The Hidden Power of Microhistories
The rare tintypes of Jefferson and Varina Davis showcased in this issue share much in common with the portraits MI has long featured for its readers. Since 1979, we’ve published
Tag: Editor’s Desk
On the Power of Observation
On a crisp clear day this autumn, I sat down with John O’Brien to discuss an iconic carte de visite of Gen. Robert E. Lee. My laptop and scanner seemed
On Distinguishing Props from Personal Items
One of my favorite moments at a collector’s show is the instant when I open the case of an ambrotype or tintype and peer into the face of the soldier
On the Modern Colorization of Photographs
A visitor to the MI table at the recent Ohio Civil War Show in Mansfield was surprised to learn that the photographs reproduced here are not colorized. He assumed that Military