George N. Barnard

American Photographer · 1819–1902

132 works on LinkedCulture

One of the first persons to open a daguerreotype studio in the United States, George Barnard set up shop in Oswego, New York. In 1854 he moved his operation to Syracuse, New York, and began using the collodion process, a negative/positive process that allowed for multiple prints, unlike the unique daguerreotype. Along with Timothy O'Sullivan, John Reekie, and Alexander Gardner, Barnard worked for

Works

Allatoona from the Etawah

Allatoona from the Etawah

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Among the Ruins in Chicago. Post Office, Interior view, North end.

Among the Ruins in Chicago. Post Office, Interior view, North end.

Getty Museum · October 9, 1871

Among the Ruins in Chicago. Tribune Building, cor. Madison and Dearborn Sts., looking South

Among the Ruins in Chicago. Tribune Building, cor. Madison and Dearborn Sts., looking South

Getty Museum · October 9, 1871

Among The Ruins in Chicago. Tribune Building, cor. Madison and Dearborn Sts., (nearer view.)

Among The Ruins in Chicago. Tribune Building, cor. Madison and Dearborn Sts., (nearer view.)

Getty Museum · October 9, 1871

Among the Ruins in Chicago. View from the Court House Steps, looking north up Clark St.

Among the Ruins in Chicago. View from the Court House Steps, looking north up Clark St.

Getty Museum · October 9, 1871

Banana Tree.

Banana Tree.

Getty Museum · about 1875

Battle Field of Atlanta, Ga., July 22d, 1864. No. 2

Battle Field of Atlanta, Ga., July 22d, 1864. No. 2

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Battle Field of Atlanta, Ga., July 22d, 1864. No. 2

Battle Field of Atlanta, Ga., July 22d, 1864. No. 2

Getty Museum · negative 1864; print 1866

Battle Field of Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864, No. 1

Battle Field of Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864, No. 1

Getty Museum · negative about July 22, 1864; print 1866

Battle Field of Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864, No. 1

Battle Field of Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864, No. 1

Getty Museum · negative about July 22, 1864; print 1866

Battle Field of New Hope Church, Georgia, No. 1

Battle Field of New Hope Church, Georgia, No. 1

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Battle Field of New Hope Church, Georgia, No. 2

Battle Field of New Hope Church, Georgia, No. 2

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 1

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 1

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 2

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 2

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 3

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 3

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 3

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 3

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 4

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 4

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

[Buen-Ventura Savannah, Georgia]

[Buen-Ventura Savannah, Georgia]

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Buen-Ventura Savannah, Georgia

Buen-Ventura Savannah, Georgia

Getty Museum · 1866

Buzzard Roost, Georgia

Buzzard Roost, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Chamber of Commerce, corner of La Salle and Washington Streets.

Chamber of Commerce, corner of La Salle and Washington Streets.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

Charleston Hotel - The Leading Hotel in the City, Located on Meeting Street.

Charleston Hotel - The Leading Hotel in the City, Located on Meeting Street.

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

Chattanooga from the North

Chattanooga from the North

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain

Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain, No. 2

Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain, No. 2

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain, No. 2

Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain, No. 2

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Cheeves' Point Battery, Charleston

Cheeves' Point Battery, Charleston

Getty Museum · about 1865

[Churches on Archdale Street, Charleston, South Carolina]

[Churches on Archdale Street, Charleston, South Carolina]

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

City of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 1

City of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 1

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

City of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 2

City of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 2

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

City of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 2

City of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 2

Getty Museum · 1866

Clark Street, Looking North from Court House.

Clark Street, Looking North from Court House.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

Clark Street, Looking South from Court House.

Clark Street, Looking South from Court House.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

Columbia from the Capitol

Columbia from the Capitol

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Columbia from the Capitol

Columbia from the Capitol

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Court House, from corner of Clark and Washington Streets.

Court House, from corner of Clark and Washington Streets.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

Defenses of the Etawah Bridge

Defenses of the Etawah Bridge

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Destruction of Hood's Ordinance Train

Destruction of Hood's Ordinance Train

Getty Museum · 1864

Destruction of Hood's Ordinance Train

Destruction of Hood's Ordinance Train

Getty Museum · 1864

East Battery, (Looking South) Charleston, S.C.

East Battery, (Looking South) Charleston, S.C.

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

Entrance to Insurance Exchange, La Salle Street.

Entrance to Insurance Exchange, La Salle Street.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

Exterior View of Fort Sumpter

Exterior View of Fort Sumpter

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Exterior View of Fort Sumpter

Exterior View of Fort Sumpter

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Field, Leiter & Co.'s Store, corner State and Washington Streets.

