Civil War lantern slides
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: P014
Scope and Contents
This collection includes glass lantern slides in the United States ranging from circa 1861 to 1864 regarding the U.S. Civil War, with images of maps, forts, battles, military ordnance, and prominent politicians and military leaders.
Dates
- circa 1861-1864
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
"Lantern slides are positive transparent photographs made on glass and viewed with the aid of a “magic lantern,” the predecessor of the slide projector. Lantern slide plates were commercially manufactured by sensitizing a sheet of glass with a silver gelatin emulsion. The plate was then exposed to a negative and processed, resulting in a positive transparent image with exceptional detail and a rich tonal range. Lantern slides were used for home entertainment and public lectures, and they were displayed in photographic exhibitions."
Excerpt from: McCabe, Constance. "Lantern Slides." National Gallery of Art. Accessed May 24, 2021. https://www.nga.gov/research/online-editions/alfred-stieglitz-key-set/practices-and-processes/lantern-slides.html.
Excerpt from: McCabe, Constance. "Lantern Slides." National Gallery of Art. Accessed May 24, 2021. https://www.nga.gov/research/online-editions/alfred-stieglitz-key-set/practices-and-processes/lantern-slides.html.
Extent
0.8 Cubic Feet (2 index card boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged numerically by assigned numbers.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed and finding aid created in 1999 by Marcia Caudell. EAD finding aid created and revised 2021/05/24 by Brittany Kropf.
- Battles
- Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
- Confederate States of America
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
- Firearms
- Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)
- Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885
- Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
- Lantern slides
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Longstreet, James, 1821-1904
- Maps
- McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
- Military bases
- New Orleans (La.)
- Ordnance
- Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
- Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
- Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
- Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
- Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army
- Title
- Civil War lantern slides
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
