Early Hand-Colored Photo of a Gift-Laden Santa Claus Emerging From a Fireplace Taken by Photographer George Stacy (1860s)

 

Early hand-colored photograph of a gift-laden Santa Claus emerging from a fireplace, c. 1860s. Taken by photographer George Stacy and originally published as a stereoview card.

Source: Library of Congress.

Link to my video collection of early photos of Santa Claus.

"William Duncan Late in Life, Exhibiting to Friends For Photographing the Canvas, Hammock, Clock, Water Bottle, and Accordion Used By Him On His Voyage to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1856-57."

"William Duncan late in life, exhibiting to friends for photographing the canvas, hammock, clock, water bottle, and accordion used by him on his voyage to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1856-57." Duncan was a British missionary who founded the Tsimshian communities of Metlakatla, British Columbia, and Metlakatla, Alaska. Taken by Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, c. 1916-1917.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
William Duncan's Wikipedia entry.

View of the Parlor of G. Ronnsaville’s House on LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois (1800′s)

View of the parlor of G. Ronnsaville’s house on LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois, c. 1800′s. By C. Allgeier.

Source: New York Public Library.

Victorian Stereoview Scene of a Group Drinking Tea in a Room (1860′s/1870′s)

Stereoview scene of a group drinking tea in a room probably in a photography studio, British, c. 1860′s/1870′s.

Source: Rijksmuseum.