Chooeubhaokhaossian the Great's Temple of History

Staged scene of Union Zouave surgeons performing an arm amputation as a group of their comrades look on in a medical tent in Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1861. By George Stacy. Animated stereoview.

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"The Set Table." A still life photograph taken using the physautoype method which was developed in collaboration between Louis Daguerre and Nicéphore Niépce, 1832. Believed to be the earliest surviving photo of many things including: a bottle, a vase, a coffee pot, a bowl, a goblet, a table, a tablecloth, a piece of bread, a knife, a spoon, and flowers. The original plate was lost around a century ago.

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Four men at a table playing cards, c. 1860. By Anthony (possibly E. & H. T. Anthony & Company). Animated stereoview.

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Daguerreotype portrait of a girl sitting at a table with an open book, c. 1840's.

Union General Edward Ord posing with his family in Jefferson Davis' home in Richmond, Virginia, 1865. The table visible in the background was that on which Confederate General Robert E. Lee signed the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. Animated stereoscopic photograph.

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A group of Union Zouaves of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry posing around a makeshift mess table, Fort Monroe, 1861. By George Stacy. Animated stereoview.

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