Portrait of English Stage Actress Jean Margaret Davenport (1850's)

Portrait of English stage actress Jean Margaret Davenport, c. 1853-1856. By American photographer Frederick De Bourg Richards.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of a Stage Actress Identified as Posa Cook Attributed to Mathew Brady (1860′s)

Portrait of a stage actress identified as Posa Cook attributed to Mathew Brady, c. 1860′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Retouched Copy Negative Portrait of a Woman Identified as Mrs. Thouron Attributed to Mathew Brady (1860′s)

Retouched copy negative portrait of a woman identified as Mrs. Thouron attributed to Mathew Brady, c. 1860′s.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of a Girl Identified as Miss Bateman (1860′s)

Portrait of a girl identified as Miss Bateman, c. 1860′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Three Portraits of a Woman Identified as Miss Bradon (1860′s)

Three portraits of a woman identified as Miss Bradon, c. 1860′s. By Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Hand-Colored Stereoview Portrait of a Woman Praying Titled "Evening Prayers" (1850′s/1860′s)

Hand-colored stereoview portrait of a woman praying titled "Evening Prayers," probably British, c. 1850′s/1860′s.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

A Young Woman Demonstrating an Electrophone With Which She Could Listen to Live Entertainment Such as Plays and Concerts Over the Telephone Line (1901)

A young woman demonstrating an electrophone with which she could listen to live entertainment such as plays and concerts over the telephone line, 1901. By Foulsham and Banfield. From the March 30, 1901 issue of Black and White Budget.