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Collection Area Printed Collections Language Not applicable Subject Artillery

1. 1784.a.13, 1(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(12)
Title:
Battery No. 1, near Yorktown, Va. May, 1862. No. 1. Photographer: Wood and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of the massive guns in the battery: 'The first battery was located on the York river, about a mile and three-quarters from Confederate's wharves and their main works in front of Yorktown. It was built by the First Connecticut artillery, Col. Tyler, and had six of the...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
May 1862
Extent:
1 item

2. 1784.a.13, 1(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(13)
Title:
Battery No. 1, near Yorktown, Va. May, 1862. No. 2. Photographer: Wood and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography A more general view of the battery, also seen in print 12.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
May 1862
Extent:
1 item

3. 1784.a.13, 1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 1(14)
Title:
Mortar Battery No. 4, near Yorktown, Va. May, 1862. Photographer: Wood and Gibson
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography 'This represents one of the batteries planted for the bombardment of Yorktown … The mortars of Battery No. 4 were of thirteen inch calibre, and required great labor to place them in position. As the fire of mortars is entirely a work of calculation, it is not necessary fo...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
May 1862
Extent:
1 item

4. 1784.a.13, 2(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 2(59)
Title:
Battery A, Fourth U. S. Artillery — Robertson's Brigade. Photographer: Gardner, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography General view of troops and guns stretched out along the grassy slope, with the camp in the background: 'This is one of the celebrated horse batteries of the Army of the Potomac … The picture represents the four 12-pounder light brass pieces 'in battery,' with limbers and ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:
1 item

5. 1784.a.13, 2(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
1784.a.13, 2(75)
Title:
Mortar dictator. Front of Petersburg, October, 1864. Photographer: Knox, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of the massive mortar, mounted on a railway trolley, with officers and men posed on the platform: 'This monster mortar, cast by Mr. Charles Knapp, at his celebrated iron works in Pittsburg, Pa., was used for a short time in the summer of 1864, during the siege operat...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:
1 item

6. 1789.a.13, 2(100)

Reference (shelfmark):
1789.a.13, 2(100)
Title:
Die erbeuteten Trophäen Soliman-Ziber's. Photographer: Buchta, Richard
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Trophées du Soliman-Zibêr,' and signed, 'R. Buchta.' Arrangement of banners, guns and other weaponry, presumably among the trophies captured by the Italian Governor of Bahr al Jabal, Romolo Gessi, from the slaver Suleiman ibn Zubayr.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1879
Extent:
1 item

7. 1800.b.1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
1800.b.1(14)
Title:
Armes et armures. Photographer: Bayer, Charles
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of a full suit of ceremonial armour (213), engraved with the arms of France and Navarre, holding a halberd (1181) and a long sword (67). To the left of the figure stands a small mortar (536), dated 1671.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1859
Extent:
1 item

8. 1800.b.1(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
1800.b.1(18)
Title:
Armes et armures. Photographer: Bayer, Charles
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Arrangement of armour and weapons, including breastplate, helmet and chainmail vest (2171), battleaxe (2225), crossbows (2138, 2234), a quiver and arrows (2252), a ceremonial mace (2246) and two miniature cannons (2201, 2202).
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1859
Extent:
1 item

9. 1862.b.20(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
1862.b.20(21)
Title:
Captured guns from Ali Musjid parked on Shergai Height — Genl. Appleyard V.C., C.B. and staff. Photographer: Burke, John
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Burke 11' in the negative. Genre: War Photography View looking down onto captured Afghan artillery, with tents of the British camp in the background. General Appleyard and members of his staff stand in the left foreground. Reproduced as an engraving in 'The Graphic' of 7 J...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878-1879
Extent:
1 item

10. 1862.b.20(87)

Reference (shelfmark):
1862.b.20(87)
Title:
Safed Sang Camp scene I/C R.H.A. Photographer: Burke, John
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Burke 87' in the negative. Genre: War Photography View in the British camp at Safed Sang, with gun teams of the Royal Horse Artillery posed for the photographer and snow-capped mountains in the distance.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878-1879
Extent:
1 item