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The fort where native chiefs held off the 16th century Spaniards, Cuzco, Peru

The fort where native chiefs held off the 16th century Spaniards, Cuzc...

Copyright by the American Stereoscopic Co. No. 2080. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vue de la prise des forts et ville de Havane par les Anglois en 1762

Vue de la prise des forts et ville de Havane par les Anglois en 1762

Print shows a perspective rendering of the bombardment of Havana by British ships and the landing of English troops where the fortress wall has been breeched to capture the city. Caption continues: Vista presp... More

Attaque de Brimstomhill dessiné par le Paon peintre de S. a S. Mgr. le Prince de Condé ; gravé par N. Ponce Graveur de Mgr. Comte d'Artois

Attaque de Brimstomhill dessiné par le Paon peintre de S. a S. Mgr. le...

Print shows the siege and preparations for an assault on a British fort on Brimstone Hill on St. Kitts by the French, as soldiers and native troops move mortars and cannons into position; includes description. ... More

Ramparts and Tower of St. Vincent, St. Malo, (p. 16.)

Ramparts and Tower of St. Vincent, St. Malo, (p. 16.)

Published with: Jephson, J. M. Narrative of a walking tour in Brittany by John Mounteney Jephson, F.S.A. ; accompanied by notes of a photographic expedition by Lovell Reeve, F.L.S., no. 4.

Avila. Vista general de Avila / J. Laurent. Madrid.

Avila. Vista general de Avila / J. Laurent. Madrid.

View of Avila showing wall around old part of city. In album: Spain, opposite p.4. No. 72.

Granada. Vista de los adarves y de la torre de la Vela (Alhambra) / J. Laurent. Madrid.

Granada. Vista de los adarves y de la torre de la Vela (Alhambra) / J....

View of the walls, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. In album: Spain, p. 28. No. 1103.

Nuremberg. Old castle--place of knight's leap

Nuremberg. Old castle--place of knight's leap

View of old palace, Fünfeckiger Turm, and city walls. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, opposite p. 168. No. 316.

Block house, upper Cascades, Columbia River - scene of a massacre of whites by the Indians, view taken May 1860

Block house, upper Cascades, Columbia River - scene of a massacre of w...

Photograph shows a blockhouse and another building in a clearing in a densely wooded area along the Columbia River in the Cascade Range. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1... More

[Tower of Hippicus or of David. Built in time of Herod] / P. Bergheim.

[Tower of Hippicus or of David. Built in time of Herod] / P. Bergheim.

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 92. "No. 2" written in image.

Fort Vancouver, Hudson's Bay Co's. post, Columbia River, enclosing tents of N. A. [i.e., North American] Boundary Commission, May 1860

Fort Vancouver, Hudson's Bay Co's. post, Columbia River, enclosing ten...

Photograph shows view of buildings and tents at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. The British North American Boundary Commission survey crews arrived at Fort Vancouver in... More

[Convent of Mar Saba] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

[Convent of Mar Saba] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 130. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of ... More

Burgos. El Arco de Sta. Maria - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Burgos. El Arco de Sta. Maria - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...

City gate at Burgos with men standing in front. In album: Spain, opposite p. 2. No. 84.

Nuremburg. Old Fosse - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Nuremburg. Old Fosse - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

View of the old city wall and dry moat. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, opposite p. 167. No. 314.

Toledo. La puerta del Sol / J. Laurent. Madrid.

Toledo. La puerta del Sol / J. Laurent. Madrid.

In album: Spain, p. 16 . No. 19. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, w... More

Officers' mess house, H. B. Co's. [i.e., Hudson's Bay Company's] post, Fort Vancouver, May 1860

Officers' mess house, H. B. Co's. [i.e., Hudson's Bay Company's] post,...

