Monday, October 27, 2025

Photo of a Group of Unidentified Chippewa Men in Fort Dufferin, Manitoba (1873)

 

Photo of a group of seven Chippewa (Ojibwe) men posing in front of a building in Fort Dufferin, Manitoba, 1873. Originally published as a stereoview. A caption on the back of the stereoview card says that the men are Chippewa chiefs.

Source: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

More information: Gabriel Dumont Institute. 

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Photo of a Group Playing a Cricket Match on a Field Probably In or Near Port Hope, Ontario (1860's)

 

Photo of a group playing a game of cricket on a field probably in or near Port Hope, Ontario, c. 1860s. Taken by photographer W. Williamson and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Early Photo of an Architectural Model of the New US Capitol Dome and the Building's Expanded Wings Designed by Thomas Ustick Walter (1856)

 


Photo of an architectural model of the new US Capitol dome and the building's expanded wings designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, c. 1856. Taken by photographer John Wood and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Friday, October 10, 2025

Photo of Union Soldiers of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Their Winter Camp in Wolf Run Shoals, Virginia (1863)

 

Photo of Union soldiers of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment in their winter camp in Wolf Run Shoals, Virginia, early in 1863. From the book Pictorial History Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers War of 1861-1865 published in 1910.

Source: Library of Congress. 

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Photo of a Group of German soldiers and French Civilians Posing in Front of the Ruins of the Hôtel de Klinglin Which Was Burned Down by a Fire Sparked by German Artillery Bombardment During the Siege of Strasbourg (1870)

 


Photo of a group of German soldiers and French civilians posing in front of the ruins of the Hôtel de Klinglin (today known as the Hôtel du Préfet) which was burned down by a fire sparked by German artillery bombardment during the Siege of Strasbourg, part of the Franco-Prussian War, c. 1870. By photography firm Varady & Company and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Early Photo of Houses Along Bohicket Creek in Rockville, South Carolina (1860)

 


Early view of houses along Bohicket Creek in Rockville, South Carolina, c. 1860. By photography firm Osborn and Durbec and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Friday, September 26, 2025

Postmortem Photo of Frederick William IV of Prussia Lying in His Casket (1861)

 

Postmortem photo of the deceased Frederick William IV of Prussia lying in his casket, 1861. This version of the photo was published as a non-stereoscopic stereoview.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Photo of a Group of French Army Zouave Soldiers in Posing In a Camp in Palestro, Italy, During the Second Italian War of Independence (1859)


Photo of a group of French Army Zouave soldiers posing in a camp in Palestro, Italy, during the Second Italian War of Independence, 1859. They were probably involved in fighting in the Battle of Palestro against Austrian troops on May 30-31, 1859. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Hand-Colored Photo of Zombie Crusader Knight Alonzo the Brave Interrupting the Wedding of Imogene and the Baron in a Church Setting (1860)

 

Hand-colored photo of undead Crusader knight Alonzo the Brave interrupting the wedding of Imogene and the Baron in a church setting, c. 1855-1860. A scene from the 1796 ballad Alonzo the Brave and Fair Imogene by Matthew Gregory Lewis. Taken by photographer Alfred Silvester and originally published as a stereoview. Alonzo is described as a skeletal figure in the ballad, but in this stereoview version, he might be better described as probably the earliest photographed depiction of a zombie.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Photo of a Patriotic Soda Water Stand at the US Sanitary Commission's Metropolitan Fair in New York City During the American Civil War (1864)


Photo of a patriotic soda water stand at the US Sanitary Commission's Metropolitan Fair in New York City, New York, during the American Civil War, April 1864. Flavors on their menu include sarsaparilla and ginger. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.