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QUARTER PLATE AMBROTYPE PHOTO – NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRYMAN

QUARTER PLATE AMBROTYPE PHOTO – NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRYMAN

This very nice Ambro features a standing Union infantryman in uniform and proudly displaying his state affiliation. He wears a fatigue blouse and the dark blue variation of trousers, while tucked away… (2025-899). Learn More »

RARE ALBUMEN PHOTO – LINCOLN HOUSE, SPRINGFIELD, WITH FUNERAL AND MOURNING BUNTING

RARE ALBUMEN PHOTO – LINCOLN HOUSE, SPRINGFIELD, WITH FUNERAL AND MOURNING BUNTING

This period photograph shows the famous Lincoln House in Springfield, decorated in mourning and funeral appointments shortly after President Lincoln’s assassination. It is mounted to a white card,… (297-27). Learn More »

STEREOVIEW CARD – BRITISH OFFICER’S BOOT FROM FIELD OF BATTLE, REVOUTIONARY WAR

STEREOVIEW CARD – BRITISH OFFICER’S BOOT FROM FIELD OF BATTLE, REVOUTIONARY WAR

This known photograph is overlayed in stereoscopic fashion and shows a partial boot found on the field of a Revolutionary War battle containing the severed leg of a British officer. The images are in… (1266-867). Learn More »

$75.00
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CABINET CARD – NATIVE AMERICAN WITH HEADDRESS, TRIBAL ACESSORIES, AND WAMPUM

CABINET CARD – NATIVE AMERICAN WITH HEADDRESS, TRIBAL ACESSORIES, AND WAMPUM

This interesting image features a Native American male standing near a barbed wire fence.  He is wearing a braided headdress with what may be a war bonnet hanging beneath the folded, fringed coat… (1266-877). Learn More »

$95.00
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STEREOVIEW CARD – CHIPPEWA SQUAWS “WILD RICE GATHERERS” BY CHARLES AND ZIMMERMAN

STEREOVIEW CARD – CHIPPEWA SQUAWS “WILD RICE GATHERERS” BY CHARLES AND ZIMMERMAN

This dual image is mounted to a muted yellow card and features four members of the Chippewa Tribe, three women and a baby, bringing a canoe to rest along the bank of a body of water. Each image is in… (1266-854). Learn More »

$45.00
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SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE – ENLISTED US SOLDIER WITH DOG

SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE – ENLISTED US SOLDIER WITH DOG

This great image features a US soldier in his dress frock and dark blue trousers, which were less commonly seen in the ranks as the Civil War dragged on and army regulations of 1861 mandated a change… (2025-877). 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 »

EMPTY NINTH-PLATE THERMOPLASTIC “UNION” PHOTOGRAPH CASE

EMPTY NINTH-PLATE THERMOPLASTIC “UNION” PHOTOGRAPH CASE

This is a 1/9 plate “Union” hard case. The thermoplastic case is in very good condition with only minor corner chips. Two brass hinges and catch all in good order. Both halves of hard case match… (1266-914). Learn More »

$75.00
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IDENTIFIED BRADY “PENNY POSE” CDV PHOTO – PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN

IDENTIFIED BRADY “PENNY POSE” CDV PHOTO – PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Taken by Mathew Brady in 1864, this photo depicts the profile of President Abraham Lincoln used on the U.S. penny.  It has been trimmed at the corners to form an octagonal shape and two sets of… (297-28). Learn More »

BRADY LINCOLN CDV

BRADY LINCOLN CDV

This CDV is marked reversely along the top “Brady” and “Washington”.  This well-known image features a half-view of a seated President Abraham Lincoln and was taken on January 8th,… (297-23). 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 »

CDV OF GENERAL DANIEL SICKLES

CDV OF GENERAL DANIEL SICKLES

Image is a three-quarter standing view of General Sickles wearing a dark colored double breasted frock coat with shoulder boards, trousers, sword belt and gauntlets. His hand rests on his… (2025-737). 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 »

CASED 9th PLATE TINTYPE RUTLAND LIGHT GUARD- 1st VERMONT INFANTRY 1861

CASED 9th PLATE TINTYPE RUTLAND LIGHT GUARD- 1st VERMONT INFANTRY 1861

This is a scarce, very clear tintype of a Vermont militia soldier, a member of a company seeing some very early war service. He is dressed in a light colored frock coat seated next to a table covered… (2025-344). Learn More »

CDV OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JAMES E. RAINS - KILLED AT MURFREESBORO

CDV OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JAMES E. RAINS - KILLED AT MURFREESBORO

The General is posed seated with one arm resting on a table. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with stars on his collar and matching dark trousers with a light thin officer’s leg stripe. In… (846-500). Learn More »

$825.00
Originally $1,550.00

VERY NICE FRAMED RARE SALT PRINT CDV OF GENERAL EPPA HUNTON – ONLY KNOWN COPY

VERY NICE FRAMED RARE SALT PRINT CDV OF GENERAL EPPA HUNTON – ONLY KNOWN COPY

Image is a vignette bust view of Eppa Hunton in a slight right profile. He wears a light double-breasted frock coat with collar insignia that is clearly visible. Contrast and clarity are good. Period… (846-496). Learn More »

$2,950.00
Originally $6,120.00

OUTSTANDINGLY CLEAR CDV OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOHN ECHOLS BY RICHMOND PHOTOGRAPHER

OUTSTANDINGLY CLEAR CDV OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOHN ECHOLS BY RICHMOND PHOTOGRAPHER

Crystal clear vignette CDV of Echols in Confederate uniform. He is posed looking slightly left of the camera wearing a double-breasted frock coat with a colonel’s insignia on his collar. Contrast… (846-409). Learn More »

$1,175.00
Originally $1,800.00

RARE WAR DEPARTMENT PHOTO – LINCOLN BY MATTHEW BRADY

RARE WAR DEPARTMENT PHOTO – LINCOLN BY MATTHEW BRADY

This 1863 standing portrait photo of President Lincoln was originally taken by famed photographer Matthew Brady.  It is mounted to an interesting white card with black single photo border and the… (297-26). Learn More »

CARTE DE VISITE – THE LINCOLN HOME SHOWING LINCOLN AND SON

CARTE DE VISITE – THE LINCOLN HOME SHOWING LINCOLN AND SON

This is an oft-published view showing the home of the then President-elect Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. A man and boy are posed on the corner of 8th Street and East Capitol Ave while… (297-24). Learn More »

ANTIQUE STEREO CARD – SPOTTED TAIL, SICHANGU LAKOTA TRIBAL CHIEF

ANTIQUE STEREO CARD – SPOTTED TAIL, SICHANGU LAKOTA TRIBAL CHIEF

Spotted Tail, born in 1823, was a prominent leader of the Brulé Sichangu Lakota Sioux tribe during a time of significant upheaval and conflict in the American West. He is often recognized as one of… (1266-848). Learn More »


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UNION CAVALRY GENERAL WILLIAM WELLS’ FIELD BLOUSE: MEDAL OF HONOR FOR GETTYSBURG WHERE HE RODE IN THE LEAD OF FARNSWORTH’S CHARGE; BRIGADE COMMANDER UNDER CUSTER; BLOUSE ACTUALLY WORN IN ONE OF HIS PHOTOS

This coat is the epitome of a Civil War Union general’s field uniform, a blouse following the popular sack coat pattern of the period, looking somewhat like an enlisted man’s fatigue blouse and suitable for campaign wear, but with a double row of… (1179-281). Learn More »

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