[Union Soldier Holding Rifle
[Union Soldier Holding Rifle, with Photographer's Posing Stand], 1861-65, Ambrotype, Visible: 8.7 x 6.5 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 sitterÕs head rigid during the exposure of the wet-plate glass negativeÑbetween a fraction of a second and several seconds, depending on the time of year and the atmospheric conditions. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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