Field, Leiter & Co.'s Store, corner State and Washington Streets.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

Fire Monument, to be Built of Safes and Columns taken from the Ruins.

Fire Monument, to be Built of Safes and Columns taken from the Ruins.

Getty Museum · 1872

Fort Sumpter

Fort Sumpter

Getty Museum · negative 1864; print 1866

Fort Sumpter

Fort Sumpter

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

[Fountain Savannah, Georgia]

[Fountain Savannah, Georgia]

Getty Museum · June 1866

[Fountain Savannah, Georgia]

[Fountain Savannah, Georgia]

Getty Museum · June 1866

Gen. Sherman's men dismantling a large gun in Ft. McAllister, Savannah, Ga.

Gen. Sherman's men dismantling a large gun in Ft. McAllister, Savannah, Ga.

Getty Museum · 1865

Interior View of Fort Sumpter

Interior View of Fort Sumpter

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Interior View of Fort Sumpter

Interior View of Fort Sumpter

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

[Interior view of Fort Sumter, taken April 1861, the day after its evacuation by Major Anderson]

[Interior view of Fort Sumter, taken April 1861, the day after its evacuation by Major Anderson]

Getty Museum · April 1861

Lakeside Publishing Co.'s Building, corner Clark and Adams Streets.

Lakeside Publishing Co.'s Building, corner Clark and Adams Streets.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

La Salle Street, Looking North from Monroe Street.

La Salle Street, Looking North from Monroe Street.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

Live Oaks in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.

Live Oaks in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.

Getty Museum · about 1875

[Live Oaks, Magnolia Cemetery]

[Live Oaks, Magnolia Cemetery]

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

Lu-La Lake Lookout Mountain

Lu-La Lake Lookout Mountain

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Magnolia Plantation, Ashley River, near Charleston, S.C., Residence of Rev. J.G. Drayton. [Drayton Hall]

Magnolia Plantation, Ashley River, near Charleston, S.C., Residence of Rev. J.G. Drayton. [Drayton Hall]

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

Magnolia Plantation, Ashley River, near Charleston, S.C., Residence of the Rev. J.G. Drayton. [Drayton Hall]

Magnolia Plantation, Ashley River, near Charleston, S.C., Residence of the Rev. J.G. Drayton. [Drayton Hall]

Getty Museum · about 1875

Magnolia. Residence of Rev. J.G. Drayton, on the Ashley River, 12 Miles from Charleston, S.C.

Magnolia. Residence of Rev. J.G. Drayton, on the Ashley River, 12 Miles from Charleston, S.C.

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

Magnolia. Residence of Rev. J.G. Drayton, on the Ashley River, 12 Miles from Charleston, S.C.

Magnolia. Residence of Rev. J.G. Drayton, on the Ashley River, 12 Miles from Charleston, S.C.

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

Mission Ridge from Orchard Knob

Mission Ridge from Orchard Knob

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Mission Ridge Scene of Sherman's Attack

Mission Ridge Scene of Sherman's Attack

Getty Museum · negative about 1864; print 1866

Mission Ridge Scene of Sherman's Attack

Mission Ridge Scene of Sherman's Attack

Getty Museum · negative about 1864; print 1866

Nashville from the Capitol

Nashville from the Capitol

Getty Museum · negative 1865; print 1866

New England and Unity Churches, North Dearborn Street.

New England and Unity Churches, North Dearborn Street.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

Orchard Knob from Mission Ridge

Orchard Knob from Mission Ridge

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

[Palmetto Tree]

[Palmetto Tree]

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

Palmetto Tree

Palmetto Tree

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

[Pass in the Raccoon Range (Whiteside No. 1)]

[Pass in the Raccoon Range (Whiteside No. 1)]

Getty Museum · 1864

Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 1

Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 1

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 1

Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 1

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 2

Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 2

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

[Portrait of a young woman with brooch]

[Portrait of a young woman with brooch]

Getty Museum · about 1855

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga. No. 3

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga. No. 3

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga. No. 3

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga. No. 3

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga. No. 4

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga. No. 4

Getty Museum · negative 1864; print 1866

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga., No. 4

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga., No. 4

Getty Museum · negative 1864; print 1866

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga. No. 5

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga. No. 5

Getty Museum · 1864

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga. No. 5

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga. No. 5

Getty Museum · 1864

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 1

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 1

Getty Museum · negative September 1864; print 1866

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 1

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 1

Getty Museum · negative September 1864; print 1866

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 2

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 2

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Residences on the Battery [Charleston, S.C.]

Residences on the Battery [Charleston, S.C.]

