Photo of a ferry boat with a settler family's covered wagon on it crossing the Big Blue River in Kansas, 1859. Taken by photographers Charles and Edward Bierstadt while members of the Landers Expedition and originally published as a glass stereoview.
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Friday, August 15, 2025
Photo of a Ferry Boat With a Settler Family's Covered Wagon on it Crossing the Big Blue River in Kansas (1859)
Friday, July 25, 2025
Early Photo of Fort Lafayette Taken From Fort Hamilton in New York City (1860)
Photo of Fort Lafayette taken from Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York City, c. 1860. Taken by photographer Platt Babbitt and originally published as a glass stereoview.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Photo of Union Army Colonel Edward Cross Posing With a Group in Front of the Tip-Top House Near the Summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire (1862)
Photo of Union Army colonel Edward Cross posing with a group in front of the Tip-Top House near the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire, 1862. Cross would be killed the following year at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The man with white beard sitting to Cross' immediate right might be his father and the man with a crutch might be one of Cross' wounded comrades. Taken by photographer Franklin White and originally published as a glass stereoview.
Friday, June 20, 2025
Early Photo of the Boulder Lodged in Flume Gorge Near Franconia, New Hampshire (1859)
Early photo of the boulder lodged in Flume Gorge at the base of Mount Liberty near Franconia, New Hampshire, 1859. Taken by Luther White and originally published as a glass stereoview. The boulder was swept away by a landslide in 1883.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Photo of a Group Posing in Front of Mr. Dinsmore's House Along the Hudson River in New York (1860)
Portrait of a group posing in front of a Mr. Dinsmore's house along the Hudson River in New York, c. 1860. Originally published as a glass stereoview with the title: "Private Residence - Hudson River." The Krannert Art Museum has a stereoview copy of the photo with an E. & H. T. Anthony number on it (#1288) with which I could then find the Anthony caption for the photo on the National Stereoscopic Association's exhaustive list of Anthony stereoviews. The original Anthony caption for the photo is "The Residence of Mr. Dinsmore, on the Hudson River." I was not able to find a surviving house that looks like this today with the Dinsmore name attached online.
Source: New York Public Library.
National Stereoscopic Association's Anthony stereoview list (PDF).
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Glass Stereoview of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Across the Niagara River Connecting New York with Ontario (1850′s/1860′s)
Glass stereoview of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge across the Niagara River connecting New York with Ontario, c. 1850′s/1860′s. Niagara Falls is visible in the background.
Source: New York Public Library.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Glass Stereoview of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Plantation House in Fairfax County, Virginia (1850′s)
Glass stereoview of George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation house in Fairfax County, Virginia, c. 1850′s. It was probably owned by John Augustine Washington, a great grandnephew of George Washington, at the time that the photograph was taken by the Langenheim brothers.
Source: New York Public Library.
Friday, March 16, 2018
Glass Stereoview of a Group Posing in Front of a House Along the Hudson River Somewhere in New York or New Jersey (1850′s/1860′s)
Glass stereoview of a group posing in front of a house along the Hudson River somewhere in New York or New Jersey, c. 1850′s/1860′s.
Source: New York Public Library.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Glass Stereoview of Rapids on the Niagara River in Front of the Cataract House Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York (1850's/1860′s)
Glass stereoview of rapids on the Niagara River in front of the Cataract House hotel in Niagara Falls, New York, c. 1850's/1860′s. By Platt D. Babbitt.
Source: New York Public Library.
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Sunday, August 28, 2016
View of People Gathered on a Court Day Possibly For an Auction in the Cheapside Section of Lexington, Kentucky (1850′s/1860′s)
View of people gathered on a court day possibly for an auction in the Cheapside section of Lexington, Kentucky, c. 1850′s/1860′s.
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Friday, June 10, 2016
Glass Stereoview Portrait of Group of Men Posing in Front of a Mr. Grinnell’s Residence in Irvington, New York (1856)
Glass stereoview portrait of a group of men posing in front of a Mr. Grinnell’s residence in Irvington, New York, 1856. Two or three women are also visible through windows on the second floor. By the Langenheim brothers.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Hand-Colored Glass Stereoview of Three Men Posing in Front of Coal Trains Near Pottsville, Pennsylvania (1856)
Hand-colored glass stereoview of three men posing in front of coal trains near Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers.
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Thursday, January 21, 2016
Hand-Colored View of Terrapin Tower and Horseshoe Falls Taken From Goat Island in Niagara Falls, New York (1856)
Hand-colored view of Terrapin Tower and Horseshoe Falls taken from Goat Island in Niagara Falls, New York, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers.
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Monday, December 14, 2015
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
View of the George Washington Equestrian Statue in Union Square on the Year of its Dedication in New York City (1856)
View of the George Washington equestrian statue on the year of its dedication in Union Square in New York City, New York, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers.
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Saturday, May 2, 2015
The Body of a Dead Soldier Who Died Fighting During World War 1 in Fleury, France
The body of a dead soldier who died fighting during World War 1 in Fleury, France. Animated stereoview.
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Saturday, March 7, 2015
French Soldiers in a Front Line Trench in Berry-au-Bac, France, During World War 1 (1910's)
French soldiers in a front line trench in Berry-au-Bac, France, during World War 1. Animated stereoview.
Source: Photographic Heritage.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Two French Soldiers Posing With a Wounded German POW in a Trench Near Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France, During World War 1
Two French soldiers posing with a wounded German POW in a trench near Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France, during World War 1. Animated stereoview.
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Thursday, December 25, 2014
Two Men Posing on Table Rock in Front of Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (1856)
Two men posing on Table Rock in front of Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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