Portrait of a gardener posing with a scythe taken in a garden somewhere in France, c. 1860. Originally published as a stereoview in a series called "Epreuve a Mouvement" or "Motion Test."
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Photo of the County Jail in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Which Was Destroyed By a Fire in 1875 (1860s/1870s)
View of the Fitchburg County Jail in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, c. 1860s/1870s. It was destroyed by a fire during which no prisoners were injured or escaped in 1875. Attributed to J. C. Moulton. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.
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Sunday, July 8, 2018
Ambrotype Portrait of a Gardener Posing Over a Wooden Tub of Water By an Unidentified British Photographer (1855)
Ambrotype portrait of a gardener posing over a wooden tub of water by an unidentified British photographer, c. 1855.
Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Portrait of a Manchu Woman Posing in the Garden of a House Owned by Mr. Yang in Beijing, China (1860's/1870's)
Portrait of a Manchu woman posing in the garden of a house owned by Mr. Yang in Beijing, China, c. 1868-1872. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.
Source: Wellcome Images.
Thursday, August 17, 2017
View Probably Showing Union Army Stables and Corral in Winter During The American Civil War (1860′s)
View probably showing Union Army stables and corral in winter during the American Civil War, location unknown, c. 1860′s. Photos with snow on the ground taken during the war are somewhat rare. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
Color Autochrome Photographs of Claude Monet in His Garden at Giverny (1917-1921)
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| Color autochrome of Claude Monet posing in the garden in front of his house in Giverny, France, 1921. Source. |
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| Variation of the first photograph. Source. |
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| Monet in his garden posing in front of his famous bridge, c. 1917. Source. |
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| Another view of Monet his garden at the water lily pool, c. 1917. Source. |
Color autochrome photographs of Claude Monet in his garden at his house in Giverny by Étienne Clémentel.
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