Amazing Original Photographs from the Civil War

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/civil_war.html ^

[HighWheeler]

I’ts slower than turtles for my high-speed computer, that’s one crapy server,

[huldah1776]

It may not be your computer, but your internet connection speed. Sounds like mine - a little better than dial-up, but worth the wait. I remember it taking me 3 days to download a version of Netscape via dial-up.

[Conservateacher]

Thanks so much

I am half way through Shelby Footes trilogy about the Civil War (great read) so this is timely.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

bfl

[shield]

Amazingly clear, sharp photos...

[Conservateacher]

what is bfl?

[TheMom]

Awesome pictures.

[NellieMae]

Thanks for posting this! I’m going to Gettysburg this weekend!

[Yardstick]

*bump for later*

[paudio]

It’s a bit slow, but they’re beautiful and interesting photos!

[Conservateacher]

Thanks Yardstick

[Outlaw Woman]

another ping a ling :)

[Outlaw Woman]

Excellent. :)

[Seven plus One]

This collection is wonderful. Thanks.

[My hearts in London - Everett]

Very interesting! I love history. Thank you for posting this, navysealdad. A little digging and it led me to a photo of the earliest born person ever photographed, Hannah Stilley Gorby born in about 1746, photographed in about 1840 when she was around 92. :~)

[Rocky]

Great pictures. Thanks for the link.

[NonValueAdded]

reference bump

[tflabo]

1st light picture ever taken....1839.

[aruanan]

1st light picture ever taken....1839.

Nope, this, La cour du domaine du Gras, is considered the earlier of the two oldest surviving photos taken by Nicéphore Niépce in 1826:

[SuziQ]

I saw a lot of photographs of that era during Ken Burns’s “Civil War” series. Until then, I hadn’t realized so many photographs had been taken of that time. It was fascinating!