Daguerreotype View of a Crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City Taken By An Unidentified Italian Photographer in Rome, The Papal States (1845)

Daguerreotype view of a crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City taken by an unidentified Italian photographer in Rome, the Papal States, c. 1845. One of the earliest photographs of Vatican City.

Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum.

Daguerreotype View of a House at the Corner of Chestnut Street and Strawberry Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1845)

Daguerreotype view of a house at the corner of Chestnut Street and Strawberry Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1845. By William Young McAllister.

Source: Library of Congress.

Painting of a Lost Daguerreotype of Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant Probably Taken at Camp Salubrity in Louisiana (1845)

Painting of a lost daguerreotype of Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant probably taken at Camp Salubrity in Louisiana, 1845. By artist T. V. Chominski. From McClure's Magazine.

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Virginia Military Institute Cadet (1845)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified Virginia Military Institute cadet, 1845.

Source: Library of Congress.

Daguerreotype Portrait of Robert E. Lee and His Son William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (1845)

Daguerreotype portrait of Robert E. Lee and his son William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, c. 1845. Believed to be the earliest known photograph of Robert E. Lee.

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American Daguerreotype View of People Posing on the Steps and Porches of the Union Hotel (1845)

American daguerreotype view of people posing on the steps and porches of a building named the Union Hotel, location unknown, c. 1845.

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View of Chestnut Street in Philadelphia

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"North side of Chestnut Street, between Second Street and Third Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Comparison of two views of Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, c. 1842. Three men are visible in one of the photographs and various objects on the sidewalk have moved slightly. The position of the shadows at the bottom left of the photographs might show that a measurable amount of time had passed between the taking of each view which were presumably taken on the same day. By William G. Mason.

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