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ca. 1860-80’s, [tintype portrait of a blind gentlemen with his son]
ca. 1854, [daguerreotype portrait of a young lady with a black tailed deer]
via the J. Paul Getty Museum, Cased Objects, Photographic Collections
ca. 1885, [cabinet card, portrait of two boys displaying their catch], A. C. Isaacs
via J. Cosmas Vintage Photography, Albumen and Silver Print Collection
ca. 1860-80’s, [tintype portrait of a gentleman with an eye injury, holding his child]
via Ebay Auctions
ca. 1865, [tintype portrait of two young boys with cigars]
ca, 1870-1900, [tintype portrait of a boy in costume, posing with a toy gun]
ca. 1860, [Post mortem portrait of baby girl]
via the Southern Methodist University Libraries, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection
ca. 1890-1910, [cabinet card, portrait of a young boy standing on a fur skin rug holding a toy rifle], Elmer Chickering
via J. Cosmas Vintage Photography, Albumen and Silver Prints Collection
ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of a young girl, posing reluctantly with a parent holding her in place]
via the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Photography Collection
ca. 1855, [daguerreotype portrait of two children with toys]
ca. 1850’s-70’s, [ambrotype portrait of twin girls from the Watts family, dressed in identical fur-lined outfits]
ca. 1860-90, [tintype portrait a child who appears to be nervously fidgeting]
via Ebay Auctions
ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of a young smiling girl]
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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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