Stereograph showing General Grant's railroad battery and crew near Petersburg, Virginia. The cannon is mounted in a specially made armored car that moves along the track close to or away from the enemy as required.
Stereograph showing a group of people sitting on the front porch of the Marshall House at the corner of King and Pitt streets, the scene of the assassination of Col. E. E. Ellsworth on May 24, 1861. A sign with the words Oyster Bay stands on the...
Image of a simple monument to the 147th Pennsylvania Infantry. The star shaped monument sits on rock in woods; written on the face of monument: 147th Regiment Infantry / Penna. Veteran Vols. / Night of July 1, / 1863. Other monuments can be seen to...
Photograph shows the bloated bodies of Union soldiers killed during battle on July 1st, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Four other soldiers stand in background.
3 ton auto truck with big box load at the construction site for the 100-inch telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory. George Jones is standing on the truck's front right tire; the other men are unidentified. A portion of the corrugated sheet metal...
30 foot spectrograph inside the 60-foot tower telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory. Mirrors, a belt drive, and other items are also seen. The doorway is covered with a dark cloth, and the corrugated sheet metal walls are in the background.
A slightly elevated panoramic view of Los Angeles from 4th and Hill. The street on the left is lined by houses and other residences, while most of the rest of the buildings are multistory business or office buildings. A note written in white in the...
8-ton float for the 100-inch telescope, on south pedestal, Mount Wilson Observatory. Lumber and other construction debris can be seen in the area surrounding the float. The interior balcony is behind the round float; the interior walls are behind...