1860-е годы в Соединенных Штатах были временем потрясений и перемен.
В первой половине десятилетия над страной доминировала гражданская война,
а во второй половине страна оправлялась от разрушений, нанесенных во время Реконструкции Юга.
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| Life of the U.S. in the 1860s |
Это была также эра миграции, когда Линкольн в 1862 году издал Homestead Act - федеральный закон, разрешивший передачу в собственность гражданам США незанятых земель на западе страны за небольшую плату. Взгляните на эти редкие и удивительные фотографии Рональда С. Коддингтона (Ronald S. Coddington), чтобы получить представление о том, как выглядела жизнь США в 1860-х годах.
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A clean-shaven gent sits upright upon a light four-wheeled buggy, hid hands firmly grasp the reins attached to two horses
Подписи под картинками я традиционно оставляю на английском. Переводить их было бы слишком большой неоплачиваемой работой. А у меня ещё оплачиваемая не вся сделана... |
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| A bearded man wearing shirtsleeves and a derby stands beside a male horse, Springfield, Massachusetts |
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| A beardless man attired in frock coat and top hat sits astride his white mare in front of an auction house and men's store |
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| A child dressed in ruffled shirt, cape and fur hat sits on a horse in the front yard of a home adorned with four stately columns, Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
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| A Civil War Era Academy |
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| A crowd of folks gather around the Glen Mountain House in Watkins Glen, New York |
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| A Day at Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| A few townspeople walk down slick sidewalks, while a trolley makes its way down a wet street. Signs advertising a book store and coal dealer are visible, Hartford, Connecticut |
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| A gent in civilian attire enjoys the view from Umbrella Rock on Lookout Mountain at Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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| A gentleman stands with his hat and cane in front of the entrance to a building that features a triangular arch, New York City |
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| A group of boys armed with saws and an ax show off their woodcutting skills in the backyard |
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| A group of men stand outside a wood frame building with a sign labeled "Doors Sash & Blinds", Northfield, Minnesota |
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| A man and woman pose below the porch of a home, New York City |
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| A man in a dark suit seated with a newspaper, map, or other large-format document, is surrounded by a group of Union soldiers and civilians, Virginia |
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| A mother, father and son pose along the walkway leading to the entry door of their home |
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| A woman with her hair pulled back in a bun, wearing an unadorned dress and apron with striped pattern, stands on a wood-planked terrace, Lee, Massachusetts |
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| About twenty-five people stand on the decks and inside the pilot's house of the “G.B. Knapp” at the St. Croix River |
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| Beer, schnapps and cigars in Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Boatman at Emerald Pool, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
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| Dedication of an Early Civil War Monument, Hopkinton, Iowa |
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| Destination “Oatmeal”, Honesdale, Pennsylvania |
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| Four ladies stand on the second floor landing of a clapboard dwelling as a young girl sits with a dog and open book, Corning, New York |
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| Grave of Mary Greenleaf Woods (died 1864), Kenyon-Rosse Chapel Cemetery, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio |
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| Inscribed on the back of this portrait of a couple in a carriage pulled by two horses is “Mrs. & Mr. Hunt, Proctorsville, Vt.” |
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| Local stores, Newbury, Vermont |
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| Mississippi Valley Tobacco Works prior to its destruction, Burlington, Iowa |
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| On the road to Mesopotamia, Ohio |
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| One gentleman stands outside, and another sits upon a second floor window sill, at the establishment of Brink & Ransom, dealers in reapers and mowers, on Second Street in Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Party at Judges' Cave Rock, New Haven, Connecticut |
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| Seven men and an intrepid dog are perched on top of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee |
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| Soldiers and their ladies at play, New York City |
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| Supporting Abraham Lincoln’s bid for a second term, Hudson, New York |
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| Taking a break on Mt. Mansfield, Vermont |
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| The hunting and fishing party, Champlain, New York |
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| The words “A Bowery Horse” are inscribed in period pencil on the back, Poughkeepsie, New York |
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| Townspeople gather outside Tipton's store, its windows filled with general merchandise |
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| Train wreck, Richmondville, New York |
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| Two young boys in wool suits and matching hats sit in a horse-drawn carriage, Farmer Village, Seneca County, New York |
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| Vacationers in Saratoga Springs, New York |
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| Visiting the grandkids, New York City |
