Portrait of a group posing in front of a camera obscura building at the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio, c. 1870-1890. Originally published as a stereoview with the title "Camera Obscura and Pump House."
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Photo of a Judge and Other Courthouse Workers Posing in a Courtroom Probably in Sandusky, Ohio (1870's)
Portrait of a judge and other courthouse workers posing in a courtroom probably in Sandusky, Ohio, c. 1870s. Taken by photographer A. C. Platt and originally published as a stereoview.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
View of People Posing Along a Street in Richmond, Ohio (1880′s)
View of people posing along a street in Richmond, Ohio, c. 1880′s. By photography firm D. Filson and Son.
Source: New York Public Library.
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Friday, September 22, 2017
Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man by Ball and Thomas of Cincinnati, Ohio (1840's/1850's)
Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man by Ball and Thomas of Cincinnati, Ohio, c. 1840's/1850's.
Source: Library of Congress.
Sunday, July 9, 2017
Animated Stereoscopic Photographs of Jesse Grant (1860's)
Animated stereoscopic photographs of Jesse Grant, c. 1860's. He was the father of Ulysses S. Grant and served as the mayor of the towns of Georgetown, Ohio, in the 1830's and Bethel, Ohio, in the 1850's. By Mathew Brady.
Source: National Archives and Record Administration.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Animated Stereoview of Children Posing in Front of a House After a Snowstorm in Cleveland, Ohio (1800's)
Animated stereoview of children posing in front of a house after a snowstorm in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1800's.
Source.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Daguerreotype Portrait of Second Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant Taken in Bethel, Ohio, Shortly After His Graduation From the United States Military Academy at West Point (1843)
Daguerreotype portrait of Second Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant taken in Bethel, Ohio, shortly after his graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, 1843.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
A Group of People Posing in Front of a Grocery Store Along the Ohio and Erie Canal in Akron, Ohio
A group of people posing in front of a grocery store along the Ohio and Erie Canal in Akron, Ohio, c. 1860′s.
Source.
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ohio and erie canal,
outside portrait,
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Daguerreotype Portrait of Women of the Ladies Benevolent Sewing Society Posing Around a Table With a Quilt on it in Strongsville, Ohio (1849)
Daguerreotype portrait of women of the Ladies Benevolent Sewing Society posing around a table with a quilt on it in Strongsville, Ohio, March 29, 1849.
Source.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
View of People Gathered in Public Square For an Unidentified Event in Lima, Ohio (1865)
View of people gathered for an unidentified event in Public Square in Lima, Ohio, c. 1865. Image from A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio.
Information from postcard found here.
Union Army Recruits Posing at the Intersection of Howard and Market Streets in Akron, Ohio (1861)
Union Army recruits posing at the intersection of Howard and Market Streets in Akron, Ohio, 1861. By B. F. Battels.
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Confederate POWs Posing in Front of Their Barracks Buildings in Camp Chase, a Union Prison Camp in Columbus, Ohio, During the Civil War
Confederate POWs posing in front of their barracks buildings in Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the Civil War. By Manfred Marsden Griswold.
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Saturday, June 6, 2015
Confederate POWs Posing Between Two Rows of Barracks Buildings in Camp Chase, a Union Prison Camp in Columbus, Ohio, During the Civil War
Confederate POWs posing in front of two rows of barracks buildings in Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the Civil War. By Manfred Marsden Griswold.
Source.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Carte De Visite View of President Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Procession in Columbus, Ohio (1865)
Carte de visite view of President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession in Columbus, Ohio, April 29, 1865.
Source.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Two Hand-Colored Tintype Postmortem Portraits of the Mother and Father of Union Soldier John Peter Bailey Posing His Body (1865)
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Reuben Bailey with his son John Peter Bailey. |
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Rebecca Bailey with her son John Peter Bailey. |
Two hand-colored tintype postmortem portraits of the mother and father of Union soldier John Peter Bailey from Company F of the 6th Ohio Cavalry posing his body on March 31, 1865. He died at home in Newton Falls, Ohio, from the effects of disease and starvation as a result of his time at the Confederate prison camp in Salisbury, North Carolina. Images from the American Experience documentary called Death and the Civil War.
Many thanks to the West Family blog for all of the additional information.
Find A Grave entry for John Peter Bailey.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Carte De Visite View Said to Show Confederate POWs in Line For Dinner in the Ohio Penitentiary During the Civil War in Columbus, Ohio
Carte de visite view said to show Confederate POWs lined up to go to dinner in Ohio Penitentiary during the Civil War in Columbus, Ohio. This information might be embellished as Confederate POWs were not known to wear prison uniforms during the Civil War. By Wm. Oldroyd.
Source.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Ambrotype Portrait of a Man Posing With a Steam Engine Built by the Sharps, Davis and Bonsall Company
Ambrotype portrait of a man posing with a steam engine built by the Sharps, Davis and Bonsall Company, c. 1856.
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Animated Stereoview of Seven Drunk Men Gathered Around a Table Which Was Possibly Commissioned by the Temperance Movement (1874)
"The Drinker's Progress. First Intoxication - Bachelor's Carouse," c. 1874. Possibly commissioned by a church or organization involved with the temperance movement. By G. W. Edmondson.
Source.
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