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ALBUMEN PRINT OF RIVER BOAT

ALBUMEN PRINT OF RIVER BOAT

This is an oval image (7.5” x 5.25”) mounted on a 9.5” x 7.75” plain mount. No backmark or any other photographer identification and no name of the ship is visible. Otherwise, this is an… (1266-223). Learn More »

ALBUMEN PRINT OF RIVER BOAT MODEL

ALBUMEN PRINT OF RIVER BOAT MODEL

This image (8.25” x 5.75”) is mounted on a 9.75” x 7.75” plain mount that is slightly trimmed. This is likely some sort of advertisement photograph. In place of the ship’s name, “MEIGS CO.… (1266-224). Learn More »

ALBUMEN PHOTO BY MUMPER OF TOURISTS IN CARRIAGE IN FRONT OF HIGH WATER MARK MEMORIAL

ALBUMEN PHOTO BY MUMPER OF TOURISTS IN CARRIAGE IN FRONT OF HIGH WATER MARK MEMORIAL

Offered here is an 1880s photograph of two tourists in a horse drawn carriage posed in front of the High Water Mark Memorial on Hancock Avenue in the Gettysburg Battlefield. This is a 6” x 4”… (2024-6669). Learn More »

$35.00
ON HOLD

VERY RARE PHILADELPHIA CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL PHOTO GROUPING – TURNER’S LANE, GETTYSBURG WOUNDED, FIRST NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER!

VERY RARE PHILADELPHIA CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL PHOTO GROUPING – TURNER’S LANE, GETTYSBURG WOUNDED, FIRST NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER!

From their disparate backgrounds, Philadelphia physicians S. Weir Mitchell, William W. Keen, and George R. Morehouse assembled one of the most unusual and important temporary hospital wards during the… (1266-02). Learn More »

$795.00
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LARGE PHOTO OF THE 102ND PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT AT GETTYSBURG, BY TIPTON – WITH CDV OF CAPT. SAMUEL L. FULLWOOD OF CO. M

LARGE PHOTO OF THE 102ND PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT AT GETTYSBURG, BY TIPTON – WITH CDV OF CAPT. SAMUEL L. FULLWOOD OF CO. M

Tipton photo of 102d Pennsylvania Monument on large mount (11”x14”) with gold beveled edge.  Mounted to the top right of the photo is a CDV of Captain Samuel L. Fullwood.  Written in brown ink… (635-550). Learn More »

LARGE TIPTON PHOTO OF COUPLE IN HORSE & BUGGY AT DEVIL’S DEN

LARGE TIPTON PHOTO OF COUPLE IN HORSE & BUGGY AT DEVIL’S DEN

Large Tipton photo of couple in horse and buggy at Devil’s Den.  In the original frame the late 1800’s/early 1900’s photo is 14” x 17”.  Framed size is 21.5” x 25.5”.  Mat is embossed… (635-596). Learn More »

UNUSUAL DOUBLE SIDED MUMPER PHOTOGRAPH

UNUSUAL DOUBLE SIDED MUMPER PHOTOGRAPH

Unusual double sided J. I. Mumper photograph.  One side has a group (family?) gathered at The High Water Mark Monument.  Titled in the negative High Water Mark Oct. 11th 1900.  The other side is… (635-612). Learn More »

$85.00
SOLD

FRAMED PHOTO OF THE DEDICATION OF THE GETTYSBURG CORPORAL SKELLY GAR POST NO. 9 MONUMENT

FRAMED PHOTO OF THE DEDICATION OF THE GETTYSBURG CORPORAL SKELLY GAR POST NO. 9 MONUMENT

The monument was dedicated on February 22, 1892.  The Gettysburg Junior Band is present in the foreground.  The dedication address at the well attended event was given by prominent Gettysburgian the… (635-598). Learn More »

$395.00
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PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPH OF ARMY MOBILIZATION CAMP AT GETTYSBURG IN 1917

PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPH OF ARMY MOBILIZATION CAMP AT GETTYSBURG IN 1917

Here is a wonderful photograph of the “Pickett’s Charge” area of the Gettysburg Military Park in 1917. At this time the U.S. Army was preparing itself for entry into World War 1.  The framed… (945-17). Learn More »

$595.00
Originally $1,000.00

EARLY 20TH CENTURY PHOTO BY TIPTON OF A FAMILY AT DEVIL’S DEN

EARLY 20TH CENTURY PHOTO BY TIPTON OF A FAMILY AT DEVIL’S DEN

Tipton Devil’s Den photo of a family, car and what appears to be a battlefield guide.  Photo is 7” x 9” mounted to 10” x 12” board embossed “W. H. Tipton/3 Main St/Gettysburg, PA”. … (635-557). Learn More »

$75.00
SOLD

EARLY PHOTO OF BEN BUTLER’S DUTCH GAP CANAL: RICHMOND OR BUST!

