Portrait of Five Members of the Virginia Military Institute Gymnasium Club From the 1885 Edition of VMI’s Yearbook Named The Bomb

Portrait of five members of the Virginia Military Institute Gymnasium Club from the 1885 edition of VMI’s yearbook named The Bomb.

Source: Virginia Military Institute.

Carte De Visite Portrait of Jane Kettle Taken By Photographer J.W. Gilmor of Colchester, England (1864)

Carte de visite portrait of Jane Kettle taken by photographer J.W. Gilmor of Colchester, England, July 1864.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Ambrotype Portrait of Two Unidentified Women (1860′s/1870′s)

Ambrotype portrait of two unidentified women, c. 1860′s/1870′s.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Studio Portrait of a Veiled Arab Woman (1870′s/1880′s)

Studio portrait of a veiled Arab woman, c. 1870′s/1880′s. By C. and G. Zangaki.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Stereoview Scene of a Group Looking at a Miniature Theater Stage (1850's)

Stereoview scene of a group looking at a miniature theater stage, c. 1855-1860.

Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum.

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man (1850′s)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man, c. 1850′s.

Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Portrait of Union Drummer Boy George D. Howell Who Served With Company H of the 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment During the American Civil War (1860′s)

Portrait of Union drummer boy George D. Howell who served with Company H of the 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, c. 1860′s. From the book History of the Twenty Third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Birney's Zouaves Three Months and Three Years Service published in 1904.

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man by Ball and Thomas of Cincinnati, Ohio (1840's/1850's)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man by Ball and Thomas of Cincinnati, Ohio, c. 1840's/1850's.

Source: Library of Congress.

Stereoview Scene Titled “The Recruit” Showing a Man Leaving Home For Military Service (1850′s/1860′s)

Stereoview scene titled “The Recruit” showing a man leaving home for military service, probably British, c. 1850′s/1860′s.

Source: Boston Public Library.

Stereoview Portrait of an Unidentified Woman by French Photographer Charles Nègre (1860's)

Stereoview portrait of an unidentified woman by French photographer Charles Nègre, c. 1860-1865.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Stereoview Portrait of an Unidentified Woman Wearing a Costume (1860′s/1870′s)

Stereoview portrait of an unidentified woman wearing a costume, probably French, c. 1860′s/1870′s.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Daguerreotype Portrait of Stage Actor Edwin Booth (1840′s/1850′s)

Daguerreotype portrait of stage actor Edwin Booth, c. 1840′s/1850′s.

Source: New York Public Library.

Stereoview Scene of Three Children and a Translucent Angel Posing Around a Tombstone Titled "The Orphans at Their Mother’s Grave" (1889)

Stereoview scene of three children and a translucent angel posing around a tombstone titled “The orphans at their mother’s grave,“ 1889. By Melander and Brother.

Source: Library of Congress.

Carte De Visite Portrait of a Photographer Posing With a Camera in Front of a Painted Beach Backdrop Titled “Welcome The Dude” (1880′s)

Carte de visite portrait of a photographer posing with a camera in front of a painted beach backdrop titled “Welcome The Dude,” c. 1880′s. He also holds an advertisement for the attributed photography firm of Chester and Handy of Cape May, New Jersey.

Source: Library of Congress.

Hand-Colored Tintype Portrait of Two Unidentified Union Cavalrymen Drinking During the Civil War (1860's)

Hand-colored tintype portrait of two unidentified Union cavalrymen drinking during the Civil War.

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Tintype Portrait of an Unidentified Man Posing With a Trumpet (1870's)

Tintype portrait of an unidentified man posing with a trumpet, c. 1875.

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Two Portraits of Union Soldier Theodore M. Slayton Taken 45 Years Apart in 1863 and 1908

Two portraits of Union soldier Theodore M. Slayton taken 45 years apart in 1863 and 1908. He served with Company H of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. From the book Pictorial History Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers War of 1861-1865.

Hand-Colored Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Boy

Hand-colored daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified boy, c. 1850. By R. Lowe.

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Daguerreotype Portrait of American Abolitionist Henry Clarke Wright (1847)

Daguerreotype portrait of American abolitionist Henry Clarke Wright,c. 1847. By Antoine Claudet.

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Comedic Stereoview Titled “Who’s Your Hatter“

Comedic stereoview titled “Who’s your hatter,“ c. 1860.

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