Showing posts with label 1860's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1860's. Show all posts

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Photo of an Observatory Building at McGill College in Montreal, Quebec (1870)

  

Photo of an observatory building at McGill College (now McGill University) in Montreal, Quebec, c. 1870. A heavily renovated/expanded version of the building was demolished in 1963. Originally published as a stereoview by E. & H. T. Anthony & Company. The original caption is: "Magnetic Observatory - McGill College."

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

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Saturday, June 27, 2026

Photo of African American Union Soldiers of the 107th Regiment United States Colored Troops in Fort Woodbury, in Arlington, Virginia (1865)

 

Photo of black Union soldiers of Company E of the 107th Regiment United States Colored Troops posing with their muskets in front of a building in Fort Woodbury in Arlington, Virginia, November 1, 1865. Taken by photographer William Morris Smith for Alexander Gardner.

Source: New York Public Library.

More information from Military Images.

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Photo of Two First Nations Peddler Women Posing With Beaded Wares For Sale in Montreal, Canada (1860's)


Photo probably showing two First Nations peddler women posing with various wares for sale in Montreal, Canada, c. 1860s. Originally published as a stereoview and taken by photographer William Notman.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Friday, May 29, 2026

Photo of Midshipmen Drilling With Dahlgren Boat Howtizers at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland (1860's)

 

Photo of midshipmen drilling with Dahlgren boat howitzers at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, c. 1860s/1870s. The dormitory named Stribling Hall is said to be building visible in the background. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

Friday, May 8, 2026

Photo of a Lost Battle of Lookout Mountain Painting by English Artist James Walker Featuring One of Mathew Brady's Photography Studio Skylights in the Background (1860's)


Photo of a Battle of Lookout Mountain painting by English artist James Walker, c. 1864-1880. The skylight of one of Mathew Brady's studio, probably the one in Washington, D.C., is visible in the background at right. Multiple versions of this painting, all possibly titled "The Battle Above the Clouds", were created by Walker and I am unable to find this particular version of the painting in any collection today. Union general Joseph Hooker is said to be riding the rearing white horse at center left. This flipped and inverted glass negative photo is attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

More information at Shades of Gray and Blue.

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)

 

Photo of Lucinda Peale, the second wife of artist Titian Ramsay Peale, posing with a fan in the backyard of the Peale's residence along K Street in Washington, D.C., c. 1860-1865. Taken by Titian Ramsay Peale and originally created as a stereoview. There appears to be another person with crutches or a camera tripod visible at far left.

Source: National Museum of American History.

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.

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. 

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.

Friday, July 25, 2025

Early Photo of Fort Lafayette Taken From Fort Hamilton in New York City (1860)

 


Photo of Fort Lafayette taken from Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York City, c. 1860. Taken by photographer Platt Babbitt and originally published as a glass stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Photo of a Janitor Named Henry Watts at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (1862)

Portrait of Dickinson College janitor Henry Watts posing with a number of items including a bucket, broom, anatomical poster, globe, furnace and lantern slide projector in February 1862. He also has a number of keys strung across his chest and is holding his hat in his left hand. Taken by Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member Charles Himes and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Photo of Employees at Work in a Small Stereoview Card Manufacturing Workshop (1860's)



Photo of workers in what looks like a small-time stereoview card manufacturing operation, probably French, c. 1860s. The two people sitting at the table at right appear to be cutting out and gluing albumen prints to cardstock with a bowl of glue in front of the woman and a sample stereoview sheet visible in front of the man. The man at left with wooden boxes is probably getting ready to start (or recently finished) printing some albumen prints from glass negatives affixed to the boxes outside or else in a well-lit room. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Photo of a Crowd on Main Street in Front of the Spotswood Hotel To Greet Jefferson Davis in in Richmond, Virginia (1867)

 

View of a crowd in along Main Street in front of the Spotswood Hotel said to be there to greet Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia, presumably shortly after his release from Federal custody in the city in May 1867. This information comes from a note on the back of the card. I could not find any other corroboration that the photo shows a crowd waiting for Davis. Taken by photographer D. H. Anderson and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Photo of Writer Henry Tuckerman Posing in His Office in New York City, New York (1861)

 


Portrait of writer Henry Tuckerman posing in his office in a building along West 10th Street in New York City, New York, c. 1861. Taken by photographer Sigismund Beer and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Photo of a Review of Union Soldiers of the 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Regiment on the South Common in Lowell, Massachusetts, During the American Civil War (1860's)

 

Photo of Union soldiers of the 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Regiment and civilians on the South Common in Lowell, Massachusetts, c. 1861-1864. Taken by photographer Simon Towle and originally published as a stereoview. The caption on the back of the stereoview is: "May training on South Common, jail in distance, 7 companies of the 6th Regiment Volunteers." The city's jail is prominently featured in the background at center.

Source: New York Public Library.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Photo of Settlers and Their Covered Wagons Traveling Through Strawberry Valley, California (1865)

 

"Emigrant Train, Strawberry Valley, going East." Photo of settlers and their covered wagons traveling through Strawberry Valley, California, 1865. An inscription on a rock at right says "J. T. Lee" followed by more partially visible words/letters/symbols. By photography firm Lawrence and Houseworth and originally published as a stereoview. A rare copy of the stereoview in the collection of the New York Public Library has a copyright date of 1865 on it.

Source: Library of Congress. 

 More information: New York Public Library.