1868. Lithograph print by Frederick Heppenheimer. “Jupiter cigars for sale here.”
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1865. Photograph by Matthew Brady. “Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad depot. (Destroyed locomotive shown).”
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1863. Photograph by Matthew Brady. “‘Pine Cottage’, Civil War soldiers winter quarters.”
11 Vintage Photographs of Civil War Tintypes
The aesthetic of the Civil War is synonymous with the tintype. Civil War tintypes were inexpensive and easily produced. A photographer could prepare the plate, take the photograph, and deliver a finished portrait to a customer very quickly. And while they were invented nearly a decade before, the demand from soldiers brought about their prominence. Eventually the paper photograph, which could be endlessly reproduced from negatives, surpassed the tintype in prominence.
From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs in the Library of Congress
1850-1855. “Private Charles H. Bickford of B Company, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as a young boy.”
1861-1865. Tintype. “Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with shotgun sitting next to dog.”
1861-1864. Tintype. “Private George H. Hall of Kane County Illinois Cavalry Company and Co. H, 15th Illinois Cavalry Regiment with sword and handgun.”
1861-1865. Tintype. “Unidentified soldier with amputated arm in Union uniform in front of painted backdrop showing cannon and cannonballs”
1861-1865. Tintype. “Unidentified soldier in Union first sergeant’s uniform and unidentified woman in dress.”
1861-1865. Tintype. “Brothers Private Henry Luther and First Sergeant Herbert E. Larrabee of Company B, 17th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.”
1861-1865. Tintype. “Unidentified young soldier in Confederate shell jacket, Hardee hat with Mounted Rifles insignia and plume with canteen and cup.”
1861-1865. Tintype. “Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket.”
1861-1865. Tintype. “Edwin Chamberlain of Company G, 11th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in sergeant’s uniform with guitar.”
1961-1865. Tintype. “Unidentified soldier of the 12th Illinois Volunteers, “The First Scotch Regiment” in greatcoat and tamoshanter cap.”
1861-1863. Tin Type. “Private Henry Augustus Moore of Co. F, 15th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, with artillery short sword and sign reading Jeff Davis and the South!”
The aesthetic of the Civil War is synonymous with the tintype. Civil War tintypes were inexpensive and easily produced. And while they were invented nearly a decade before, the demand from soldiers brought about their prominence.
From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs in the Library of Congress