Hard Images

Showing 1 to 20 out of 131


1/6 PLATE DAGUERROTYPE – JOHN FOWLER, 4th ALABAMA, CS MARINES, WIA 1st MANASSAS

1/6 PLATE DAGUERROTYPE – JOHN FOWLER, 4th ALABAMA, CS MARINES, WIA 1st MANASSAS

Featured in this daguerreotype image is a seated John Douglass Fowler, a dual service branch member of the Confederate armed forces and casualty of First Bull Run; “’De Mortuis nil nis Verum’ On… (1266-448). Learn More »

$950.00
ON HOLD

SIXTH PLATE TINTYPE – US STATE VOLUNTEER OR MILITIA SOLDIER

SIXTH PLATE TINTYPE – US STATE VOLUNTEER OR MILITIA SOLDIER

The seated soldier featured in the photograph wears and interesting short jacket, reminiscent in pattern of the jackets issued by several states in the early phases of the war and those issued by… (2025-890). Learn More »

1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPE – US OFFICER

1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPE – US OFFICER

This handsome young officer was captured on a glass plate in striking contrast.  Complete with saber, belt, sash, and healthy chinstrap beard, the man stands next to a decorative pedestal and in… (2025-896). Learn More »

STRIKING 1/6 PLATE TINTYPE – YOUNG US CAVALRYMAN

STRIKING 1/6 PLATE TINTYPE – YOUNG US CAVALRYMAN

Featured in this image is a young man, perhaps no more than a teenager, in his mounted services uniform.  Seated next to a decorative banister, his regulation dress hat rests on the railing complete… (2025-894). Learn More »

$450.00
ON HOLD

¼ PLATE TINTYPE, SHOULDER STRAPS & HAT INSIGNIA – CAPT. E.T. WILSON, 2ND N.Y. VOLS.

¼ PLATE TINTYPE, SHOULDER STRAPS & HAT INSIGNIA – CAPT. E.T. WILSON, 2ND N.Y. VOLS.

Tintype photograph features Captain Edgar T. Wilson in uniform with sword. The quarter plate is approximately 3” x 4” within a typical velvet lined case. Captain Wilson wears a single-breasted… (2025-900). Learn More »

RARE 1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPE – LT. JOHN WHITEHEAD, 53rd VA, WIA AND CAPTURED DURING PICKETT’S CHARGE – EX-COCO COLLECTION

RARE 1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPE – LT. JOHN WHITEHEAD, 53rd VA, WIA AND CAPTURED DURING PICKETT’S CHARGE – EX-COCO COLLECTION

The 53rd Virginia Infantry Regiment participated in the Battle of Gettysburg as part of General Armistead's Brigade and played a famous role in Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, with some men… (1300-74). Learn More »

1/6 AMBROTYPE PHOTO – OLIVER PUTNAM, 3rd MASS. CAV. WITH HANDWRITTEN DESCRIPTION

1/6 AMBROTYPE PHOTO – OLIVER PUTNAM, 3rd MASS. CAV. WITH HANDWRITTEN DESCRIPTION

This ambrotype image features Oliver J. Putnam, a young cavalryman wearing a “wheel” cap - more reminiscent of the m1830 Fatigue Cap or civilian style caps popular with working-class folks of the… (2025-892). Learn More »

¼ PLATE AMBROTYPE OF CAPTAIN, LATER COLONEL, CALVIN H. WALKER, KIA 1864, WITH SERGEANT, LATER CAPTAIN, J. S. WALKER, 3rd TENNESSEE

¼ PLATE AMBROTYPE OF CAPTAIN, LATER COLONEL, CALVIN H. WALKER, KIA 1864, WITH SERGEANT, LATER CAPTAIN, J. S. WALKER, 3rd TENNESSEE

Formerly in the renowned collection of Herb Peck, this world-class Confederate quarter-plate ambrotype shows brothers Calvin H. and James S. Walker of the 3rd Tennessee in uniform and descended in the… (846-579). Learn More »

$29,500.00
ON HOLD

DOUBLE CASED ¼ PLATE AMBROTYPES OF TWO MEMBERS BELIEVED TO BE OF THE ROME LIGHT GUARDS - COMPANY A, 8TH GEORGIA INFANTRY

DOUBLE CASED ¼ PLATE AMBROTYPES OF TWO MEMBERS BELIEVED TO BE OF THE ROME LIGHT GUARDS - COMPANY A, 8TH GEORGIA INFANTRY

These two fantastically clear images are housed together in a Union case that is also in excellent condition. Both sides show a beautiful scene of a lady riding a  horse with a dog resting in… (846-517). Learn More »

1/4 PLATE THERMOPLASTIC CASE WITH AMBROTYPE OF WOMAN & TINTYPE OF 2/LT. BAKER 20TH PA. INFANTRY – THE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE OF 1877

1/4 PLATE THERMOPLASTIC CASE WITH AMBROTYPE OF WOMAN & TINTYPE OF 2/LT. BAKER 20TH PA. INFANTRY – THE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE OF 1877

Left half of this hard case houses an ambrotype of a finely dressed woman. Her cheeks and forehead are tinted. The image is matted, framed, and under glass as is typical. The right side of the case… (1221-53). Learn More »

