The Tiger Tree Backdrop of Kalamazoo, Michigan
By Adam Ochs Fleischer In the previous installment, I focused on a backdrop used in Lexington, Mo., during a storm of sectarian conflict. Identifying the backdrop to photographer Thomas D.
Category: Behind the Backdrop
A Backdrop Connected to Portraits of Quantrill’s Men
By Adam Ochs Fletcher I have sometimes found that knowing quite a lot about a backdrop is not all that helpful in better acquainting me with the subjects who stood
Lytle’s Baton Rouge Backdrop
By Adam Ochs Fleischer White neoclassical buildings boasting large columns at their entrance typify antebellum architecture, from government buildings to plantation homes. As such, it is unsurprising that this imagery
The Augusta or Portland, Maine, Backdrops
By Adam Ochs Fleischer Two backdrops unique to Maine portraits have always been of particular interest to me because of their distinctive appearance. While generally well known in the collecting
Beaufort’s Mystery Photographer
By Adam Ochs Fleischer The focus of this installment is the backdrop used in the coastal city of Beaufort, S.C., at the beginning of the war. Its tropical scene is
Wartime Letters Document the 2nd Cavalry Division Backdrop
By Adam Ochs Fleischer Backdrops often associated with the Army of the Potomac look very similar, and teasing out their respective locations and photographers is one of the chief ambitions
A Daguerreian Pioneer at the Rendezvous of Distribution
By Adam Ochs Fleischer For as long as I’ve studied and collected Civil War images, I’ve noticed one question that seems to plague me and my colleagues above all others: