Friday, February 20, 2026

Hand-Colored Photo of Two Cobblers Posing With Tools in a Mockup of a Boot Store Called the J. Brinton Book Maker (1860)

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  Hand-colored photo of two cobblers posing with tools in a mockup of a boot store called the J. Brinton Book Maker, c. 1860. Originally pub...
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Photo of a Crowd Watching a Parade on a Street in Carthage, Missouri (1870's)

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"Public square, north side." Photo of a crowd probably watching a parade go by on a street in Carthage, Missouri, c. 1870s. Tracki...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Early Photo of a Family Posing in Front of a Log Cabin House Somewhere in Kansas Territory (1859)

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  "Log Cabin, Kansas." Photo of a family posing in front of an expanded log cabin house somewhere in Kansas Territory, c. 1859. Ta...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Early Photo of Cattle in a Stockyard in Chicago, Illinois (1870's)

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  "Chicago Stock Yards No. 1." Early photo of cattle in a stockyard in Chicago, Illinois, c. 1870s. Taken by photographer Louis Ma...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Photo of Lucinda Peale Posing with a Fan in the Backyard of the Peale's Residence Along K Street in Washington DC (1860's)

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  Photo of Lucinda Peale, the second wife of artist Titian Ramsay Peale, posing with a fan in the backyard of the Peale's residence alon...
Friday, January 9, 2026

Photo of Prisoners and Guards in the Yard of Vermont State Prison in Windsor, Vermont (1870's)

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  Photo of a line of prisoners and guards in the yard of Vermont State Prison in Windsor, Vermont, c. 1870s. Taken by photographer A. S. Vos...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Photo of Union Army Cooks of the 43rd New York Infantry Regiment Preparing a Meal in Camp Griffin in Lewinsville, Virginia (1861-1862)

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"Culinary art in Camp, 43rd Reg. N.Y. Volunteers." Photo of Union Army cooks of the 43rd New York Infantry Regiment preparing a me...
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Early Photo of a Large Inscription on Riguang Rock Celebrating a Defeat of Japanese Forces in Xiamen, China (1871)

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Photo of an inscription on Riguang Rock celebrating a defeat of Japanese forces (probably actually pirates) in Xiamen, China, c. 1871. Taken...
Monday, December 1, 2025

Photo of a Scattered Group of Bison Bones Taken in a Field Somewhere in Colorado Territory (1870)

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Photo  of a scattered group of buffalo bones taken somewhere in Colorado Territory, c. 1870. Taken by photographer William Henry Jackson an...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Early Photo of a Group of Men Posing With the Bottom Portion of Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts (1859)

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  "Forefathers' Rock, Plymouth, Mass." Photo of a group of men posing with the bottom portion of Plymouth Rock a few years bef...