ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of George Lippard, social activist and writer] via the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of George Lippard, social activist and writer]

via the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

ca. 1850’s, [Daguerreotype portrait of an elderly woman smoking a clay pipe] via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1850’s, [Daguerreotype portrait of an elderly woman smoking a clay pipe]

via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1843, [Self-portrait of Robert Cornelius with laboratory instruments], Robert Cornelius via the George Eastman House Collection, Still Image Archive

ca. 1843, [Self-portrait of Robert Cornelius with laboratory instruments], Robert Cornelius

via the George Eastman House Collection, Still Image Archive

ca. 1850-60, [daguerreotype portrait of a salesman displaying his eclectic collection of wares] via the Library of Congress, Daguerreotype Collection

ca. 1850-60, [daguerreotype portrait of a salesman displaying his eclectic collection of wares]

via the Library of Congress, Daguerreotype Collection

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. 1850’s. [medical daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman with a lump on his head] via Ebay Auctions

ca. 1850’s. [medical daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman with a lump on his head]

via Ebay Auctions

ca. 1845-50, [daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman either deceased or closely approaching death with a hand upon his lap], attributed to Jean Victor via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

ca. 1845-50, [daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman either deceased or closely approaching death with a hand upon his lap], attributed to Jean Victor

via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a casually posed gentleman in a white suit], William and Frederick Langenheim via the Daguerreian Society, Jack Naylor Collection

ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a casually posed gentleman in a white suit], William and Frederick Langenheim

via the Daguerreian Society, Jack Naylor Collection

ca. 1856, [daguerreotype portrait of oarsman John D. Champlin, wearing uniform of the Thulia Boat Club] via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1856, [daguerreotype portrait of oarsman John D. Champlin, wearing uniform of the Thulia Boat Club]

via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg 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. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a sleeping, or possibly deceased, child with toys] via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a sleeping, or possibly deceased, child with toys]

via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

ca. 1851, “H. Ross/Age 38/Dec 22/Year 1851.” via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1851, “H. Ross/Age 38/Dec 22/Year 1851.”

via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a young chemist with tools] via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a young chemist with tools]

via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1850, “The Staff of ‘The Express’”, [daguerreotype portrait of eight men, six gathered around two at a table] via the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery

ca. 1850, “The Staff of ‘The Express’”, [daguerreotype portrait of eight men, six gathered around two at a table]

via the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery

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

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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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