EARLY PHOTO OF BEN BUTLER’S DUTCH GAP CANAL: RICHMOND OR BUST!

This is may be the earliest photograph of Ben Butler’s imaginative engineering feat that was a little ahead of its time. In this large format albumen photo excavations for the “Dutch Gap Canal”… (490-6215). Learn More »

FRAMED OUTDOOR ALBUMEN OF THE 50TH NEW YORK ENGINEERS

FRAMED OUTDOOR ALBUMEN OF THE 50TH NEW YORK ENGINEERS

Image looks to be an unmounted albumen that meas. approx. 8.50 x 6.00 inches set in a recessed white mount in a brown wood frame with gold inset border. Frame looks to be old but the mat and backing… (224-477). Learn More »

FRAMED ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF CIVIL WAR ERA NAVY OFFICER

FRAMED ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF CIVIL WAR ERA NAVY OFFICER

Very nice Victorian frame houses a retouched albumen photograph of an unknown U.S. Navy officer. He is wearing a dark colored, double-breasted frock coat with naval buttons, shoulder straps, a white… (344-3304). Learn More »

$85.00
Originally $125.00

VIEW OF PETERSBURG WORKS AND AMMUNITION CRATES

VIEW OF PETERSBURG WORKS AND AMMUNITION CRATES

Original Civil War paper image that is a little large than half a stereo photo. Image is titled “Vicinity of Fort Stedman, Petersburg, Va.” Photo is clear and in good shape. In the background is… (344-809). Learn More »

$175.00
Originally $250.00

SMALL ALBUMEN PHOTO OF FEDERAL CAMP AT CITY POINT

SMALL ALBUMEN PHOTO OF FEDERAL CAMP AT CITY POINT

Plain mount (6” x 4 ½”) with image (4” x 3 ¼”) of the Union camp and supply depot at City Point, Virginia.  Tents visible on high ground in distance, horses and corral below the camp. … (1054-2062). Learn More »

$87.50
Originally $125.00

SCARCE GETTYSBURG ALBUMEN IMAGE OF MUTILATED BODY – DEAD CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN ROSE FARM PASTURE

SCARCE GETTYSBURG ALBUMEN IMAGE OF MUTILATED BODY – DEAD CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN ROSE FARM PASTURE

Offered here is an old print of the gruesome image of a dead Confederate soldier in the pasture of the Rose Farm at Gettysburg. This is an unusual size for this image, measuring 5.75” x 3.5”… (844-30). Learn More »

AUGUST 1911 YARD LONG PHOTO OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT WITH STAFF AND GAR VETERNS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK

AUGUST 1911 YARD LONG PHOTO OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT WITH STAFF AND GAR VETERNS AT ROCHESTER NEW YORK

Image shows President Taft standing at center with the Mayor of Rochester, New York. They are flanked by GAR officials, the mayor’s reception committee and the President’s military aid and local… (2023-1952). Learn More »

ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF CAMP OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC HEADQUARTERS GUARD, COLLIS ZOUAVES, 114th PA, BY ALEXANDER GARDNER

ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF CAMP OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC HEADQUARTERS GUARD, COLLIS ZOUAVES, 114th PA, BY ALEXANDER GARDNER

The headquarters of the Army of the Potomac was always a worthwhile subject for photographic crews and the exotic uniforms of the Collis Zouaves, serving as the headquarters guard in 1864, were an… (1054-840). Learn More »

$595.00
Originally $850.00

AUGUST 1911 YARD LONG PHOTO OF ROCHESTER NEW YORK GAR VETERANS OF POST 455

AUGUST 1911 YARD LONG PHOTO OF ROCHESTER NEW YORK GAR VETERANS OF POST 455

Image shows approx. 56 GAR veterans lined up in a street in Rochester, New York during the 45th National Encampment. The veterans are arranged in a single file with a US flag at center. They all wear… (2023-1951). Learn More »

LARGE FORMAT ALBUMEN OF A U.S. GENERAL HOSPITAL

LARGE FORMAT ALBUMEN OF A U.S. GENERAL HOSPITAL

After undergoing whatever treatment could be administered at army division or corps field hospitals, Civil War casualties were usually evacuated to larger general hospitals near metropolitan areas.… (1054-673). Learn More »

$385.00
Originally $550.00


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SCARCE S.D. WALTON & Co. CIVIL WAR US ARMY CONTRACT FORAGE CAP

Samuel D. Walton of Philadelphia had significant government contracts for forage caps, but we don’t see many of his products, or ones still bearing his label at least, perhaps in large part since they seem to have been early war. This is a very… (1052-201). Learn More »

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