Photograph shows exterior view officers' mess hall at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861,... More

H. B. Co's. [i.e., Hudson's Bay Company's] post, Fort Vancouver, Columbia River - officers' mess house and quarters, May 1860

H. B. Co's. [i.e., Hudson's Bay Company's] post, Fort Vancouver, Colum...

Photograph shows view officers' quarters and other buildings at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, ... More

Salzburg. Cityscape photograph - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Salzburg. Cityscape photograph - Public domain albumen print photogrpa...

View from Kapuzinerberg toward Festung Hohensalzburg and old city. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 47.

Valencia. Puerta de Serranos - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Valencia. Puerta de Serranos - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

14th century city gate, Valencia, Spain. In album: Spain, p.54. No. 916.

Valencia. Puerta de Cuarte - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Valencia. Puerta de Cuarte - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

15th century city gate and towers, Valencia, Spain. In album: Spain, p. 53. No. 915.

Ferry at Fort Snelling, Minn, Minnesota, 19th century.

Ferry at Fort Snelling, Minn, Minnesota, 19th century.

No. 1796. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, lan... More

Nuremburg. Old Fosse - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Nuremburg. Old Fosse - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

View of the old city walls and dry moat. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, p. 167. No. 315.

[Union soldiers stand around a mounted cannon at a fort]

[Union soldiers stand around a mounted cannon at a fort]

Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mi... More

Bombardment of Ft. Sumter - A group of men standing on top of a pile of logs

Bombardment of Ft. Sumter - A group of men standing on top of a pile o...

Photograph shows Battery Stevens, commanded by First Lieutenant James Wilson from Battery C, 1st U.S. Artillery, after the fall of Battery Wagner. Photographer and date from another copy in the Hagley Library,... More

[Mounted guns and ammunition around the perimeter of a fort, and tents in the background]

[Mounted guns and ammunition around the perimeter of a fort, and tents...

No. B621. Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

View taken in 1861, Confederate States of America.

View taken in 1861, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows group of men at the entrance of Fort Sumter. No. 4394. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 9, p. 41. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. Pho... More

Fort Putnam, previously Confederate Battery Gregg, Morris Island, S.C.

Fort Putnam, previously Confederate Battery Gregg, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows a parapet inside the fort with a sign, Fort Putnam", and artillery. No. 4110. Similar view in LC-B811-3479. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Fort Putnam, previously Confederate Battery Gregg, Morris Island, S.C.

Fort Putnam, previously Confederate Battery Gregg, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows mounted guns inside the fort. No. B42. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Fort Brady [i.e. Fort Carroll] (Andrew J. Russel)

Fort Brady [i.e. Fort Carroll] (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows mounted guns and ammunition around the perimeter of a fort, possibly interior of Fort Carrol in Giesboro, Washington, D.C. instead of Fort Brady. No. 587. Corrected title from published source... More

Fort Carroll, Wash., D.C. (Andrew J. Russel)

Fort Carroll, Wash., D.C. (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing guns and ammunition in Fort Carrol, near Giesboro, Washington, D.C.

View at Fort Prentiss (The old distillary at the Point)

View at Fort Prentiss (The old distillary at the Point)

Photograph shows a Union battery at Fort Prentiss (renamed Fort Defiance), with guns facing the Ohio River, Cairo, Illinois. Title from pencil inscription on item. Photograph possibly taken by Munn & Faul. Purc... More

Interior view of Fort Brady, James River, Virginia, near Dutch Gap Canal

Interior view of Fort Brady, James River, Virginia, near Dutch Gap Can...

Union soldiers by two large cannons positioned behind fortifications. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. B689.

Fort Sumter, showing the effects of the bombardment by the artillery of the Army & Navy of the United States; while occupied by the rebels from April, 1861 to Feb., 1865

Fort Sumter, showing the effects of the bombardment by the artillery o...

Copy photograph shows a photo of the damaged walls of Fort Sumter viewed by men on a nearby sandbar. The photo is mounted above a printed caption with Engineer Department noted on the left. Mounted with two ot... More

The great 10,000 mile wall China

The great 10,000 mile wall China

No. 15348. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Virginia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Confederate fortifications, Atlanta, Ga., Confederate States of America.

