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Miniature Domino Set
Miniature Domino Set. These small dominos are only measure .5in x .2in.This small 28 piece set is made of bone and is housed in an accompanying wooden case with a sliding lid.
Many soldiers used free time at camp to play games such as dominos and…
Many soldiers used free time at camp to play games such as dominos and…
Tags: Dominoes, Recreation
Images of Texas Civil War sites, Harper's Weekly
Images of Texas Civil War sites, Harper's Weekly. This November, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly includes colored images of Texas Civil War sites. The first drawing depicts "The Attack on Sabine Pass". The second is entitled, "Landing of Banks's…
Tags: Battles in Texas, Media, News
Photograph Album
Photograph Album. This Civil War-Era photograph album has a leather cover and a brass hinged latch. It holds dozens of early photographs of women and children.
Photograph albums were first popularized during the Civil War, as photographs became…
Photograph albums were first popularized during the Civil War, as photographs became…
Tags: Book, Photograph
Tintype Portrait of a Soldier and his Wife
Tintype Portrait of a Soldier and his Wife. These two early photographs are held in a cardboard case and are surrounded by a decorative, gold-colored metal frame. On the side of the man's photograph, the bottom reads, "Constitution and Union",…
Tags: Photograph, Portrait, Tintype
Clay Marbles
Clay Marbles. These eleven clay marbles are hand painted different colors with patterns and even paintings of small fruit on one marble.
To pass the time in between marches and battles many soldiers engaged in games for leisure. These marbles are…
To pass the time in between marches and battles many soldiers engaged in games for leisure. These marbles are…
Tags: 1860s, Marbles, Recreation