Spring 2025 Issue Highlights
Over the last ten years, Military Images has been collecting digital scans of wounded soldiers and sailors from the collecting community—and waiting for the right opportunity to publish. A few
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Wherever He Went, He Found History: Remembering Alex de Quesada, 1965-2024
By Ronald S. Coddington History coursed through every fiber of Alex de Quesada’s being; he sensed it all around him. Militaria captivated him more than anything else. When a topic
Introducing a New Column and a Traveling Exhibit
I am delighted to announce the debut of a new column: Women of War. It will explore the life and service of women who served on the battlefield and homefront
The Caribbean Plantation Backdrop
By Adam Ochs Fleischer The backdrop featured in this installment is noteworthy because the content of the scene is compelling and subject to interpretation. Usually, backdrops of the era are
Construction Continues
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Civil War Photo Sleuth Goes Social
By Kurt Luther One of the most remarkable attributes of the Civil War photo sleuthing community is the willingness of its members to help one another. In a previous column
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.
Updates on Our Migration and PDF Replicas
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Trilogy Is a Treasure of Rare Photographs and Artifacts
It is altogether fitting that a Frederick Douglass quote is prominently featured in this trilogy of Black lives spanning 175 years of photography. In his 1861 “Lecture on Pictures,” Douglass
Marcus Aurelius Root Wrote a Photographers’ Handbook in 1864. It Includes 6 Tips That Can Help You Better Appreciate 19th Century Portraits.
By Ronald S. Coddington Pioneer daguerreotypist Marcus Aurelius Root is respected for his portraits of notable Americans taken in his Philadelphia and New York City galleries. He is also noted
