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IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE 1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPE, J.H. DOYLE, 7TH S.C. CAVALRY

IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE 1/6 PLATE AMBROTYPE, J.H. DOYLE, 7TH S.C. CAVALRY

This ambrotype photograph features young James Hogan [Hagan] Doyle posing in plain uniform coat with hands across his waist. Three plain buttons are visible on his jacket which also has a standing… (141-190). Learn More »

VERY CLEAR EARLY WAR VOLUNTEER ARMED WITH BAYONETED MUSKET, REVOLVER AND BOWIE IN A LITTLEFIELD AND PARSONS “FAITHFUL HOUND” THERMOPLASTIC CASE

VERY CLEAR EARLY WAR VOLUNTEER ARMED WITH BAYONETED MUSKET, REVOLVER AND BOWIE IN A LITTLEFIELD AND PARSONS “FAITHFUL HOUND” THERMOPLASTIC CASE

A very strong, armed image in a scarce case. The image is a 6th plate tintype with excellent clarity, glassed and using an open, scallop-edged mat that shows the photographer has pushed aside a chair… (490-7632). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR UNION CAVALRYMAN AMBROTYPE WITH PATRIOTIC MAT: “THE UNION NOW AND FOREVER.”

CIVIL WAR UNION CAVALRYMAN AMBROTYPE WITH PATRIOTIC MAT: “THE UNION NOW AND FOREVER.”

A ninth-plate ambrotype of seated Union cavalryman with a great patriotic mat. The soldier is shown half-length, his legs crossed and hands folded in his lap. There is a ring of solarization around… (490-7633). Learn More »

$150.00
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GEM LINCOLN MOURNING TINTYPE ON CDV CARD

GEM LINCOLN MOURNING TINTYPE ON CDV CARD

This uncommon tintype photograph is a “gem” sized (1” x 1.5”) photo of one of the popular Lincoln mourning art images of the immediate post-assassination period.  The image is framed in brass… (1202-1014). Learn More »

$225.00
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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

$85.00
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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 »


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RARE CONFEDERATE “THREE SQUARE” SOCKET BAYONET

This is an excavated example of a Confederate-made musket socket bayonet.  Measuring 21” overall with a 2.75” socket.  This was made for an early .69 caliber musket with a bayonet lug mounted on the bottom of the barrel; as the bridge is on the… (2022-459). Learn More »

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