Glass Stereoview of a Group Posing in Front of a House Along the Hudson River Somewhere in New York or New Jersey (1850′s/1860′s)

Glass stereoview of a group posing in front of a house along the Hudson River somewhere in New York or New Jersey, c. 1850′s/1860′s.

Source: New York Public Library.

Portrait of Union Soldier Sergeant Abraham G. Mills Who Served With Company E of the 165th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment During the American Civil War (1862)

Portrait of Union soldier Sergeant Abraham G. Mills who served with Company E of the 165th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (also known as the Second Battalion, Duryée’s Zouaves) during the American Civil War, 1862. From the book History of the Second Battalion Duryee Zouaves One Hundred and Sixty-fifth Regt. New York Volunteer Infantry published in 1905.

Glass Stereoview of Rapids on the Niagara River in Front of the Cataract House Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York (1850's/1860′s)

Glass stereoview of rapids on the Niagara River in front of the Cataract House hotel in Niagara Falls, New York, c. 1850's/1860′s. By Platt D. Babbitt.

Source: New York Public Library.

Ambrotype Portrait of Benjamin Johnson Lang and Margaret Burrage on Their Wedding Day (1859)

Ambrotype portrait of Benjamin Johnson Lang and Margaret Burrage on their wedding day, c. 1859.

Source: Boston Public Library.

Glass Stereoview of Niagara Falls (1860′s)

Glass stereoview of Niagara Falls, c. 1860′s. By Platt D. Babbitt.

Source: New York Public Library.

Bird's-Eye Stereoview of Galveston, Texas (1880′s)

Bird's-eye stereoview of Galveston, Texas, c. 1880′s. By P. H. Rose.

Source: New York Public Library.

Stereoview of the Western Entrance of the Hoosac Tunnel Taken From the Interior of the Tunnel During its Construction Near North Adams, Massachusetts (1860's/1870's)

Stereoview of the western entrance of the Hoosac Tunnel taken from the interior of the tunnel during its construction near North Adams, Massachusetts, c. 1860-1875. By Hurd and Smith.

Source: New York Public Library.

Self-Portrait of American Photographer Frederick DeBourg Richards (1850′s)

Self-portrait of American photographer Frederick DeBourg Richards, c. 1850′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Musicians of Green’s Band of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1860)

Portrait of musicians of Green’s Band of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, posing with their instruments, 1860. From left to right: cornetist C. S. Litch, clarinetist Captain A. A. Walker, first violinist Stephen A. Miller, second violinist Simeon Green, tubaist Aron K. Litch, and bass violinist Cassius Stearns. By J. C. Moulton. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Painting of a Lost Daguerreotype of Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant Probably Taken at Camp Salubrity in Louisiana (1845)

Painting of a lost daguerreotype of Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant probably taken at Camp Salubrity in Louisiana, 1845. By artist T. V. Chominski. From McClure's Magazine.