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.
The papers include undated letters to Brenner from Enriqué Cross regarding Cross's work and containing several of his poems, and letters from Cross dated 1956 Jul 23-1957 Sep 30, describing his life in Mexico and his poor health; letters from Robert ...
Description:
Lithuanian-born sculptor who immigrated to the United States in 1890, and moved to Paris in the early 1900s. With Robert J. Coady he owned the Washington Square Gallery in New York, and acted as the gallery's European agent.
Subject (Geographic):
New York (State) and New York.
Subject (Name):
Brenner, Marian., Brenner, Michael, 1888-1976., Coady, R. J. 1876-1921. (Robert J.),, Cross, Enrique., and Washington Square Gallery.
Photograph albums of a trip by steamer to Alaska, including photographs of the Steamer "Queen" sailing out of Tacoma, of Sitka, and ice flows and formations in Pyramid Bay, Yakutat Bay, Glacier Bay, and the Muir Glacier
Description:
Individual prints are 24.4 x 19.8 cm. or smaller. All photographs are accompanied either by manuscript or letterpress captions. One album lacks covers. One album includes newspaper clippings written by Woodhull, describing his trip from Tacoma to Al...
Subject (Geographic):
Treadwell Mine, Alaska, Wrangell (Alaska), Juneau (Alaska), and Sitka (Alaska)
Subject (Name):
Woodhull, L. and Queen (Steamer).
Subject (Topic):
Pictorial works, Indians of North America, Totem poles, and Description and travel
Photograph albums of a trip by steamer to Alaska, including photographs of the Steamer "Queen" sailing out of Tacoma, of Sitka, and ice flows and formations in Pyramid Bay, Yakutat Bay, Glacier Bay, and the Muir Glacier
Description:
Individual prints are 24.4 x 19.8 cm. or smaller. All photographs are accompanied either by manuscript or letterpress captions. One album lacks covers. One album includes newspaper clippings written by Woodhull, describing his trip from Tacoma to Al...
Subject (Geographic):
Treadwell Mine, Alaska, Wrangell (Alaska), Juneau (Alaska), and Sitka (Alaska)
Subject (Name):
Woodhull, L. and Queen (Steamer).
Subject (Topic):
Pictorial works, Indians of North America, Totem poles, and Description and travel
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
Photograph album relating to Frank N. Barrett's cross-country trip from New York to California in 1889, titled "From Ocean to Ocean." The album contains newspaper clippings and other emphemera in addition to commercial photographs of scenery and sites...
Description:
Frank N. Barrett was secretary of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the editor of American Grocer when he travelled from New York to California in order to study that state's "contribution to the world food supply." The newspaper clippings represen...
