Monday, February 27, 2017

Animated Stereoview Portrait of a Group of African Americans Posing in Front of a House on a Plantation on Fort George Island, Florida (1800's)


Animated stereoview portrait of a group of African Americans posing in front of a house on a plantation on Fort George Island, Florida, c. 1800's.

Source: New York Public Library.

Friday, February 24, 2017

Animated Stereoview Portrait of a Group of Elderly African Americans Said to Have Been Once Owned as Slaves by George Washington (1800's)

 
Animated stereoview portrait of a group of elderly African Americans said to have been once owned as slaves by George Washington titled "Cooks, chambermaids, nurses and one hostler of Gen. Geo. Washington, found in and around St. Augustine, Florida." Possibly a spurious claim. There are also two younger African Americans and a white woman pictured.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Carte De Visite Portrait of a Crying Toddler Titled “Young America” (1862)


Carte de visite portrait of a crying toddler titled “Young America,” probably taken in a photography studio on Broadway in New York City, 1862. Also possibly retouched. By Edward Anthony.

Source: Library of Congress.

Monday, February 20, 2017

Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of Emilienne Gosse at the Wheel of a Car in Fublaines, France (1918)


Animated stereoscopic portrait of Emilienne Gosse at the wheel of a car in Fublaines, France, September 4, 1918. By Raoul Berthelé.

Source: City Archives of Toulouse.

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of Union Soldier A.C. Allen of the 22nd Regiment New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia (1862)


Animated stereoscopic photographs of Union soldier A.C. Allen of the 22nd Regiment New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, 1862. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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Friday, February 17, 2017

Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of a Chinese Boatwoman in Canton (Guangzhou), China (1869)


Animated stereoscopic portrait of a Chinese boatwoman in Canton (Guangzhou), China, 1869. By John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Animated Stereoview Portrait of an Unidentified Woman (1800's)


Animated stereoview portrait of an unidentified woman, probably French, c. 1800's.

Source: The Film Museum.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Animated Stereoview of a Group of People Posing Along a Lovers' Lane in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1800's)


Animated stereoview of a group of people posing along a lovers' lane in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1800's. By James Cremer.

Source: New York Public Library.

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Hand-Colored Tintype Portrait of an Unidentified Woman Posing With a Book Possibly Taken in a Photography Studio in Maine (1860′s)


Hand-colored tintype portrait of an unidentified woman posing with a book possibly taken in a photography studio in Maine, c. 1860′s. By James G. Stacy.

Source: Library of Congress.

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man From India (1840′s/1850′s)


Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man from India or South Asia, c. 1840′s/1850′s.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Sunday, February 5, 2017

German Soldiers in a Truck Headed to the Front in Somme, France, During World War 1 (1910's)


German soldiers in a truck headed to the front in Somme, France, during World War 1.

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

French Soldiers Posing Behind a Trench Filled With the Bodies of Dead German Soldiers Killed by Artillery Fire During World War 1


French soldiers posing behind a trench filled with the bodies of dead German soldiers killed by artillery fire during World War 1, location unknown, c. 1918.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Portrait of French President and Emperor Napoleon III (1840′s/1850′s)


Portrait of French president and emperor Napoleon III, c. 1840′s/1850′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Possibly originally a daguerreotype.

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