Glass Negative Collection

Union headquarters at 26 South Battery Street in occupied Charleston, South Carolina, 1865 (b / w photo)
867771 Union headquarters at 26 South Battery Street in occupied Charleston, South Carolina, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Union Maj.-Gen)

Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1865 (b / w photo)
867775 Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b / w photo)
869214 Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b/w photo) by Barnard, George N. (1819-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Union Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, early 1862 (b / w photo)
869211 Union Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, early 1862 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of 42-year-old U.S. Artillery Maj)

Union Brig. Gen. John M. Schofield, late 1861 (b / w photo)
869210 Union Brig. Gen. John M. Schofield, late 1861 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of 30-year-old U.S. Artillery Capt. John M)

Chinese Hawkers, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
NUL239729 Chinese Hawkers, c.1870 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Chinese woman showing her uncovered bound foot near an European foot (b / w photo)
NUL239725 Chinese woman showing her uncovered bound foot near an European foot (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Aime Millet, 1855-59 (salted paper print)
5642988 AimeMillet, 1855-59 (salted paper print) by Nadar (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); 22.5 A-- 15.7 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b / w photo)
869216 Union mortars in Battery Weed on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1863 (b/w photo) by Hs and Peale (fl.1839-57); Private Collection; (add.info)

New York artillerymen with a heavy gun in Fort Corcoran, spring 1862 (b / w photo)
869215 New York artillerymen with a heavy gun in Fort Corcoran, spring 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson
869207 Colonel Tyler and the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Fort Richardson, late 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bearded Col. Robert O)

Rear entrance of Fort Corcoran atop Arlington Heights, Virginia, winter c
867765 Rear entrance of Fort Corcoran atop Arlington Heights, Virginia, winter c.1862 (b/w photo) by Smith, William Morris (fl.1862); Private Collection; (add.info)

Blockhouse near Fort Haggerty on the Arlington Ridge Road, Virginia
867763 Blockhouse near Fort Haggerty on the Arlington Ridge Road, Virginia, helping guard the Aqueduct Bridge, c.1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

A Chinese day labourer, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
NUL239730 A Chinese day labourer, c.1870 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Chinese actors, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
NUL239726 Chinese actors, c.1870 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: man playing a female role; ); Scottish, out of copyright

The magic lantern, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
NUL239722 The magic lantern, c.1870 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Jean-Francois Millet, 1856-58 (salted paper print)
5642989 Jean-FranAzois Millet, 1856-58 (salted paper print) by Nadar (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); 26.3 A-- 19.7 cm; J

View eastward from abandoned Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
867773 View eastward from abandoned Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, April 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Officers posing with a heavy gun outside Washington, D. C. ca. 1862 (b / w photo)
869213 Officers posing with a heavy gun outside Washington, D. C. ca. 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chinese actors from behind, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
NUL239727 Chinese actors from behind, c.1870 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: man playing a female role; ); Scottish, out of copyright

Chinese rickshaw, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
NUL239724 Chinese rickshaw, c.1870 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Sally-port of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, at wars end, 1865 (b / w photo)
867772 Sally-port of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, at warAs end, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

New Ironsides versus Fort Wagner, September 1863 (b / w photo)
867764 New Ironsides versus Fort Wagner, September 1863 (b/w photo) by Hs and Peale (fl.1839-57); Private Collection; (add.info)

Federal 10-inch mortar battery on Morris Island, SC, 1865 (b / w photo)
867774 Federal 10-inch mortar battery on Morris Island, SC, 1865 (b/w photo) by Cooley, Samuel A. (fl.1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pair of 10-inch Union seacoast mortars and their crew)

First train passing through the wall of Peking, China, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
NUL239728 First train passing through the wall of Peking, China, c.1900 (b/w photo) by Chinese Photographer, (20th Century); Private Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

Mired Confederate mortar in Fort McAlister, near Savannah, Georgia, 1864 (b / w photo)
867769 Mired Confederate mortar in Fort McAlister, near Savannah, Georgia, 1864 (b/w photo) by Cooley, Samuel A. (fl.1864); Private Collection; (add.info)

Heavy gun in Fort Woodbury, Virginia, 1861 (b / w photo)
869209 Heavy gun in Fort Woodbury, Virginia, 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Glass Negative World War 1 photographs in Iraq (Mesopotamia) and surrounding area s. In the cool evening the men of the vicinity who have borne the days burden

Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
Notre-Dame Cathedral in the 1860s. Artist is Edouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813-1889). Albumen silver print from glass negative; Paris, France

Old Corinth Ruins old Temple Apollo Agora background
Old Corinth. Ruins of old Corinth. The Temple of Apollo. Agora Corinth in background. Temples on distant hilltop. This glass negative is a copy of a color film slide (LC-M305-13641)

Hermitage Bridge Dunkeld Roger Fenton English
The Hermitage Bridge, Dunkeld; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1856; Salted paper print from a glass negative; 41.9 x 34.9 cm (16 1, 2 x 13 3, 4 in.)

