Return of a Scouting Party, Washington, North Carolina. Return of a Scouting Party, Washington, North Carolina. Drawing: Graphite and brown ink on paper. 6 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. A group of mounted soldiers stand at the edge of the water, across an inlet from Washington, North Carolina. A steamboat and a masted ship are docked at port. Inscribed at upper left in brown ink: 'Washington North Carolina.' At lower left in graphite: 'Return of a scouting party.' At lower center: 'Washington, N. C.' View Item
View of Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia. View of Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia. Drawing: Graphite on oiled ochre tracing paper. 12 x 19 1/2 in. View of an army camp and barracks in the foreground; town buildings, port and ships in the background. Inscribed at lower center in graphite: 'Aquia Creek Landing Va January 14--1863--'. View Item
Still Image The seat of war, in New England, by an American volunteer : with the marches of the several corps sent by the colonies, towards Boston, with the attack on Bunkers-Hill Hand colored. Prime meridian: Boston. Relief shown by hachures. Map of New England shows routes of march and encampments of colonial forces towards Boston. Insets are an addition to the main map from a separate plate with same imprint date. Movements of Battle of Bunker Hill shown by illustrations of troops and the burning of Charlestown. Text and table of references with inset map of Boston provide additional information about the city. View Item
Image Collection 2084 Items Robert L. Bracklow photograph collection, 1882-1918 (bulk 1896-1905) Robert Louis Bracklow (1849-1919) was an amateur photographer and stationer. He was an active member of the Society of Amateur Photographers of New York (later the Camera Club), where he exhibited photographs with fellow amateur Richard H. Lawrence and with Alfred Stieglitz. This digital collection includes 2,084 glass plate negatives from the New-York Historical Society's Robert L. Bracklow Photograph Collection, which contains images of New York City, its immediate environs, and towns throughout New England from 1882 to 1918. View Collection