Photo of a Judge and Other Courthouse Workers Posing in a Courtroom Probably in Sandusky, Ohio (1870's)

 

 

Portrait of a judge and other courthouse workers posing in a courtroom probably in Sandusky, Ohio, c. 1870s. Taken by photographer A. C. Platt and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Occupational Photo of a Gardener Posing With a Scythe in a Garden Somewhere in France (1860)

 

Portrait of a gardener posing with a scythe taken in a garden somewhere in France, c. 1860. Originally published as a stereoview in a series called "Epreuve a Mouvement" or "Motion Test."

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Early Bird's Eye View Photo of Houses and Businesses in Sioux City, Iowa (1860's)

 

View of houses and businesses in Sioux City, Iowa, c. 1860s. Taken by photographer Byron Gurnsey and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of an Unidentified Hallway in the US Capitol Building in Washington DC (1860's)

 

"Corridor of Capitol, Washington, USA." View of an unidentified hallway in the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., c. 1860s. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: New York Public Library.

Photo of a Steamboat Named Yellowstone Possibly Photographed on the Missouri River Near Sioux City, Iowa (1860's)

View of a steamboat named Yellowstone possibly photographed on the Missouri River near Sioux City, Iowa, c. 1865-1870. Taken by photographer Byron H. Gurnsey and originally published as a stereoview. Other stereoviews in the Library of Congress' collection by Gurnsey with the same mount were taken in and around Fort Berthold in Dakota Territory.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo Taken From the Third Floor of the Logan House Hotel in Altoona, Pennsylvania (1860)

 

View taken from the third floor of the Logan House Hotel showing the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1860. Taken by Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member Joseph Miller Wilson and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of a Road Near Flying Hills, Pennsylvania (1870's)

View of a road near Flying Hills, Pennsylvania, c. 1870s. Taken by photographer James Cremer and originally published as a stereoview. What is probably Cremer's photography wagon is visible on the left hand side of the road. A bucket is visible next to the right rear wheel.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of a Man Posing at the Door of the Weeping Willow Schoolhouse in Chester County, Pennsylvania (1860)

 

Portrait of a man posing at the door of the Weeping Willow schoolhouse in Chester County, Pennsylvania, c. 1860. The small building looks like it is probably a one-room schoolhouse. Attributed to Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member Joseph Miller Wilson and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of Two Women Posing in a Horse-Drawn Carriage on the Grounds of Oakland Hall in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (1860's)

 

Portrait of two women posing in a horse-drawn carriage on the grounds of Oakland Hall in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, c. 1860s. Probably taken by an amateur photographer and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of Saul Davis' Table Rock Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (1860)

 

 

Portrait of a group posing in front of Saul Davis' Table Rock Hotel and museum in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, c. 1860. Taken by photographer George Stacy and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of Three Buglers of the Utica Citizens Corps Posing in Front of a Tent in Camp Greenman Near Saratoga Springs, New York (1869)

 

Portrait of three buglers of the Utica Citizens Corps posing in front of a tent in Camp Greenman near Saratoga Springs, New York, 1869. Taken by Deloss Barnum and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: New York Public Library.

Photo of the Office of Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in St. Louis, Missouri (1867)

 

 

Portrait of a group posing in front of the office of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in St. Louis, Missouri, 1867. Taken by photographer Alexander Gardner and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of Union General Philip Kearny's House, Known to Locals as Kearny Castle, in What Would Become Kearny, New Jersey (1862)

 

View of  Union General Philip Kearny's house, known to locals as Kearny Castle, in what would become Kearny, New Jersey, 1862. The photo was taken a few months before Kearny was killed at the Battle of Chantilly in September 1862. The house was also known as Bellegrove Chateau and Kearny Manor and seems to have been demolished in 1927 after it was sold at auction in 1926. Taken by Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member William Mead and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of Musicians of the Utica Citizens Corps Band at Camp Greenman Near Saratoga Springs, New York (1869)

 

Portrait of musicians of the Utica Citizens Corps band posing in front of tents at Camp Greenman near Saratoga Springs, New York, 1869. Taken by photographer Deloss Barnum and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: New York Public Library.

Photo of the Old War Department Building in Washington DC (1860s)

 

View of the War Department building in Washington, D.C., c. 1860s. Originally published as a stereoview by D. Appleton & Company.

Source: New York Public Library.

Early Photo of the US Treasury Building in Washington DC (1856)

 

View of the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., taken at 4:30 PM on October 14, 1856. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Engraving of a Lost Daguerreotype of US Army Brigadier General John Wool Taken by Jeremiah Gurney (1855)

 

Engraving of a lost daguerreotype of Brigadier General John Wool taken by Jeremiah Gurney, 1855. Originally published on the cover of the December 29 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in 1855.

Source: Archive.org.

Photo of Cottages in Blaise Hamlet in Bristol, England (1850's)

 

View of cottages in Blaise Hamlet in Bristol, England, c. 1858-1861.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of a Large House or Mill Possibly Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1850s)

View of a large house or mill possibly along Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale. An outbuilding is prominently visible at center left.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Engraving of a Lost Mathew Brady Ambrotype Photo of American Arctic Explorer Elisha Kent Kane (1856)

Engraving of a lost Mathew Brady ambrotype of Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane, 1856. Published in the August 30, 1856 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The icy decorations along the border of the engraving include two scenes probably based on sketches from the 1853-1855 Second Grinnell Expedition.

Source: Archive.org.

Photo of a House With Gatehouse in Front Probably Taken in Washington DC (1863)

 

View of a house with a gatehouse in front of it probably taken in Washington, D.C., c. 1863. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Photo of a Small Wood and Stone Dam Holding Back a Stream on a Hillside Possibly Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1850's)

View of a small wood and stone dam holding back a stream on a hillside possibly along Rock Creek (in the foreground) in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Early Photo of Chain Bridge Over the Potomac River Connecting Virginia With Washington DC (1860)

 

View of Chain Bridge over the Potomac River connecting Virginia (area where the bridge ends at left in distance) with Washington, D.C., c. 1860. The two men posing in the rowboat in the foreground might be Peale's photographic assistants or else simply out for a day of fishing. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale. Originally published as a stereoview. This is probably the earliest known photo of the bridge if it was taken before or during the early days of the Civil War.

Source: National Museum of American History.