Early Photo of Parsons West Jersey Hotel in Camden, New Jersey (1850)

 

View of Parsons West Jersey Hotel in Camden, New Jersey, c. 1850. The building was constructed 1849-1850, was eventually renamed the Hotel Ridgway during the early 1900s and seems to have finally been demolished during the 1950s. Taken by the Langenheim brothers and originally published as a salted paper print.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Another early image West Jersey Hotel.

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Occupational Photo of Three Farm Workers Posing With Scythes Said to Have Been Taken in the United States (1850's/1860's)

 

Occupational portrait of three farm workers posing with scythes in a field on a farm said to have been taken somewhere in the United States, c. 1855-1865. Another man is sitting in a wagon in the background. I think it is more likely that the men are British farm workers somewhere in Great Britain because of their outfits. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Engraving of a Lost Daguerreotype of US Army Brigadier General John Wool Taken by Jeremiah Gurney (1855)

 

Engraving of a lost daguerreotype of Brigadier General John Wool taken by Jeremiah Gurney, 1855. Originally published on the cover of the December 29 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in 1855.

Source: Archive.org.

Engraving of a Lost Mathew Brady Ambrotype Photo of American Arctic Explorer Elisha Kent Kane (1856)

Engraving of a lost Mathew Brady ambrotype of Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane, 1856. Published in the August 30, 1856 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The icy decorations along the border of the engraving include two scenes probably based on sketches from the 1853-1855 Second Grinnell Expedition.

Source: Archive.org.

Photo of a Group Posing in Front of the Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory in Washington DC (1850s)

 

Portrait of a group posing in front of the Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. What looks like a Jesuit priest wearing a straw top hat is posing at left. This is probably the earliest surviving photo of the observatory. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Hand-Colored Photo Portrait of a Group Posing in Front of Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia (1859)

 

 Hand-colored portrait of a group posing in front of Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia, c. 1859-1860. Attributed to William England. Originally published as a stereoview by London Stereoscopic Company. The man sitting in shadow on a ledge at right might have been a local guide that the photographer had hired while the three posing at the bottom of the gorge might have been tourists.

Source: New York Public Library.

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Top Hat Posing in Front of H. Burr's House in Washington DC (1857)

Portrait of a man posing in front of H. Burr's house in Washington, D.C., April 1857. An unidentified church is also visible to the left of it in the distance. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Two Photographic Portraits of Armed Hunters Posing in Front of a Waterfall Possibly Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1850s)

 

 

Portrait of two armed hunters posing in front of a waterfall possibly near Peirce Mill along Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. A third man wearing a top hat in the distance at right is also part of the group. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

A second photo taken around the same time showing the three men again posing in front of the waterfall.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Portrait of Two Women Posing on a Rock Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1857)

 

Portrait of two women posing on a rock along Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., 1857. Attributed to photographer Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Staged Photo of a Group of Young British Soldiers Having a Mock Battle on a Hillside (1850s)

 

Staged scene of a group of young British soldiers, most probably cadets, having a mock battle on a hillside, c. 1857-1859. An early albumen print.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Daguerreotype Portrait of a Group Posing in Front of Niagara Falls Attributed to Photographer Thomas Easterly (1840s/1850s)

 

Daguerreotype portrait of a group posing in front of Niagara Falls attributed to Thomas Easterly, c. 1850. A section from an 1838 poem about Niagara Falls by J. S. Buckingham is inscribed on the bottom of the plate and is signed in part "Easterly Daguerrean" at the end. The photo was possibly actually taken by photographer Platt D. Babbit, as he was known to take many photographs from this position during the 1850s.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Reading a Book on the Porch of His House in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Taken by the Langenheim Brothers (1856)

 

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow posing on the porch of his house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, c. 1856. Taken by the Langenheim Brothers. 

 Source: New York Public Library.

Engraving of a Lost Photo of Photographer Jeremiah Gurney From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (1859)

 

 

Engraving of photographer Jeremiah Gurney from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper published on September 24, 1859. The image is probably based on a lost photo portrait of him.

Source: Archive.org.

Portrait of Dr. Charles Robinson of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1857)

Portrait of Dr. Charles Robinson of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1857. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Portrait of an Unidentified Girl Taken By an Unidentified American Photographer (1850′s/1860′s)

Portrait of an unidentified girl taken by an unidentified American photographer, c. 1850′s/1860′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of a Franciscan Friar Probably Taken in Rome, The Papal States (1860)

Portrait of a Franciscan monk probably taken in Rome, the Papal States, c. 1860.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Portrait of Colour Sergeant J. Mullins Posing With a Cased Photograph and Sword While Serving With the Royal Marine Artillery (1858)

Portrait of Colour Sergeant J. Mullins posing with a cased photograph and sword while serving with the Royal Marine Artillery, 1858. From an issue of Black and White Budget published in 1900.

Portrait of a Group of Afro-Brazilian Railroad Workers (1850's)

Portrait of a group of Afro-Brazilian railroad workers, c. 1855-1860.

Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Ambrotype Portrait of a Gardener Posing Over a Wooden Tub of Water By an Unidentified British Photographer (1855)

Ambrotype portrait of a gardener posing over a wooden tub of water by an unidentified British photographer, c. 1855.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Portrait of an Unidentified Maid Probably Taken Somewhere in Europe (1850′s/1860′s)

Portrait of an unidentified maid probably taken somewhere in Europe, c. 1850′s/1860′s.

Source: Rijksmuseum.