper. photographic support. cardboard commander-in-chief, general, marshal South Africa

From his First Birthday as King.***** with Lord Kitchener at Durban, At a Review of Troops in India, Sport - On the Moors, Pheasant-Shooting, As an Admiral, As a Captain, 1898, Kilted - At Balmoral, As a Cameron Highlander, Riding - In the Hunting-field, In Rotten Row, ***** Chancellor's Robes, As tram driver - Opening the South London Electric Trams, In morning dress, As a Tin-miner. June 3, 1910. (Photo by Lafayette).

Tibet, Dalton, DT, Shikhari in Tibet, Shikhari (hunting guide), two Englishmen including probably photographer Sergeant Dalton, and hunting booty in Tibet, Part of Photo album with 24 photos of the journey of army telegraphist DT Dalton through Tibet., photograph, photo, photos, height 80 mm, width 137 mm, photographer, 1903 - 1906, photographic paper, photo paper, daylight gelatin silver print

Balinese nationalist fighters against Dutch Colonial rule in Indonesia (Ditch East Indies) circa 1910

Albania - Two Albanian soldiers in traditional costume in Salonica circa 1910s

The students of the Imperial Military Middle School, Beşiktaş / fotoğraf Föbus

The Citadel cadets, of Charleston, South Carolina. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 11, no. 272 (1861 February 9), p. 188. Citadel Academy (Charleston, S.C.), People, Cadets, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Military education, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Sailors in Russian navy, 1850s

Lieutenant George W. Mullen, Captain James H. Walter, Lieutenant George W. Wilson, first row, and Sergeant William Cline and Sergeant Nicholas G. Wilson, second row, of Co. G, 138th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in uniform with swords, at Relay, Maryland. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , FAmbrotype/Tintype photograph filing series , pp/liljunion. Mullen, George W, 1838-1911, Walter, James H, 1836-1883, Wilson, George W, 1829-1898, Wilson, Nicholas G, 1832-1907, Wilson, Nicholas G, 1832-1907, Cline, William, 1836-1914, United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 138th (1862-1865), People, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Daggers & swords, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Shown here are portraits of Prominent Federal Generals during the US Civil War. They are, from top to bottom, left to right: General Hooker, General Butler, General Banks, General Sigel, General Burnside, General Hunter, General Fremont, General Ord.

The students of the Cavalry General Staff officers class of the Imperial Military Academy / fotoğraf Föbus

Shown here are portraits of Prominent Federal Generals during the US Civil War. They are, from top to bottom, left to right: General Hooker, General Butler, General Banks, General Sigel, General Burnside, General Hunter, General Fremont, General Ord.

Group portrait at the Governor Generals Camp, L-R: Maj Jones, Mr. Walters, The Governor Generals Chaplain, J.C.S. and Sir E.Campbell Bart., 60th Rifles Mry. Sry. to G.G. 1858-61 Jean Baptiste Oscar Mallitte French. Group portrait at the Governor Generals Camp, L-R: Maj Jones, Mr. Walters, The Governor Generals Chaplain, J.C.S. and Sir E.Campbell Bart., 60th Rifles Mry. Sry. to G.G. 287646

Confederate General, John Hunt Morgan, with his new 2nd wife Martha Ready, the daughter of Tennessee United States Representative Charles Ready. They were married for only 20 month when he was killed in Greeneville, Tennessee, by a Union soldier. As a young widow of a Lost Cause hero, Martha was active in Ladies Aid Society, which would evolve into the United Daughters of the Confederacy after the US Civil War. She remarried in 1873 (BSLOC_2018_7_57)

Officers of the Austria-Hungarian monarchy, k. u. K. monarchy Hussar regiment Graf Nadasdy No. 9 within the Austria-Hungarian-Hungarian Landsemefte, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Portrait of Pvt. Charles H. Halstead, Company A, 52nd Illinois Infantry, U.S.A., and unidentified soldier. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, Army, Illinois Infantry Regiment, 52nd (1861-1865), Company A, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Halstead, Charles H, Illinois troops , 52nd Illinois Infantry. Company A

Prince of Wales group in 1861

The buglers of the military engineers / the photograph studio of the Imperial School of Engineering

Thuringian Hussar Regiment No. 12 - barracksTorgau. Thür.-Hus.-Regim. No. 12 - barracks guard

Sanitary Commission Group. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

FAREWELL BANQUET GIVEN TO CAPTAIN NARES AND HIS FELLOW OFFICERS BY THE MAYOR OF PORTSMOUTH, UK, 1875

Army of Potomac: J.C. Parke, C.G. Meade, W.S. Hancock, G.K. Warren, U.S. Grant, A.A. Humphrey, and H.C. Wright. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . Grant, Ulysses S, (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Military in front of chateau. Unknown maker, French

1860s 1861 PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND HIS FIRST COUNCIL OF WAR OFFICERS AND CABINET

Students, imperial military middle school Mamuretülaziz Mekteb-i Rüşdiye-yi Askeri-yi

President Lincoln and his cabinet, with Lieutenant General Scott at the start of the USA Civil War

Col. Andrew K. Long and friend 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

'Sergeants, Seaforth Highlanders', c1880. Artist: Gregory & Co.

Peace negotiators. (IT)

Course participants at the Royal Military College, General Course 1916-17 Motiv: Plate. Montage of images from and course participants at the Royal Military College, General Course 1916-17. Framed, printed image.

The Black Flag Army (Chinese: Heiqi Jun; Vietnamese: Quan co den) was a splinter remnant of a bandit group recruited largely from soldiers of ethnic Zhuang background, who crossed the border from Guangxi province of China into Upper Tonkin, in the Empire of Annam (Vietnam) in 1865. They became known mainly for their fights against French forces in cooperation with both Vietnamese and Chinese authorities. The Black Flag Army is so named because of the preference of its commander, Liu Yongfu, for using black command flags.

George B. McClellan. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

03/03/1913. At the Cuatro Vientos airfield. The English Minister of War Mr. Seely (1) Conversing with General Marina (2) at the beginning of the Flights Made Yesterday Afternoon.

Norway and Sweden, 1897-1904. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Norway, Sweden

Death of Abraham Lincoln, April 15th 1865.

Lustrum Utrechtsch Student Corps.

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