Portrait of a Man Wearing a Top Hat Posing in Front of H. Burr's House in Washington DC (1857)

Portrait of a man posing in front of H. Burr's house in Washington, D.C., April 1857. An unidentified church is also visible to the left of it in the distance. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Photo Portrait of Photographer J. C. Moulton of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1900)

Portrait of photographer J. C. Moulton (1824-1914) of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, c. 1900. Moulton started taking daguerreotypes in 1848 and took a number of stereoviews of Fitchburg. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Portrait of Two Men Posing in the Interior of the Merchants' Exchange Building Along Wall Street in New York City Taken By George Stacy (1860)

Portrait of two men posing in the interior of the Merchants' Exchange building along Wall Street in New York City, New York, c. 1860. Taken by photographer George Stacy. Today, a renovated version of the building is known as 55 Wall Street.

Source: New York Public Library.

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Reading a Book on the Porch of His House in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Taken by the Langenheim Brothers (1856)

 

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow posing on the porch of his house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, c. 1856. Taken by the Langenheim Brothers. 

 Source: New York Public Library.

Engraving of a Lost Photo of Photographer Jeremiah Gurney From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (1859)

 

 

Engraving of photographer Jeremiah Gurney from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper published on September 24, 1859. The image is probably based on a lost photo portrait of him.

Source: Archive.org.

Portrait of a Smiling Beggar Boy by Swedish-Born British Photographer Oscar Gustave Rejlander (1860)

Portrait of a smiling beggar boy by Swedish-born British photographer Oscar Gustave Rejlander, c. 1860.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Portrait of Students and Teachers Posing in Front of Boonville Female College in Boonville, Missouri (1868)

Portrait of students and teachers posing in front of Boonville Female College in Boonville, Missouri, c. 1868.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of a Mongolian Woman Somewhere in China (1871)

Portrait of a Mongolian woman somewhere in China, 1871. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of a Man Identified As Mr. E. Calcano Attributed to Mathew Brady (1860′s)

Portrait of a man identified as Mr. E. Calcano, c. 1860′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of 19-Year-Old Henry George (1858)

Portrait of 19-year-old Henry George, c. 1858.

Source: New York Public Library.

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.

Portrait of Librarians in the War Department Library of the Old Executive Office Building in Washington DC (1880′s)

Portrait of librarians in the War Department Library of the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., c. 1880′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
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Copy Negative Portrait of a Woman and Child Only Identified as R. Mead (1860′s)

Copy negative portrait of a woman and child only identified as R. Mead, c. 1860′s. Possibly intended to be made into a hidden mother carte de visite print. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of a Boat Girl in Canton (Guangzhou), China, by Scottish Photographer John Thomson (1869)

Portrait of a boat girl in Canton (Guangzhou), China, by Scottish photographer John Thomson, 1869.

Source: Wellcome Images.

French Stereoview Scene Titled “Coll.6. - Le Deshabille De La Parisienne” (1800′s)

French stereoview scene titled “Coll.6. - Le Deshabille de la Parisienne,” c. 1800′s. Attributed to JB.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Portrait of Irish Actor Dion Boucicault Wearing a Costume (1860’s)

Portrait of Irish actor Dion Boucicault wearing a costume, c. 1860’s. By Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

British Filmmaker Geoffrey Malins Showing How He Carried Reels of Film While Making Films Covering World War 1 in Belgium and the Vosges Mountains of France (1914-1915)

British filmmaker Geoffrey Malins showing how he carried reels of film while making films covering World War 1 in Belgium and the Vosges Mountains of France, c. 1914-1915. From the book How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles Etc published in 1920.

Portrait of Two Men Wearing Civilian Clothing Posing in Fort Beauregard in Manassas, Virginia, During the American Civil War (1860’s)

Portrait of two men wearing civilian clothing posing in Fort Beauregard in Manassas, Virginia, during the American Civil War, c. 1860’s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Carte De Visite Portrait of an Unidentified Inmate Sitting in a Restraint Chair Said to Be Taken at Wakefield Prison in New York (1869)

Carte de visite portrait of an unidentified inmate sitting in a restraint chair said to be taken at Wakefield Prison in New York, c. 1869. By Henry Clarke.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of a Man Identified as Mr. Bernede in Toulouse, France (1860)

Portrait of a man identified as Mr. Bernede in Toulouse, France, c. 1860. Attributed to Eugène Trutat.

Source: City Archives of Toulouse.