1861
33 photos and 11 illustrations tagged 1861, from 9 members of Flickr Commons.
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- usnationalarchives
- neworleanscustomhouse
- civilwar
- publicdomain
- bldigital
- centerforlegislativearchives
- mechanicalcurator
- lincoln
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- vol0
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- sherlocknet:tag=john
- sherlocknet:tag=form
- libraryofcongress
- sherlocknet:tag=town
- sherlocknet:category=maps
- date1866
- vol01
- medium
- xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
- map
- hasgeoref
- geo:continent=northamerica
- geo:country=us
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- U.S. National Archives
- British Library
- The Library of Congress
- California Historical Society
- National Library of Medicine
- National Library of Ireland on The Commons
- North East Museums
- Smithsonian Institution
- Cloyne and District Historical Society
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Recent uploads
The last upload was February 2024.
D. Willard and Zenas E. Bliss from National Library of Medicine uploaded February 2024
Snider Depot - Unknown Date from Cloyne and District Historical Society uploaded November 2022
The brother of "The Man of Merv" from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded September 2020
[Yosemite Falls from the Upper House] from California Historical Society uploaded April 2015
A Psychic Message from North East Museums uploaded July 2014
British Library digitised image from page 29 of "Two Years on the Alabama ... Second edition" from British Library uploaded December 2013
Conversations
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Farmers and Merchants Union Bank by Louis Sullivan, James Street, Columbus, Wisconsin (LOC)
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William Crooks (LOC)
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Nathan Adams said:
William Crooks refers to the locomotive. It was the first one in the State of Minnesota. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Crooks
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The Library of Congress said:
Captain Slack: Thanks for the additional information. We will update the source data and reload the description.
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Scintillating Self said:
The 6th man from the left (beard) is James J. Hill President of Great Northern Railway who died in 1916, and the building looks like the Saint Paul Minnesota Union Depot
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Peter Solano said:
I like this photo, I only wish the signature were somewhere else less visible.
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technogeo said:
Interesting example of a preserved (and restored) machine in the early 20th century: a wood-burning 1861 steam locomotive, ca. 1915.
Abraham Lincoln
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Old-fashioned Jelly said:
Now on Wikimedia Commons

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Yonas Hassen said:
He's a giant.
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Coordinated Manner said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sitting portraits, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Alex said:
Compare to: www.flickr.com/photos/awmjr_magoo/2402079768/in/set-72157...
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Craig Rozelle said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Abraham Lincoln, and we'd love to have this added to the group!