CLEAR CASED QUARTER-PLATE TINTYPE ARMED UNION INFANTRYMAN

CLEAR CASED QUARTER-PLATE TINTYPE ARMED UNION INFANTRYMAN

A very clear, very good condition quarter-plate size cased tintype showing an armed Union infantryman posed before a painted backdrop in a photographer’s studio. Our man is shown standing,… (286-1426). Learn More »

$550.00
ON HOLD

SIXTH PLATE TINTYPE OF AN ARMED UNION CAVALRYMAN

SIXTH PLATE TINTYPE OF AN ARMED UNION CAVALRYMAN

A clear tintype photograph of a seated Union cavalryman shown from the waist up, holding his drawn cavalry saber across his chest. He wears a short jacket with some of the trim and buttons lightly… (286-1427). Learn More »

$550.00
ON HOLD

RARE BOOK – JOHN WILKES BOOTH, HIMSELF

RARE BOOK – JOHN WILKES BOOTH, HIMSELF

By Richard J. S. Gutman and Kellie O. Gutman. 1979. Very rare, limited-edition book. Hand signed and numbered by the authors. This book is number 990 of 1000. Hard, cloth covers with the dust… (2025-1282). Learn More »

½(HALF) PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF OLDER MAN, IN BRASS MAT

½(HALF) PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF OLDER MAN, IN BRASS MAT

This image features an extended bust view of an older gentleman in smart, period dress.  The image is framed by a brass mat and includes the case glass and a piece of heavy, older pasteboard… (1266-1028). Learn More »

MID-19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM WITH PHOTOS

MID-19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM WITH PHOTOS

Antique tooled leather photo album for CDV and Tintype pictures. A single flat, brass clasp holds the album closed. There are 24 thick double-sided, gilt-edged photo pages capable of holding 48… (1266-748). Learn More »

CASED QUARTER PLATE TINTYPE: SOLDIER WITH FEZ POSED WITH FATHER

CASED QUARTER PLATE TINTYPE: SOLDIER WITH FEZ POSED WITH FATHER

This is a very clear ¼ plate tintype showing a soldier seated at left, wearing a military frock coat with brass buttons, light-blue tinted trousers and a fez with tassel. He rests one hand on the… (160-546). Learn More »

INTRIGUING ¼ PLATE DAGUERROTYPE – FREDERIC CHAPMAN, AGE 4, ID’D WITH LOCK OF HAIR

INTRIGUING ¼ PLATE DAGUERROTYPE – FREDERIC CHAPMAN, AGE 4, ID’D WITH LOCK OF HAIR

The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process in the history of photography. Named after the inventor, Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, each daguerreotype is a unique… (1221-51). Learn More »

VERY RARE AMBROTYPE OF VMI CADET W.P. ROBINSON – 1st LT. 13th BATTALION, VIRGINIA ARTILLERY (RINGGOLD’S BATTERY), PHOTO FEATURED IN CONFEDERATE VETERAN MAGAZINE

VERY RARE AMBROTYPE OF VMI CADET W.P. ROBINSON – 1st LT. 13th BATTALION, VIRGINIA ARTILLERY (RINGGOLD’S BATTERY), PHOTO FEATURED IN CONFEDERATE VETERAN MAGAZINE

This singular ¼ plate ambrotype photograph shows a future Confederate Lieutenant “Willie” Robinson standing proudly in his Virginia Military Institute uniform.  His hair is closely cropped, his… (846-580). Learn More »

IDENTIFIED CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS’ GROUPING OF THE HEALEY/ HALEY FAMILY OF VERMONT: JOHN HALEY, 4th VERMONT, WIA SPOTTSYLVANIA AND CEDAR CREEK: LETTERS AND PHOTOS OF HIM AND BROTHER

IDENTIFIED CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS’ GROUPING OF THE HEALEY/ HALEY FAMILY OF VERMONT: JOHN HALEY, 4th VERMONT, WIA SPOTTSYLVANIA AND CEDAR CREEK: LETTERS AND PHOTOS OF HIM AND BROTHER

This grouping came from the Healy family of Vermont and relates to John Haley, Jr., (1843-1901,) who enlisted at Mt. Holly, VT, on August 7, 1862, and mustered into Co. C, 4th Vermont Infantry as a… (915-22). Learn More »

VERY NICE UNION CASE FOR SIXTH-PLATE IMAGE

VERY NICE UNION CASE FOR SIXTH-PLATE IMAGE

Very nice conditioned Union case for housing a sixth-plate ambro or tintype. The exterior pattern is titled Geometric Floral and is in excellent condition. The raised pattern is sharp and free of… (1000-1362). Learn More »

$160.00
Originally $200.00


Showing 1 to 20 out of 131

featured item

AUGUST, 1862 CONFEDERATE DISCHARGE – PVT. JOHN MCCOLLUM, 3rd ARKANSAS – EX COCO-COLLECTION

This scarce subtype of document served as a record of the honorable discharge of Pvt. John McCollum of Company F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry. He enlisted on September 17th, 1861 for a term of 1 year, and his discharge is dated August 15th, 1862 and he… (1300-85). Learn More »

Upcoming Events

18
Oct

Oct 25 - 26: AUTUMN GETTYSBURG MILITARY ANTIQUES SHOW Learn More »

Instagram