Photo of Businesses Along a Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania (1870's)

 

View of businesses along a street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, c. 1870s. Probably taken by photographer W. H. S. Gross. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of Settlers and Their Covered Wagons Traveling Through Strawberry Valley, California (1865)

 

"Emigrant Train, Strawberry Valley, going East." Photo of settlers and their covered wagons traveling through Strawberry Valley, California, 1865. An inscription on a rock at right says "J. T. Lee" followed by more partially visible words/letters/symbols. By photography firm Lawrence and Houseworth and originally published as a stereoview. A rare copy of the stereoview in the collection of the New York Public Library has a copyright date of 1865 on it.

Source: Library of Congress. 

 More information: New York Public Library.

Photo of Inmate Members of the Prison Choir in the Chapel at Auburn Prison in Auburn, New York (1870's)

 

Portrait of inmate members of the prison choir in the chapel at Auburn Prison in Auburn, New York, c. 1870s. The man standing at the lectern at far right might be the prison's chaplain. Originally published as a stereoview by L. E. Walker.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of a Group of Baseball Players as Another Group Poses As If Playing a Baseball Game Behind Them in St. Charles, Missouri (1870's/1880's)

 

Portrait of a group of baseball players as another group poses behind them as if playing a game in St. Charles, Missouri, c. 1870-1890. Taken by photographer Rudolph Goebel and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Cabinet Card Copy of a Portrait Photo of American Mountain Man Jim Bridger (1860's)

 

Cabinet card copy of a portrait photograph of American mountain man Jim Bridger, c. 1860s. The original photo has been lost to time and it is unclear exactly what type of photo it was.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

The tax stamp on this touched up CDV copy photo version of the photo makes me think it was originally taken during the 1860s.

Photo of Union Army Major Edward Parker Rice Posing With His Horse Possibly on a Street in St. Louis, Missouri (1865)

 

Portrait of Major Edward Parker Rice of the Union Army posing with his horse possibly on a street in St. Louis, Missouri, shortly after the end of the American Civil War, June 1865. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Photo of a Group of French Soldiers Posing in Front of a Building, Location Unknown (1860's)

 

Portrait of a group of French soldiers posing in front of a building, possibly a large stable, location unknown, c. 1860s/1870's. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Photo of a Group of Armed Union Soldiers Posing in Front of a Barracks Building During the American Civil War, Location Unknown (1860's)

 

Portrait of a group of armed Union soldiers posing in front of a barracks building during the Civil War, location unknown, c. 1860s.

 Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Photo of Wall Street Including the Old United States Custom House in the Distance in New York City, New York (1870's)

View of Wall Street with the old United States Custom House visible in the distance at far left in New York City, New York, c. 1870s. Today, the renovated US Custom House building is known as 55 Wall Street. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Photo of a Group of Women Eating a Meal at a Table in Front of a House (1870's)

 

Portrait of a group of women eating a meal at a table in front of a house, location unknown, c. 1870s. Note the blurry dog or cat at bottom right. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.