ca. 1865, [tintype portrait of two young boys with cigars] via the Musée d’Orsay

ca. 1865, [tintype portrait of two young boys with cigars]

via the Musée d’Orsay

ca. 1860, [ambrotype portrait of Victor Prosper Considerant with books] via the Southern Methodist University Central Library, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection

ca. 1860, [ambrotype portrait of Victor Prosper Considerant with books]

via the Southern Methodist University Central Library, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection

ca. 1861-65, [albumen portrait of wounded soldiers at Fredericksburg], Timothy O’Sullivan via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1861-65, [albumen portrait of wounded soldiers at Fredericksburg], Timothy O’Sullivan

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1868-70, [tintype portrait of a demure cowboy wearing a hat, knife, revolver and boots with spurs] via the Southern Methodist Central University Library, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection

ca. 1868-70, [tintype portrait of a demure cowboy wearing a hat, knife, revolver and boots with spurs]

via the Southern Methodist Central University Library, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection

ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of Rosaline Holmes Harrison with her deceased child], Jaquith via the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families Papers Collection

ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of Rosaline Holmes Harrison with her deceased child], Jaquith

via the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Batcheler, Hartshorne, and Sahlin families Papers Collection

ca, 1870-1900, [tintype portrait of a boy in costume, posing with a toy gun] via Freeman’s Auction

ca, 1870-1900, [tintype portrait of a boy in costume, posing with a toy gun]

via Freeman’s Auction

ca. 1861-65, [tintype portrait of Edwin Chamberlain, non-commissioned Union Officer, holding his guitar] Accompanying the tintype is a piece of paper stating his familial reliations and his death during the Civil War. via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1861-65, [tintype portrait of Edwin Chamberlain, non-commissioned Union Officer, holding his guitar]

Accompanying the tintype is a piece of paper stating his familial reliations and his death during the Civil War.

via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1902, [Cabinet Card of Cabinet Card Surrounded by Spirits], Robert Boursnell via Photo_History, Flickr

ca. 1902, [Cabinet Card of Cabinet Card Surrounded by Spirits], Robert Boursnell

via Photo_History, Flickr

ca. 1880’s, [tintype portrait of a gentleman in a riding outfit with his beloved high wheel racing bicycle] via Ebay Auctions

ca. 1880’s, [tintype portrait of a gentleman in a riding outfit with his beloved high wheel racing bicycle]

via Ebay Auctions

ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of a woman with love token and daguerreotype] via the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of a woman with love token and daguerreotype]

via the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1855, [ambrotype portrait of a hawk perched on gauntlet of a falconer] via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1855, [ambrotype portrait of a hawk perched on gauntlet of a falconer]

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1870-80, [tintype portrait of Harry Stafford] via the Library of Congress, Miscellaneous Items in High Demand

ca. 1870-80, [tintype portrait of Harry Stafford]

via the Library of Congress, Miscellaneous Items in High Demand

ca. 1870, [carte de visite portrait of conjoined twins, Mille and Christine], J. Wood via the Syracuse University Library, Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs

ca. 1870, [carte de visite portrait of conjoined twins, Mille and Christine], J. Wood

via the Syracuse University Library, Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs

ca. 1860, [Post mortem portrait of baby girl] via the Southern Methodist University Libraries, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection

ca. 1860, [Post mortem portrait of baby girl]

via the Southern Methodist University Libraries, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection

ca. 1898, [Albumen print of an older man wearing advertising signboards for Dr. Hiltons Corn Exterminator] via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

ca. 1898, [Albumen print of an older man wearing advertising signboards for Dr. Hiltons Corn Exterminator]

via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

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This blog is a collection of photographs and ephemera focused mainly within the curious and often misunderstood realm of 19th century America. I have a soft spot for all things silly, antiquated, macabre, and grotesque. The content is from a variety of collections; public, academic, and private. In addition, there's an occasional emphasis on Ulysses S Grant and the Civil War, as well.

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