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.

Engraving of a Lost Mathew Brady Ambrotype Photo of American Arctic Explorer Elisha Kent Kane With Expedition Members After Returning From the Second Grinnell Expedition (1855)

 

Engraving of a lost Mathew Brady ambrotype of Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane (center) with fellow expedition members after returning to New York City after the Second Grinnell Expedition in October 1855. Originally published on the cover of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in December 1855.

Original caption: "The Arctic Explorers. Drawn by Wallin. From an Ambrotype by Brady."

Source: Archive.org.

A retouched second or third generation copy of the original photo.

Ambrotype Portrait of Two Unidentified Women (1860′s/1870′s)

Ambrotype portrait of two unidentified women, c. 1860′s/1870′s.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Ambrotype Portrait of a Gardener Posing Over a Wooden Tub of Water By an Unidentified British Photographer (1855)

Ambrotype portrait of a gardener posing over a wooden tub of water by an unidentified British photographer, c. 1855.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Ambrotype Portrait of Benjamin Johnson Lang and Margaret Burrage on Their Wedding Day (1859)

Ambrotype portrait of Benjamin Johnson Lang and Margaret Burrage on their wedding day, c. 1859.

Source: Boston Public Library.

Ambrotype Portrait of 98-Year-Old Milly Perkins Who Lived in Bethany, Connecticut (1850's/1860's)

Ambrotype portrait of 98-year-old Milly Perkins who lived in Bethany, Connecticut, c. 1850's/1860's. From the book Bethany And Its Hills by Eliza Jennette Lines published in 1905.

Ambrotype Portrait of an African American Union Soldier Named Qualls Tibbs Who Served With the 27th United States Colored Infantry During the American Civil War (1860's)

Ambrotype portrait of an African American Union soldier named Qualls Tibbs who served with the 27th United States Colored Infantry during the American Civil War, c. 1864-1865.

Source: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Two Ambrotype Portraits of a Family Posing in Front of Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, Ontario (1850′s/1860′s)

Two ambrotype portraits of a family posing in front of Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, Ontario, c. 1850′s/1860′s. By Edward Davis.

Source 1: Rijksmuseum.
Source 2: Rijksmuseum.

Ambrotype Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in Danville, Illinois (1857)

Ambrotype portrait of Abraham Lincoln in Danville, Illinois, May 1857. By Amon T. Joslin. Image from the book Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

Hand-Colored Ambrotype Portrait of Confederate Soldier Thomas Isaiah Booker Who Served With a Louisiana Regiment During the Civil War

Hand-colored ambrotype portrait of Confederate soldier Thomas Isaiah Booker who served with a Louisiana regiment during the Civil War.

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Ambrotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man and Young Boy Playing Chess (1850′s)

Ambrotype portrait of an unidentified man and young boy playing chess, c. 1850′s.

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Ambrotype Portrait of Two Japanese Samurai Posing With Their Swords (1867)

Ambrotype portrait of two Japanese samurai posing with their swords, c. 1867. By Hitomi Studio.

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Hand-Colored Ambrotype Portrait of Union Soldier Seneca Flint Who Served With the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry During the Civil War

Hand-colored ambrotype portrait of Union soldier Seneca Flint who served with the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War. He died of disease in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on October 25, 1864.

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Hand-Colored Ambrotype Portrait of an Unidentified Virginia Military Institute Cadet

Hand-colored ambrotype portrait of an unidentified Virginia Military Institute cadet, c. 1860.

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Hand-Colored Ambrotype Portrait of Confederate Officers Colonel Robert D. Lilley and Major James Templeton (1861)

Hand-colored ambrotype portrait of Confederate officers Colonel Robert D. Lilley (left) and Major James Templeton, c. 1861. Lilley served with the Lee Rifles, a militia unit which became Company C of the 25th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and was later promoted to Brigadier General during the war. Templeton served as a surgeon in the Army of Northern Virginia.

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Hand-Colored Ambrotype Portrait of a Union Soldier of the 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment During the Civil War

Hand-colored ambrotype portrait of a Union soldier of the 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War.

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Ambrotype Portrait of an Unidentified Union Soldier With a Hardee Hat During the Civil War

Ambrotype portrait of an unidentified Union soldier with a Hardee hat during the Civil War.

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Hand-Colored Ambrotype Portrait of a Mounted Unidentified Union Cavalryman During the Civil War

Hand-colored ambrotype portrait of a mounted unidentified Union cavalryman during the Civil War.

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Ambrotype Portrait of an Unidentified African American Boy During the Civil War

Ambrotype portrait of an unidentified African American boy during the Civil War.

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Ambrotype Portrait of George Armstrong Custer in Cadet Uniform While a Student at the United States Military Academy at West Point (1860)

Ambrotype portrait of George Armstrong Custer in cadet uniform while a student at the United States Military Academy at West Point, c. 1860.

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