"Log Cabin, Kansas." Photo of a family posing in front of an expanded log cabin house somewhere in Kansas Territory, c. 1859. Taken by photographers Charles and Edward Bierstadt while members of the Landers Expedition and originally published as a stereoview. Surviving stereoview cards from this series are extremely rare.
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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Photo of a Group of Mostly Teenagers Posing in a Street in the Five Points Neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York (1870's)
Portrait of a group of mostly teenagers posing with a bakery wagon and what might be carts in a street of the Five Points neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, c. 1870s. Originally published as a stereoview by L. D. & Co.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Photo of Union Army Colonel Edward Cross Posing With a Group in Front of the Tip-Top House Near the Summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire (1862)
Photo of Union Army colonel Edward Cross posing with a group in front of the Tip-Top House near the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire, 1862. Cross would be killed the following year at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The man with white beard sitting to Cross' immediate right might be his father and the man with a crutch might be one of Cross' wounded comrades. Taken by photographer Franklin White and originally published as a glass stereoview.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Photo of a Janitor Named Henry Watts at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (1862)
Portrait of Dickinson College janitor Henry Watts posing with a number of items including a bucket, broom, anatomical poster, globe, furnace and lantern slide projector in February 1862. He also has a number of keys strung across his chest and is holding his hat in his left hand. Taken by Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member Charles Himes and originally published as a stereoview.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Photo of a Mormon Settler Covered Wagon Train in Echo Canyon, Utah Territory (1870's)
Photo of a Mormon settler covered wagon train in Echo Canyon, Utah Territory, c. 1870s. A mounted US Army officer is visible in the front of the group at left. A telegraph line is visible in the background. Taken by photographer Charles Carter and originally published as a stereoview.
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Early Photo of the Colonial Courthouse Building in Williamsburg, Virginia (1870's)
Portrait of a group posing in front of the colonial Courthouse building in Williamsburg, Virginia, c. 1870s. Another group appears to be practicing their baseball skills in the background at right. Taken by photographer D. H. Anderson and originally published as a stereoview.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Photo of Writer Henry Tuckerman Posing in His Office in New York City, New York (1861)
Portrait of writer Henry Tuckerman posing in his office in a building along West 10th Street in New York City, New York, c. 1861. Taken by photographer Sigismund Beer and originally published as a stereoview.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Photo of a Group Posing in Front of Mr. Dinsmore's House Along the Hudson River in New York (1860)
Portrait of a group posing in front of a Mr. Dinsmore's house along the Hudson River in New York, c. 1860. Originally published as a glass stereoview with the title: "Private Residence - Hudson River." The Krannert Art Museum has a stereoview copy of the photo with an E. & H. T. Anthony number on it (#1288) with which I could then find the Anthony caption for the photo on the National Stereoscopic Association's exhaustive list of Anthony stereoviews. The original Anthony caption for the photo is "The Residence of Mr. Dinsmore, on the Hudson River." I was not able to find a surviving house that looks like this today with the Dinsmore name attached online.
Source: New York Public Library.
National Stereoscopic Association's Anthony stereoview list (PDF).
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Photo of Inmate Members of the Prison Choir in the Chapel at Auburn Prison in Auburn, New York (1870's)
Portrait of inmate members of the prison choir in the chapel at Auburn Prison in Auburn, New York, c. 1870s. The man standing at the lectern at far right might be the prison's chaplain. Originally published as a stereoview by L. E. Walker.
Friday, April 4, 2025
Photo of Union Army Major Edward Parker Rice Posing With His Horse Possibly on a Street in St. Louis, Missouri (1865)
Portrait of Major Edward Parker Rice of the Union Army posing with his horse possibly on a street in St. Louis, Missouri, shortly after the end of the American Civil War, June 1865. Originally published as a stereoview.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Photo of a Group of French Soldiers Posing in Front of a Building, Location Unknown (1860's)
Portrait of a group of French soldiers posing in front of a building, possibly a large stable, location unknown, c. 1860s/1870's. Originally published as a stereoview.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Photo of a Group of Women Eating a Meal at a Table in Front of a House (1870's)
Portrait of a group of women eating a meal at a table in front of a house, location unknown, c. 1870s. Note the blurry dog or cat at bottom right. Originally published as a stereoview.
Friday, March 21, 2025
Photo of a Group Posing in Front of the Newport Harbor Light Lighthouse on Goat Island in Newport, Rhode Island (1860's)
Portrait of a group posing in front of the Newport Harbor Light on Goat Island in Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1860s. Taken by photographer Joshua Williams and originally published as a stereoview.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Occupational Photo of Three Farm Workers Posing With Scythes Said to Have Been Taken in the United States (1850's/1860's)
Occupational portrait of three farm workers posing with scythes in a field on a farm said to have been taken somewhere in the United States, c. 1855-1865. Another man is sitting in a wagon in the background. I think it is more likely that the men are British farm workers somewhere in Great Britain because of their outfits. Originally published as a stereoview.
Friday, March 14, 2025
Photo of a Man Approaching a Frog With a Stick Probably in a Park in Baltimore, Maryland (1870's)
Portrait of a man approaching a frog with a stick probably in a park in Baltimore, Maryland, as two women in a rowboat in the background look on, c. 1870s. The frog might be a taxidermied example or else a model. The man might be a groundskeeper in the park. Taken by William Chase and originally published as a stereoview.
Friday, March 7, 2025
Photo of a Group of Children Posing With Croquet Mallets, a Rope Swing and Dolls in Mazomanie, Wisconsin (1870s)
Portrait of a group of children posing with croquet mallets, a rope swing and dolls probably in Mazomanie, Wisconsin, c. 1870s. A man, probably their father, is posing behind them. Originally published as a stereoview by the Superior Viewing Company.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Photo of a Group Posing in Front of a Camera Obscura Building at the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio (1870's/1880's)
Portrait of a group posing in front of a camera obscura building at the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio, c. 1870-1890. Originally published as a stereoview with the title "Camera Obscura and Pump House."
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Photo of a Judge and Other Courthouse Workers Posing in a Courtroom Probably in Sandusky, Ohio (1870's)
Portrait of a judge and other courthouse workers posing in a courtroom probably in Sandusky, Ohio, c. 1870s. Taken by photographer A. C. Platt and originally published as a stereoview.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Occupational Photo of a Gardener Posing With a Scythe in a Garden Somewhere in France (1860)
Portrait of a gardener posing with a scythe taken in a garden somewhere in France, c. 1860. Originally published as a stereoview in a series called "Epreuve a Mouvement" or "Motion Test."
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Photo of Saul Davis' Table Rock Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (1860)
Portrait of a group posing in front of Saul Davis' Table Rock Hotel and museum in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, c. 1860. Taken by photographer George Stacy and originally published as a stereoview.



