Confederate fortifications, Atlanta, Ga., Confederate States of Americ...

Soldiers inside Confederate fortification, Atlanta, Ga. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Fortifications on a vast area of land]

[Fortifications on a vast area of land]

Title devised by library staff. No. 199. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Views of Fort Sumter from drawings

Views of Fort Sumter from drawings

Photograph of drawing shows Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor with a boat sailing by. The Confederate flag waves above the fort. No. B701. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Fort Sumter,... More

[Three soldiers posing by a mounted cannon with a wall of sandbags behind them]

[Three soldiers posing by a mounted cannon with a wall of sandbags beh...

Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support wi... More

Confederate flag flying.  Ft. Sumter after the evacuation of Maj. Anderson - interior view

Confederate flag flying. Ft. Sumter after the evacuation of Maj. Ande...

Photograph shows the Confederate flag flying at Fort Sumter, on April 15, 1861, following the surrender of Major Anderson and his Union troops, documenting the beginning of the Civil War; troops prepare to load... More

Exterior view of the gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th, April 1861 after its evacuation by Maj. Robert Anderson, 1st Arty. U.S.A. Comdg showing that portion towards Fort Johnson, James Island

Exterior view of the gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th, April 1861 afte...

Copy photograph showing a group of men in front of the damaged walls of Fort Sumter near the gorge. Mounted with two other photographs. Photograph is possibly half of a stereograph pair. Letter "A" is noted in... More

Brady's incidents of the war. (Fort Richardson Virginia) Camp 1st. Conn Artilery [sic], Colonel R.O. Tyler

Brady's incidents of the war. (Fort Richardson Virginia) Camp 1st. Con...

Photograph shows Union soldiers with cannons in an artillery bunker at Fort Richardson, Arlington, Virginia. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by M.B. Brady, in the Clerks Office of the Dis... More

Exterior view of the gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th April 1861 after its evacuation by Maj. Robert Anderson 1st Arty. U.S.A. Commdg showing that portion towards Cummings' Point, Morris' [i.e. Morris] Island

Exterior view of the gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th April 1861 after...

Copy photograph shows a photo of a group of men in front of the damaged walls of Fort Sumter near the gorge. Mounted with two other photographs. Photograph is possibly half of a stereograph pair. Letter "B" is... More

Ft. Brady, Interior (Andrew J. Russel)

Ft. Brady, Interior (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing mounted guns and ammunition around the perimeter of a fort, possibly interior of Fort Carrol in Giesboro, Washington, D.C. instead of Fort Brady. Title from published source: Interior of Fo... More

[Fort Sedgwick near Petersburg], Confederate States of America. (Andrew J. Russel)

[Fort Sedgwick near Petersburg], Confederate States of America. (Andre...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Fort Sumter in the distance

Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Fort Sumter in the distance

Photograph shows mounted guns with view of Fort Sumter in the background. No. B1194. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Interior of Fort Marion, Saint Augustine, Florida

Interior of Fort Marion, Saint Augustine, Florida

Photograph shows soldiers with artillery in the yard of the fort. No. 4961. Mounted with two prints and one other photograph. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

300 pdr. [i.e. pounder] Parrot Rifle, Fort Chatfield, Morris Isand

300 pdr. [i.e. pounder] Parrot Rifle, Fort Chatfield, Morris Isand

Photograph shows a group of soldiers by the 300 pound Parrot rifled cannon with the name "Col. Brayton" inscribed on it in battery Chatfield on Morris Island. No. 4308. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, ... More

Civil War envelope showing slave master holding whip as slave attempts to go to Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia

Civil War envelope showing slave master holding whip as slave attempts...

Addressed to John Heagy Esq., Highspire P.O., Dauphin Co., Penna. ; postmarked Hummelstown, Pa., September 25 ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) pp/liljmem

Secesh Gun, Fort Welles [i.e., Wells], Hilton Head, S.C.