Vallee de Chamonix Mer de Glace et aiguilles
Vallee de Chamonix, Mer de Glace et aiguilles de Charmoz; Auguste-Rosalie Bisson (French, 1826 - 1900), Bisson Freres (French, active 1840 - 1864); Chamonix Valley, Alpes

Dawn Sunset 1885 Henry Peach Robinson British
Dawn and Sunset, 1885. Henry Peach Robinson (British, 1830-1901). Platinum print from glass negative; image: 26.2 x 36.9 cm (10 5/16 x 14 1/2 in.); mounted

Jungfrau View Mürren Switzerland 1860s Charles Soulier
Jungfrau, View from Murren, Switzerland, c. 1860s. Charles Soulier (French, 1840-1875). Albumen print from glass negative; image: 24.8 x 19.3 cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)

Whitby Harbor 1885 Frank Meadow Sutcliffe British
Whitby Harbor, c. 1885. Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (British, 1853-1941). Carbon print, toned, from glass negative; image: 34.3 x 44 cm (13 1/2 x 17 5/16 in.); paper

Great Whirlpool Niagara 1880s Unidentified Photographer
The Great Whirlpool, Niagara, c. 1880s. Unidentified Photographer. Albumen print from glass negative; image: 36.6 x 51.8 cm (14 7/16 x 20 3/8 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)

Hells Half Acre Prismatic Springs late 1880s
Hells Half Acre, Prismatic Springs, c. late 1880s. Frank Jay Haynes (American, 1853-1921). Albumen print from glass negative; image: 44.7 x 54.5 cm (17 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.); paper

Never Told Love 1857 Albumen silver print glass negative
Artokoloro

Prison des Chantiers, le 15 aot 1871, Versailles, 187071, Albumen silver print, glass negative, Sheet, 36 x 46 cm, 14 3/16 18 1/8, Photographs, Ernest Eugne Appert, French, 18311891

Boy Uniform ca 1855 Salted paper print glass negative
Artokoloro

Notre-Dame Abside 1860s Albumen silver print
Artokoloro

Stern-Wheeler Arriving Silver Springs Florida
Artokoloro

Multnomah Falls Cascade Columbia River 1867 Albumen silver print
Artokoloro

Assassinat des generaux Clement Tomas et Jules Lecomte
Artokoloro

Hunting Creek Alexandria Virginia 1861-65 Albumen silver print
Artokoloro

Louise Abigdon 1866 Albumen silver print glass negative
Artokoloro

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"Capturing History: The Fascinating World of Glass Negatives" Step back in time and explore the captivating world of glass negatives, a remarkable photographic technique that offers a glimpse into the past. From the Artokoloro collection to the USFC Steamer "Albatross" Survey of the Bahamas in 1886, these images hold stories waiting to be discovered. Judge Nathan Clifford, an enigmatic figure between 1855 and 1865, immortalized through an unknown creator's lens. His stern gaze transports us to a bygone era filled with mystery and intrigue. Similarly, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln's portrait evokes curiosity about her life during those tumultuous years. The haunting image of Mrs. Greenhow and her daughter imprisoned in old Capitol Prison in Washington D. C. , between 1865 and 1880, serves as a poignant reminder of the struggles faced by women during that period. Their faces tell tales of resilience amidst adversity. Mrs. George H. Gilbert's enigmatic portrait captures her elegance and grace between 1855 and 1865—an exquisite example of how glass negatives preserve beauty throughout time. Judge Nathan Clifford reappears later on when he served on the Supreme Court between 1870 and 1880; his presence resonates through this mysterious photograph taken by an unknown artist. Moving beyond portraits, we delve into historical moments frozen in black-and-white frames—the Union headquarters at South Battery Street in occupied Charleston, South Carolina (1865), offering glimpses into military operations during a divided nation's struggle for unity. Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson showcases remnants from Charleston Harbor (1865). These powerful images remind us of our country's turbulent past while highlighting its journey towards reconciliation. Archbishop Hughes' solemn portrayal prepared for burial (January 1864) invites contemplation about faith, mortality, and human existence—a moment captured forever within fragile glass plates.