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Thursday, February 5, 2026
Photo of a Crowd Watching a Parade on a Street in Carthage, Missouri (1870's)
"Public square, north side." Photo of a crowd probably watching a parade go by on a street in Carthage, Missouri, c. 1870s. Tracking down the location of the J. M. Whitsett Dry Goods store was how I was able to identify where this was taken.
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Photo of a Crowd on Main Street in Front of the Spotswood Hotel To Greet Jefferson Davis in in Richmond, Virginia (1867)
View of a crowd in along Main Street in front of the Spotswood Hotel said to be there to greet Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia, presumably shortly after his release from Federal custody in the city in May 1867. This information comes from a note on the back of the card. I could not find any other corroboration that the photo shows a crowd waiting for Davis. Taken by photographer D. H. Anderson and originally published as a stereoview.
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Photo of a Large Crowd on 4th Street Possibly Watching Firemen Battling a Building Fire in St. Louis, Missouri (1868)
View of a large crowd on 4th Street possibly watching firemen battle a building fire in St. Louis, Missouri, c. 1868. Note the stream of water in the street gutter in the foreground which probably is coming from the firemen's efforts. Originally published as a stereoview.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Photo of a Parade Along a Crowded Main Street During Centennial Celebrations of the Battle of Concord in Concord, Massachusetts (1875)
View probably showing a parade on a crowded Main Street during centennial celebrations of the 1775 Battle of Concord in Concord, Massachusetts, April 19, 1875. Originally published as a stereoview.
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Stereoview of a Group Posing in a Street in Newton, New Jersey (1880)
Stereoview of a group posing in a street in Newton, New Jersey, c. 1880. By Townley's Newton Photo Gallery.
Source: New York Public Library.
Friday, July 28, 2017
View of Busy Streets in the Cheapside Section of Lexington, Kentucky (1850′s/1860′s)
View of busy streets in the Cheapside section of Lexington, Kentucky, possibly on a court day, c. 1850′s/1860′s. Possibly taken by Cheapside druggist Mr. Wilson.
Source: University of Kentucky.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Stereoview of People and Horse-Drawn Buggies and Wagons in Buxton, Maine, During the Town’s Centennial Celebrations (1872)
Stereoview of people and horse-drawn buggies and wagons in Buxton, Maine, during the town’s centennial celebrations, August 14, 1872. By Simon S. Towle.
Source: New York Public Library.
Friday, August 19, 2016
View of a Crowd Gathered For an Unidentified Event in the Cheapside Section of Lexington, Kentucky (1855)
View of a crowd at an unidentified event, possibly a court day gathering, in the Cheapside section of Lexington, Kentucky, c. 1855.
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Saturday, July 18, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
View of a Large Crowd Mourning the Death of President Abraham Lincoln in Court House Square a Few Days After his Assassination in Bloomington, Illinois (1865)
View of a large crowd mourning the death of President Abraham Lincoln in Court House Square a few days after his assassination in Bloomington, Illinois, April 1865. By J. R. Tankersley.
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
Instantaneous View of Market Street on a Market Day in Wilmington, Delaware (1863)
Instantaneous view of Market Street on a market day in Wilmington, Delaware, c. 1863. Animated stereoview.
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Friday, January 9, 2015
View of a Parade on Green Street in Memory of President Abraham Lincoln After His Assassination, San Francisco (1865)
View of a parade on Green Street in memory of President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, San Francisco, 1865.
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Friday, January 2, 2015
View of a Large Crowd at a Rally to Hear Unitarian Minister Thomas Starr King Give a Pro-Union Speech in San Francisco, California (1861)
A large crowd at a rally at the intersection of Montgomery, Post, and Market Streets to hear Unitarian minister Thomas Starr King give a pro-Union speech in San Francisco, c. 1861.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
View of Union Soldiers of the 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Parading Along a Street After Their Return From Fighting in the American Civil War in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1865)
View of Union soldiers of the 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment parading along a street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after their return from fighting in the American Civil War, c. 1865.
Source: The Chrysler Museum of Art.













