Early Photo of Fort Lafayette Taken From Fort Hamilton in New York City (1860)

 

Photo of Fort Lafayette taken from Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York City, c. 1860. Taken by photographer Platt Babbitt and originally published as a glass stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Daguerreotype Portrait of a Group Posing in Front of Niagara Falls Attributed to Photographer Thomas Easterly (1840s/1850s)

 

Daguerreotype portrait of a group posing in front of Niagara Falls attributed to Thomas Easterly, c. 1850. A section from an 1838 poem about Niagara Falls by J. S. Buckingham is inscribed on the bottom of the plate and is signed in part "Easterly Daguerrean" at the end. The photo was possibly actually taken by photographer Platt D. Babbit, as he was known to take many photographs from this position during the 1850s.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

Glass Stereoview of Rapids on the Niagara River in Front of the Cataract House Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York (1850's/1860′s)

Glass stereoview of rapids on the Niagara River in front of the Cataract House hotel in Niagara Falls, New York, c. 1850's/1860′s. By Platt D. Babbitt.

Source: New York Public Library.

Glass Stereoview of Niagara Falls (1860′s)

Glass stereoview of Niagara Falls, c. 1860′s. By Platt D. Babbitt.

Source: New York Public Library.

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and His Family at Niagara Falls (1862)

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (far right) and his family at Niagara Falls, June 1862. Possibly by Platt Babbit.

Source: National Park Service.

Daguerreotype View of a Number of People Posing in Front of Niagara Falls on the American Side

Daguerreotype view of a number of people posing in front of Niagara Falls on the American side, c. 1850’s. By Platt D. Babbit.

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