The Chubachus Library of Photographic History

  Hand-colored photo of two cobblers posing with tools in a mockup of a boot store called the J. Brinton Book Maker, c. 1860. Originally pub...

  Staged scene of a group of young British soldiers, most probably cadets, having a mock battle on a hillside, c. 1857-1859. An early albume...

  Early hand-colored photograph of a gift-laden Santa Claus emerging from a fireplace, c. 1860s. Taken by photographer George Stacy and orig...

Stereoview scene of a man looking at stereoviews and a wary couple titled “An optical delusion. - Things seen and things not seen.” Proba...

Stereoview scene titled “Grandfather, I am taller than you are,” probably British, c. 1850′s/1860′s. Source: Boston Public Library.

Stereoview scene of a group of musicians playing instruments, probably British, c. 1860′s. Source: Rijksmuseum.

Scene of a group of Buddhist monks watching two of their own playing a game of Go said to be taken in Guangzhou, China, 1869. By John Tho...

Hand-colored stereoview portrait of a woman praying titled "Evening Prayers," probably British, c. 1850′s/1860′s. Source: Rij...

Portrait of a group of street gamblers in Canton (Guangzhou), China, 1869. By John Thomson. Source.

Animated comedic stereoview from 1899 titled "Murderation! Molly be aisy!" Published by the Keystone View Company. Source.

Animated comedic stereoview scene titled "Birth of an heir," c. 1850's/1860's. Source.

Staged horror/comedy stereoview titled “The Haunted Lane,” c. 1889. Source.

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