Informal carte-de-visite photographs probably created by James L. Cotter documenting Inuit people and dwellings probably in the vicinity of the eastern coast of Hudson Bay or Belcher Islands, Canada, ca. 1867-1870. Images documenting the traditional ...
Description:
James L. Cotter worked in various capacities from clerk to chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company, 1857-1888.
Subject (Geographic):
Hudson Bay, Canada, and Hudson Bay.
Subject (Name):
Cotter, James L., 1839-1889. and Smith, R., photographer.
Subject (Topic):
Inuit, Clothing, Indian architecture, and Indians of North America
Carte-de-visite photographs of soldiers in the 65th and 67th United States Colored Infantry Regiments during the American Civil War created in the studios of photographers in southern Louisiana, 1864-1867. The studio portraits primarily depict white ...
Description:
The 65th Colored Infantry Regiment organized March 11, 1864. It performed garrison duty at Morganza, La., until May 1865 when it moved to Port Hudson, La., and performed garrison duty there and at Baton Rouge and in Northern District of Louisiana unti...
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Name):
Emmerson, Gentry., Hunt, Albert F., Laughlin, Pomeroy W., Lilienthal, Theodore, b. 1829., Losey, Henry E., Lytle, Andrew David, 1834-1917., Merriam, Lewis., Mills, Anson B., 1842-1915., Petty, J. W., b. 1834., Roberts, Hiram M., Scales, Jordan J. D., Stafford, Thomas., Frey & Olsen, Photographers., Theodore Lilienthal's Photographic Gallery., United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 65th (1864-1867)., and United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 67th (1864-1865).
Subject (Topic):
African American soldiers, Soldiers, History, African Americans, and Participation, African American
Photographs of copper and gold mining activities, camps and miners in Nevada and California, and of a trail ride through the Grand Canyon in Arizona. In Nevada there are views of the Mohawk Mine in Goldfield, the J. R. Crawford Copper Mine and camp n...
Description:
Detailed manuscript captions are in the hand of J.R. Crawford. Several photographs and all of the postcards are views by commercial photographers in Nevada and California (Kennedy, Larson, Mitchell, Owens, Rieder, and Weidner).
Subject (Geographic):
Nevada., California., Goldfield (Nev.), Reno (Nev.), Ragtown (Nev.), Tonopah (Nev.), Nevada, Sierra Madre Mountains (Calif.), California, and Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Subject (Name):
Crawford, Jack Randall, 1878- and Tarantula Mine (Calif.)
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining, Copper mines and mining, and Mines and mineral resources
Collection of cartes-de-visite and tintypes relating to John Nevin King, mostly studio portraits of other members of the Northwest Boundary Survey, King's family, and Civil War era portraits. Photographers from the Midwest, the Northeast, Ireland and...
Description:
John Nevin King served in the Mexican War and in 1850 went overland to California, where he served in the Quartermaster's Department and did some prospecting for gold before joining the Northwest Boundary Survey in 1857. During the Civil War he serve...
Subject (Name):
King, John Nevin, 1827-1915. and North American Boundary Commission.
Photograph album of cabinet card views of Salt Lake City, Fort Douglas, Green River and Ogden, Utah, and studio portraits of Ute and Sioux Indians. Salt Lake City views include the Triumphal Arch, the Eagle Gate, the City and County Building, the Mor...
Description:
Cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite (1) and stereographs (5), many with advertisments on versos, some accompanied by manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City (Utah), Fort Douglas (Utah), Green River (Utah), and Ogden (Utah)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Ute Indians, Dakota Indians, and Mormons
Photograph album of cabinet card views of Salt Lake City, Fort Douglas, Green River and Ogden, Utah, and studio portraits of Ute and Sioux Indians. Salt Lake City views include the Triumphal Arch, the Eagle Gate, the City and County Building, the Mor...
Description:
Cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite (1) and stereographs (5), many with advertisments on versos, some accompanied by manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City (Utah), Fort Douglas (Utah), Green River (Utah), and Ogden (Utah)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Ute Indians, Dakota Indians, and Mormons
Photographs of Kansas and Indian Territory, including views of the Railroad Strike of 1886 in Parsons, Kansas, the Baptist Indian University in Bacone, Indian Territory, a portrait of J. M. Perryman, and a group portrait of P. Porter, J. M. Perryman, ...
Description:
Advertisement on verso of earlier mounts for J. F. Standiford, Travelling Photographer in the Indian Territory with Resident Headquarters at Parsons, Kansas; advertisement on verso of later mounts for J. F. Standiford, The Only U. S. Licensed Photogr...
Studio portraits of unidentified buffalo soldiers, taken in Washington, D.C., Reno, I.T., and Caldwell, Kansas. Most portraits are full length views of soldiers in uniform. Some feature buffalo robes as props, and in several photographs soldiers are...
Description:
Advertisement on verso of some mounts for Cosand and Miller, Photographers, or for Pullman's Photograph and Portrait Gallery, or for Wellington Art Studio, Snell and Sargent, Proprietors.
Subject (Name):
United States. Army
Subject (Topic):
African American soldiers and African American troops
Photographs of California, Oregon, and Arizona, including views in San Francisco of the Palace Hotel, the residence of Mrs. Mark Hopkins, Golden Gate Park, Cliff House, Sutro Heights, the Seal Rocks, and the New City Hall, and views of Lake Tahoe, San...
Description:
Accompanied by a box list.
Publisher:
Watkins
Subject (Geographic):
Yosemite National Park (Calif.), San Francisco (Calif.), California, and Columbia River
Card photographs of Colorado, California and Washington. In Colorado, there are views of Manitou, Garden of the Gods, and Pikes Peak. In Yosemite there are views of Yosemite Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Nevada and Vernal Falls, Glarin Point, Half Dome,...
Description:
Manuscript captions on verso of mounts. The majority of the photographs are circular Kodak prints on rectangular mounts.
Subject (Geographic):
Washington, California, Colorado, Alcatraz Island (Calif.), Angel Island (Calif.), Yosemite National Park (Calif.), Washington (State), Fort Vancouver (Wash.), and Manitou Springs (Colo.)
Subject (Topic):
Circus, Parades, Fourth of July celebrations, and Soldiers
