Rule of Thumb
n.d.
Tintype, 1/4 plate
Private collection of Ron Coddington
LL/95491 [Further details available]
1 of 44
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
2 of 44
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
3 of 44
Camp de Beverloo [Portrait of a soldier]
1888
Tintype, hand-painted
23 x 17 cm
Private collection of Wilfried Vandevelde
LL/94636 [Further details available]
4 of 44
Military portrait
n.d.
Tintype, hand-painted
Private collection of James V. Burke
LL/125540
5 of 44
Civil War officer
1863 (ca)
Tintype, whole plate, with applied paint
21.5 x 16.2 cm
George Eastman Museum
Purchase, 1969.0208.0049
LL/74425
6 of 44
Edward T. Drake
n.d.
Tintype, hand-tinted
North Carolina Museum of History - NCMOH
NCMOH 1987.123.2
LL/125646
7 of 44
Lt. Quentin Busbee, 14th Regt. NC Troops
1860-1865
Tintype, hand-tinted
North Carolina Museum of History - NCMOH
NCMOH 1918.10.1
LL/125647
8 of 44
Augustus B. Hayes enlisted on 8/8/1862 as a Private "Batty B" 1st Ohio Light Artillery. He was wounded 12/31/1862 Stones River, TN. Mustered Out on 6/16/1865 at Chattanooga, TN
1862-1865
Tintype, 1/9 plate, hardtack frame
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Division of Armed Forces History, Catalog number: 1979.0916.01
LL/54135 [Further details available]
9 of 44
Civil War Soldier
1861-1865
Tintype, full plate, hand-coloured
Cornell University Library
LL/44760 [Further details available]
10 of 44
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
11 of 44
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
12 of 44
[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
13 of 44
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
14 of 44
Portrait of an American Civil War soldier in front of a military background
n.d.
Tintype
The Jeffrey Kraus Collection
LL/79084
15 of 44
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
16 of 44
3rd Arkansas State Troops
1861, 4 May
Tintype
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Image Courtesy, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 30057
LL/79014 [Further details available]
17 of 44
Confederate Private with '49 Colt Pistol and Sword Bayonet
1861-1864 (ca)
Tintype, 1/6 plate
3 1/4 × 2 3/4 ins (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of the Hall Family Foundation, Object number: 2005.37.66
LL/80764
18 of 44
Untitled [Taylor Brothers, Privates Emzy Taylor (left) and G. M. Taylor, Company E, "Lone Star Guards" 4th Texas Infantry Regiment, Hood's Brigade, Confederate States Army]
1862 (ca)
Tintype, 1/2 plate
10.8 x 14 cm
DeGolyer Library, South Methodist University - SMU
Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library, Call number: Ag2008.0005
LL/38158 [Further details available]
19 of 44
Drummer Boy in Uniform
1860s
Tintype, 1/6 plate
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #6473)
LL/9073 [Further details available]
20 of 44
Unidentified cavalry soldier in Union uniform with sword
1861-1865
Tintype, gem, round
2.1 cm (dimeter)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-31285 (digital file from original item), Call Number: AMB/TIN no. 2668 [P&P]
LL/53148
21 of 44
[Unidentified soldier in pendant]
1861-1865
Tintype, oval gem, pendant
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-27501 (digital file from original item), Call Number: AMB/TIN no. 2619 [P&P]
LL/53151
22 of 44
[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with saber and revolver in oval locket with chain of braided hair]
1861-1865
Tintype, locket
5.6 x 4.8 cm (locket)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Portraits, Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-27493 (digital file from original item, photo)
LL/39568 [Further details available]
23 of 44
A uniformed soldier
1860s (ca)
Tintype, on carte de visite
Private collection of Laddy Kite
LL/35977 [Further details available]
24 of 44
Gemtype from Grant's 1868 presidential campaign
1868
Tintype, mounted on card
Private collection of Matthew Fleming
Current location unknown.
LL/66346 [Further details available]
25 of 44
Cannonier John F. Chase, 5th Maine Artillery
n.d.
Tintype
Charles T. Joyce Collection
LL/112270
26 of 44
[Unidentified young soldier in Confederate shell jacket, Hardee hat with Mounted Rifles insignia and plume with canteen and cup]
1861-1865
Tintype
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Portraits, Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-27165 (digital file from original item)
LL/39564
27 of 44
Lieut. Leandy W. Kimball, Centerville N.Y., H. Louis Stahl Musician, France, Pvt. Frank L .Ferris, Harmondsburg Pa
1863 (ca)
Tintype, 1/6 plate, with applied color
7.2 x 6 cm (image)
George Eastman Museum
Museum accession, 1977.0001.0006
LL/75231
28 of 44
Untitled
n.d.
Tintype
Location and source information requested
LL/149
29 of 44
Reuben Bailey with the body of his son Union soldier John Peter Bailey from Company F of the 6th Ohio Cavalry
1865, 31 March
Tintype, hand-coloured, detail
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Posted to Facebook, "Victorian images", 30 September 2015
LL/61573 [Further details available]
30 of 44
Rebecca Bailey with the body of her son Union soldier John Peter Bailey from Company F of the 6th Ohio Cavalry
1865, 31 March
Tintype, hand-coloured, detail
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Posted to Facebook, "Victorian images", 30 September 2015
LL/61572 [Further details available]
31 of 44
[Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters]
1863-1865
Tintype
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Portraits, Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-26454 (digital file from original item)
LL/39565
32 of 44
Untitled
n.d.
Tintype
Location and source information requested
LL/77
33 of 44
Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket, bayonet, and cartridge box
1861-1865
Tintype, 1/6 plate, hand-coloured
8.3 x 7 cm (plate)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family collection, Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105)
LL/42082
34 of 44
Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform and Company B, 103rd Regiment forage cap with bayonet and scabbard in front of painted backdrop showing landscape with river
1863-1865
Tintype, 1/4 plate, hand-coloured
12 x 9.5 cm (case)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family collection, Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105)
LL/42087
35 of 44
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
36 of 44
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
37 of 44
Unidentified soldier in Union sergeant's frock coat and forage cap with unidentified woman in dress and hat with veil
1861-1865
Tintype, 1/4 plate, hand-coloured
11.8 x 9.3 cm (case)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family collection, Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105)
LL/42085
38 of 44
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
39 of 44
1861-1865
Carte de visites, tintypes
George Eastman Museum
LL/33139 [Further details available]
40 of 44
Soldiers playing chess
1861 (ca)
Tintype
3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in
Private collection of Andrew Daneman
LL/24368
41 of 44
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]
42 of 44
Civil War soldier with book, Union case
n.d.
Tintype, 1/9 plate
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (46 / 59)
LL/9051
43 of 44
Five unidentified soldiers in Union uniform of the 6th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia outfitted with Enfield muskets in front of encampment
1861-1865
Tintype, 1/4 plate, hand-coloured
12.5 x 10 cm (case)
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family collection, Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105)
LL/42079
44 of 44
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