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1880 ca.
Powelson (fl. 1880)
[Carte de visite of Anna Douglass]
Three quarter length seated carte de visite portrait of Anna Douglass. Douglass appears to be holding a parasol.
GLC07752.03
1864-1865 ca.
Cartes de visite (most signed) of officers of 20th Colored Infantry
GLC07778
Sheldon, J.A. (fl. 1864-)
Francis Bridge
Torso of clean shaven officer.
GLC07778.01
Moses, B. (fl. 1864-)
C.A Briggs, 1st. Lt.
Bearded officer.
GLC07778.02
Unknown
E.S. Leumpf
Torso of fair-haired officer.
GLC07778.03
26 May 1865
G.A. Foster
Round portrait of officer.
GLC07778.04
1864 - 1865 ca.
H. Gardner, 2nd Lt.
Balding officer with goatee.
GLC07778.05
John Habbstow, 1st Lt
Torso of officer with mustache.
GLC07778.06
Hanes and Wickes
Unidentified officer
Compliments of John. Harstow.
GLC07778.07
Sam M. Putnam
Very young looking soldier.
GLC07778.08
29 March 1865
Washburn (fl. 1865-)
B.F. Strong
"Yours religiously", written on the back.
GLC07778.09
B. Trombly
2nd. Lt. Sports a goatee.
GLC07778.10
Profile of officer with a long mustache.
GLC07778.11
11 February 1865
Torso of officer with neatly trimmed mustache.
GLC07778.12
27 January 1865
Officer standing with his hand on a chair.
GLC07778.13
Another officer with a goatee.
GLC07778.14
Moses & Piffet
Coat is unbuttoned except for top button. He has side whiskers.
GLC07778.15
Unidentified officers
3 officers. One standing and two sitting.
GLC07778.16
1864 ca.
Warren, Henry Franklin (fl. 1860-1865)
[Carte de visite of J.A. Pratt]
Pratt was a sergeant in the 54th Mass. Black Regiment. Three quarter length seated carte de visite portrait, in uniform. Imprint of H.F. Warren, Waltham, Mass., on verso.
GLC07803
1863 ca.
J.A. Sheldon
Carte de Visite of [Sgt. Jacob Hart] in Co. E 47th Indiana and 1st Lt. U.S. Colored Infantry
Full length carte de visite of Jacob Hart, Sgt. in Co. E 47th Indiana. He also served as 1st Lt. in a U.S. Colored Infantry regiment.
GLC07219.01
ca. 1861-1864
[Portrait of three Union officers in uniform]
Portrait of three Union officers in uniform [with Van Nuys seated at right?].
GLC07687.165
[Portrait of Samuel Watson Van Nuys]
Half length seated portrit of Van Nuys in uniform, wearing kepi.
GLC07687.166
1918 ca.
Eighth Illinois Regiment Now in France [half tone printed reproduction]
Black troops active in Europe during WWI. Two slightly different printed versions of the same photograph, one trimmed, and the other printed with a slightly grainer half-tone screen.
GLC07593
1 March 1860
[Photograph of John Browned signed commision for Harpers Ferry]
A photograph of the commission, signed by John Brown as Commander in Chief, appointing Owen Brown a captain in John Brown's army. Document is dated 13 October 1859. Photograph is mounted on heavy piece of cardboard. The photograph is 14.5 x 20 cm...
GLC03007.55
Portrait of Black soldier Private Co. I, 54th Mass. Infantry [ambrotype image]
Unidentified soldier. (Identification based on insignia pinned on hat: "I 54".) Full length standing portrait of man sporting a moustache and carrying a bayonet and ammunition pouch on his belt. Paper and wood (floral design) case lacking cover...
GLC03027
1864
Albumen Print of Battery A, 2nd U.S. Colored Light Artillery Reg
Dramatic oval photograph showing seven black soldiers attending a cannon.
GLC03028
[1861-1865]
Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896)
Men in front of tent
Pencil note "9997" on verso. Shows three white men outside of tent, one standing and wearing a kepi. An African American man (possibly a servant) stands to the right. Image affords a good view of the inside of the tent.
GLC03029.17
"Negro Group on Aikins [Aiken's] Farm, The Residue of 65 Slaves. Farm 3000 acres."
Group of twelve African Americans (including men, women, and children), and three white soldiers: one on horseback behind the group, and two visible to the left.
GLC03029.41
"Negro Camp of 27th Ohio, USCV [U.S. Colored, Volunteers], Near Fort Burpee."
Image shows a cleared area in front of a winter camp, with a handful of men barely visible amongst the trees.
GLC03029.45
1881 May 13
Black, J.W.
[Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard]
Carte de visite of the organizer of 1st U.S. Colored Infantry, vignette bust. Shepard later served as U.S. Counsel at Hankow, China.
GLC05918.03
Whipple, John Adams (1822-1891)
[Robert G. Shaw]
Carte de visite, 3/4 length standing portrait. Later reprint of a war-time photo.
