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Bell & Brother
[W. R. Smith, carte de visite]
White mount. Imprint of Bell & Brother on verso. Signed in ink on verso by Smith. Full length view in civilian dress standing next to a pedestal.
GLC00919.24.22
1864
Philip & Solomons
[carte de visite, front view of a chapel]
White mount with gold border and Gardner's imprint on verso. Published by Philip & Solomons, Washington, D.C. Front view of the chapel erected in the camp of the 50th Regiment, N.Y.V. Engineers near Petersburg, Va. Unions soldiers are visible...
GLC00919.24.47
20 April 1865 ca.
Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896)
[Robert E. Lee and staff]
Photographed on Lee's back porch in Richmond, shortly after his surrender at Appomattox, Virginia. Depicts General Robert E. Lee with his son, Brigadier General George Washington Custis Lee, and Colonel Walter H. Taylor, Lee's aide-de-camp during the...
GLC00957
Vannerson, Julian (b. 1827)
[Carte de visite of Robert E. Lee]
Signed by Lee. Vannerson portrait taken for Edward V. Valentine, a Virginia sculptor studying in Berlin, to make a statue of Lee to sell for the benefit of the Confederate States of America in Liverpool, UK. A copy went through the blockade....
GLC00100
[circa 1864]
Unknown
Fort Snelling and the Valley of the Minnesota.
Small image of Fort Snelling and the Valley of the Minnesota. Black & white. Printed by Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota. Originally with a letter (see GLC00203.10) by Edwin Jackson, a Private in Company D of the 6th Minnesota Volunteers during...
GLC00203.10.01
1864 ca.
Geary, John White (1819-1873)
Albumen photograph of John Geary in uniform by Henssey & Co.
Geary commanded the XII Corps at Gettysburg. He restored order to San Francisco but failed to do the same as territorial governor of Kansas. After the Civil War he was governor of Pennsylvania.
GLC00235
1862 ca.
Studly, George
Full length standing carte de visite portrait, in uniform, with painted backdrop
Signed in ink on recto: "George Studly of Ellsworth."
GLC00241.02
[1865? ca.]
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Carte de visite portrait of Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Tad from lithograph
GLC00241.03
1861-1865 ca.
Carte de visite view of Independence Hall, Philadelphia
GLC00241.04
1865 ca.
Half-length seated carte de visite portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Imprint of R.A. Miller, Boston, on verso.
GLC00241.05
[n.d.]
White, W.S.
Full-length carte de visite portrait of a deceased young girl
Imprint of W.S. White, Kalamazoo, on recto of pink mount.
GLC00241.06
F.B. Merker
Half-length carte de visite portrait of a deceased young child holding flowers
Imprint of F.B. Merker, Collinsville, Ill., on verso of yellow mount.
GLC00241.07
Albright Bros. (fl. 1839-1900)
Full length standing carte de visite portrait of a young girl with doll
0Imprint of Albright Bros., Wooster, Oh., on verso of pink mount.
GLC00241.08
Pentz
Full length standing carte de visite portrait of two young girls in roller skate
Imprint of Pentz, York, Pa., on verso.
GLC00241.09
Lesher, John C.
Full length carte de visite portrait of a deceased young child
Imprint of John C. Lesher, Carlisle, Pa., on verso. "No. 7395" pencilled on verso.
GLC00241.10
Abbott (fl. 1860-1880)
Half length seated carte de visite portrait of woman in black dress
Imprint of Abbott, Little Falls, N.Y., on verso. Photograph is either heavily retouched or from a lithograph.
GLC00241.11
Spafard, C.
Full length carte de visite portrait of two girls with stereocards and viewer
Imprint of C. Spafard, Norwich, Conn., on verso of peach-colored mount.
GLC00241.12
Harman
Full length carte de visite portrait of two women in black dresses
Imprint of Harman, York Springs, Pa., on verso.
GLC00241.13
Barcalow
Half length seated carte de visite portrait of man in military style jacket
Imprint of Barcalow, New York, on verso. Man's cheeks are tinted pink; cloth on the table next to him is tinted bright purple.
GLC00241.14
Abbot, J.H. and J.L.
3/4 length seated carte de visite portrait in jacket with gold badge on breast
Imprint of J.H. & J.L. Abbott, Albany, N.Y., on verso. Ink inscription by Bing on verso: "Mr. Conrad Bing, dieses Bild andenken g[illegible] wann er ist in der [illegible]."
