Hand-Colored Tintype Portrait of Two Unidentified Union Soldiers During the Civil War

Hand-colored tintype portrait of two unidentified Union soldiers during the Civil War.

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Participants of the First American Chess Congress Posing For a Group Portrait in New York City (1857)

Participants of the First American Chess Congress posing for a group portrait, New York City, November 1857.

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A Bombproof Eatery Named the "Fruit & Oyster House" Built by a Sutler During the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia (1864)

An unidentified man posing in front of a bombproof eatery set up by a sutler during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, c. 1864. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Japanese Troops Gathering Wood to Build a Funeral Pyre for the Bodies of Unidentified Dead Soldiers Near Liaoyang, China, During the Russo-Japanese War (1904)

Japanese troops gathering wood to build a funeral pyre for the bodies of unidentified dead soldiers near Liaoyang, China, during the Russo-Japanese War, c. 1904. By Jimmy Hare.

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Daguerreotype View of Soldiers Guarding a Gate During the Exposition Universelle, a World’s Fair Held Along the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France (1855)

Daguerreotype view of soldiers guarding a gate during the Exposition Universelle, a world’s fair held along the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, 1855. By Hermann Krone.

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French Soldiers Preparing For an Assault Near Montdidier on the Somme Front During World War 1

French soldiers preparing for an assault near Montdidier on the Somme Front during World War 1. Animated stereoview.

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American Soldiers Posing in a Street in Saltillo, Mexico, During the Mexican-American War (1847)

"American Volunteer Infantry standing along a street in Saltillo, Mexico," c. 1847. American soldiers posing in a street in Saltillo, Mexico, during the Mexican-American War.

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Daguerreotype View of a Group of People on Board and Around a Docked Ship During the Mexican-American War (1847)

Daguerreotype view of a group of people, probably American soldiers and/or sailors, on board and around a docked ship, location unknown, c. 1847. From a collection of photographs documenting the Mexican-American War. The image is possibly related to American military transportation involved in the conflict.

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Daguerreotype Portrait of a Smiling Captain William H. Chapman and Captain Moses Merrill of the 5th U.S. Infantry Regiment During the Mexican-American War Believed to Have Been Taken in Veracruz, Mexico (1847)

Daguerreotype portrait of a smiling Captain William H. Chapman (left) and Captain Moses Merrill of the 5th U.S. Infantry Regiment during the Mexican-American War believed to have been taken in Veracruz, Mexico, April 1847. Merrill was killed in the 1847 Battle of Molino del Rey and Chapman went on to fight in the Civil War. Attributed to Charles J.C. Betts. One of the earliest surviving photograph of a smiling person.

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Animated Time-Lapse Carte De Visite Portraits of John Wilkes Booth

Animated time-lapse carte de visite portraits of John Wilkes Booth. They were probably taken with a camera that had at least four lenses as these photographs look like they were taken with two lenses which were directly over each other.

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