[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 23 stereoviews featuring significant locations and events throughout the war. Hartford, CT: Taylor & Huntington, ca 1890s.
Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Jun 15, 2023
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[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 23 stereoviews featuring significant locations and events throughout the war. Hartford, CT: Taylor & Huntington, ca 1890s.
Approx. 6 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (or smaller) stereoviews on oversized, orange cardstock mounts (light toning to some, wear to mount edges and corners, else very good). All from Taylor & Huntington's "War for the Union, Photographic War History" series, comprised of images spanning from 1861-1865, taken primarily from negatives attributed to Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner.
Numbers and titles printed on mount recto and/or verso. 61. "When Will the Army Move." Discussting the probabilities of an advance, March 28, 1864. -- 431. A Battery of "Flying Artillery," showing Gibson's battery near Fair Oaks, June 1862. -- 491. A Field Hospital Scene., showing the field hospital at Savage Station, VA during the battle of June 27, 1862. -- 1047. Winter Quarters of the Engineer Corps. -- 1078. The Ambulance Corps. -- 2348. Professor Lowe in his Balloon. -- 2448. A Sutler's Tent. -- 2531. Embalming Surgeon at Work. -- 3631. Sherman's Men Destroying Railroad. -- 6140. Raising the Old Flag over Fort Sumter. -- And 13 others. -- Together, 23 stereoviews.
Full list of titles available upon request.
[With:] Approx. 12 in. lg. unmarked stereoviewer (surface soiling, scratching, some wear to velvet padding).
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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