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    Carte-de-visite of a young woman and two children

    Published by
    Philp & Solomons, American, founded 1859
    Photograph by
    Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1864 - 1866
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 3 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (8.6 × 5.4 cm)
    H x W (card): 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (10 × 6 cm)
    Description
    Carte-de-visite of a young woman and two children. The woman is pictured seated in the center of the image, flanked by two young girls standing next to her. The woman is wearing a long, dot-patterned dress with bow at the collar. Her proper right arm is around the shoulders of the youngest girl, who stands with her proper left hand on the woman's knee, gripping her the fabric of her dress. The girl on the right is wearing a dark, gingham long-sleeved dress and heavy black shoes with her hair plaited back. The younger girl on the left is wearing a plaid long-sleeved dress, visible white petticoat, white socks, and black shoes, her hair also plaited. On the back of the photograph is the photographer’s stamp with and image of the United States Capitol building at center. The stamp reads “ALEX. GARDNER./ Photographer to the Army of the Potomac / GALLERIES / 511 Seventh Street and 332 Pennsylvania Av. / Published by / Philp & Solomons, / Washington, D.C.” Below the photographer’s stamp is a 2 cent George Washington stamp surrounded with an ornate border.
    Place made
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cartes-de-visite
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Photography
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd580be8dbf-8c35-42e1-9c58-7591f4a40b6d
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    Stereograph of a deceased soldier on the battlefield after Gettysburg

    Photograph by
    Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    1863
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, cardboard, and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm)
    Description
    This photographic print stereograph depicts the body of a deceased Confederate soldier as he fell on the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in July 1863. The man lies on his back with his feet nearest the camera. His canteen lies near his left hand in the grass and his longarm with bayonet attached lies across his body. The photograph is mounted on orange cardboard with a pinkish tone on the reverse that is blank.
    Place depicted
    Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    stereographs
    Topic
    Military
    Photography
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2015.222.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5428879b8-c692-4b59-8f76-58770277d278
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    552. Dunker Church, Antietam, September 17, 1862

    Photograph by
    Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
    Published by
    Taylor & Huntington, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1862
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper, cardboard, and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 × 7 in. (10.2 × 17.8 cm)
    Description
    This albumen print stereograph shows several deceased soldiers lying in a field in the foreground. The bodies are immediately in front of a cart with large wooden wheels and a trunk placed on the seat. In the left background is a white building, the Dunker Church, with damage to the building from artillery evident on the sides and roof. Horses stand outside the building. A wooden fence runs between the church and the grouping of bodies and cart in the foreground. The photographs are cut with a rounded top edge. On the left side of the orange cardboard mount printed text reads "1861 THE WAR FOR THE UNION 1865" and on the right side "1861 PHOTOGRAPHIC WAR HISTORY 1865" with the name of the photograph, "552. Dunker Church, Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862" printed in the lower right corner beneath the image. Text printed on the reverse of the paper mount lists further details about the photograph with further information about a series of Civil War battlefield photography available from the printer Taylor & Huntington.
    Place depicted
    Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    stereographs
    Topic
    Military
    Photography
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2015.222.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b2a74b9a-8ad6-4c32-92a1-566ca00069db
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    Stereograph of deceased Confederate soldiers near a fence at Antietam, Maryland

    Photograph by
    Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    1862
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper, cardboard, and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (8.6 × 17.5 cm)
    Description
    This albumen print stereograph shows the bodies of two (2) deceased Confederate soldiers lying in front of a fence on the battlefield at Antietam, Maryland. A piece of clothing or a blanket lies in the right foreground. The print is mounted on yellow cardboard with a rounded square frame and a central divider that have an embossed design. The reverse of the mount is blank.
    Place depicted
    Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    stereographs
    Topic
    Military
    Photography
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2015.222.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574aa7a37-8765-4b38-a48d-b3d9572ef53a
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    Portrait of John Brown

    Created by
    Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
    Subject of
    Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859
    Date
    ca. 1859
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm)
    Caption
    This unusually large image of the renowned leader of the insurrection at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1858 is inscribed, “John Brown, Hero of Harpers Ferry. ‘His Soul goes marching on.’"
    Description
    A sepia toned portrait of John Brown in a black bordered, oval shaped mat. The inked inscription in red and green reads: John Brown, Hero of Harpers Ferry. "His Soul goes marching on."
    Place depicted
    Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Anti-slavery movements
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Photography
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.77.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd595cfac44-1dd4-4f83-975d-fe02d0579127
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    Carte-de-visite portrait of Margaret Alsop

    Photograph by
    Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
    Published by
    Philp & Solomons, American, founded 1859
    Subject of
    Alsop, Margaret, Scottish American, 1842 - 1886
    Received by
    Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
    Date
    ca. 1865
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 7/16 × 2 3/16 in. (8.8 × 5.5 cm)
    H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.1 × 6.1 cm)
    Description
    Carte-de-visite of Margaret Alsop shown in half portrait. Alsop is seated with her proper right elbow resting on the back of a chair and her right hand touching her chin. She is looking directly at the camera. Alsop is wearing a dark colored, high neck dress with buttons from neck to waist and a belt with oval buckle cinching the pleated waist. There is a light colored trim at the collar and cuffs. The photograph has retouching present in Alsop's eyes and pink hand coloring on her lips and cheeks.
    There is an inscription handwritten in graphite along the lower edge of the print, which reads "Margaret Alsop."
    There is a mark for Alexander Gardner Galleries and Philip & Solomons Publishers on the back of the photograph.
    The photograph is housed on page 20 in the Emily Howland Photograph Album (2017.30). The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print.
    Place printed
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Emily Howland Photograph Album
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cartes-de-visite
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress, Anonymous Gift
    Object number
    2019.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54249332e-ecfc-41f4-a064-5209c96d65aa
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