Photo of People Posing on and Around an Observation Tower in the Abandoned Ruins of Fort Holmes on Mackinac Island, Michigan (1870's)

Photo of people, possibly tourists, posing on and around an observation tower in the abandoned ruins of Fort Holmes on Mackinac Island, Michigan, c. 1870s. The fort was occupied by British soldiers and presumably their Native American allies during the 1814 Battle of Mackinac Island, part of the War of 1812. Fort Holmes is the highest point on the island. Taken by photographer James Jenney and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Early Photo of Cattle in a Stockyard in Chicago, Illinois (1870's)

 

"Chicago Stock Yards No. 1." Early photo of cattle in a stockyard in Chicago, Illinois, c. 1870s. Taken by photographer Louis Magnus Melander and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

Photo of Prisoners and Guards in the Yard of Vermont State Prison in Windsor, Vermont (1870's)

 

Photo of a line of prisoners and guards in the yard of Vermont State Prison in Windsor, Vermont, c. 1870s. Taken by photographer A. S. Vose and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Library of Congress.

Second photo by Vose possibly showing guards of the prison.

Early Photo of a Group of Men Posing With the Bottom Portion of Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts (1859)

 

"Forefathers' Rock, Plymouth, Mass." Photo of a group of men posing with the bottom portion of Plymouth Rock a few years before the first stone memorial was built around it in Plymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1859. Taken by photographer Deloss Barnum. This is probably the earliest surviving photo of any portion of Plymouth Rock.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Photo of a Group of Unidentified Chippewa Men in Fort Dufferin, Manitoba (1873)

 

Photo of a group of seven Chippewa (Ojibwe) men posing in front of a building in Fort Dufferin, Manitoba, 1873. Originally published as a stereoview. A caption on the back of the stereoview card says that the men are Chippewa chiefs.

Source: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

More information: Gabriel Dumont Institute. 

Photo of a Group Playing a Cricket Match on a Field Probably In or Near Port Hope, Ontario (1860's)

 

Photo of a group playing a game of cricket on a field probably in or near Port Hope, Ontario, c. 1860s. Taken by photographer W. Williamson and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Early Photo of an Architectural Model of the New US Capitol Dome and the Building's Expanded Wings Designed by Thomas Ustick Walter (1856)

 

Photo of an architectural model of the new US Capitol dome and the building's expanded wings designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, c. 1856. Taken by photographer John Wood and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Early Photo of Houses Along Bohicket Creek in Rockville, South Carolina (1860)

 

Early view of houses along Bohicket Creek in Rockville, South Carolina, c. 1860. By photography firm Osborn and Durbec and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Postmortem Photo of Frederick William IV of Prussia Lying in His Casket (1861)

 

Postmortem photo of the deceased Frederick William IV of Prussia lying in his casket, 1861. This version of the photo was published as a non-stereoscopic stereoview.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Hand-Colored Photo of Zombie Crusader Knight Alonzo the Brave Interrupting the Wedding of Imogene and the Baron in a Church Setting (1860)

 

Hand-colored photo of undead Crusader knight Alonzo the Brave interrupting the wedding of Imogene and the Baron in a church setting, c. 1855-1860. A scene from the 1796 ballad Alonzo the Brave and Fair Imogene by Matthew Gregory Lewis. Taken by photographer Alfred Silvester and originally published as a stereoview. Alonzo is described as a skeletal figure in the ballad, but in this stereoview version, he might be better described as probably the earliest photographed depiction of a zombie.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Early Hand-Colored Photo of a Gift-Laden Santa Claus Emerging From a Fireplace Taken by Photographer George Stacy (1860s)

 

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

Source: Library of Congress.

Link to my video collection of early photos of Santa Claus.

Animated Stereoview of Four Men at a Table Playing Cards

Four men at a table playing cards, c. 1860. By Anthony (possibly E. & H. T. Anthony & Company). Animated stereoview.

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Another version of the stereoview at the Victoria and Albert Museum which is titled "The Cheat Detected."

Captured Confederate Fortifications in Centreville

A group of Union soldiers posing on captured Confederate fortifications in Centreville, 1862. Animated stereoscopic photograph.

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Union Soldiers Returning From Foraging

Union soldiers of the 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry returning from foraging, Columbus, Kentucky, c. 1864. By John Carbutt. Animated stereoview.

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