Portrait of Musicians of Green’s Band of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1860)

Portrait of musicians of Green’s Band of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, posing with their instruments, 1860. From left to right: cornetist C. S. Litch, clarinetist Captain A. A. Walker, first violinist Stephen A. Miller, second violinist Simeon Green, tubaist Aron K. Litch, and bass violinist Cassius Stearns. By J. C. Moulton. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Portrait of Three Chinese Merchants in Canton (Guangzhou), China (1869)

Portrait of three Chinese merchants in Canton (Guangzhou), China, 1869. By John Thomson.

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Refugees of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Posing in Front of their Makeshift Shelter

Refugees of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake posing in front of their makeshift shelter which displays signs they made making light of their situation. Animated stereoview.

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