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Battle of Gettysburg: The Children of the Battlefield

Pictured above is an  original, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg / Civil War subject CDV Photograph, which was sold to support those children orphaned by the Civil War. This fascinating  CDV is titled “The Children of the Battle Field” and features a fantastic Albumen Photograph … Continue reading

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Rare Collection:1906 Native American Crow Indian Photos by Alfred Baumgartner

An early Billings, Montana photographer, Alfred Baumgartner had a studio on Minnesota Avenue which opened in 1906 and closed just a few years later. Little is known of his work except that he was certainly a true Western Photographer – had … Continue reading

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Wounded Knee Indian Massacre: Rare View Of The “Press Headquarters”

This is a truly amazing January 1891, Albumen Cabinet Card Photograph of a small log cabin behind the Post Office at the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota – the location from which the first news reports about the Wounded … Continue reading

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