Georgina Lowell collection of U. S. Civil War photographs, ca.1861-1868.

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Georgina Lowell collection of U. S. Civil War photographs, ca.1861-1868.

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http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00138/catalog

Abstract

Collection of U.S. Civil War photographs, including cartes-de-visite, stereographs,and prints.

Extent

3 boxes and 1 portfolio volume (1.5 linear ft.)

Languages

eng,

Holding Repository

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6383293

Houghton Library

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Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896

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Mathew Brady was a prominent American photographer, best known for his battlefield photos during the Civil War. From the description of Mathew Brady letter, Washington, D.C., to E.C. Stedman, 1879 March 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 82087446 From the description of Letter, Washington, D.C., to E.C. Stedman, 1879 March 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50061938 Mathew B. Brady (ca. 1823-1896) was a...

Gibson, James F., 1828-

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Brady, Washington.

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Philip and Solomons

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Barnard, George N., 1819-1902

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The photographer, George N. Barnard, was one of Matthew Brady's assistants during the Civil War. He followed Sherman's army throughout much of 1864 in Tennessee and Georgia. From the description of Civil War photographs, 1863-1864. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413098 George N. Bernard (1819-1902), American photographer, was active as a daguerreotypist in Oswego, New York and Syracuse, New York in the 1850s. He is best known for his album of sixty-one albume...

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

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Alexander Gardner was born in Paisley, Scotland, on 17 October 1821. In May of 1851 Gardner visited the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London, where he saw the photographs of Mathew Brady. Upon his return to Scotland, Gardner began to experiment with photography and devoted his time to learning about this new art. In the spring of 1856 Gardner and his family immigrated to the United States and Gardner initiated contact with Mathew Brady. Brady hired Gardner and in February 1858, Gardner was put ...

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

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Timothy O'Sullivan was an early Western photographer. He served with Clarence King on the United States Geological Explorations of the Fortieth Parallel in 1867. From the description of Timothy O'Sullivan photograph, 1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367900033 Timothy O'Sullivan (1840-1882) began his photography career as an apprentice to Mathew Brady, but he left the Brady gallery to photograph American Civil War battlefields on his own. In 1862 or 1863, he joined the st...