Photo of a Man Posing With What is Said to be a Bronze Dome From the Porcelain Pagoda Tower in Nanjing, China (1871)

 

Photo of a man posing with what is said to be a bronze dome from the Porcelain Pagoda tower in Nanjing, China, 1871. The tower had been destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion in 1856. Note the graffiti written on the dome and also the building rubble presumably from the tower scattered around it. Taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson. From a scan of the original glass negative.

Source: Wellcome Collection.

Portrait of a Group of Communard Soldiers Posing With Two Cannon at a Barricade During the Paris Commune (1871)

 Portrait of a group of Communard soldiers posing with two cannon at a barricade during the Paris Commune in Paris, France, 1871. Cabinet card-sized albumen print taken by photographer Bruno Braquehais.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Portrait of a Large Group of Children and Adults Posing in Front of the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Boonville, Missouri (1871)

Portrait of a large group of children and adults posing in front of the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Boonville, Missouri, 1871.

 Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of a Group of European and Chinese Men Posing in Front of a Bank in Shanghai, China (1871)

Portrait of a group of European and Chinese men posing in front of a bank in Shanghai, China, 1871. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

 Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of a Man Posing at the Entrance of a Mine Somewhere in the Pahranagat Valley of Nevada (1871)

Portrait of a man posing at the entrance of a mine somewhere in the Pahranagat Valley of Nevada, 1871. By Timothy O’Sullivan.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

View of People on Bamboo Boats at a beach in Kaohsiung in Taiwan (1871)

View of people on bamboo boats at a beach in Takao (Kaohsiung), Formosa (Taiwan), 1871. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of a Mongolian Woman Somewhere in China (1871)

Portrait of a Mongolian woman somewhere in China, 1871. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of Almon Harris Thompson Taken During a Geographic Survey Expedition Somewhere in the United States Titled “Professor A.H. Thompson and His Horse ‘Old Ute’ and Their Shadows" (1871)

Portrait of Almon Harris Thompson taken during a geographic survey expedition somewhere in the United States titled “Professor A.H. Thompson and his horse ‘Old Ute’ and their shadows, 1871.” Attributed to John K. Hillers, Elias Olcott Beaman, and James Fennemore.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Stereoview of a Regatta Involving the New York and Eastern Yacht Clubs Off Swampscott, Massachusetts (1871)

Stereoview titled “Regatta of the New York and Eastern Yacht clubs, off Swampscott, August 14, 1871.” By John S. Moulton.

Source: New York Public Library.

Chinese Soldiers Posing With a Cannon in Nanking, China (1871)

Chinese soldiers posing with a cannon in Nanking (Nanjing), China, 1871. By John Thomson.

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Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of Scottish Photographer John Thomson Posing With Two Other Men in the Cabin of a Boat on the Yangtze River in China (1871)

Animated stereoscopic portrait of Scottish photographer John Thomson (center) posing with two other men, possibly Americans, in the cabin of a boat on the Yangtze River in China, 1871. Attributed to John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Collection.

Stereoview Portrait of a Cat in a Vase (1871)

Stereoview portrait of a cat in a vase, c. 1871. By John P. Soule. Possibly taken in Soule’s studio on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Portrait of a Group of Mohave Indians in Arizona Taken by Timothy O’Sullivan During the Wheeler Survey (1871)

Portrait of a group of Mohave Indians in Arizona taken by Timothy O’Sullivan during the Wheeler Survey, 1871.

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French Government Soldiers Taking a Rest From Fighting Near the Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste de Belleville During the Paris Commune in Paris (1871)

French government soldiers taking a rest from fighting near the church of Saint Jean-Baptiste de Belleville during the Paris Commune in Paris, France, 1871.

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Two Staged Photographs of French Casualties From the Battle of Buzenval During the Siege of Paris (1871)

A similar photograph from Tips Images. At least two of the men look like they are also in the photograph above.

Two staged or reenactment photographs showing scenes of French casualties from the Battle of Buzenval during the Siege of Paris, France, c. 1871. Other sources say the photographs are of casualties actually during the Paris Commune or Franco-Prussian War, but this seems quite unlikely.

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Photographs of Spectators Viewing a Derailed Train in Bangor, Maine (1871)

The interior of one of the train cars.

Photographs of spectators viewing the wreckage of a derailed train in Bangor, Maine, 1871. By A. K. Dole. Animated stereoview.

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