The Chubachus Library of Photographic History

  "Elmira, N.Y., from Haight's Hotel." Early photo of buildings in Elmira, New York, c. 1856. Taken by photographer Frederick ...

  Photo of the General Post Office building in Washington, D.C., probably taken in July 1850. The building appears partially draped in dark ...

Glass stereoview of George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation house in Fairfax County, Virginia, c. 1850′s. It was probably owned by Jo...

Daguerreotype portrait of Elisa (left) and John McAllister, July 23, 1849. By the Langenheim brothers. Source.

View of the George Washington equestrian statue on the year of its dedication in Union Square in New York City, New York, 1856. By the La...

Daguerreotype of two couples posing in front of a house, c. 1840’s. Attributed to the Langenheim brothers. Source.

View of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C., 1856. By the Langenheim brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs. ...

Daguerreotype portrait of Frederick Langenheim posing with a number of calotype portrait prints including one of himself, c. 1850. By...