Union Soldier Holding Rifle, with Photographer's Posing Stand, Unknown, 1861–65

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Union Soldier Holding Rifle, with Photographer's Posing Stand, 1861–65, Ambrotype, Visible: x cm (3 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.), oval, Photographs, Unknown (American), The purpose of the odd pronged apparatus seen in this portrait of a typical Union recruit was to keep the sitter’s head rigid during the exposure of the wet-plate glass negative—between a fraction of a second and several seconds, depending on the time of year and the atmospheric conditions

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Size: 3080px × 3682px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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