Photo of a Lost Battle of Lookout Mountain Painting by English Artist James Walker Featuring One of Mathew Brady's Photography Studio Skylights in the Background (1860's)

Photo of a Battle of Lookout Mountain painting by English artist James Walker, c. 1864-1880. The skylight of one of Mathew Brady's studio, probably the one in Washington, D.C., is visible in the background at right. Multiple versions of this painting, all possibly titled "The Battle Above the Clouds", were created by Walker and I am unable to find this particular version of the painting in any collection today. Union general Joseph Hooker is said to be riding the rearing white horse at center left. This flipped and inverted glass negative photo is attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

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Early Photo of a Large Inscription on Riguang Rock Celebrating a Defeat of Japanese Forces in Xiamen, China (1871)

Photo of an inscription on Riguang Rock celebrating a defeat of Japanese forces (probably actually pirates) in Xiamen, China, c. 1871. Taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson. The inscription on the rock seems to have either been destroyed or covered up by construction in the decades after this photo was taken as the few other photos of it known to exist look like they were taken during the 1870s or 1880s.

Source: Wellcome Collection.

Second photo of the rock taken by American photographer Charles William Wason, c. 1880.

A third photo of the rock exists in the Phelps Collection of the National Geographic Society Archives.

Photo of a Scattered Group of Bison Bones Taken in a Field Somewhere in Colorado Territory (1870)

Photo of a scattered group of buffalo bones taken somewhere in Colorado Territory, c. 1870. Taken by photographer William Henry Jackson and created using a scan of the original glass negative.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Photo of a Man Posing With What is Said to be a Bronze Dome From the Porcelain Pagoda Tower in Nanjing, China (1871)

 

Photo of a man posing with what is said to be a bronze dome from the Porcelain Pagoda tower in Nanjing, China, 1871. The tower had been destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion in 1856. Note the graffiti written on the dome and also the building rubble presumably from the tower scattered around it. Taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson. From a scan of the original glass negative.

Source: Wellcome Collection.

Photo of Gold Miners Posing in Their Camp in La Plata County, Colorado Territory (1874)

Photo of gold miners posing in their camp in La Plata County, Colorado Territory, 1874. Taken by photographer William Henry Jackson while he was a member of the Hayden Survey.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Photo of a Group of Fishermen Posing With Family Members on a Beach Possibly in Woods Hole, Massachusetts (1880s)

 

Photo of a group of fishermen and/or lobstermen posing with family members, boats, and lobster traps on a beach possibly in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, c. 1880s. From a scan of the original glass negative.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.

Occupational Portrait of Three Grave Diggers Posing With a Recently Dug Grave in a Cemetery (1860s)

 

Portrait of three grave diggers posing with a recently dug grave in a cemetery, location unknown, c. 1860s. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Note the blanket in the foreground used for collecting dirt from the grave as it is being dug. Also, a possible hearse is seen in the background at the top of the hill at left.

Source: National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait Photo of Civilian Kitchen Workers Posing in A Dining Hall Taken During the Civil War Probably In Washington DC (1865)

 

Portrait of a large group of men, probably civilian kitchen workers, posing in a room which might have been a dining hall, c. 1865. The photograph was probably taken in a building in Washington D.C. towards the end of the Civil War or shortly after when Federal government war effort operations in the city were extensively photographed. I have never come across print version of this photo before. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of People Posing in the H. Moschke Ltd. Store in Pietersburg, South Africa (1900's)

Portrait of people posing in the H. Moschke Ltd. store in Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa, c. 1900-1910. Published by the Detroit Publishing Company.

Source: Library of Congress.

Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing in an Encampment and On the Ruins of the Morris Island Lighthouse Near Charleston, South Carolina, During the American Civil War (1863)

Union soldiers and civilians posing in an encampment and on the ruins of the Morris Island Lighthouse near Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Civil War in July or August 1863. Some of the men on the pile of rubble are possibly watching distant exchanges of artillery fire by Union and Confederate forces in Charleston Harbor. By photographers Haas and Peale.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Crewmen Posing on the Tugboat Named Clyde on the James River in Virginia During the American Civil War (1860's)

Portrait of crewmen posing on the tugboat named Clyde on the James River in Virginia during the American Civil War, c. 1862-1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Retouched Portrait of a Woman Identified as Mrs. Skiddy Attributed to Mathew Brady (1860′s)

Retouched portrait of a woman identified as Mrs. Skiddy attributed to Mathew Brady, c. 1860′s.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of a Group of European and Chinese Men Posing in Front of a Bank in Shanghai, China (1871)

Portrait of a group of European and Chinese men posing in front of a bank in Shanghai, China, 1871. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

 Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of a Man Posing at the Entrance of a Mine Somewhere in the Pahranagat Valley of Nevada (1871)

Portrait of a man posing at the entrance of a mine somewhere in the Pahranagat Valley of Nevada, 1871. By Timothy O’Sullivan.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of a Chinese Woman Comparing One of Her Bound Feet With Another Chinese Woman Who Has Unbound Feet in Xiamen, China (1869)

Portrait of a Chinese woman comparing one of her bound feet with another Chinese woman who has unbound feet in Xiamen, China, 1869. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of a Muslim Butcher Posing With a Mule in Beijing, China (1869)

Portrait of a Muslim butcher posing with a mule in Beijing, China, 1869. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Portrait of Members of a Cricket Team Attributed to Mathew Brady (1860′s)

Portrait of members of a cricket team attributed to Mathew Brady, c. 1860′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of a Mandarin Official And His Son in Guangzhou, China (1869)

Portrait of a Mandarin official and his son in Canton (Guangzhou), China, 1869. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Retouched Portrait of US Navy Lieutenant Henry Erken During the American Civil War Attributed to Mathew Brady (1860's)

Retouched portrait of US Navy Lieutenant Henry Erken during the American Civil War attributed to Mathew Brady, c. 1861-1865.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of Russian Rear Admiral Lisovski Probably During the American Civil War (1860's)

Portrait of Russian Rear Admiral Lisovski probably during the American Civil War, c. 1861-1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.