Showing posts with label wagon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wagon. Show all posts

Friday, September 15, 2023

View of a Parade of Zouaves and Other Soldiers on Broadway in Baltimore, Maryland, Possibly Taken During the Civil War (1860s)

 

 
 View of Zouaves and other soldiers during a parade along Broadway in Baltimore, Maryland, c. 1860s. Attributed to photographer William Chase. The wagon seen at right is possibly a military one. Originally published as a stereoview. NYPL dates this photo to 1880, but I think it was taken much earlier.

Saturday, March 24, 2018

View of People Posing in Front of Shops Along Main Street in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1867)


View of people posing along Main Street in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1867. By James E. Morse. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

View Probably Showing Union Army Stables and Corral in Winter During The American Civil War (1860′s)


View probably showing Union Army stables and corral in winter during the American Civil War, location unknown, c. 1860′s. Photos with snow on the ground taken during the war are somewhat rare. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Belgian Soldiers Guarding a Checkpoint Near Halen, Belgium (1914)


Belgian soldiers guarding a checkpoint near Halen, Belgium, shortly after the German invasion of Belgium, August 1914.

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Saturday, July 2, 2016

Stereoview Portrait of a Group Posing With an Ox-Drawn Wagon Named Milliken’s Lightning in a Street in Biddeford, Maine (1800's)


Stereoview portrait of an unidentified group posing with an ox-drawn wagon named Milliken’s Lightning in a street in Biddeford, Maine. The wagon was possibly owned by an express company and the people possibly employees of the company. By B. F. Cole.

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Friday, January 29, 2016

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Daguerreotype of a Group of People Posing With a Wagon in Front of a Building in Thompson, Connecticut


Daguerreotype of a group of people posing with a wagon in front of a building in Thompson, Connecticut, c. 1850’s. A sign on the right side of the building advertises the possible photographer's studio inside. Attributed to L.J. Phillips.

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Friday, April 3, 2015

Sunday, January 11, 2015

View of Abraham Lincoln’s House Surrounded by Supporters During His 1860 Presidential Campaign in Springfield, Illinois (1860)

 The sign that the supporter is holding up on the right reads “Won’t you let me in, Kansas.”

Close-up of Lincoln (tall man in center) surrounded by his supporters.
View of Abraham Lincoln’s house surrounded by supporters during his 1860 presidential campaign in Springfield, Illinois, August 8, 1860. Lincoln is the tall man in white standing to the right of the front door. By William A. Shaw. From Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

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Friday, January 9, 2015

View of People Posing in Front of a Building Containing a Number of Businesses in Nashville, Tennessee (1859)


View of people posing in front of a building containing the Benjamin T. Johnson & Co. Confectionery, Union Saloon, and Longhurst & Co. Wholesale Confectionery businesses in Nashville, Tennessee, c. 1859.

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Thursday, December 25, 2014

American Daguerreotype View of People Posing on the Steps and Porches of the Union Hotel (1845)


American daguerreotype view of people posing on the steps and porches of a building named the Union Hotel, location unknown, c. 1845.

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Two Daguerreotype Views of the General Post Office in Washington, D.C. (1846)



Two daguerreotype views of the General Post Office in Washington, D.C., c. 1846. Probably taken in different seasons judging from the difference in the amount of leaves in the trees. By John Plumbe, Jr. The building survives today as the Hotel Monaco.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014