Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.
| Introduction |
| 1 | Introduction to military portraits |
| Daguerreotypes |
| 2 | Daguerreotypes: Military |
| 3 | Illustrations based on Daguerreotypes: Military |
| 4 | Letter from W.L. Marcy, Secretary of War, to Major General Z. Taylor, Commanding Army of Occupation, Monterey, Mexico (5 October 1846) |
| 5 | Richard Beard: British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition (1845-1848) |
| 6 | Richard Beard: Sir John Franklin |
| Ambrotypes |
| 7 | Ambrotypes: Military |
| Tintypes |
| 8 | Tintypes: Military |
| Cartes de visite |
| 9 | Cartes de visite: Military |
| Cabinet cards |
| 10 | Cabinet cards: Military |
| Crimean War (1854-1856) |
| 11 | An anonymous soldier during the Crimean War (1854-1856) |
| 12 | Roger Fenton: Crimean War (1854-1856) - Officers and men |
| 13 | Cundall & Howlett: Crimean Heroes |
| Indian Mutiny (1857-1858) |
| 14 | Felice Beato: Indian Mutiny (1858) - Hodson's Horse |
| Italian Risorgimento (1849-1871) |
| 15 | Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general, revolutionary and republican (1807-1882) |
| 16 | Alessandro Pavia: Expedition of the Thousand |
| American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 17 | Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 18 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Portraits in brass bezels |
| 19 | Commanders and officers of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 20 | Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 21 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Photograph albums |
| 22 | Major General Henry Barnum |
| 23 | Private George Lemon |
| The French Army |
| 24 | Louise Lafton (photographer) / Alexis Godillot (manufacturer): Album Photographique des Uniformes de L'Armées Françaises (1866) |
| Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) |
| 25 | Soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) |
| Persia (Iran) |
| 26 | Persian soldiers |
| Russia |
| 27 | Unidentified photographer: Types photographiés de l'armée russe (1880) |
| Japan |
| 28 | Samurai |
| Massed military units |
| 29 | Mole & Thomas: Symbols of American pride |
| Documentation of the military |
| 30 | U.S. Navy Flight School: Pilots |
| Second World War (1939-1945) |
| 31 | United States. Office of Facts and Figures.: This man is your friend - He fights for Freedom (1942) |
| Contemporary military |
| 32 | Ellen Susan: Soldier Portraits |
| Night vision |
| 33 | Night vision portraits |
| Veterans |
| 34 | Veterans |
