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Studio portrait of a soldier standing infront of a military background
n.d.
Ambrotype, hand-painted
Private collection of Jack and Beverly Wilgus
LL/77150 [Further details available]
1 of 15
Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with greatcoat in front of American flag
1861-1865
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate, hand-coloured
9.7 x 8.5 cm (case)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family collection, Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105)
LL/42086
2 of 15
Soldier, hands resting on saber, with elaborate backdrop
1862 (ca)
Tintype, 1/4 plate, with applied colour
8.3 x 5.8 cm
George Eastman Museum
Purchase, 1969.0208.0027
LL/74427
3 of 15
An American Civil War cavalryman with the Benton Barracks photographers backdrop of Ansel R. Butts
n.d.
Tintype, 1/8 plate
Private collection of David Yunt
LL/83811
4 of 15
Portrait of an American Civil War soldier in front of a military background
n.d.
Tintype
The Jeffrey Kraus Collection
LL/79084
5 of 15
Civil War soldier in "zouave" uniform
1863 (ca)
Tintype, 1/4 plate, with applied colour
8.4 x 6 cm
George Eastman Museum
Gift of Mr. C. Quinn, 1981.2678.0001
LL/74607
6 of 15
Portrait of a Civil War Soldier
1860s
Tintype, with applied color
20.2 × 15 cm (7 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.) (image)
National Gallery of Art
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, Accession Number: 2008.135.1
LL/117723
7 of 15
Portrait of a Civil War Soldier
1860s
Ambrotype, with applied color
21.5 × 16.5 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.) (overall)
National Gallery of Art
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, Accession Number: 2008.135.3
LL/117757
8 of 15
[Unidentified African American boy standing in front of painted backdrop showing American flag and tents ; campaign button with portraits of Lincoln on one side and Johnson on the opposite side are attached to inside cover of case]
1861-1865
Tintype, 1/6 plate
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-36463 (digital file from original, tonality adjusted) LC-DIG-ppmsca-26463 (digital file from original item), Library of Congress Control Number: 2010648377, Call Number/Physical Location: AMB/TIN no. 2178 [P&P]
LL/116935
9 of 15
Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with revolver in holster in front of painted backdrop showing military camp
1861-1865
Tintype, 1/4 plate, hand-coloured
11.9 x 9.4 cm (case)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family collection, Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105)
LL/42088
10 of 15
Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with sword in front of painted backdrop showing military camp scene
1861-1865
Tintype, 1/6 plate, hand-coloured
9.3 x 8.2 cm (case)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family collection, Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105)
LL/42089
11 of 15
Civil War sailor, full-length studio portrait, facing front, seated in front of a painted backdrop showing nautical scene, right arm resting on table draped with an American flag
1860s
Tintype
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Reproduction Number: LC-USZC4-12359 (color film copy transparency)
LL/37638
12 of 15
n.d.
Carte de visite, hand-tinted
Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics
Courtesy of Jeffrey Kraus
LL/6248
13 of 15
Henry Wagar Halleck
n.d.
Carte de visite
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 16)
LL/31000 [Further details available]
14 of 15
Civil War soldier with great American flag and 1851 Navy Colt Third Model (long barrel)
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate, tinted
Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics
LL/37874 [Further details available]
15 of 15
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Years
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1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871
1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882
1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893
1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904
1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915
1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926
1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937
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1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
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