Liljenquist Family Collection Of Civil War Photographs Available

Liljenquist Family Collection Of Civil War Photographs Available An april 2011 exhibition of the collection, the last full measure: civil war photographs from the liljenquist family collection, commemorates the sesquicentennial of the american civil war. view the presentation by christian liljenquist at the dedication of the collection (christian's portion of the presentation begins at 9:39 minutes into the. The liljenquist family collection complements the library's extensive collection of civil war photographs, which had lacked portraits of enlisted men prior to this acquisition. the donor's perspective essay , by brandon liljenquist, provides more information about why the family decided to collect these photographs and donate them to the.

Liljenquist Family Collection Of Civil War Photographs Available Liljenquist family collection. close to 700 ambrotype and tintype photographs highlight both union and confederate soldiers during the american civil war. the liljenquist family sought out high quality images to represent the impact of the war, especially the young enlisted men. Media in category "liljenquist family collection of civil war photographs". the following 200 files are in this category, out of 1,923 total. "the children of the battle field" wenderoth, taylor & brown, 912 914 chestnut street, philadelphia. lccn2012650047 4,206 × 6,615; 2.93 mb. The liljenquist collection was the basis of the 2011 library of congress exhibit the last full measure: civil war photographs from the liljenquist family collection, which was organized to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the american civil war. [5] many of the photographs have been dispersed over time from their families. Tom liljenquist and his sons, jason, brandon, and christian began collecting civil war ambrotype and tintype photographs of ordinary soldiers in the mid 1990s. in 2010, the family donated more.