Portrait of a Franciscan Friar Probably Taken in Rome, The Papal States (1860)

Portrait of a Franciscan monk probably taken in Rome, the Papal States, c. 1860.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Portrait of Members of the London Branch Civil War Veterans Probably Taken in London, England (1910′s)

Portrait of members of the London Branch Civil War Veterans probably taken in London, England, c. 1910′s. From the book Souvenir of Abraham Lincoln published in 1920.

Mugshot of a Unidentified Man Arrested by Police in Sacramento, California (1869)

Mugshot of a unidentified man arrested by police in Sacramento, California, c. 1869.

Source: Sacramento Police Department.

Daguerreotype View of the Launch of the First-Rate 131-Gun HMS Marlborough in Portsmouth, England (1855)

Daguerreotype view of the launch of the first-rate 131-gun HMS Marlborough in Portsmouth, England, July 31, 1855. By British photographer Thomas Richard Williams.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Animated Stereoview of Two Men Posing With the Taughannock Giant Near Taughannock Falls, New York (1879)

Animated stereoview of two men posing with the Taughannock Giant near Taughannock Falls, New York, 1879. By W. L. Hall. The body turned out to be a hoax created by locals.

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Source: New York Public Library.

Portrait of Colour Sergeant J. Mullins Posing With a Cased Photograph and Sword While Serving With the Royal Marine Artillery (1858)

Portrait of Colour Sergeant J. Mullins posing with a cased photograph and sword while serving with the Royal Marine Artillery, 1858. From an issue of Black and White Budget published in 1900.

Carte De Visite Portrait of a Man Posing in the Excavated Ruins of an Ancient Roman Building in Pompeii, Italy (1860's)

Carte de visite portrait of a man posing in the excavated ruins of an Ancient Roman building in Pompeii, Italy, c. 1860's.

Source: Library of Congress.

“Lady Exhibitors at the Crystal Palace Cat Show” (1901)

“Lady exhibitors at the Crystal Palace Cat Show.” Photograph taken by Russell and Sons at the Crystal Palace in London, England, c. 1901. From an issue of Black and White Budget.

Mugshot of a Russian Convict Serving a Life Sentence Working in a Mine in Siberia, Russia (1901)

Mugshot of a Russian convict serving a life sentence working in a mine in Siberia, c. 1901. From an issue of Black and White Budget.

Carte De Visite Portrait of an American Diplomat to Liberia Only Identified as Chester (1870)

Carte de visite portrait of an American diplomat to Liberia only identified as Chester, c. 1870. By photographer D. C. Burnite of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Source: New York Public Library.