Showing posts with label images and archives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label images and archives. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Pictoral Envelopes-Early Confidence in the U.S. Navy
Early in the war, the general public in the Northern and Southern states believed that the war would be quick, easy, and painless. One such example of this early confidence can found in pictorial envelopes. These images were produced by New York City print shops and often contain some type of cartoon image expressing patriotism or political opinion. The U.S. Navy and the print shops' confidence in the the U.S. Navy was a popular subject. All of these images belong to the New York Historical Society. Many more of them and other rare Civil War images and drawings can be found at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/nhihtml/cwnyhshome.html.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Today's Fort Sumter
Back in December, I was fortunate enough to visit Charleston, SC and - in particular - Fort Sumter. Today, Fort Sumter is owned and managed by the National Park Service, which provides rangers on the transporting boat and within the fort itself. As today is the anniversary of the firing upon the fort and the official beginning of the Sesquicentennial, I felt it was a good time to post just a few pictures.
On a quick personal note, I am excited to enter the Sesquicentennial as part of the CWN150 and I look forward to the next four years of commemorating and learning with all of our readers. -- SA
Sunday, January 23, 2011
User Curated Online Exhibit: CWN 150 Images
A few weeks ago, one of the CWN 150 Facebook "friends" Edward Anthony posted a series of fantastic pictures of the Union and Confederate navies.
Instead of simply posting the images here from the Facebook page, we thought we might try something a bit different. Although many CWN 150 staff have information on these photographs, we thought it might be interested if YOU, the reader, gave us your information and interpretation on these images. Only the information provided by Mr. Edwards will be included for each photograph. It will be up to you all to add any additional information you may have. Think of it as an online exhibit where the audience will do the interpretation. Post any information you have in the comments section of this post (and indicate the image #) Have fun with it!
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Image 002
Image 003
Image 004
Image 006: U.S. Marine Corps Coat Button
Image 007: CSS Alabama
Image 009: U.S. Naval Officers Sword Belt
Instead of simply posting the images here from the Facebook page, we thought we might try something a bit different. Although many CWN 150 staff have information on these photographs, we thought it might be interested if YOU, the reader, gave us your information and interpretation on these images. Only the information provided by Mr. Edwards will be included for each photograph. It will be up to you all to add any additional information you may have. Think of it as an online exhibit where the audience will do the interpretation. Post any information you have in the comments section of this post (and indicate the image #) Have fun with it!
Image 001
Image 002
Image 003
Image 004
Image 005: U.S. Marine Corps
Image 006: U.S. Marine Corps Coat Button
Image 007: CSS Alabama
Image 008: C.S. Naval Frock Coat
Image 009: U.S. Naval Officers Sword Belt
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