Hand-Colored Photo of Two Cobblers Posing With Tools in a Mockup of a Boot Store Called the J. Brinton Book Maker (1860)

 

Hand-colored photo of two cobblers posing with tools in a mockup of a boot store called the J. Brinton Book Maker, c. 1860. Originally published as a stereoview and probably produced by a British photography company.

Source: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

Early Photo of Houses Along Bohicket Creek in Rockville, South Carolina (1860)

 

Early view of houses along Bohicket Creek in Rockville, South Carolina, c. 1860. By photography firm Osborn and Durbec and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Hand-Colored Photo of Zombie Crusader Knight Alonzo the Brave Interrupting the Wedding of Imogene and the Baron in a Church Setting (1860)

 

Hand-colored photo of undead Crusader knight Alonzo the Brave interrupting the wedding of Imogene and the Baron in a church setting, c. 1855-1860. A scene from the 1796 ballad Alonzo the Brave and Fair Imogene by Matthew Gregory Lewis. Taken by photographer Alfred Silvester and originally published as a stereoview. Alonzo is described as a skeletal figure in the ballad, but in this stereoview version, he might be better described as probably the earliest photographed depiction of a zombie.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Early Photo of Fort Lafayette Taken From Fort Hamilton in New York City (1860)

 

Photo of Fort Lafayette taken from Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York City, c. 1860. Taken by photographer Platt Babbitt and originally published as a glass stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Photo of a Group Posing in Front of Mr. Dinsmore's House Along the Hudson River in New York (1860)

 

Portrait of a group posing in front of a Mr. Dinsmore's house along the Hudson River in New York, c. 1860. Originally published as a glass stereoview with the title: "Private Residence - Hudson River." The Krannert Art Museum has a stereoview copy of the photo with an E. & H. T. Anthony number on it (#1288) with which I could then find the Anthony caption for the photo on the National Stereoscopic Association's exhaustive list of Anthony stereoviews. The original Anthony caption for the photo is "The Residence of Mr. Dinsmore, on the Hudson River." I was not able to find a surviving house that looks like this today with the Dinsmore name attached online.

Source: New York Public Library.

Krannert Art Museum Link. 

National Stereoscopic Association's Anthony stereoview list (PDF).

Photo of a Mill or Factory Building, Location Unknown (1860)

 

View probably showing an old mill or factory building taken somewhere in the Northeastern United States, c. 1860. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Occupational Photo of a Gardener Posing With a Scythe in a Garden Somewhere in France (1860)

 

Portrait of a gardener posing with a scythe taken in a garden somewhere in France, c. 1860. Originally published as a stereoview in a series called "Epreuve a Mouvement" or "Motion Test."

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Photo Taken From the Third Floor of the Logan House Hotel in Altoona, Pennsylvania (1860)

 

View taken from the third floor of the Logan House Hotel showing the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1860. Taken by Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member Joseph Miller Wilson and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of a Man Posing at the Door of the Weeping Willow Schoolhouse in Chester County, Pennsylvania (1860)

 

Portrait of a man posing at the door of the Weeping Willow schoolhouse in Chester County, Pennsylvania, c. 1860. The small building looks like it is probably a one-room schoolhouse. Attributed to Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member Joseph Miller Wilson and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of Saul Davis' Table Rock Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (1860)

 

 

Portrait of a group posing in front of Saul Davis' Table Rock Hotel and museum in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, c. 1860. Taken by photographer George Stacy and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Early Photo of Chain Bridge Over the Potomac River Connecting Virginia With Washington DC (1860)

 

View of Chain Bridge over the Potomac River connecting Virginia (area where the bridge ends at left in distance) with Washington, D.C., c. 1860. The two men posing in the rowboat in the foreground might be Peale's photographic assistants or else simply out for a day of fishing. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale. Originally published as a stereoview. This is probably the earliest known photo of the bridge if it was taken before or during the early days of the Civil War.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Photo of a Billiard Room Building on an Unidentified Antebellum Plantation in South Carolina (1860)

View of a billiard room building on an unidentified plantation in South Carolina, 1860. Taken by Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member Edward Cottenet and originally published as a stereoview. The only other stereoview taken by Cottenet that I can find online is one that features another large tree with other buildings behind it that was probably taken on the same plantation.

Source: Library of Congress.

Second Cottenet stereoview.

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 Family Group Posing in Front of George Washington's Mount Vernon Mansion in Fairfax County, Virginia (1859-1860)

 

Portrait of a group posing in front of George Washington's Mount Vernon mansion in Fairfax, Virginia, c. 1859-1860. What looks like a blurry family can be seen sitting on the lawn in front of the second pillar and a man can be seen looking on at far right. At least two ship masts and two wooden planks can be seen holding up the deteriorated left side of the porch. Attributed to either John Wood or Montgomery Meigs.

Source: Library of Congress.

Early Photo of Robert E. Lee's Arlington House Mansion in Arlington, Virginia (1850's/1860s)

 

Early photographic view of the front of Robert E. Lee's Arlington House mansion in Arlington, Virginia, c. 1855-1865. Possibly taken during the early days of the Civil War after Union soldiers occupied the property. This might be the earliest surviving photo of the mansion. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

View of an Unidentified Stretch of Rock Creek in Washington DC (1850s)

View of an unidentified stretch of Rock Creek in Washington D.C., c. 1855-1860. According to the note written at bottom left, the photo was taken at 6:00 PM on May 20 of an unidentified year. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source.

View of a Dilapidated House and Other Buildings Along G Street in Washington DC (1860)

 

View of a dilapidated house and other buildings along G Street in Washington, D.C., c. 1860. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale. The sign on the business to the right of the house appears to identify it as a possible sign-making business.

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.

View of a Pool of Water, Possibly a Drainage Pool For the C&O Canal Along the Potomac River in Or Near Washington DC (1860)

View of a stream feeding a pool of water, possibly a drainage pool for the C&O Canal along the Potomac River in or near Washington, D.C., c. 1860. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale and originally produced to be a stereoview.

Source National Museum of American History.

Stereoview Portrait of an Unidentified Photographer With a Camera Taking a Photo Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1860)

 

Stereoview portrait of an unidentified photographer with a camera on a tripod taking a photo along Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., c. 1860. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale. The photographer in the photo might actually be Peale himself. The man sitting on the right is also unidentified.

Source: National Museum of American History.