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LL/117723
Unidentified photographer
Portrait of a Civil War Soldier
1860s
Tintype, with applied color
20.2 × 15 cm (7 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.) (image)
 
National Gallery of Art
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, Accession Number: 2008.135.1
 
LL/117723

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LL/117757
Unidentified photographer
Portrait of a Civil War Soldier
1860s
Ambrotype, with applied color
21.5 × 16.5 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.) (overall)
 
National Gallery of Art
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, Accession Number: 2008.135.3
 
LL/117757

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LL/75231
Unidentified photographer
Lieut. Leandy W. Kimball, Centerville N.Y., H. Louis Stahl Musician, France, Pvt. Frank L .Ferris, Harmondsburg Pa
1863 (ca)
Tintype, 1/6 plate, with applied color
7.2 x 6 cm (image)
 
George Eastman Museum
Museum accession, 1977.0001.0006
 
LL/75231

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LL/9073
Unidentified photographer
Drummer Boy in Uniform
1860s
Tintype, 1/6 plate
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #6473)
 
LL/9073 [Further details available]

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LL/80764
Unidentified photographer
Confederate Private with '49 Colt Pistol and Sword Bayonet
1861-1864 (ca)
Tintype, 1/6 plate
3 1/4 × 2 3/4 ins (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
 
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of the Hall Family Foundation, Object number: 2005.37.66
 
LL/80764

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LL/39564
Unidentified photographer
[Unidentified young soldier in Confederate shell jacket, Hardee hat with Mounted Rifles insignia and plume with canteen and cup]
1861-1865
Tintype
 
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Portraits, Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-27165 (digital file from original item)
 
LL/39564

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LL/77
Unidentified photographer
Untitled
n.d.
Tintype
 
Location and source information requested
 
LL/77

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LL/38158
Unidentified photographer
Untitled [Taylor Brothers, Privates Emzy Taylor (left) and G. M. Taylor, Company E, "Lone Star Guards" 4th Texas Infantry Regiment, Hood's Brigade, Confederate States Army]
1862 (ca)
Tintype, 1/2 plate
10.8 x 14 cm
 
DeGolyer Library, South Methodist University - SMU
Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library, Call number: Ag2008.0005
 
LL/38158 [Further details available]

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LL/74427
Unidentified photographer
Soldier, hands resting on saber, with elaborate backdrop
1862 (ca)
Tintype, 1/4 plate, with applied colour
8.3 x 5.8 cm
 
George Eastman Museum
Purchase, 1969.0208.0027
 
LL/74427

9 of 26
LL/83811
Ansel R. Butts
An American Civil War cavalryman with the Benton Barracks photographers backdrop of Ansel R. Butts
n.d.
Tintype, 1/8 plate
 
Private collection of David Yunt
 
LL/83811

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LL/79084
Unidentified photographer
Portrait of an American Civil War soldier in front of a military background
n.d.
Tintype
 
The Jeffrey Kraus Collection
 
LL/79084

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LL/74607
Unidentified photographer
Civil War soldier in "zouave" uniform
1863 (ca)
Tintype, 1/4 plate, with applied colour
8.4 x 6 cm
 
George Eastman Museum
Gift of Mr. C. Quinn, 1981.2678.0001
 
LL/74607

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LL/116935
Unidentified photographer
[Unidentified African American boy standing in front of painted backdrop showing American flag and tents ; campaign button with portraits of Lincoln on one side and Johnson on the opposite side are attached to inside cover of case]
1861-1865
Tintype, 1/6 plate
 
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-36463 (digital file from original, tonality adjusted) LC-DIG-ppmsca-26463 (digital file from original item), Library of Congress Control Number: 2010648377, Call Number/Physical Location: AMB/TIN no. 2178 [P&P]
 
LL/116935

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LL/42086
Unidentified photographer
Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with greatcoat in front of American flag
1861-1865
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate, hand-coloured
9.7 x 8.5 cm (case)
 
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Liljenquist Family collection, Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105)
 
LL/42086

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LL/35977
Sunbeam Gallery (Rochester, NY)
A uniformed soldier
1860s (ca)
Tintype, on carte de visite
 
Private collection of Laddy Kite
 
LL/35977 [Further details available]

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LL/79014
Unidentified photographer
3rd Arkansas State Troops
1861, 4 May
Tintype
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Image Courtesy, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 30057
 
