Library Of Congress Acquires Iconic Civil War Image Of Master And Slave The striking 150 year old tintype, one of the most enigmatic images from the civil war, has just been donated to the library of congress by a local collector who bought it to give to the library. It is 1861 and the two men are going off to war. they sit side by side before the camera, their elbows and knees touching. they wear the uniform of the confederacy and are armed with pistols, knive….
Library Of Congress Acquires Rare Codex From Central Mexico Bctv The image was donated by photograph collector tom liljenquist, who has been actively purchasing civil war photos for the library of congress over the last four years. the photograph a 150 year old tintype shows sgt. andrew chandler of the 44th mississippi and his slave silas chandler armed with a shotgun, two pistols, and two large knives. The library of congress recently acquired the archives of civil rights photographer bob adelman. an anonymous donor gifted the collection, an archive that contains some of the most outstanding. Public contact: prints and photographs division (202) 707 6394. contact: view the images online. the library of congress has acquired 540 rare and historic civil war stereographs from the robin g. stanford collection. the first 77 images are now online, including 12 stereographs of president lincoln’s funeral procession through several cities. Digital collections. the digital collections of the library of congress contain a wide variety of primary source materials lated to slavery, including photographs, documents, and sound recordings. provided below is a link to the home page for each relevant digital collection along with selected highlights.
Library Of Congress Acquires Historical Airfare Collection Public contact: prints and photographs division (202) 707 6394. contact: view the images online. the library of congress has acquired 540 rare and historic civil war stereographs from the robin g. stanford collection. the first 77 images are now online, including 12 stereographs of president lincoln’s funeral procession through several cities. Digital collections. the digital collections of the library of congress contain a wide variety of primary source materials lated to slavery, including photographs, documents, and sound recordings. provided below is a link to the home page for each relevant digital collection along with selected highlights. Battleground of gettysburg. one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war was fought in gettysburg, pennsylvania, on july 1–3, 1863. general robert e. lee came face to face with a union army led by general george g. meade. the map shows union positions in black and confederate positions is red. About this page. explore the faces, places and events of the u.s. civil war through photographs, prints and drawings. the prints & photographs division holds thousands of images relating to the civil war, found in many different collections. this category allows research across those collections. among the pictures combined in this category are:.