Early Photo of Buildings in Elmira, New York (1856)

 

"Elmira, N.Y., from Haight's Hotel." Early photo of buildings in Elmira, New York, c. 1856. Taken by photographer Frederick Langenheim and originally published as a stereoscopic photo in an album.

Source: Library of Congress.

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.

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 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.

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Reading a Book on the Porch of His House in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Taken by the Langenheim Brothers (1856)

 

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow posing on the porch of his house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, c. 1856. Taken by the Langenheim Brothers. 

 Source: New York Public Library.

Hand-Colored Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Portrait of Lady Mary Haughton Feilden of Feniscowles, England (1856)

Hand-colored animated stereoscopic daguerreotype portrait of Lady Mary Haughton Feilden of Feniscowles, England, 1856. By Antoine Claudet.

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Hand-Colored View of Terrapin Tower and Horseshoe Falls Taken From Goat Island in Niagara Falls, New York (1856)

Hand-colored view of Terrapin Tower and Horseshoe Falls taken from Goat Island in Niagara Falls, New York, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers.

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View of the George Washington Equestrian Statue in Union Square on the Year of its Dedication in New York City (1856)

View of the George Washington equestrian statue on the year of its dedication in Union Square in New York City, New York, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers.

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Daguerreotype of an Unidentified Man Posing Behind the Grave of Robert Barnard in San Francisco, California (1856)

Daguerreotype of an unidentified man posing behind the grave of Robert Barnard in San Francisco, California, 1856. By J. M. Ford.

View of a Town Square on a Market Day in Nashville, Tennessee (1856)

View of a town square on a market day in Nashville, Tennessee, 1856. By Dodge and Wenderoth.

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Hand-Colored Daguerreotype Portrait of John Shiels in Kingston, Ontario (1856)

Hand-colored daguerreotype portrait of John Shiels in Kingston, Ontario, 1856. By Henry K. Sheldon.

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Animated Hand-Colored Double Exposure Stereoscopic Scene of a Ghost Haunting Two People (1856)

"The Ghost in the Stereoscope." Animated hand-colored double exposure stereoscopic staged scene of a ghost haunting two people, c. 1856. Published by the London Stereoscopic Company. Attributed to Hablot Knight Browne.

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Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Self-Portrait of Antoine Claudet With His Son (1856)

Animated stereoscopic daguerreotype self-portrait of Antoine Claudet (right) posing with his son, Francis, and his focimeter (lensmeter) invention, c. 1856. By Antoine Claudet.

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Two Men Posing on Table Rock in Front of Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (1856)

Two men posing on Table Rock in front of Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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View Taken During the Dedication Ceremony For the "Naatje of the Dam" War Monument in Dam Square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (1856)

View taken during the dedication ceremony for the "Naatje of the Dam" war monument (visible in the foreground) in Dam Square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, August 27, 1856. By Pieter Oosterhuis. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Ambrotype Portrait of a Man Posing With a Steam Engine Built by the Sharps, Davis and Bonsall Company

Ambrotype portrait of a man posing with a steam engine built by the Sharps, Davis and Bonsall Company, c. 1856.

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View of Three Men Posing at the Edge of the American Falls in Niagara Falls, New York (1856)

View of three men posing at the edge of the American Falls at Niagara Falls, New York, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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A Man Posing on an Early Steam Locomotive Named Old Catawissa (1856)

A man posing on an early steam locomotive named Old Catawissa, 1856. Possibly taken in Catawissa, Pennsylvania, which was the location of an early railroad. By the Langenheim brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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View of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C. (1856)

View of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C., 1856. By the Langenheim brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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View of a Group of Unidentified People Sitting on Mount Willard With Mount Webster in the Background in the White Mountains, New Hampshire (1856)

View of a group of unidentified people sitting on Mount Willard with Mount Webster in the background in the White Mountains, New Hampshire, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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