GLC00241.15
Half length seated carte de visite portrait in unidentified uniform
Imprint of W.S. White, Kalamazoo, Mich., on verso.
GLC00241.16
3/4 length carte de visite portrait of man in civilian dress, holding book
Imprint of W.H. Heiss, Tremont, Pa., on verso. Man's cheeks are tinted slightly pink.
GLC00241.17
Half length carte de visite portrait of Henry Ford with beard
Ink inscription on verso: "Franklin Ford the 2nd, Son of Ansel Ford."
GLC00241.18
Composite carte de visite photograph of bearded man with hat
Shows head of bearded man with hat and pipe superimposed over cartoon body of a man in a plaid suit holding a fishing pole.
GLC00241.19
Full length carte de visite portrait of four unidentified men
All four men are wearing 18th century style clothing.
GLC00241.20
Three quarter length carte de visite portrait
"Miss. Mansfield" printed in lower margin on recto.
GLC00241.21
Gilmore
Three quarter length carte de visite portrait of young girl with long hair
Imprint of Gilmore, Binghamton, N.Y., on recto. Girl in photograph has waist-length hair.
GLC00241.22
F. W. Mehlbreuer
Oval bust carte de visite portrait of man in military dress
Imprint of F.W. Mehlbreuer, Mainz, on both recto and verso. The number 88 is visible on the man's epaulets.
GLC00241.23
Full length carte de visite portrait in militrary dress
Imprint of J. Haeuselmann, Bienne, on both recto and verso.
GLC00241.24
Naudin
Vignette bust carte de visite portrait of man in unidentified uniform
Imprint of Naudin, London, on both recto and verso.
GLC00241.25
Suluma, Melek
Full length seated carte de visite portrait
Imprint of H.D. Ward, North Adams, Mass., on verso. Pencil inscription on verso reads: "Suluma Melek, Circassian Lady, Born in Solder Cale, Asia Minor, Age 20 years." Melek's dress is tinted bright purple, her underskirt is tinted deep pink, and...
GLC00241.26
Warren, W.S.
Full length carte de visite portrait of twins Waino and Plutano
Imprint of W.S. Warren, Boston, on verso. Printed caption in lower margin on recto reads: "Waino and Plutano, Age about 50 years, Weight about 45 lbs."
GLC00241.27
Full length seated carte de visite portrait of African American girl
GLC00241.28
Woodbury & Page
Full length carte de visite view of Javanese girl brushing her hair
Imprint of Woodbury & Page, Java, on both recto and verso. Pencil and ink inscription on verso reads: "A Porto Rico Belle."
GLC00241.29
Full length carte de visite view of two Javanese men[?]
Imprint of Woodbury & Page, Java, on both recto and verso.
GLC00241.30
Full length carte de visite portrait of Javanese woman in elaborate headdress
GLC00241.31
Carte de visite view of two oxen pulling a cart
Imprint of Woodbury & Page on both recto and verso.
GLC00241.32
Half length seated carte de visite portrait of young Javanese woman
GLC00241.33
Portrait of Javanese gamelan ensemble with dancer
GLC00241.34
July 1863
Scene on the Battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa. A dead Union Soldier... [stereocard]
GLC00242.01
Hide and Fat Depot for the Government, Cedar Leval, Va. [stereocard]
GLC00242.02
1865
Mills House. Charleston, S.C. and Forts in Vicinity by John Soule [stereocard]
GLC00242.03
Union Picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone... Richmond, Va.[stereocard]
GLC00242.04
Castle Thunder, Carey St., Richmond, Va., [Prisoners of War] [stereocard]
GLC00242.05
Harpers Ferry in war time, no. 1. [stereocard]
GLC00242.06
Brooklyn Navy Yard. [New York] Stereoscopic gems. [stereocard]
Published by Anthony from a Barnard & Bostwick photograph. War Views series.
GLC00242.07
The Funeral of President Lincoln, New-York, April 25th, 1865 [stereocard]
From Anthony's Instantaneous Views.
GLC00242.08
The Ruins of Charleston, S.C., showing the Sister Churches [stereocard]
Published by Anthony
GLC00242.09
1862
Battery on the York River [carte de visite]
Identified by inscription on verso as part of Brady's Album Gallery. Photograph by Barnard and Gibson.
GLC00242.11
February 1864 after
Carte de visite bust portrait (from a lithograph) published by Pine & Bell
Variant of O-92, lithograph based on Anthony Berger photograph taken at Brady studio 2/64, per Ostendorf p. 179.
GLC00242.12
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