ca. 1850’s, [ambrotype portrait of a younger boy and a gentleman engaged in a game of chess] via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1850’s, [ambrotype portrait of a younger boy and a gentleman engaged in a game of chess]

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1860-80’s, [tintype portrait of a blind gentlemen with his son] via Be-Hold Fine Photographs

ca. 1860-80’s, [tintype portrait of a blind gentlemen with his son]

via Be-Hold Fine Photographs

ca. 1855, [post mortem daguerreotype portrait of a child of a sofa] via the Cleveland Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1855, [post mortem daguerreotype portrait of a child of a sofa]

via the Cleveland Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1854, [daguerreotype portrait of a young lady with a black tailed deer] via the J. Paul Getty Museum, Cased Objects, Photographic Collections

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. 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. 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] via the Musée d’Orsay

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

via the Musée d’Orsay

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. 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. 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. 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. 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] via the Cleveland Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1855, [daguerreotype portrait of two children with toys]

via the Cleveland Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1850’s-70’s, [ambrotype portrait of twin girls from the Watts family, dressed in identical fur-lined outfits] via Jack and Beverly’s Cased Image Collection

ca. 1850’s-70’s, [ambrotype portrait of twin girls from the Watts family, dressed in identical fur-lined outfits]

via Jack and Beverly’s Cased Image Collection

ca. 1860-90, [tintype portrait a child who appears to be nervously fidgeting] via Ebay Auctions

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] via the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Dr. and Mrs. Henry Drinker Collection of Miscellaneous Family Papers

ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of a young smiling girl]

via the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Dr. and Mrs. Henry Drinker Collection of Miscellaneous Family Papers

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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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