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Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Daguerreotype Portrait of Adolphina Juliana Lisman-Meyer Said To Possibly Be Taken in Paramaribo, Suriname (1849)
Daguerreotype portrait of Adolphina Juliana Lisman-Meyer said to possibly be taken in Paramaribo, Suriname, c. 1849.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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.
Monday, June 26, 2017
Scene of a Group of Buddhist Monks Watching Two of Their Own Playing a Game of Go Said to Be Taken in Guangzhou, China (1869)
Scene of a group of Buddhist monks watching two of their own playing a game of Go said to be taken in Guangzhou, China, 1869. By John Thomson.
Source: Wellcome Images.
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Portrait of President James A. Garfield’s Children (1880′s)
Portrait of President James A. Garfield’s children, c. 1880′s. From left to right: Mollie, James, Harry, Irving, and Abe. By Mathew Brady.
Source: Library of Congress.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Carte De Visite Portrait of Union Sailors Posing on the Deck of the Union Navy Sloop of War USS Hartford Possibly in New Orleans, Louisiana, During the American Civil War (1864)
Carte de visite portrait of Union sailors posing on the deck of the Union Navy sloop of war USS Hartford possibly in New Orleans, Louisiana, during the American Civil War, c. 1864. By McPherson and Oliver.
Source: Library of Congress.
Carte De Visite Portrait of Canadian Stage Actress Margaret Mather (1883)
Carte de visite portrait of Canadian stage actress Margaret Mather, 1883.
Source: Library of Congress.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Portrait of Three French Soldiers Posing in a Bunk Room in a Dugout or Barracks Building Probably Somewhere in Northeastern France During World War 1
Portrait of three French soldiers posing in a bunk room in a dugout or barracks building probably somewhere in northeastern France during World War 1. By Raoul Berthelé.
Source: City Archives of Toulouse.
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Portrait of Félix Trutat Holding a Stove Pipe Hat and Cane Taken by His Son Eugène Trutat of Toulouse, France (1860)
Portrait of Félix Trutat holding a stove pipe hat and cane taken by his son Eugène Trutat of Toulouse, France, c. 1860.
Source: City Archives of Toulouse.
Friday, June 16, 2017
Stereoview of Westminster Street in Providence, Rhode Island (1800′s)
Stereoview of Westminster Street in Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1800′s. By the photography firm Manchester Brothers.
Source: Boston Public Library.
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Portrait of an Unidentified United States Capitol Police Officer by C.M. Bell of Washington, D.C. (1800′s)
Portrait of an unidentified United States Capitol Police officer by C.M. Bell of Washington, D.C., c. 1800′s.
Source: Library of Congress.
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.
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Scene of a Group Having Fun on a Beach Probably Somewhere in France (1900′s/1910′s)
Scene of a group having fun on a beach probably somewhere in France, c. 1900′s/1910′s. By Raoul Berthelé.
Source: City Archives of Toulouse.
Portrait of American General Winfield Scott Which is Possibly the Last Photograph Taken of Him Before His Death in 1866 (1860's)
Portrait of general Winfield Scott, c. 1860′s. Possibly the last photograph of him before his death in 1866.
Source: Library of Congress.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Animated Stereoview Portrait of a US Army Soldier and His Family at Fort Garland, Colorado Territory (1874)
Animated stereoview portrait of a US Army soldier and his family at Fort Garland, Colorado Territory, 1874. By Timothy O'Sullivan.
Source: Library of Congress.
Friday, June 9, 2017
Profile Portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant With His Mustache and Chin Beard Shaven so a Cameo Portrait Could be Made of Him (1875)
Profile portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant with his mustache and chin beard shaven so a cameo portrait could be made of him, 1875. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017
French Soldier Raoul Berthelé Posing With a Row of Captured German Artillery Pieces in Mercin-et-Vaux, France (1918)
French soldier Raoul Berthelé posing with a row of captured German artillery pieces in Mercin-et-Vaux, France, 1918. Attributed to Raoul Berthelé.
Source: City Archives of Toulouse.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Stereoview of a Group in Front of the Barnard, Sumner and Company Store on Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts (1879)
Stereoview of a group in front of the Barnard, Sumner and Company store on Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, September 1879. By Blair and Son.
Source: Boston Public Library.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Portrait of Almon Harris Thompson Taken During a Geographic Survey Expedition Somewhere in the United States Titled “Professor A.H. Thompson and His Horse ‘Old Ute’ and Their Shadows" (1871)
Portrait of Almon Harris Thompson taken during a geographic survey expedition somewhere in the United States titled “Professor A.H. Thompson and his horse ‘Old Ute’ and their shadows, 1871.” Attributed to John K. Hillers, Elias Olcott Beaman, and James Fennemore.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Friday, June 2, 2017
View of the Independent Boston Fusiliers on Parade on State Street in Boston, Massachusetts (1858)
View of the Independent Boston Fusiliers on parade on State Street in Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1858.
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Portrait of a Geographic Survey Team in a Camp Near the Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado Titled "Camp Study. Hayden, Stevenson, Holman, Jones, Gardner, Whitney and Holmes. The Party That Made the First Ascent of the Holy Cross Mountain" (1873)
Portrait of a geographic survey team in a camp near the Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado titled "Camp study. Hayden, Stevenson, Holman, Jones, Gardner, Whitney and Holmes. The party that made the first ascent of the Holy Cross Mountain," 1873. By William Henry Jackson.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Carte De Visite Portrait of Actress Kitty Dowd Wearing a Costume Titled “The Devil’s Auction” Probably Taken in New York City (1867)
Carte de visite portrait of actress Kitty Dowd wearing a costume titled “The Devil’s Auction” probably taken in New York City, 1867. By J. Gurney and Son.
Source: Library of Congress.