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.

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.

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.

Ambrotype Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in Danville, Illinois (1857)

Ambrotype portrait of Abraham Lincoln in Danville, Illinois, May 1857. By Amon T. Joslin. Image from the book Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

French Cavalrymen of the Cent-Gardes Squadron at Camp Châlons, France (1857)

French cavalrymen of the Cent-gardes Squadron at Camp Châlons, France, 1857. By Gustave Le Gray.

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Participants of the First American Chess Congress Posing For a Group Portrait in New York City (1857)

Participants of the First American Chess Congress posing for a group portrait, New York City, November 1857.

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Two Views Taken During President James Buchanan’s Inauguration at the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. (1857)

Two views taken during President James Buchanan’s inauguration at the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1857. Both are attributed to John Wood.

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Hand-colored Photograph of French Zouaves Posing in Camp de Châlons, France (1857)

Hand-colored photograph of French Zouaves posing in Camp de Châlons, France, 1857. Animated stereoview.

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Staged Photograph of a French Corporal Waking Up His Men at Camp de Châlons, France (1857)

Staged photograph of a French corporal waking up his men at Camp de Châlons, France, 1857.

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