Showing posts with label 1900's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1900's. Show all posts

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Saturday, August 11, 2018

“Lady Exhibitors at the Crystal Palace Cat Show” (1901)


“Lady exhibitors at the Crystal Palace Cat Show.” Photograph taken by Russell and Sons at the Crystal Palace in London, England, c. 1901. From an issue of Black and White Budget.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Monday, July 2, 2018

A Group Playing a Game of Faro in the Orient Saloon in Bisbee, Arizona (1900)


A group playing a game of faro in the Orient Saloon in Bisbee, Arizona, c. 1900. By photographer C. S. Fly. The men are identified as: "Left to right - Tony Downs (standing with derby) part owner; Doyle, a concert hall singer at corner of table, sitting, with derby; back of him standing is Dutch Kid; Sleepy Dick, the porter, to right with light felt; Charlie Bassett, with soft felt hat in rear next to wall; dealer is Johnny Murphy, and Smiley Lewis in silk hat."

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Thursday, March 29, 2018

An Ancient Native American Mummy Discovered in Utah Before and After Being "Restored" With Caustic Potash in the Early 1900's


An ancient Native American mummy discovered in Utah before and after being "restored" with caustic potash in the early 1900's. From the book Personal Identification Methods For the Identification of Individuals, Living or Dead published in 1918.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Monday, August 22, 2016

“Spanish Civil Guards Examining the Corpse of a Famous Brigand” (1902)


“Spanish Civil Guards examining the corpse of a famous brigand,” c. 1902. By Canovas. From Black and White Illustrated Budget.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Stereoview of Russian Soldiers Marching Through a Street During the Russo-Japanese War in Mukden China (1905)


Stereoview of Russian soldiers marching through a street during the Russo-Japanese War in Mukden (now Shenyang), China, 1905. Published by the B. W. Kilburn & Company.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Soldiers’ Homestead Advertisement by Union Veteran and Attorney Henry N. Copp Who Briefly Served With Stroud’s Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Railroad Troops) During the Civil War (1902)


Soldiers’ homestead advertisement by Union veteran and attorney Henry N. Copp who briefly served with Stroud’s Independent Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry (Railroad Troops) during the Civil War, 1902. From the book Official Program and Pictorial Souvenir of the 36th Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Civilians Eating in a Restaurant Which Had Been Hit by a Japanese Shell in Port Arthur During its Besiegement by Japanese Forces During the Russo-Japanese War (1904)


Civilians eating in a restaurant which had been hit by a Japanese shell in Port Arthur during its besiegement by Japanese forces during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904. Published by Underwood and Underwood. Animated stereoview.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Two Portraits of Union Soldier Torrey W. Sibley Taken 44 Years Apart in 1862 and 1906



Two portraits of Union soldier Torrey W. Sibley taken 44 years apart in 1862 and 1906. He served with Company A of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. From the book Pictorial History Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers War of 1861-1865.