Timothy H O'Sullivan (1840-1882) / Library of Congress

Timothy H O'Sullivan (1840-1882) / Library of Congress

A SMALL COLLECTION OF CIVIL WAR REPRODUCTIONS [PRINTS & NEGATIVES] FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS & SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1860s. Comprising (7) silver gelatin prints and (2) large-format copy negatives, prints measuring approx. 205 x 268mm, negatives measuring approx. 205 x 255mm, the prints with hand-written caption annotations and 'Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress' stamped verso, photographers include Timothy O'Sullivan (5), Alexander Gardener (1), and James Gibson (1). Together with one print and negative reproduction set, orginally c.1891-93, from the Smithsonian depicting Quanah Parker, of the Comanche tribe, Oklahoma, print with Smithsonian Institution reproduction limitation stamp verso.

Full list of titles/verso captions:

1. Massaponax Church, Virginia, May 21, 1864: Gen. US Grant, Gen. G Meade, Charles A Dana and staff officers. Photo by T H O'Sullivan (Library of Congress - LC-B8171)
2. Massaponax Church, Virginia, May 21, 1864: "Council of War", Gen. US Grant, examining maps held by George Meade. Photo by T H O'Sullivan (Library of Congress)
3. Massaponax Church, Virginia, May 21, 1864: Temporary Headquarters of Gen. US Gran, surrounded by soldiers. Photo by T H O'Sullivan (Library of Congress - LC-B8171)
4. Massaponax Church, Virginia, 1864: "Council of War", Gen. US Grant, (left end of branch nearest tree), writing a dispatch. Photo by T H O'Sullivan (Library of Congress)
5. Aquia Creek Landing, VA, Feb. 1863. T H O'Sullivan Photo *note - together with negative
6. Fortifications at Centerville, VA, March 1862. Alex Gardner Photo (Library of Congress)
7. The Peninsula, VA, May 31, 1862. Lt. James B Washington, Confed. Prisoner & Capt. Geo. A Custer. Photo by James Gibson. (Library of Congress) *note - together with negative
8. Quanah Parker. Born: c.1845. Died 1911. By Hutchins and/or Lanney for the Bureau of American Ethnology, Kiowa Reservation (For Kiowas, Comanches and Kiowa-Apache. Oklahoma, c.1891-93. (Smithsonian Institution).