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1918
Keystone View Company
Ruins of Longpont Village and Abbey, France
A dirt road running through a destroyed town in Northern France. In the distance stands the the ruins of the Abbey Church of Longpont.
GLC09584.232
1914-1918
Cardinal Mercier, Renowned Belgian Prelate, Speaking at Dinant, Belgium
Cardinal Mercier speaks to a crowd at the cathedral in Dinant, Belgium, a town that suffered a massacre of Belgian civilians when the Germans invaded in 1914. Mercier was known for speaking out passionately against German atocities in Beglium...
GLC09584.014
Mass in the Allied Trenches on the Western Front
During the war, priests of the Catholic Church held services for the soldiers. Masses were often held in dug-outs in the front line trenches. It was a solemn scene because of the reality of death these men faced.
GLC09584.104
Group of people in front of Church, New Berne, NC [split stereocard]
The image shows six adults and three children standing in front of a large white church. Inscription on verso: "Colored Church New Berne N.C."
GLC05111.01.1248
Camp scene with Church, Port Hudson, LA
The image shows a small camp scene, with A-frame tents in the left background, and a white wooden church. Various soldiers are scattered throughout the scene. Inscription on verso: "Port Hudson" and "Church."
GLC05111.01.1273
Church scene, Port Hudson, LA
The image shows a white wooden church with A-frame tents in the background, and a horse at rest on the left-hand edge of the photo. Inscription on verso: "Port Hudson" and "Church."
GLC05111.01.1292
Portrait photo of Harriet Beecher Stowe [cabinet card]
The image shows Harriet Beecher Stowe seated, wearing a black dress and holding her pince-nez. Inscription on image: "Sarony 37 Union Square, N.Y." Inscription on verso: "H. B. Stowe."
GLC05111.01.1319
Portrait photo of N. P. Willis [cabinet card]
Portrait of N. P. Willis seated with a cane and looking directly at the camera. Inscription on recto: "Rockwood 17 Union Square (West) N.Y." Inscriptions on verso: "N. P. Willis" and "Rockwood Photographer 17 Union Square (West) N.Y. 1890."
GLC05111.01.1335
1865/ 04 ca.
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
President Lincoln's Hearse
Mourning border around image. Shows Lincoln's hearse with horses and escorts in front of Cathedral. Inscription on recto "President Lincoln's Hearse. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by Henszey & Co., Photographers, No. 812...
GLC05111.02.0041
April 1865 ca.
Lincoln's funeral horse "Old Bob"
Two black men wearing overcoats, top hats, and mourning ribbons stand with Lincoln's horse in front of Lincoln's Springfield home. Ostendorf p. 32 identifies the men as Revs. Brown (left) and Trevan (right). Three additional black men gather...
GLC05111.02.0043
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