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[Unidentified sailor in Union engineer lieutenant commander's uniform] / W.E. James, photographer, 267 Fulton Street, (opposite Clinton,) Brooklyn.

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Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144)

Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress).

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More than 2,500 special portrait photographs, called ambrotypes and tintypes, and small card photos called cartes de visite represent both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Tom Liljenquist and his sons Jason, Brandon, and Christian built this collection in memory of President Abraham Lincoln and the estimated 620,000-850,000 Union and Confederate servicemen who died in the American Civil War. For many, these photographs are the last known record we have of who they were and what they looked like. See "From the Donor's Perspective--The Last Full Measure" for the full story. The Liljenquist Family began donating their collection to the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division in 2010, and continues to add to it. In addition to the ambrotypes and tintypes, the collection also includes several manuscripts, patriotic envelopes, photographs on paper, and artifacts related to the Civil War. The portraits often show weapons, hats, canteens, musical instruments, painted backdrops, and other details that enhance the research value of the collection. Other photo topics include flags, city views, veterans, and ships. Among the rarest images are sailors, African Americans in uniform, Lincoln campaign buttons, and portraits of soldiers with their families and friends. LOC Prints & Photographs Division holds thousands of images relating to the Civil War, found in many different collections.

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navy people sailors union engineers military uniforms history civil war military personnel albumen prints cartes de visite portrait photographs sailor engineer lieutenant commander union engineer lieutenant commander uniform james photographer fulton street fulton street clinton brooklyn 1861 19th century us navy lot 14043 liljenquist family collection of civil war photographs w e william e james photo union engineer lieutenant commander uniform unidentified sailor ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress
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01/01/1861
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James, W. E. (William E.), photographer
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Faces of the Civil War

Faces of the U.S. Civil War form Library of Congress.
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navy people sailors union engineers military uniforms history civil war military personnel albumen prints cartes de visite portrait photographs sailor engineer lieutenant commander union engineer lieutenant commander uniform james photographer fulton street fulton street clinton brooklyn 1861 19th century us navy lot 14043 liljenquist family collection of civil war photographs w e william e james photo union engineer lieutenant commander uniform unidentified sailor ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress