Hand-Colored Photo of Zombie Crusader Knight Alonzo the Brave Interrupting the Wedding of Imogene and the Baron in a Church Setting (1860)

 

Hand-colored photo of undead Crusader knight Alonzo the Brave interrupting the wedding of Imogene and the Baron in a church setting, c. 1855-1860. A scene from the 1796 ballad Alonzo the Brave and Fair Imogene by Matthew Gregory Lewis. Taken by photographer Alfred Silvester and originally published as a stereoview. Alonzo is described as a skeletal figure in the ballad, but in this stereoview version, he might be better described as probably the earliest photographed depiction of a zombie.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Photo of Union Army Major Edward Parker Rice Posing With His Horse Possibly on a Street in St. Louis, Missouri (1865)

 

Portrait of Major Edward Parker Rice of the Union Army posing with his horse possibly on a street in St. Louis, Missouri, shortly after the end of the American Civil War, June 1865. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Bird's Eye View Photo of Saint Paul, Minnesota (1870's)

 

Bird's eye view photo of Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1870s. Taken by Charles Zimmerman and originally published as a stereoview.

 Source: Library of Congress.

Photo Taken From the Third Floor of the Logan House Hotel in Altoona, Pennsylvania (1860)

 

View taken from the third floor of the Logan House Hotel showing the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1860. Taken by Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member Joseph Miller Wilson and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Top Hat Posing in Front of H. Burr's House in Washington DC (1857)

Portrait of a man posing in front of H. Burr's house in Washington, D.C., April 1857. An unidentified church is also visible to the left of it in the distance. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

View of Traffic on California Street in San Francisco, California (1865)

View of traffic on California Street in San Francisco, California, 1865.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of a Large Group of Children and Adults Posing in Front of the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Boonville, Missouri (1871)

Portrait of a large group of children and adults posing in front of the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Boonville, Missouri, 1871.

 Source: Library of Congress.

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.

View of Church of San Pedro Claver in Cartagena, Colombia (1871-1873)

 

View of Church of San Pedro Claver in Cartagena, Colombia, c. 1871-1873. The church was built by the Spanish between 1580 and 1654.

Source: New York Public Library.

Stereoview of People, Buildings, and a Hydrant Shooting Water Into the Air on Independence Day in Providence, Rhode Island (1873)

View of people, buildings, and a hydrant shooting water into the air in Providence, Rhode Island, July 4, 1873. By the photography firm Manchester Brothers.

Source: Boston Public Library.

View of African American Civilians in Line to Receive Rations in a Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1865)

View of a street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1865. The crowd of people down the street are said to be African Americans civilians in line to receive rations. By Andrew Lytle. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.

Daguerreotype View of Union Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts (1850's)

Carte de visite copy of a daguerreotype view of Union Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, c. 1850's. Attributed to Morris Smith.

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Daguerreotype View of the Unitarian Congregational Church of the Messiah and Other Buildings Along Broadway in New York City, New York (1839)

Daguerreotype view of the Unitarian Congregational Church of the Messiah and other buildings along Broadway in New York City, New York, c. 1839. Believed to be the earliest surviving photograph of New York City. By Samuel Morse and John Draper.

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View of the Ruins of the Tower of Jamestown Church Which Was Built in 1639 in Jamestown, Virginia (1800's)

View of the ruins of the tower of Jamestown Church which was built in 1639 in Jamestown, Virginia, c. 1800's. Animated stereoview.

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View of Vendors in Military Plaza in San Antonio, Texas (1870's)

View of vendors in Military Plaza in San Antonio, Texas, c. 1875.

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Two Staged Scenes of a Wedding Ceremony in a Church Setting

Two staged scenes of a wedding ceremony in a church setting, c. 1860. Hand-colored animated stereoviews.

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Daguerreotype View of the South Front of St. Mark’s Basilica, St. Mark’s Clocktower, and the Procuratie in Venice

Daguerreotype view of the south front of St. Mark’s Basilica (right), St. Mark’s Clocktower, and the Procuratie in Venice, c. 1850. By John Ruskin.

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French Government Soldiers Taking a Rest From Fighting Near the Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste de Belleville During the Paris Commune in Paris (1871)

French government soldiers taking a rest from fighting near the church of Saint Jean-Baptiste de Belleville during the Paris Commune in Paris, France, 1871.

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Daguerreotype View of the Unitarian Congregational Church of the Messiah Along Broadway in New York City (1839)

Daguerreotype view of the Unitarian Congregational Church of the Messiah along Broadway in New York City, c. 1839. Believed to be the earliest surviving photograph of New York City. By Samuel Morse and John Draper.

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Two Italian Soldiers Standing Guard at the Entrance of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Palestine (1917)

 

Two Italian troops standing guard at the entrance of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Palestine, c. 1917. By the American Colony. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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