See what history hides with these amazing snaps from our past.
Original Caption: View of Yorktown, Va. May 1862 U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: NWDNS-111-B-82 From:: Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, (Record Group 111) Photographer: Brady, Mathew, 1823 (ca.) - 1896 Coverage Dates: ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 Subjects: American Civil War, 1861-1865 Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.) strong>Persistent URL: catalog.archives.gov/id/524501 Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted
See what history hides with these amazing snaps from our past.
Photographs taken from some histories most important events and locations.
Creator: Unidentified Location: Brisbane, Queensland Description: This photograph is part of the Marr Family Photograph Album; access number: 6329. View this page at the State Library of Queensland: hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/39588 Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/
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See what history hides with these amazing snaps from our past.
The candid black-and-white photographs, most of which were taken in the 19th century, show men and women sticking their tongues out and messing around...
See what history hides with these amazing snaps from our past.
See what history hides with these amazing snaps from our past.
See what history hides with these amazing snaps from our past.
See what history hides with these amazing snaps from our past.
See what history hides with these amazing snaps from our past.
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While nosing about on Flickr as I'm apt to do from time to time I came across this wonderful collection of Kodachrome snaps of Ireland in the 1950s. These colour photos were taken by a successful Irish emigré to the US who came back to Ireland a number of times in the '50s and '60s. As well as snaps of various still popular tourist attractions like the Glens of Antrim and the Giant's Causeway, the photographer took many pictures of people going about their everyday business. Most of the images depict rural Ireland at the time with only a few urban shots taken in Belfast and Derry City. The rural scenes verge on the kitsch but there's something undeniably beautiful about a lot of them. It's interesting to see colour images of rural Ireland before the bungalow blight and the McMansion mania of later years that has in some places utterly transformed the character of the Irish countryside. Alongside images of the man's Irish visit there are some of his rather unusual looking home in the US and of Cornwall as well as some taken at sea. Almost every image in the set is of some interest there are a couple which really stand out to me. Here's one of a Traveller family alongside their old style caravan. The toddler grinning in the middle of the group would now be about 60. I sincerely hope she's still out there somewhere. This impressionistic one of Derry City also really caught my eye. From this vantage the city looks essentially unchanged since the Victorian era. Indeed the image could be used as a cover image for a Dickens novel.
Identifier: photographichist09mill Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880- Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co. Contributing Library: New York Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: for the Lord.What Captain leads your armiesAlong the rebel coasts?The mighty One of Israel,His name is Lord of Hosts. (horns— To Canaan, to Canaan,The Lord has led us forth.To blow before the heathen wallsThe trumpets of the North. DIXIE The Original Version Dixie was first written as a walk-a-round by an Ohioan,Dan Emmet, and was first sung in Dan Bryants minstrel showon Broadway. New York, shortly before the war. It came intomartial usage by accident and its stirring strains inspired theregiments on many a battlefield. Curiously enough it was adaptedto patriotic words on both sides and remained popular with Northand South alike after the struggle was over. Abraham Lincoln loved the lime and considered the fact that it was truly repre-sentative of the land of cotton far more important than itslack of adherence to the strict laws of technical harmony. Twenty-two versions of the
See what history hides with these amazing snaps from our past.
See what history hides with these amazing snaps from our past.
A photographer named Joseph Byron might be responsible for taking the first ever selfie in the 1900s— see the vintage snaps here
The candid black-and-white photographs, most of which were taken in the 19th century, show men and women sticking their tongues out and messing around...