GLC05923
6 August 1965
Associated Press
[President Lyndon B. Johnson Signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965]
One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated August 6, 1965. Features President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. A newspaper caption pasted to the back of the photograph identify others in the scene, "(from left) Vice...
GLC09752
25 July 1967
United Press International
Riot Area in Detroit
One wirephoto of a map of Detriot depicting where riots took place on July 23, 1967. The shaded area illustrates the center of the riots in the early hours of that day.
GLC09735.01
26 July 1967
Detroit
One UPI telephoto depicting a map of Detroit amidst the riots. Wire transfer contains information regarding police activity and action on the street. On reverse side is a stamp "Recieved Examiner Reference Library, July 26, 1967," and "Racial/Detroit...
GLC09735.02
Map shows areas hit by recent racial strife
One press photo of United States map which includes cities in Michigan such as Detroit, Kalamazoo, Rochester, New Britain, Wadesboro, Lakeland, Birmingham, Bogalusa, and Youngstown have been written in. Aside this map is one of New Jersey scratched...
GLC09735.03
28 July 1967
Snipers Force Police Withdrawal
One press photo depicting a map of where snipers shot three victims during the Detroit riots dated July 28, 1967. Map illustrates the Southfield Expressway, major streets near the riot area and a shaded area where snipers were stationed. Wire...
GLC09735.04
A looter flees with a table lamp.
One press photo of a man in a crowded street carrying a lamp. Markings on image indicate where to crop. Reverse side includes several stampings, "Racial Segregation/Detroit, Michigan," "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 25, 1967." Also pasted...
GLC09735.05
Left, National Guardsmen with fixed bayonets march up Detroit street.
One press photo of a line of armed National Guardsmen, a fire in the background. Reverse side contains stamps, "Racial Segregation/Detroit, Michigan," and "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 25, 1967." Also pasted on this side is the printed...
GLC09735.06
Smoke erupts from two widely separated areas in slum area.
One press photo of birdseye view of Detroit neighborhood areas where smoke arises. Also contains markings indicating where to crop the image. Reverse side contains stamps, "Racial Segregation/Detroit, Michigan," and "Received Examiner Reference...
GLC09735.07
The better part of a city block is consumed by riot flames.
One press photo of birdseye view of Detroit block where smoke arises out of burning buildings. Contains markings of where to crop the image. Reverse side contains stamps "Racial/Segregation/Detroit, Michigan," and "Received Examiner Reference Library...
GLC09735.08
Fire Engulfs Building.
One press photo of a home burning in Detroit, Michigan. Wire information details location of home and describes African-Americans as "rampaging Negros." Reverse side contains stamps "Racial/Detroit," and "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 26...
GLC09735.09
Firemen find cover under and behind a truck as snipers try to hinder them from work.
One press photo of firemen seeking cover under a firetruck. Markings on the image indicate where to crop, or to highlight features. Reverse side contains stamp "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 26, 1967." Also pasted on is the printed news...
GLC09735.10
A line of National Guard tanks stands ready to move into action on Detroit's West Side.
One press photo of U.S. Army tanks lined up infront of a building and one man in the foreground. Reverse side contains stamps "Racial/Detroit, Michigan," and "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 26, 1967." Also pasted on is the printed news...
GLC09735.11
Army paratrooper walks down debris-littered Woodward Ave., Detroit's main thoroughfare.
One press photo of a U.S. Army soldier carrying a weapon on a street in Detroit, Michigan dated July 26, 1967. Scene of boarded storefronts demolished included. Markings made to indicate where to crop the image for publication. On reverse side is...
GLC09735.12
Still Burning.
One press photo of a bird's eye view of burning street in Detroit, Michigan dated July 26, 1967. Wire information descirbes smoke arising from previous burning buildings. Photo transmitted from AP. On reverse side of image is stamp "Racial/Detroit,"...
GLC09735.13
Guardsmen Take Over.
One press photo of the Michigan National Guard moving through streets in Detroit dated July 26, 1967. Scene of destruction in the background. Wire transfer describes fires beginning from a rain on a "blind-pig" or speakeasy. On reverse side are...
GLC09735.14
Fires Go On in Detroit.
One press photo of a birds eye view of buildings on fire in Detroit. Builing at bottom left is on Grand River Avenue. The street continues into the distance, where smoke can be seen from other fires. At the end of the street, tallk buildings show...
GLC09735.15
One press photo of dismantled mannequins in a pile of broken glass. Markings on image indicate where to crop. On reverse side is a printed newsclipping with tag, "Naked and broken, minikins lie in Detroit store window after looters swept through."...
GLC09735.16
Firebombed Buildings Burn.
One press photo of a bird's eye view of street in Detroit, MI. Wire transfer describes fires in the downtown area and the National Guard assignment to quell violence. On reverse side are stamps "Racial/Detroit," and "Received Examiner Reference...
GLC09735.17
Detroit.
One press photo of African-American men approaching the car of Cyrus Vance, Lyndon Johnson's emissary, the mayor Jerome Cavanagh, and Governor George Romney. Wire information relays that the damages incurred were worth at $100 million. On reverse...
GLC09735.18
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