Monday, May 29, 2017

Hand-Colored Stereoview Portrait of a Woman Praying Titled "Evening Prayers" (1850′s/1860′s)


Hand-colored stereoview portrait of a woman praying titled "Evening Prayers," probably British, c. 1850′s/1860′s.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Daguerreotype Portrait of a Woman Named Mary Ann Bartlett Posing With a Stack of Books (1850′s)


Daguerreotype portrait of a woman named Mary Ann Bartlett posing with a stack of books, c. 1850′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Friday, May 26, 2017

A Group of Italian POWs in a Prison Camp During World War 1


A group of Italian POWs in a prison camp during World War 1, location unknown.

Source: Royal Library, Denmark.

View of Attendees at the Opening Night of the Masonic May Festival in Washington, DC (1906)


View of attendees at the opening night of the Masonic May Festival in Washington, D.C., May 23, 1906. By the George R. Lawrence Company.

Source: Library of Congress.

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Hand-Colored Stereoview Portrait of a Woman Playing a Guitar by Italian-Swiss Photographer Giorgio Conrad (1850′s/1860′s)


Hand-colored stereoview portrait of a woman playing a guitar by Italian-Swiss photographer Giorgio Conrad, c. 1850′s/1860′s.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Stereoview of People, Buildings, and a Hydrant Shooting Water Into the Air on Independence Day in Providence, Rhode Island (1873)


View of people, buildings, and a hydrant shooting water into the air in Providence, Rhode Island, July 4, 1873. By the photography firm Manchester Brothers.

Source: Boston Public Library.

View Possibly Showing Dead, Dying, or Pinned Down Soldiers in No Man’s Land During World War 1 (1910's)


View possibly showing dead, dying, or pinned down soldiers in no man’s land during World War 1, location unknown.

SourceSan Diego Air and Space Museum.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Portrait of American Soldiers From Company C of the 115th Infantry Regiment in Camp McClellan Near Anniston, Alabama (1918)


Portrait of American soldiers from Company C of the 115th Infantry Regiment in Camp McClellan near Anniston, Alabama, April 1, 1918. By Novelty Photo Company.

Source: Library of Congress.

Monday, May 22, 2017

Animated Stereoview of the President's Bedroom in the White House During the Hayes Administration, Washington, DC (1878)


Animated stereoview of the President's Bedroom in the White House during the Hayes administration, Washington, D.C., c. 1878. At this point in time it was used as the First Lady Lucy Webb's bedroom.

Date source and more information: White House Museum.
Source: New York Public Library.

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Portrait of Three Chinese Merchants in Canton (Guangzhou), China (1869)


Portrait of three Chinese merchants in Canton (Guangzhou), China, 1869. By John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Thursday, May 18, 2017

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.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Victorian Stereoview Scene of a Group Drinking Tea in a Room (1860′s/1870′s)


Stereoview scene of a group drinking tea in a room probably in a photography studio, British, c. 1860′s/1870′s.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Animated Time-Lapse Carte De Visite Portraits of an Unidentified Woman, French (1867)


Animated time-lapse carte de visite portraits of an unidentified woman, French, 1867. Originally titled "Beresford." By André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri.

Friday, May 12, 2017

Animated Time-Lapse Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant After His World Tour (1879/1880)


Animated time-lapse portrait of Ulysses S. Grant after his return from his world tour originally titled "U.S. Grant after European trip," c. 1879/1880. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: Library of Congress.

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

View of a Mock Charge by Ottoman Lancers in Palestine During World War 1 (1917)


View of a mock charge by Ottoman lancers in Palestine during World War 1, 1917. Attributed to the American Colony in Jerusalem.

Source: Library of Congress.

Monday, May 8, 2017

Portrait of Union Surgeons and Other Medical Personnel Serving With the 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment Posing in Front of a Tent in an Encampment in Bladensburg, Maryland, During the American Civil War (1861)


Portrait of Union surgeons and other medical personnel serving with the 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment posing in front of a tent in an encampment in Bladensburg, Maryland, during the American Civil War, August 1861. From the book A History of the Second Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion published in 1896.

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Animated Stereoview Portrait of Park Guards Posing in Front of the Porter House in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1800's)


Animated stereoview portrait of park guards posing in front of the Porter House (also called the Sedgley House) in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1800's.

Source: Library of Company of Philadelphia.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Portrait of a Man Identified as Major Waters and His Family in Front of a House Possibly Near Lexington, Kentucky (1850′s/1860′s)


Portrait of a man identified as Major Waters and his family in front of a house possibly near Lexington, Kentucky, c. 1850′s/1860′s. By I. C. Jenks.

Source: Transylvania University.