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[1861-1865]
Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896)
"Company St Fort Burpee. Men playing Ball. 13th N.Y."
Image shows soldiers playing ball in the clearing of a winter encampment.
GLC03029.49
[2 April 1865, cf. Burns, 311.]
"Dead in Trenches."
Shows a Confederate soldier dead in a trench at Fort Mahone, with numerous cheveaux-de-frise visible atop the wall of the trench.
GLC03029.46
[n.d.]
Kolle, Adoph
"Dear little Helen with love from Paula."
Kolle imprint on recto and verso. Ink inscription on verso: "Dear little Helen with love from Paula." Vignette bust profile portrait of a young woman.
GLC04509.43
[1861/04]
Osborn's Gallery
"Der Fleischmarkt, Gemüsemarkt, und Obstmarkt in der Feree[?], No. 6."
Osborn stamp on verso. Ink inscriptionon verso: "Der Fleischmarkt, Gemüsemarkt, und Obstmarkt in der Feree[?], No. 6." View of the length of the nearly empty market hall.
GLC04509.09
1893 ca.
Fitchburg Railroad Company
"Der Gang," F.R.R. office
Three men seated on a bench. Man on left wears straw hat. Man on far right is only half visible.
GLC05235.02.01
"Die Markthalle, No. 5." Ink inscription on recto: "Market Hall."
Osborn imprint on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "Die Markthalle, No. 5." Ink inscription on recto: "Market Hall." View of the hall's main entrance.
GLC04509.07
1917
Keystone View Company
"Down in a Shell Crater, We Fought Like Kilkeeny Cats"--Battle of Cambrai.
Four German soldiers in a trench at the end of the Battle of Cambrai. In the background is the ruins of a tank, which were used for the first time on a large scale during this battle.
GLC09584.045
1898 ca.
Unknown
"Dr. Church (Princeton), Lieut. Greenway (Yale), Col. Roosevelt (Harvard)."
Roosevelt, Church, and Greenway are labeled in black ink on the front of the image. Larger version of GLC07002.24.
GLC07002.25
1870 ca.
"Dress Parade in Summer."
Cadets lined up on parade ground in front of building. Dress uniform consists of White hate and pants with a dark jacket.
GLC05173.05
1914-1918
"Enemy Airmen Successfully Bombed One of Our Supply Trains," Official Report
There are many dead horses and turned over wagons in this photograph. There is a thicket behind them. This area was bombed and destroyed, leaving behing death and destruction.
GLC09584.151
"Engineers R. R. Depot."
Image shows eight men in a mixture of military and civilian dress, accompanied by four women and two young girls. No railroad is visible.
GLC03029.09
Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1864-1952)
"Fighting Leaders: Hon. Theodore Roosevelt in campaign uniform."
Roosevelt is posed as if astride a horse, wearing campaign uniform and hat and holding riding gloves. Copyright by Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston. Completed publication form affixed to reverse.
GLC07002.04
"Fighting" Joe Hooker [split stereocard]
Image of General Joseph Hooker seated with his hands in his lap. Inscription on recto: "1922. 'Fighting Joe Hooker.'" Inscription on verso: "Fay," followed by a description of the image.
GLC05111.01.1212
"Fighting" Joseph Hooker
Image of General Joseph Hooker. Inscription on recto: "Hooker." Inscription on verso: "1861--Photographic History--1865," followed by a brief summary of Hooker's career.
GLC05111.01.1211
"Fort Brady, Buildg [Building] wall."
"10784" penciled on verso. Image shows soldiers constructing winter quarters.
GLC03029.40
"Fort Brady."
Image shows two cannons in a fortified trench, each manned by four soldiers.
GLC03029.19
"Fort Burnh[a]m, Interior View."
Image of soldiers amongst a group of closely-spaced tents.
GLC03029.01
"Fort Sumter nach der Beschießung."
Osborn stamp on verso. Pencil inscription on verso: "Fort Sumter nach der Beschießung." View of Fort Sumter from across the water.
GLC04509.19
[after May 1863, when Ames was appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.]
"Gen. Ames Hd. Qr. [Headquarters]."
"10787" penciled on verso. Image shows horses, men, and a dog gathered in a clearing.
GLC03029.42
"Gen. Chapman"
"9679" penciled on verso, along with misidentification of photo as "Genl. Sheridan" struck through in ink by a roughly contemporary hand. Image shows Gen. George H. Chapman seated outside his tent.
GLC03029.30
"Gen. Heinkelman [Heintzelman] & staff at Arlington House."
Gathering of soldiers and women on the steps of Arlington House. Photographer Timothy O'Sullivan (in the tall black hat) stands next to Gen. Heinztelman (Horan, 32).
GLC03029.03
"Gen[era]l Birney['s] Hd Q [Headquarters]."
"10803" penciled on verso. Slightly darker print of image #27.
GLC03029.28
1902
Underwood & Underwood
"Good government is practically applying the principles which make a man a good citizen" - President Roosevelt
Roosevelt is shown in profile on the right hand side of the picture in the middle ground. He is leaning forward from a flag-draped podium to address the audience beneath him.
GLC06449.22
"Group of Negros at Rhett's Plantation."
Inscription on verso: "Group of Negros at Rhett's Plantation. S.C." Numeric notation on verso: "87."
GLC05111.01.0922
"Gunnery model room."
Room with various displays of artillery guns and shells. British flags and buntings on the back wall and around the windows.
GLC05173.02
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