Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

American Photographer · 1840–1882

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Timothy H. O'Sullivan began his photography career as an apprentice to Mathew Brady, but he left the Brady gallery to photograph American Civil War battlefields on his own. In 1862 or 1863, he joined the studio of Alexander Gardner, who included forty-four of O'Sullivan's photographs in *Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War*, the first published collection of Civil War photographs. O'Sull

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A Bombproof Shelter for the Soldier during the Seige of Petersburg, August 10, 1864.

A Bombproof Shelter for the Soldier during the Seige of Petersburg, August 10, 1864.

Getty Museum · August 10, 1864

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Aboriginal Life among the Navajoe [sic] Indians. Near Old Fort Defiance, N.M.

Aboriginal Life among the Navajoe [sic] Indians. Near Old Fort Defiance, N.M.

Getty Museum · 1873

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Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Canon de Chelle, New Mexico. Squaw weaving blankets. The native loom...

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Canon de Chelle, New Mexico. Squaw weaving blankets. The native loom...

Getty Museum · 1873

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Across Black Canon, from Camp 8.

Across Black Canon, from Camp 8.

Getty Museum · 1871

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A Group of Natives, Chipigana.

A Group of Natives, Chipigana.

Getty Museum · 1870

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Albino Boy and Zuni Indian Boy, Zuni Pueblos, New Mexico.

Albino Boy and Zuni Indian Boy, Zuni Pueblos, New Mexico.

Getty Museum · 1873

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Alcalde, or municipal officer of the Zuni Indians.

Alcalde, or municipal officer of the Zuni Indians.

Getty Museum · 1873

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[Allen and an Indian Boy at San Blas, Darien Expedition]

[Allen and an Indian Boy at San Blas, Darien Expedition]

Getty Museum · 1870

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Alpine Lake, in the Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado. One of a group of ten lakes at the main head of Ute Creek...

Alpine Lake, in the Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado. One of a group of ten lakes at the main head of Ute Creek...

Getty Museum · 1874

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Alpine Lake, in the Sierra Nevada, California

Alpine Lake, in the Sierra Nevada, California

Getty Museum · 1871

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Alpine Lake, in the Sierra Nevada, California

Alpine Lake, in the Sierra Nevada, California

Getty Museum · 1871

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Alpine lakes, and mountain scenery, in the Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 13,000 feet above sea-level.

Alpine lakes, and mountain scenery, in the Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 13,000 feet above sea-level.

Getty Museum · 1874

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Alpine lakes, and mountain scenery, in the Cerro Mountains, 13,000 feet above sea-level.

Alpine lakes, and mountain scenery, in the Cerro Mountains, 13,000 feet above sea-level.

Getty Museum · 1874

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Altar, Church of San Miguel, Santa Fe, N.M. Many of the adornments are ancient and elaborated in the peculiar church-style...

Altar, Church of San Miguel, Santa Fe, N.M. Many of the adornments are ancient and elaborated in the peculiar church-style...

Getty Museum · 1873

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Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, Arizona

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, Arizona

Getty Museum · 1873

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Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, In a Niche Fifty Feet Above Present Cañon Bed

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, In a Niche Fifty Feet Above Present Cañon Bed

Getty Museum · 1873

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Apache Braves, ready for the trail, Arizona.

Apache Braves, ready for the trail, Arizona.

Getty Museum · 1873

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Apache Indians, as they appear ready for the war-path.

Apache Indians, as they appear ready for the war-path.

Getty Museum · 1873

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Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona

Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona

Getty Museum · 1873

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Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona

Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona

Getty Museum · 1873

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Apache Lake, summit of Sierra Blanca Mountains, about 35 miles east from Camp Apache, Arizona, and 10,500 feet above sea-level..

Apache Lake, summit of Sierra Blanca Mountains, about 35 miles east from Camp Apache, Arizona, and 10,500 feet above sea-level..

Getty Museum · 1873

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Apache Lake, summit of Sierra Blanca Mountains, about 35 miles east from Camp Apache, Arizona, and 10,500 feet above sea-level..

Apache Lake, summit of Sierra Blanca Mountains, about 35 miles east from Camp Apache, Arizona, and 10,500 feet above sea-level..

Getty Museum · 1873

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Apache Lake, Summit of Sierra Blanca Mountains, about 85 miles east from Camp Apache, Arizona, and 10,500 feet above sea-level..

Apache Lake, Summit of Sierra Blanca Mountains, about 85 miles east from Camp Apache, Arizona, and 10,500 feet above sea-level..

Getty Museum · 1873

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Apache Scouts, at Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range.

Apache Scouts, at Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range.

Getty Museum · 1873

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Apache squaw and child.

Apache squaw and child.

Getty Museum · 1873

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Apache squaw and papposse [sic]. The child is securely lashed in the wicker-work basket or box, and slung to the back of...

Apache squaw and papposse [sic]. The child is securely lashed in the wicker-work basket or box, and slung to the back of...

Getty Museum · 1873

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[Artillery Test Grounds, No. 59, XI in., 10 lb. Shell, 24 Aug. 1864]

[Artillery Test Grounds, No. 59, XI in., 10 lb. Shell, 24 Aug. 1864]

Getty Museum · August 24, 1864

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[Austin, Nevada]

[Austin, Nevada]

Getty Museum · 1868

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Baldy Peak, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 14,234 feet above sea-level. Limit in altitude of vegetation about 11,000 feet.

