Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man Smoking a Pipe (1853)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man smoking a pipe, 1853.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

An Ancient Native American Mummy Discovered in Utah Before and After Being "Restored" With Caustic Potash in the Early 1900's

An ancient Native American mummy discovered in Utah before and after being "restored" with caustic potash in the early 1900's. From the book Personal Identification Methods For the Identification of Individuals, Living or Dead published in 1918.

Glass Stereoview of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Across the Niagara River Connecting New York with Ontario (1850′s/1860′s)

Glass stereoview of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge across the Niagara River connecting New York with Ontario, c. 1850′s/1860′s. Niagara Falls is visible in the background.

Source: New York Public Library.

Daguerreotype View of Native American Tipis and the John Harrington Stevens House on Ground That Would Later Become the Gateway District of Minneapolis, Minnesota (1850's)

Daguerreotype view of Native American tipis and the John Harrington Stevens House on ground that would later become the Gateway District of Minneapolis, Minnesota, c. 1852-1855. By Tallmadge Elwell.

Source: Minnesota Historical Society.
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View of People Posing in Front of Shops Along Main Street in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1867)

View of people posing along Main Street in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1867. By James E. Morse. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Portrait of Future Opera Singer Adelina Patti Pointing at a Print of Swedish Opera Singer Jenny Lind (1854)

Portrait of future opera singer Adelina Patti pointing at a print of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind, c. 1854. By American photographer Frederick DeBourg Richards.

Source: Library of Congress.

Daguerreotype View of a House at the Corner of Chestnut Street and Strawberry Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1845)

Daguerreotype view of a house at the corner of Chestnut Street and Strawberry Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1845. By William Young McAllister.

Source: Library of Congress.

View Taken During the Laying of the Cornerstone Ceremony of Rollstone Church in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1868)

View taken during the laying of the cornerstone ceremony of Rollstone Church in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 5, 1868. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Glass Stereoview of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Plantation House in Fairfax County, Virginia (1850′s)

Glass stereoview of George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation house in Fairfax County, Virginia, c. 1850′s. It was probably owned by John Augustine Washington, a great grandnephew of George Washington, at the time that the photograph was taken by the Langenheim brothers.

Source: New York Public Library.

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 Group of African American and White Men Posing Along a Street Titled “Roustabouts on the Levee” in St. Louis, Missouri, c. (1880's/1890's)

Portrait of a group of African American and white men posing along a street titled “Roustabouts on the Levee” in St. Louis, Missouri, c. 1883-1893.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

View of the Virginia Washington Monument Taken on the Day of Its Unveiling in Richmond, Virginia (1858)

View of onlookers and the Virginia Washington Monument taken on the day of its unveiling in Richmond, Virginia, February 22, 1858.

Source: Library of Congress.

Glass Stereoview of a Group Posing in Front of a House Along the Hudson River Somewhere in New York or New Jersey (1850′s/1860′s)

Glass stereoview of a group posing in front of a house along the Hudson River somewhere in New York or New Jersey, c. 1850′s/1860′s.

Source: New York Public Library.

Portrait of Union Soldier Sergeant Abraham G. Mills Who Served With Company E of the 165th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment During the American Civil War (1862)

Portrait of Union soldier Sergeant Abraham G. Mills who served with Company E of the 165th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (also known as the Second Battalion, Duryée’s Zouaves) during the American Civil War, 1862. From the book History of the Second Battalion Duryee Zouaves One Hundred and Sixty-fifth Regt. New York Volunteer Infantry published in 1905.

Glass Stereoview of Rapids on the Niagara River in Front of the Cataract House Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York (1850's/1860′s)

Glass stereoview of rapids on the Niagara River in front of the Cataract House hotel in Niagara Falls, New York, c. 1850's/1860′s. By Platt D. Babbitt.

Source: New York Public Library.

Ambrotype Portrait of Benjamin Johnson Lang and Margaret Burrage on Their Wedding Day (1859)

Ambrotype portrait of Benjamin Johnson Lang and Margaret Burrage on their wedding day, c. 1859.

Source: Boston Public Library.

Glass Stereoview of Niagara Falls (1860′s)

Glass stereoview of Niagara Falls, c. 1860′s. By Platt D. Babbitt.

Source: New York Public Library.

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 the Western Entrance of the Hoosac Tunnel Taken From the Interior of the Tunnel During its Construction Near North Adams, Massachusetts (1860's/1870's)

Stereoview of the western entrance of the Hoosac Tunnel taken from the interior of the tunnel during its construction near North Adams, Massachusetts, c. 1860-1875. By Hurd and Smith.

Source: New York Public Library.

Self-Portrait of American Photographer Frederick DeBourg Richards (1850′s)

Self-portrait of American photographer Frederick DeBourg Richards, c. 1850′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Musicians of Green’s Band of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1860)

Portrait of musicians of Green’s Band of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, posing with their instruments, 1860. From left to right: cornetist C. S. Litch, clarinetist Captain A. A. Walker, first violinist Stephen A. Miller, second violinist Simeon Green, tubaist Aron K. Litch, and bass violinist Cassius Stearns. By J. C. Moulton. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Painting of a Lost Daguerreotype of Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant Probably Taken at Camp Salubrity in Louisiana (1845)

Painting of a lost daguerreotype of Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant probably taken at Camp Salubrity in Louisiana, 1845. By artist T. V. Chominski. From McClure's Magazine.