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.

Instantaneous Stereoview of Sailing Vessels in Havana Harbor, Cuba (1860)

Instantaneous stereoview of sailing vessels in Havana Harbor, Cuba, 1860. By American photographer George Barnard.

Source: Library of Congress.

View of Smoke Emanating From the British Steam Frigate HMS Zealous in San Francisco Bay, California (1867)

View of smoke emanating from the British steam frigate HMS Zealous in San Francisco Bay, California, 1867. Alcatraz Island is visible in the middle background. By Carleton Watkins.

Source: New York Public Library.

Stereoview of a Regatta Involving the New York and Eastern Yacht Clubs Off Swampscott, Massachusetts (1871)

Stereoview titled “Regatta of the New York and Eastern Yacht clubs, off Swampscott, August 14, 1871.” By John S. Moulton.

Source: New York Public Library.