View of a large crowd on 4th Street possibly watching firemen battle a building fire in St. Louis, Missouri, c. 1868. Note the stream of water in the street gutter in the foreground which probably is coming from the firemen's efforts. Originally published as a stereoview.
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Saturday, March 22, 2025
Photo of a Large Crowd on 4th Street Possibly Watching Firemen Battling a Building Fire in St. Louis, Missouri (1868)
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Carte De Visite of American Inventor Zadoc Dederick’s Steam-Powered Humanlike Walking Automaton Pulling a Cart (1868)
Carte de visite of American inventor Zadoc Dederick’s steam-powered humanlike walking automaton pulling a cart, c. 1868. By George O. Bedford.
Source: New York Public Library.
Thursday, March 22, 2018
View Taken During the Laying of the Cornerstone Ceremony of Rollstone Church in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1868)
View taken during the laying of the cornerstone ceremony of Rollstone Church in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 5, 1868. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Portrait of Students and Teachers Posing in Front of Boonville Female College in Boonville, Missouri (1868)
Portrait of students and teachers posing in front of Boonville Female College in Boonville, Missouri, c. 1868.
Source: Library of Congress.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Carte De Visite Portrait of Harriet Tubman by Photographer Benjamin F. Powelson of Auburn, New York (1860's)
Carte de visite portrait of Harriet Tubman by photographer Benjamin F. Powelson of Auburn, New York, c. 1868-1869. Believed to be the earliest known photograph of her.
Source: Library of Congress.
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Thursday, January 11, 2018
Portrait of a Man and Boy Posing at a Counter in the Interior of a Store in Hong Kong, China (1868)
Portrait of a man and boy posing at a counter in the interior of a store in Hong Kong, China, c. 1868. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.
Source: Wellcome Images.
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Sunday, July 30, 2017
Stereoview of a Large Group of People Posing on a Rocky Hill Near the Union Pacific Railroad Line in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming (1868)
Stereoview of a large group of people, probably mostly journalists, posing on a rocky hill near the Union Pacific Railroad line in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, 1868. By John Carbutt.
Source: New York Public Library.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Portraits of Members of the Police Department of Hartford, Connecticut (1868)
Portraits of members of the police department of Hartford, Connecticut, 1868. By Stuart. From the book Historical Sketch of the Police Service of Hartford, From 1636 to 1901.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Portrait of Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives and Their Families Posing in Front of the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina (1868)
Portrait of members of the North Carolina House of Representatives and their families posing in front of the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina, c. 1868. By Rufus Morgan.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
View of Congressman Thaddeus Stevens' Casket Lying in State at the Foot of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln in the United States Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C. (1868)
View of Congressman Thaddeus Stevens' casket lying in state at the foot of a statue of Abraham Lincoln as well as a number of soldiers paying their respects in the United States Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C., 1868. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
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Friday, November 28, 2014
View of Damaged Shops on Clay Street in the Aftermath of the Hayward Earthquake in San Francisco, California (1868)
View of damaged shops on Clay Street in the aftermath of the of the Hayward Earthquake in San Francisco, California, October 21, 1868. Animated stereoview.
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
Horace Greeley Speaking at a Rally Possibly in Support of Ulysses S. Grant's Presidential Campaign in Bennington, Vermont (1868)
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