ca. 1896, [portrait of a gentleman posed in lady’s costume], Richard von Krafft-Ebing
via the Wellcome Library, Archives & Manuscripts Collection

ca. 1896, [portrait of a gentleman posed in lady’s costume], Richard von Krafft-Ebing

via the Wellcome Library, Archives & Manuscripts Collection

ca. 1870, [tintype portrait of a performer], William Andrew Bigelow
via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1870, [tintype portrait of a performer], William Andrew Bigelow

via the International Center of Photography

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. 1884-1900, [albumen portrait of actress Sarah Bernhardt, in character as the Empress Theodora in Sardou’s “Theodora”], William Downey
via J. Cosmas Vintage Photography, Albumen and Silver Prints Collection

ca. 1884-1900, [albumen portrait of actress Sarah Bernhardt, in character as the Empress Theodora in Sardou’s “Theodora”], William Downey

via J. Cosmas Vintage Photography, Albumen and Silver Prints Collection

ca. 1896, [portrait of a gentleman posed in lady’s costume], Richard von Krafft-Ebing
via the Wellcome Library, Archives & Manuscripts Collection

ca. 1896, [portrait of a gentleman posed in lady’s costume], Richard von Krafft-Ebing

via the Wellcome Library, Archives & Manuscripts Collection

ca. 1875, [cabinet card, Lady Arthur Paget (Minne Stevens) dressed for the Delmonico ball], Jos
via the New York Historical Society, Luce Center

ca. 1875, [cabinet card, Lady Arthur Paget (Minne Stevens) dressed for the Delmonico ball], Jos

via the New York Historical Society, Luce Center

ca. 1890, [cabinet card portrait of a dancer in costume, holding eggs], Paul Nadar
via the George Eastman Collection, Still Image Archive

ca. 1890, [cabinet card portrait of a dancer in costume, holding eggs], Paul Nadar

via the George Eastman Collection, Still Image Archive

ca. 1870-79, [tintype portrait of a pantomimist]
via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1870-79, [tintype portrait of a pantomimist]

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1896, [portrait of a gentleman posed in lady’s costume], Richard von Krafft-Ebing
via the Wellcome Library, Archives & Manuscripts Collection

ca. 1896, [portrait of a gentleman posed in lady’s costume], Richard von Krafft-Ebing

via the Wellcome Library, Archives & Manuscripts Collection

ca. 1860-1880, [ambrotype portrait two heavily bearded gentlemen in pajama-like costumes and elongated cone hats, possibly clowns]
via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

ca. 1860-1880, [ambrotype portrait two heavily bearded gentlemen in pajama-like costumes and elongated cone hats, possibly clowns]

via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

ca. 1860, [ambrotype portrait of a gentleman strumming a banjo, with applied hand-coloring and a finely etched false “imperial” goatee and mustache]
via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

ca. 1860, [ambrotype portrait of a gentleman strumming a banjo, with applied hand-coloring and a finely etched false “imperial” goatee and mustache]

via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

c. 1860-1910, [portrait of Helene Levy in winged costume, posed mid-flight]
via the New York Public Library, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

c. 1860-1910, [portrait of Helene Levy in winged costume, posed mid-flight]

via the New York Public Library, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

ca. 1870, [portrait of two young girls in costume with an American flag]
via Remains to be Seen

ca. 1870, [portrait of two young girls in costume with an American flag]

via Remains to be Seen

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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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