Secesh Gun, Fort Welles [i.e., Wells], Hilton Head, S.C.

Photograph shows a cannon at Fort Wells, two Union soldiers appear to the left and right of the gun. Title is inscribed in ink on the bottom of the mount. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M22. Purchase; Wi... More

Interior view of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864 [i.e. 1863]

Interior view of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate ...

Photograph showing debris inside the fort. No. 4382. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman, John Richter, and Bob Zeller, Center for Civil War Photo... More

[Lieutenant Samuel K. Thompson of Co. C, 54th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment with unidentified soldiers posed with a Columbiad cannon at an earthwork fort]

[Lieutenant Samuel K. Thompson of Co. C, 54th U.S. Colored Troops Infa...

Photograph shows identified soldier, Samuel K. Thompson, with unidentified soldiers. Weapon identification, fort identification, and date from information provided by Jack Melton, November 2015. Frame: Berg, n... More

Interior Views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864 [i.e. 1863]

Interior Views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate...

Photograph showing ruins inside Fort Sumter. No. 4377. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman, John Richter, and Bob Zeller, Center for Civil War Pho... More

Interior views of Fort Sumter, S.C. taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864 [i.e. 1863]

Interior views of Fort Sumter, S.C. taken by a Confederate photographe...

Photograph showing the Confederate garrison and troops amidst the ruins of the interior of the fort. No. 4379. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman... More

Interior views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864 [i.e. 1863]

Interior views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate...

Photograph showing casemates and other debris inside the fort. No. 4381. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman, John Richter, and Bob Zeller, Center... More

[Civil War envelope from Private G.H. Fellows, Fort Federal Hill, Baltimore, Md., to Captain Joel B. Baker, Warrens Corners, Niagara Co., N.Y.]

[Civil War envelope from Private G.H. Fellows, Fort Federal Hill, Balt...

Envelope shows view of Fort Federal Hill, Baltimore, Maryland. Bears cancelled three cent stamp. Found with letter processed as LOT 14043-3, no. 32. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part o... More

Interior views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864 [i.e. 1863]

Interior views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate...

Photograph showing Confederate garrison cooking dinner amidst the ruins of the interior of the fort. No. 4380. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman... More

Knoxville from Mabry's house, looking towards the southwest, March, 1864

Knoxville from Mabry's house, looking towards the southwest, March, 18...

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; December 20, 1985; DLC/PP-1985:644. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe. No. 22. Landmarks labeled on image.

Knoxville, Tenn., from the cupola of University of East Tennessee, March 1864

Knoxville, Tenn., from the cupola of University of East Tennessee, Mar...

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; December 20, 1985; DLC/PP-1985:644. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe. No. 19. Landmarks labeled on image.

Knoxville, Tenn., view from the cupola of University of East Tennessee, March 19th, 1864

Knoxville, Tenn., view from the cupola of University of East Tennessee...

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; December 20, 1985; DLC/PP-1985:644. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe. No. 20. Landmarks labeled on image.

Fort Ellsworth, near Alexandria, Virginia, interior view, April 3, 1864

Fort Ellsworth, near Alexandria, Virginia, interior view, April 3, 186...

Photograph shows a view from a rooftop of Fort Ellsworth named for Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, a Union officer killed in 1861. No. 271.

Federal earthworks on north bank of North Anna River--Confederate earthworks on south bank--in distance

Federal earthworks on north bank of North Anna River--Confederate eart...

Civil War Photograph Collection. Original negative no. LC-B811-756. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

Knoxville from Fort Stanley - Public domain dedication image

Knoxville from Fort Stanley - Public domain dedication image

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; December 20, 1985; DLC/PP-1985:644. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe. No. 21. Landmarks labeled on image.

View of Ft. Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing a mingled mass of debris, shot, shell & bursted gun

View of Ft. Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing a mingled mass of debris, s...

