Early Daguerreotype Photo of a Street on a Market Day in Baltimore, Maryland (1840's)

 

Early daguerreotype photo of a street on a market day in Baltimore, Maryland, c. 1840-1844. A number of market day vendors are visible on the left hand side of the street. Taken by photographer Henry Fitz, Jr.

Source: American History Museum.

Early Photo of Buildings Including the Bath Hotel Along a Street in Bath, England (1842)

 

 

 

Inverted calotype negative of buildings including the Bath Hotel along a street in Bath, England, 1842.Taken by photographer William Henry Fox Talbot.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Cabinet Card Copy of a Daguerreotype of Streaks of Lightning Over St. Louis, Missouri, Taken by Photographer Thomas Easterly (1847)

 

Cabinet card copy of a daguerreotype of streaks of lightning over St. Louis, Missouri, taken by photographer Thomas Easterly at 9:00 PM on June 18, 1847. The original daguerreotype is said to be lost today and the Missouri Historical Society only has this cabinet card copy in their collections.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Mystery Daguerreotype View of a Street in an Unidentified Town (1840s/1850s)

 

Daguerreotype view of a street in an unidentified town, c. 1840s/1850s. There is a sailing ship on a body of water visible at the end of the street, the masts of a few more ships to its right, and a building under construction in the distance at far right. The contour of the hills in the distance might one way the location of this daguerreotype is discovered because the street probably looks much different if this town is still around today. The Library of Congress only states that the daguerreotype was purchased at "Ranch Auction" in Switzerland in 1961.

Update: A viewer of my video on this daguerreotype on Youtube claims to have found the location where the photo was taken. The viewer claims that it was taken in Jamaica and has contacted the Library of Congress about the discovery.

Source: Library of Congress.

Animated Time-Lapse Daguerreotype Portrait of General John Wool With His Staff and Mexican Civilians in a Street in Saltillo, Mexico, During the Mexican-American War (1847)

Animated time-lapse daguerreotype portrait of General John Wool with his staff and Mexican civilians in a street in Saltillo, Mexico, taken by an unidentified photographer during the Mexican-American War 1847.

 Source: Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Animated Time-Lapse Daguerreotype View of People in a Street in Durango-Mexico During the Mexican-American War (1847)

 

Animated time-lapse daguerreotype view of people and a horse in a street in Durango, Mexico, taken by an unidentified American photographer during the Mexican-American War, c. 1847. The Church of Santa Ana and a hilly area known Cerro de Mercado are visible in the distance.

Source: Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

Daguerreotype With Multiple Exposures of the Moon Taken With a Telescope Probably by French Photographer Antoine-François-Jean Claudet (1840's/1850's)

Daguerreotype with at least 18 exposures of the moon taken with a telescope probably by French photographer Antoine-François-Jean Claudet, c. 1846-1852. British photographer John Jabez Edwin Mayall is also credited with taking the daguerreotype.

Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Daguerreotype Self-Portrait of a Man Believed to be John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1844)

 

Daguerreotype self-portrait of a man believed to be John Jabez Edwin Mayall, c. 1844.

Source: Library of Congress.

Daguerreotype View of a Crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City Taken By An Unidentified Italian Photographer in Rome, The Papal States (1845)

Daguerreotype view of a crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City taken by an unidentified Italian photographer in Rome, the Papal States, c. 1845. One of the earliest photographs of Vatican City.

Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum.

Portrait of an Unidentified Soldier Taken by Welsh Photographer Calvert Richard Jones (1840's)

Portrait of an unidentified soldier by Welsh photographer Calvert Richard Jones, c. 1845-1850.

Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Daguerreotype Portrait of 11-Year-Old Elihu Vedder Dressed As a Schoolboy (1847)

Daguerreotype portrait of 11-year-old Elihu Vedder dressed as a schoolboy, c. 1847. He would go on to be a noted American symbolist painter, book illustrator, and poet.

Source: Archives of American Art.

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.

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.

Daguerreotype Portrait of An Unidentified Man By James P. Weston (1848)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man by James P. Weston, c. 1848.

Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man by Ball and Thomas of Cincinnati, Ohio (1840's/1850's)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man by Ball and Thomas of Cincinnati, Ohio, c. 1840's/1850's.

Source: Library of Congress.

Copy Negative of a Daguerreotype Portrait of Two Unidentified Women (1840′s/1850′s)

Copy negative of a daguerreotype portrait of two unidentified women, c. 1840′s/1850′s. Copy negative probably taken by Washington, D.C., photographer C.M. Bell in the late 1800's. Originally titled "Anderson."

Source: Library of Congress.

Copy Negative of a Daguerreotype Portrait of a Woman Identified as Mrs. Clagett (1840′s/1850′s)

Copy negative of a daguerreotype portrait of a woman identified as Mrs. Clagett, c. 1840′s/1850′s. Copy negative taken by Washington, D.C., photographer C.M. Bell in the 1890′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Obscured Daguerreotype Portrait of a Stage Actress Only Identified as Augusta Wearing a Costume (1840′s/1850′s)

Obscured daguerreotype portrait of an actress only identified as Augusta wearing a costume, c. 1840′s/1850′s. By Mathew Brady.

Source: Library of Congress.

Daguerreotype Portrait of Stage Actor Edwin Booth (1840′s/1850′s)

Daguerreotype portrait of stage actor Edwin Booth, c. 1840′s/1850′s.

Source: New York Public Library.

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.