Baldy Peak, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 14,234 feet above sea-level. Limit in altitude of vegetation about 11,000 feet.

Getty Museum · 1874

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Baldy Peak, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 14,234 feet above sea-level. Limit in altitude of vegetation about 11,000 feet.

Baldy Peak, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 14,234 feet above sea-level. Limit in altitude of vegetation about 11,000 feet.

Getty Museum · 1874

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[Banana Plantation on the Lassardi river, Isthmus of Darien, Darien Expedition]

[Banana Plantation on the Lassardi river, Isthmus of Darien, Darien Expedition]

Getty Museum · 1870

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Baptismal Font, about 6 miles above mouth of the Grand Canon.

Baptismal Font, about 6 miles above mouth of the Grand Canon.

Getty Museum · 1871

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Battery Fording a Tributary of the Rappahannock on the Day of the Battle of Cedar Mountain.

Battery Fording a Tributary of the Rappahannock on the Day of the Battle of Cedar Mountain.

Getty Museum · 1864

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Beaver Lake, Conejos Canon, Colorado, 9,000 feet above sea-level, and 30 miles from mouth of Canon.

Beaver Lake, Conejos Canon, Colorado, 9,000 feet above sea-level, and 30 miles from mouth of Canon.

Getty Museum · 1874

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Black Cañon, Colorado River, from Camp 8, Looking Above

Black Cañon, Colorado River, from Camp 8, Looking Above

Getty Museum · 1871

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Black Cañon, Colorado River, From Camp 8, Looking Above

Black Cañon, Colorado River, From Camp 8, Looking Above

Getty Museum · 1871

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Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above from Camp 7

Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above from Camp 7

Getty Museum · 1871

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Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above from Mirror Bar

Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above from Mirror Bar

Getty Museum · 1871

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Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above From Mirror Bar

Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above From Mirror Bar

Getty Museum · 1871

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Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Below near Camp 7

Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Below near Camp 7

Getty Museum · 1871

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Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Below, Near Camp 7

Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Below, Near Camp 7

Getty Museum · 1871

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Black Canon, looking down.

Black Canon, looking down.

Getty Museum · 1871

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[Black Men, Women, and Children who were Enslaved on J.J. Smith's Plantation in South Carolina]

[Black Men, Women, and Children who were Enslaved on J.J. Smith's Plantation in South Carolina]

Getty Museum · 1862

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[Bowditch.]

[Bowditch.]

Getty Museum · 1870

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Bread-fruit Tree.

Bread-fruit Tree.

Getty Museum · 1870

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Bread Fruit Tree.

Bread Fruit Tree.

Getty Museum · 1870

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Bridge Over North Fork of Rappahannock. M'Dowell's Engineeers at Work.

Bridge Over North Fork of Rappahannock. M'Dowell's Engineeers at Work.

Getty Museum · 1862

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Camp at Crossing of the Colorado.

Camp at Crossing of the Colorado.

Getty Museum · 1871

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Camp at the crossing of the Colorado, just below the mouth of the Grand Canon...

Camp at the crossing of the Colorado, just below the mouth of the Grand Canon...

Getty Museum · 1871

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Camp at the crossing of the Colorado, just below the mouth of the Grand Canon...

Camp at the crossing of the Colorado, just below the mouth of the Grand Canon...

Getty Museum · 1871

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Camp Beauty, Canon de Chelle. Walls 1,200 feet high. Width of canon at this point about one-fourth of a mile...

Camp Beauty, Canon de Chelle. Walls 1,200 feet high. Width of canon at this point about one-fourth of a mile...

Getty Museum · 1873

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Camp Beauty, Canon de Chelle, walls about 1200 ft. in height.

Camp Beauty, Canon de Chelle, walls about 1200 ft. in height.

Getty Museum · 1873

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Camp Big Horn, Black Canon.

Camp Big Horn, Black Canon.

Getty Museum · 1871

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[Camp Hut used by the the Officers of the Darien Expedition while in he interior of the Isthmus]

[Camp Hut used by the the Officers of the Darien Expedition while in he interior of the Isthmus]

Getty Museum · 1870

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Camp in Painted Canon, Colorado River. Here a halt was made to repair boats, &c., and prepare for the further ascent...

Camp in Painted Canon, Colorado River. Here a halt was made to repair boats, &c., and prepare for the further ascent...

Getty Museum · 1871

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[Camp No. 9. on the Sucubli River. Darien Expedition. No. 12.]

[Camp No. 9. on the Sucubli River. Darien Expedition. No. 12.]

Getty Museum · 1870

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[Camp of a portion of a Brigade of Colored Troops in the works before Petersburg, Va.]

[Camp of a portion of a Brigade of Colored Troops in the works before Petersburg, Va.]

Getty Museum · 1864

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Canon de Chelle, Looking up.

Canon de Chelle, Looking up.

Getty Museum · 1873

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Canon de Chelle. Walls from bed of canon, 1,200 feet in height.

Canon de Chelle. Walls from bed of canon, 1,200 feet in height.

Getty Museum · 1873

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Canon of the Colorado, 25 miles above Paria Creek.

Canon of the Colorado, 25 miles above Paria Creek.

Getty Museum · 1871

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