Category: 19th Century Photographic Prints

Mug Books: An Unusual Avenue of Genealogical Inquiry

by wwade, posted in 19th Century Photographic Prints, Carte-de-visite, Digitization

Today's post was written by Claire Kluskens, Genealogy/Census Subject Matter Expert and Digital Projects Archivist at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Photographs are highly sought-after by many family historians, especially when such precious artifacts are lost due to relocating, estrangement, natural disaster, or simple neglect. They serve not only as a visual aid to … Continue reading Mug Books: An Unusual Avenue of Genealogical Inquiry

Alexander Gardner’s Photographs of the Civil War

by Sarah Bseirani, posted in 19th Century Photographic Prints, Civil War, Gettysburg, Native Americans, Photographs

Alexander Gardner may be best known for his photographic work during the American Civil War era of the 1860s. Gardner was born in Scotland in 1821 and started originally as an apprentice jeweler. After seeing Mathew Brady’s photographs at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851, Gardner knew he had to be involved in the … Continue reading Alexander Gardner’s Photographs of the Civil War

19th Century Photographic Processes and Formats

by wwade, posted in 19th Century Photographic Prints, Cabinet Card, Carte-de-visite, Civil War, Conservation, Gettysburg, Glass Plate Negatives, Lantern Slides, Lighthouses, Military, NOAA, Photographs, Preservation, Stereograph, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard

Working within the Special Media Division presents many challenges. Not only do staff strive to become experts on the subject matter covered within our holdings, but also the physical format and the processes that made them. In the Still Picture Branch, we have a wide range of photographic formats and processes that provide unique preservation … Continue reading 19th Century Photographic Processes and Formats