Stereograph showing two men seated on rocks amidst the debris of Fort Sumter. One man leans on a damaged cannon. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April 14th, 1865. Awaiting the arrival of General Anderson and the invited guests

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April...

Stereograph showing crowd at the flag-raising ceremony inside Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. Part of series: The War for the Union. Phot... More

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Postroiki vnutri tsitadeli

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Postroiki vnutri tsitadeli

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 137.

Interior views of Fort Sumter, in April, 1865

Interior views of Fort Sumter, in April, 1865

Photograph shows a pile of cannon balls inside the battery at Fort Sumter. No. B665. Mounted with five other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., taken from the sand bar

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., taken fro...

Stereograph showing three men standing on the sandbar next to a boat with three men inside. The exterior of Fort Sumter is in the distance. No. 3133. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History.... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Razvaliny tsitadeli g: Aulie-Ata

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Razvaliny tsitadeli g: Aulie-Ata

Photograph shows the citadel in Taraz, Kazakhstan. Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 26.

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., looking south, showing officers' quarters

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., looking south, showing o...

Stereograph showing gabion reinforced retaining walls, brick chimneys, rocks and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 3132. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H... More

Interior of the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the rebel soldiers "Fort Hell," showing Union soldiers on the breastworks

Interior of the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the rebel soldiers "For...

Stereograph showing Union soldiers standing on the gabion fortifications inside Fort Sedgwick, Petersburg, Va. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony &... More

Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), east face, Charleston Harbor, S.C., showing the palmetto works erected to strengthen the fort

Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), east face, Charleston Harbor, S.C., showin...

Stereograph showing broken girders among piles of rocks next to the palmetto reinforcement on the exterior wall of Fort Sumter. No. 3127. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright ... More

The light house and bomb proofs of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C.

The light house and bomb proofs of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C.

Stereograph showing the entrance to a casemate beneath a beacon tower on the parapet of Fort Sumter. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms... More

Ruins of Fort Putnam, West Point

Ruins of Fort Putnam, West Point

Photograph shows ruins of Fort Putnam, West Point, New York. (on back of card). Publisher attribution based on provenance. Card number: "635" Gottheim collection code: GNS 8. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim C... More

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Postroiki vnutri tsitadeli

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Postroiki vnutri tsitadeli

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 137.

Chevaux-de-Frise in front of the Rebel Works at Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia

Chevaux-de-Frise in front of the Rebel Works at Petersburgh (i.e. Pete...

Stereograph showing a soldier standing next to the defensive fortification composed of wooden spikes attached to a frame in front of a Confederate fort. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic Histo... More

Fort Moultrie Sallyport and ruins of the fort from the interior

Fort Moultrie Sallyport and ruins of the fort from the interior

Stereograph showing the ruins of the sally port and surrounding walls from the interior of Fort Moultrie, a former U.S. fort now occupied by the Confederacy near Charleston, South Carolina. No. 3065. Part of se... More

Interior view of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. City in the distance

Interior view of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. City in the ...

Stereograph showing a mounted cannon and ammunition inside the fort. No. 3121. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Ph... More

Interior view of Castle Pickney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Showing the sally port

Interior view of Castle Pickney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Showing the s...

Stereograph showing stacks of ammunition near the stairs and the blocked off entrance to the fort. No. 3134. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & C... More

View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia, showing gabions, bombproofs, "chevaux de frise" and rifle pits in the distance

View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e....

Stereograph showing various fortifications inside the Confederate fort near Elliott's salient and Petersburg, Va. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthon... More

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). Interior, showing sallyport (entrance to the fort)

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). Interior, showing sallyport (entra...

