Bird's-Eye Stereoview of Galveston, Texas (1880′s)

Bird's-eye stereoview of Galveston, Texas, c. 1880′s. By P. H. Rose.

Source: New York Public Library.

Stereoview of a Regatta Involving the New York and Eastern Yacht Clubs Off Swampscott, Massachusetts (1871)

Stereoview titled “Regatta of the New York and Eastern Yacht clubs, off Swampscott, August 14, 1871.” By John S. Moulton.

Source: New York Public Library.

Stereoview of Russian Warships in New York Harbor Probably During the American Civil War (1860′s)

Stereoview of Russian warships in New York Harbor probably during the American Civil War, c. 1860′s. The smoke emanating from the Russian warship in the center appears to be from it firing a salute. By George Stacy.

Source: Library of Congress.

Stereoview of Vallejo Street And Ships Docked Along Wharves in San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California (1866)

Stereoview of Vallejo Street and ships docked along wharves in San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California, 1866. By Thomas Houseworth.

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Four Union Soldiers Testing a Blanket Boat on the Potomac River During the Civil War (1862)

Four Union soldiers testing a blanket boat on the Potomac River during the Civil War, c. 1862. Originally captioned: ”Blanket boats on the Potomac at some distance from shore. A pair of boats carries four men, and a single small boat made of an ordinary blanket, one man, who is sitting on the bottom. Boats of blankets of the ordinary size are too small. They have buoyancy enough to carry a man, but he must be very expert in the use of a canoe, or he will upset.” By Andrew J. Russell.

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