Engraving of a Lost Daguerreotype Photo of Empress of Haiti Adélina Lévêque (1850's)

Engraving of a lost daguerreotype portrait of Empress of Haiti Adélina Lévêque, c. 1850s. The daguerreotype was taken by the New York City photography firm Meade brothers. The engraving was originally published in the February 12, 1859 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. There appears to be no known surviving original photos of Lévêque.

Source: Internet Archive.

Engraving of a Lost Daguerreotype Photo of Emperor of Haiti Faustin Soulouque (1850's)

Engraving of a lost daguerreotype portrait of Emperor of Haiti Faustin Soulouque, c. 1850s. The daguerreotype was taken by the New York City photography firm Meade brothers. The engraving was originally published in the February 12, 1859 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. There appears to be no known surviving photos of Soulouque.

Source: Internet Archive.

Photograph Said to Be Taken During a Slave Auction in the Cheapside Area of Lexington, Kentucky (1862)

Photograph said to be taken during a slave auction in the Cheapside area of Lexington, Kentucky, c. 1861-1862. The man standing on a platform in the center waving his arms looks as though he is an auctioneer. The bovine in the left background might suggest that the photo actually depicts a livestock auction, although Cheapside was the location of a slave market in the period. Originally published in the book Slavery Times in Kentucky by John Winston Coleman.

Source: New York Public Library.
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Portrait of a Group of Employees Including Bartenders and Dancers Posing in Front of Hovey’s Dance Hall in Clifton, Arizona Territory (1884)

Portrait of a group of employees including bartenders and dancers posing in front of Hovey’s Dance Hall in which they worked in Clifton, Arizona Territory, 1884. The dance hall's manager, Anton Mazzanovich, is posing next to a tree, second from right.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
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Portrait of a Group of African American and White Men Posing Along a Street Titled “Roustabouts on the Levee” in St. Louis, Missouri, c. (1880's/1890's)

Portrait of a group of African American and white men posing along a street titled “Roustabouts on the Levee” in St. Louis, Missouri, c. 1883-1893.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Carte De Visite Portrait of Harriet Tubman by Photographer Benjamin F. Powelson of Auburn, New York (1860's)

Carte de visite portrait of Harriet Tubman by photographer Benjamin F. Powelson of Auburn, New York, c. 1868-1869. Believed to be the earliest known photograph of her.

Source: Library of Congress.
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Animated Stereoview of an African American Man at the Reins of a Horse-Drawn Cart Carrying Cotton in Gainesville, Florida (1800's)

Animated stereoview of an African American man at the reins of a horse-drawn cart carrying cotton in Gainesville, Florida, c. 1800's.

Source: New York Public Library.

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.

Portrait of a Group of Union Soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia Posing in Front of a Tent in Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C. (1861)

Portrait of a group of Union soldiers of the 7th Regiment New York State Militia posing in front of a tent in Camp Cameron in Washington, D.C., 1861. The African American boy was probably a camp servant. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of a Group of African American Men Posing in Front of a Store Possibly in Kentucky (1800′s)

Portrait of a group of African American men posing in front of a store possibly in Kentucky, c. 1800′s.

Source: University of Kentucky.

Carte De Visite Portrait of an African American Boy Posing With a Dog (1860′s)

Carte de visite portrait of an African American boy posing with a dog, c. 1860′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Animated Stereoview Portrait of a Group of African Americans Posing in Front of a House on a Plantation on Fort George Island, Florida (1800's)

Animated stereoview portrait of a group of African Americans posing in front of a house on a plantation on Fort George Island, Florida, c. 1800's.

Source: New York Public Library.

Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of an African American Woman, Possibly a Slave, Posing on a Sidewalk of a Street Probably in Lexington, Kentucky (1850's/1860's)

Animated stereoscopic portrait of a black woman, possibly a slave, posing on the sidewalk of a street probably in Lexington, Kentucky, c. 1850's/1860's.

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Portrait of Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing in Front of a Sutler Store Somewhere in Tennessee During the Civil War (1865)

Portrait of Union soldiers and civilians posing in front of a sutler store somewhere in Tennessee during the Civil War, c. 1865. Getty claims that the building is a quartermaster's storehouse of the 159th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

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Portrait of a Group of Unidentified Men Posing on the Porch of a Quartermaster’s Office During the Civil War (1860′s)

Portrait of a group of unidentified men posing on the porch of a quartermaster’s office during the Civil War, location unknown, c. 1860′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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View of African American Civilians in Line to Receive Rations in a Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1865)

View of a street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1865. The crowd of people down the street are said to be African Americans civilians in line to receive rations. By Andrew Lytle. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Daguerreotype Portrait of American Abolitionist Charles Lenox Remond (1850's)

Daguerreotype portrait of American abolitionist Charles Lenox Remond, c. 1850′s. By Samuel Broadbent.

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Daguerreotype Portrait of American Abolitionist Henry Clarke Wright (1847)

Daguerreotype portrait of American abolitionist Henry Clarke Wright,c. 1847. By Antoine Claudet.

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Comedic Stereoview Titled “The White Slave" (1862)

Comedic stereoview titled “The White Slave,” c. 1862. Possibly British in origin.

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Hand-Colored Tintype Portrait of an Unidentified African American Soldier (1860's)

Hand-colored tintype portrait of an unidentified African American soldier, c. 1860′s.

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