[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 24 stereoviews featuring scenes around Virginia including artillery, fortifications, Confederate prisons, and other subjects. Hartford, CT: Taylor & Huntington, ca 1890s.

Approx. 6 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. stereoviews on oversized, orange cardstock mounts (light toning to prints, wear to edges and corner including one view with some tearing to top edge of mount, else good). All from Taylor & Huntington's "War for the Union, Photographic War History" series, comprised of images spanning from 1861-1865, taken primarily from negatives attributed to Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner.

Numbers and titles printed on mount recto and/or verso. 345. Church of the Engineer Corps before Petersburg. -- 375. The Siege of Yorktown, Va. -- 455. Confederate Fortifications, Yorktown, Va. -- 471. Fair Oaks Station, Va. -- 468. Savage Station, Va., June 27, 1862. -- 702. Troops Crossing the Rappahannock River on a Pontoon Bridge. -- 831. The Thirteen-inch Mortar "Dictator." -- 897. "Castle Thunder," Richmond, Va. -- 951. First Wagon Train Entering Petersburg. -- 1051. Bomb-proof Restaurant on the Petersburg Line., showing a log-built structure with sign reading "Fruit & Oyster House." -- 1084. Interior of Fort Sedgwick. -- 1171. Railroad Battery Before Petersburg. -- 1189. The Marshall House, Alexandria, Va., where Colonel E.E. Ellsworth was assassinated. -- 2514. Scene at City Point, Va. -- 3346. One Reason why we did not go to Richmond. -- 6161. Libby Prison, Richmond, Va. -- And 8 others. -- Together, 24 stereoviews.

Full list of titles available upon request.

[With:] Approx. 12 1/2 in. lg. Kevuko stereoviewer (surface scratching, wear to velvet padding).

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

To request further details about this lot, please email [email protected]

Select lots will be available to preview by appointment or during the times below. Please contact the Auction Specialist for details.

Katie Horstman

VP, Head of Department, American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography

[email protected]513.666.4958

Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography

[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 24 stereoviews featuring scenes around Virginia including artillery, fortifications, Confederate prisons, and other subjects. Hartford, CT: Taylor & Huntington, ca 1890s.

Lot Description

Condition Report

Preview

Auction Contact

Shipping | Pickup