The following photographs were taken by William Manthey, Daniel Manthey,
Reb Manthey, or Christopher Sewall using a variety of cameras. Newspapers
were scanned by David Manthey. Click on an image to see a larger
version.
These pictures were largely taken by my father and brother, and therefore
are subject to their whim of the moment. I only identify a particular person
or unit if I think I know the subject of the photograph. Additional
information is welcome.
All newspaper images are scanned from The Times of Trenton. These are from the Saturday, 29 December 2001 edition. |
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Page A1. Columns about reenactors and food. |
Page A7. More on food, plus a map. |
Page A8. Schedule of events, plus more on reenactors. |
All newspaper images are scanned from The Times of Trenton. These are from the Sunday, 29 December 2001 edition. |
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Page A1. 'Savoring the strike that saved a nation' |
Page A10. Various photographs. |
Page A11. Cool photo of Hessians. Artciles on Hessians, Blacks, and accuracy. |
Page A12. Conclusion to front page stories |
The following pictures were taken with my Dad's digital camera. |
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A Durham boat approaching the New Jersey shore. |
A boat being fended off of some rocks. |
Soldiers preparing to disembark from a boat. |
Soldiers disembarking. |
One boat heading to New Jersey, and a second returning for more men. |
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Officers walking along the shore. |
Another boat approaching the shore. |
Men landed, formed up, and marching. |
The front of the main column on the march to Trenton. |
More men marching to Trenton. |
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The column on its way to Trenton. |
Men on the march. |
More marching. |
A small skirmish line beginning to engage in the first battle of Trenton. |
An American cannon crew. |
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A line of soliders. |
A cannon having just been fired. |
General Washington on his horse. |
Smoke from a volley. |
A haphazard looking front line. |
The following pictures were taken with my camera and scanned from slides. |
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A boat crossing the Delaware River. |
The Pennsylvania shore. There really isn't enough light for the camera. |
The New Jersey shore. |
The first group of soldiers starting to march. |
The rear of the first group of soldiers. |
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Another boat crossing. |
A Durham boat under weigh. |
On the march to Trenton. This is the van of our company. |
Kevin, myself, and Reb on the march. Harvey is cleverly obscured by Kevin. |
Reb looking down the column. |
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The courtyard of the Old Barracks. |
The sutlers' tents. |
A blacksmith at work behind the Old Barracks. |
A cannon crew lounging before the battle. |
Soldiers on the march in the first battle. |
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A cannon being hauled. |
One of the horsemen attached to Greene's Division. |
Hessians marching out at the end of the first battle. |
The American column at the end of the first battle. |
Harvey, myself, Reb, and Kevin in front of the Masonic Temple. |
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A nicely lit building with an advancing army. |
Hitchcock's company. We're in the second platoon. |
A sharp volley from the first platoon. |
The street fighting approaches Mill Hill Park. |
The British trying to hold the bridge during the second battle. |
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A few horse just before the battle of Princeton. |
The van of the American army. |
The American army partly arrayed. |
The beginning of the final troop review. |
General Washington and some liberty-man. |
The following pictures were taken with Reb's camera during the Battle of Princeton. |
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Two horsemen on the way to the battle |
A horseman at the head of the troop review |
Part of the American column |
The British column |
More British |
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Hessians |
The following pictures were taken by Christopher Sewall of the 1st Ulsters. The pictures he sent are higher resolution than what I have posted. |
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The entire company lined up after the first battle of Trenton |
The line at Princeton |