Getty Museum · about 1875

Ringold, Georgia

Ringold, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Ruins in Charleston, South Carolina

Ruins in Charleston, South Carolina

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Ruins in Charleston, South Carolina

Ruins in Charleston, South Carolina

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Ruins in Columbia, S.C. No. 2

Ruins in Columbia, S.C. No. 2

Getty Museum · 1865

Ruins in Columbia, S.C. No. 2

Ruins in Columbia, S.C. No. 2

Getty Museum · negative 1864; print 1866

Ruins in Columbia, South Carolina

Ruins in Columbia, South Carolina

Getty Museum · negative about March or April 1865; print 1866

Ruins in Columbia, South Carolina

Ruins in Columbia, South Carolina

Getty Museum · negative about March or April 1865; print 1866

Ruins of the Pinckney Mansion, Charleston, South Carolina

Ruins of the Pinckney Mansion, Charleston, South Carolina

Getty Museum · 1865

Ruins of the Pinckney Mansion, Charleston, South Carolina

Ruins of the Pinckney Mansion, Charleston, South Carolina

Getty Museum · 1865

Ruins of the Railroad Depot, Charleston, South Carolina

Ruins of the Railroad Depot, Charleston, South Carolina

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

[Savannah, Georgia, No. 1]

[Savannah, Georgia, No. 1]

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

[Savannah, Georgia, No. 2]

[Savannah, Georgia, No. 2]

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

[Savannah River, Near Savannah Georgia]

[Savannah River, Near Savannah Georgia]

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Scene of General McPherson's Death

Scene of General McPherson's Death

Getty Museum · negative 1864–1866; print 1866

Scene of General McPherson's Death

Scene of General McPherson's Death

Getty Museum · negative about 1864–1865; print 1866

Sea Island Cotton Field, South Carolina.

Sea Island Cotton Field, South Carolina.

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

Sherman and His Generals

Sherman and His Generals

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

South Bank of the Chattahoochie, Georgia

South Bank of the Chattahoochie, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

South Carolina Institute Hall - Charleston, S.C.

South Carolina Institute Hall - Charleston, S.C.

Getty Museum · about 1875

St. Michael's Church - Charleston, S.C.

St. Michael's Church - Charleston, S.C.

Getty Museum · about 1875–1880

[St. Michael's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, from north]

[St. Michael's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, from north]

Getty Museum · about 1875

Swamp Angel Battery near Charleston, S.C.

Swamp Angel Battery near Charleston, S.C.

Getty Museum · about 1865

The Allatoona Pass, Georgia

The Allatoona Pass, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The Allatoona Pass Looking North, Georgia

The Allatoona Pass Looking North, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The Battle Field of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia

The Battle Field of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The Battle Field of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia

The Battle Field of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee

The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The Crest of Mission Ridge

The Crest of Mission Ridge

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The Exchange, or Old Post-Office - Charleston, S.C.

The Exchange, or Old Post-Office - Charleston, S.C.

Getty Museum · about 1875

The Front of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia

The Front of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The "Hell Hole" New Hope Church, Georgia

The "Hell Hole" New Hope Church, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The "Hell Hole" New Hope Church, Georgia

The "Hell Hole" New Hope Church, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The John Ross House, Ringold, Georgia

The John Ross House, Ringold, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The John Ross House, Ringold, Georgia

The John Ross House, Ringold, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The New Capitol, Columbia, South Carolina

The New Capitol, Columbia, South Carolina

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The New Capitol, Columbia, South Carolina

The New Capitol, Columbia, South Carolina

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The Old Post Office & the only Remaining Palmetto Tree in Charleston [S.C.]

The Old Post Office & the only Remaining Palmetto Tree in Charleston [S.C.]

Getty Museum · about 1864–1880

The Palmetto Tree.

The Palmetto Tree.

Getty Museum · about 1875

The Potter House, Atlanta

The Potter House, Atlanta

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

The Potter House, Atlanta

The Potter House, Atlanta

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Trestle Bridge at Whiteside

Trestle Bridge at Whiteside

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Tribune Building, corner of Dearborn and Madison Streets.

Tribune Building, corner of Dearborn and Madison Streets.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

View in Meeting Street, Showing the South Carolina Hall and St. Michael's Church, Charleston, S.C.

View in Meeting Street, Showing the South Carolina Hall and St. Michael's Church, Charleston, S.C.

Getty Museum · about 1875

View of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia

View of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866

Washington Street, Looking East from Wells Street.

Washington Street, Looking East from Wells Street.

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1872

Whiteside Valley Below the Bridge

Whiteside Valley Below the Bridge

Getty Museum · negative about 1865; print 1866