American: 1860s. An incredible portrait of an African-American soldier holding a rifle with a bayonet, highly uncommon for three reasons: the fact that it shows an African-American soldier in uniform during the conflict, the playful expression of the sitter, and the caption. The caption is of unknown origin, possibly composed.....
American: 1860s. Tintype measuring 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches in oval case, lacking front panel. A fine example. A particularly striking portrait of two Union soldiers seated together. Their resemblance suggests that they might be brothers.
American: 1860s. Images measuring 1 ¾ x 1 ½ inches in union case. A fine example. A particularly striking portrait of a young Union soldier, in a union case with another young man, possibly a relative.
New York? 1860s. An unusual image of a Zouave soldier in an outdoor setting, holding a horse. During the Civil War, roughly 95 Zouave regiments formed, adopting the names, uni-forms and sometimes fighting styles of the North African Zouave brigades. The bulk - about 70 of the regiments - fought.....
1860s. A striking photograph, featured on page 89 of David Deitcher’s Dear Friends: Photographs of Men Together, 1840-1918. “Romantic friendship between American men acquired a different kind of social prestige and meaning within the Civil War. No sooner did young recruits leave the shelter and ties of home and family.....
American? 1855-1864. First. Sixth plate ambrotype, heavily hand-painted, 2 ½ x 3 inches, cased in 4 ½ x 5 inch thermoplastic hanging frame. The Haitian Revolution had a profound affect on attitudes toward slavery in Antebellum America, influencing black attitudes regarding Pan-Africanism and self-governance, stoking fear in southern slaveholding whites.....
Latin America: 1870s-1880s. Eight ninth-plate tintypes measuring 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches each, some varied wear, very good overall. A collection of tintypes of Latin American subjects from the late nineteenth century. Tintype photography was quite uncommon in Latin America during the period, with photography dominated by the albumen.....
American? 1860s. 2 ⅜ x 3 ⅜ inches, uncased. An arresting and uncommon image of a girl bathing her dolls in a formal studio setting. Some discoloration at margins, image area in excellent condition.
American? 1860s. 3 ½ x 2 ¼ inches, uncased. A striking image, featured on p. 79 of David Deitcher’s Dear Friends: Photographs of Men Together, 1840-1918. Images of men together from the nineteenth century do not necessarily suggest a sexual relationship, as Deitcher explains in his book, but rather a......
American: 1860s. Tintype in case, 3 ¼ x 4 ¼ inches. A quarter plate tintype of a women’s sewing circle, probably circa 1860s. Three women hold patterns while one sews. Ante-bellum sewing circles were often anti-slavery or missionary in nature, though we can find no details here that offer clues.....