LL/79014 [Further details available]

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LL/149
Unidentified photographer
Untitled
n.d.
Tintype
 
Location and source information requested
 
LL/149

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LL/74425
Unidentified photographer
Civil War officer
1863 (ca)
Tintype, whole plate, with applied paint
21.5 x 16.2 cm
 
George Eastman Museum
Purchase, 1969.0208.0049
 
LL/74425

18 of 26
LL/8860
Armed Rhode Island Civil War Duo
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (46 / 45)
 
LL/8860

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LL/24368
Unidentified photographer
Soldiers playing chess
1861 (ca)
Tintype
3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in
 
Private collection of Andrew Daneman
 
LL/24368

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LL/9051
Unidentified photographer
Civil War soldier with book, Union case
n.d.
Tintype, 1/9 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (46 / 59)
 
LL/9051

21 of 26
LL/2083
Civil War Soldier
n.d.
Ambrotype, cased, with hand-coloring
 
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
NationalMuseum of American History [PG*75.17.927]
 
LL/2083

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LL/54135
Unidentified photographer
Augustus B. Hayes enlisted on 8/8/1862 as a Private "Batty B" 1st Ohio Light Artillery. He was wounded 12/31/1862 Stones River, TN. Mustered Out on 6/16/1865 at Chattanooga, TN
1862-1865
Tintype, 1/9 plate, hardtack frame
 
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Division of Armed Forces History, Catalog number: 1979.0916.01
 
LL/54135 [Further details available]

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LL/61573
Unidentified photographer
Reuben Bailey with the body of his son Union soldier John Peter Bailey from Company F of the 6th Ohio Cavalry
1865, 31 March
Tintype, hand-coloured, detail
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Posted to Facebook, "Victorian images", 30 September 2015
 
LL/61573 [Further details available]

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LL/61572
Unidentified photographer
Rebecca Bailey with the body of her son Union soldier John Peter Bailey from Company F of the 6th Ohio Cavalry
1865, 31 March
Tintype, hand-coloured, detail
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Posted to Facebook, "Victorian images", 30 September 2015
 
LL/61572 [Further details available]

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LL/83124
Lieut. G. B. Smith
Portrait of Robert C. Crouch, made on oyster can while in Johnson't Island Prison
1864
Tintype, magazine illustration
 
Archive.org
 
LL/83124 [Further details available]

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Contents - Themes & Fragments
Ambrotypes - Ambrotypes: Military
Ambrotypes - Cased ambrotypes
Ambrotypes - Examples of ambrotypes
American Civil War (1861-1865) - Patriotic and military backgrounds for portraits during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
American Civil War (1861-1865) - Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
American Civil War (1861-1865) - Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
American Civil War (1861-1865) - The Photographic History of the Civil War
Backgrounds and foregrounds - Backgrounds used in nineteenth century photographic studios
Backgrounds and foregrounds - Patriotic and military backgrounds for portraits during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Backgrounds and foregrounds - Tintypes: Backgrounds and foregrounds
Cased photographs - Cased ambrotypes
Colour - Introduction to hand-painted photographs
Group portraits - Group portraits
Guns - Firearms and the military
Hand-painted photographs - Introduction to hand-painted photographs
Hand-painted photographs - Painted tintypes
History of photography - Process and product
Interiors of photographic studios - Backgrounds used in nineteenth century photographic studios
Leisure - Leisure: Playing chess
Military - Ambrotypes: Military
Military - Introduction to military portraits
Military - Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Military - Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Military - Tintypes: Military
Painting on photographs - Painted tintypes
Patriotism - Flags
Photograph frames and easels - Photograph frames
Portrait - Tintypes: Portraits
Process and product - Process and product
Social life of photographs - Photograph frames
Sports and pastimes - Leisure: Playing chess
Storage and display - Photograph frames
Studio necessities - Backgrounds used in nineteenth century photographic studios
Techniques - Process and product
Tintypes - Gem tintypes
Tintypes - Painted tintypes
Tintypes - Paper sleeves and card mounts for tintypes
Tintypes - Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Tintypes - Tintype preservers
Tintypes - Tintypes: Backgrounds and foregrounds
Tintypes - Tintypes: Examples
Tintypes - Tintypes: Military
Tintypes - Tintypes: Portraits


 
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