Stereograph showing gabions and ruins inside Fort Sumter facing the entrance. Soldier being photographed on the parapet by Sam Cooley. No. 3062. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Cop... More

Barracks of Ft. Carroll, Wash., D.C. (Andrew J. Russel)

Barracks of Ft. Carroll, Wash., D.C. (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing barracks at Fort Carrol, near Giesboro, Washington, D.C. Date from caption in published source. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; w... More

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Photograph shows mounted gun and soldiers at the parapet of the fort. No. 3477. Mounted with five other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Kriepost g. Tashkenda

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Kriepost g. Tashkenda

Photograph shows watch tower and outer walls at the fortress in Tashkkent. Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 26.

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing the debris, shot and shell

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing the debris, shot and shell

Stereograph showing a man seated on rocks amidst the debris of outer wall a result of bombardment from August 17 to September 23, 1863. Also showing chevaux-de-frise for protection against assault. No. 3050. Pa... More

Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor. New York City sterescopic card, 19th century.

Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor. New York City sterescopic card, 19th ...

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865, by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the So. District of New-York. No. 1872.

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Photograph shows a mounted cannon with two men at the parapet. No. 4387. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, p. 118". Mounted with four other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Co... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Ukr. fort n 2 (Karamakchi)

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Ukr. fort n 2 (Karamakchi)

Photograph shows Russian soldiers and buildings at the fort. Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 19.

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April 14th, 1865, during the ceremony of raising the old flag

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April...

Stereograph showing spectators at the flag raising ceremony in Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. No. 3143. Part of series: The War for the ... More

A large gun in the Rebel Works at Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia

A large gun in the Rebel Works at Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virgi...

Stereograph showing a cannon mounted on inner line of Confederate fortifications. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Imprinted on card: "It i... More

Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, no. 600 / George Stacy.

Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, no. 600 / George Stacy.

Stereograph shows three men standing on a sandbar next to a boat with three men sitting inside anchored opposite of Fort Sumter. Gottheim collection code: GCW 45. Handwritten number on verso: 1083-WS. Handwrit... More

Interior of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia View taken April 3, 1865

Interior of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg),...

Stereograph showing gabions and other fortifications inside a Confederate fort near Petersburg. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., looking south-east

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., looking south-east

Stereograph showing cannon shells, rocks, debris, and gabion reinforcement retaining walls inside Fort Sumter. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony &... More

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Postroiki v tsitadeli

Zaravshanskii okrug. G. Samarkand. Postroiki v tsitadeli

Photograph shows buildings under construction on the Samarkand citadel. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 142.

Zaravshanskii okrug. Most' (khish kopriu) na arykie Tiuia-Tartar u: ukr: kamenyi [sic] most

Zaravshanskii okrug. Most' (khish kopriu) na arykie Tiuia-Tartar u: uk...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 136.

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Photograph shows two mortars at the parapet. No. 4392. Mounted with four other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Bomb-proofs in the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the rebel soldiers "Fort Hell"

Bomb-proofs in the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the rebel soldiers "...

Stereograph showing a Union soldier standing at the entrance of a bombproof structure labeled Fort Sedgwick, near Petersburg, Va. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues... More

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charleston in the distance. Taken April 14, '65, on the occasion of the raising of the old flag

View from the parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., with Charle...

Stereograph showing a view of the interior of Fort Sumter from the parapet. A group of cannons line the opposite side of the parapet. No. 3135. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copy... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April 14th, 1865, during the ceremonies of raising the old flag

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April...

Stereograph showing spectators at the flag raising ceremony in Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. No. 3146. Part of series: The War for the ... More

Interior of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia View taken April 3, 1865

Interior of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg),...

Stereograph showing soldiers standing on the breastworks of a Confederate fort in front of Petersburg, Va. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.... More

Rebel gun in front of "Fort Hell," April 1865 (Andrew J. Russel)

Rebel gun in front of "Fort Hell," April 1865 (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph showing a man positioning a Confederate cannon inside of Fort Sedgwick in Petersburg, Virginia. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a pr... More

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Razvaliny tsitadeli kysh: Nau

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Razvaliny tsitadeli kysh: Nau

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 44.

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