Daguerreotype Photo of the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana (1847)

 

Daguerreotype view of the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, 1847. Attributed to photographer Thomas Easterly. This is said to be one of the earliest surviving photos taken in New Orleans and the only photo of this iteration of the hotel before it was destroyed by a fire on January 18, 1851.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Early Daguerreotype Photo of a Street on a Market Day in Baltimore, Maryland (1840's)

 

Early daguerreotype photo of a street on a market day in Baltimore, Maryland, c. 1840-1844. A number of market day vendors are visible on the left hand side of the street. Taken by photographer Henry Fitz, Jr.

Source: American History Museum.

Daguerreotype View of Native American Tipis and the John Harrington Stevens House on Ground That Would Later Become the Gateway District of Minneapolis, Minnesota (1850's)

Daguerreotype view of Native American tipis and the John Harrington Stevens House on ground that would later become the Gateway District of Minneapolis, Minnesota, c. 1852-1855. By Tallmadge Elwell.

Source: Minnesota Historical Society.
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Daguerreotype Portrait of An Unidentified Man By James P. Weston (1848)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man by James P. Weston, c. 1848.

Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man Attributed to Mathew Brady (1850′s)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man attributed to Mathew Brady, c. 1850′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man (1850′s)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man, c. 1850′s.

Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Young Man by African American Photographer Francis Grice (1850′s)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified young man by African American photographer Francis Grice, c. 1850′s.

Source: Library of Congress.