Unidentified soldier in Union uniform, betw. 1861 and 1865.
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Related Resources
Ambrotypes and Tintypes
At the Library of Congress
Ambrotype/Tintype Filing Series
In addition to the Liljenquist Collection, more than 20 ambrotypes and
tintypes of Civil War soldiers acquired from various sources
(manuscript division transfers, purchase, and gift) are in the
AMB/TIN filing series. (These items are scheduled to be cataloged
and scanned in 2011.)
William Gladstone Collection
Approximately 25 ambrotypes and tintypes of African American soldiers,
sailors, and civilians from the Civil War era. View the Gladstone
Collection online, http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=gladstone%20collection%20ambrotypes&st=gallery
Tintypes
For examples of tintypes in albums and paper mats, rather than cases,
see http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=tintypes&fi=subject&co=cph&st=gallery
Outside the Library of Congress
Smithsonian Institution
http://collections.si.edu/search/results.html?q=liljenquist family collection
Items that the Liljenquist Family has given to the Smithsonian Institution that have been digitized.
http://www.moc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ce_col_photos
The Museum has more than 310 "cased image" photographs of Confederate soldiers and Southern civilians.
American Antiquarian Society
Ambrotype Collection, http://www.americanantiquarian.org/ambrotypes.htm
Civil War Photographs
More than 15,000 photographs related to the Civil War are in the collections of the Prints and Photographs Division. Most are albumen silver prints and glass negatives. See: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cwp/related.html
