Animated Stereoview of Two Men Posing With the Taughannock Giant Near Taughannock Falls, New York (1879)

Animated stereoview of two men posing with the Taughannock Giant near Taughannock Falls, New York, 1879. By W. L. Hall. The body turned out to be a hoax created by locals.

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Source: New York Public Library.

Carte De Visite Portrait of a Man Posing in the Excavated Ruins of an Ancient Roman Building in Pompeii, Italy (1860's)

Carte de visite portrait of a man posing in the excavated ruins of an Ancient Roman building in Pompeii, Italy, c. 1860's.

Source: Library of Congress.

An Ancient Native American Mummy Discovered in Utah Before and After Being "Restored" With Caustic Potash in the Early 1900's

An ancient Native American mummy discovered in Utah before and after being "restored" with caustic potash in the early 1900's. From the book Personal Identification Methods For the Identification of Individuals, Living or Dead published in 1918.

View of an Excavated Burial Ground of Christianized Native Americans From The 1500's/1600's in St. Augustine, Florida (1936/1937)

View of an excavated burial ground of Christianized Native Americans from the 1500's/1600's in St. Augustine, Florida. Photographed inside protective structure in 1936/1937. By Frances Benjamin Johnston.

Source: Library of Congress.