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. 1861-65, [hand-tinted ambrotype portrait of a Confederate soldier in the uniform of the 11th Virginia regiment with knapsack and bedroll] 
via the Library of Congress, Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs

ca. 1861-65, [hand-tinted ambrotype portrait of a Confederate soldier in the uniform of the 11th Virginia regiment with knapsack and bedroll]

via the Library of Congress, Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs

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. 1861-65, [tintype portrait of a well-armed Union soldier with three Remington revolvers, two Bowie knives, and a Springfield rifle musket] 
via the Library of Congress, Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs

ca. 1861-65, [tintype portrait of a well-armed Union soldier with three Remington revolvers, two Bowie knives, and a Springfield rifle musket]

via the Library of Congress, Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs

ca. 1860-80, [hand-tinted ambrotype portrait of Charles King Mallory in uniform]
via the Virginia Historical Society, Photographs Collection

ca. 1860-80, [hand-tinted ambrotype portrait of Charles King Mallory in uniform]

via the Virginia Historical Society, Photographs Collection

ca. 1854, [daguerreotype portrait of a butcher with his tools, hand-tinted blood detail on knife], Edward M. Tyler
via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1854, [daguerreotype portrait of a butcher with his tools, hand-tinted blood detail on knife], Edward M. Tyler

via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1855, [daguerreotype portrait of a sleeping, possibly deceased, child], Jesse H. Whitehurst
via the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery

ca. 1855, [daguerreotype portrait of a sleeping, possibly deceased, child], Jesse H. Whitehurst

via the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery

ca. 1855, [daguerreotype portrait of two gentlemen musicians with their instruments, a flute and a violin, respectively]
via the Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept., Cased Photographs Collection

ca. 1855, [daguerreotype portrait of two gentlemen musicians with their instruments, a flute and a violin, respectively]

via the Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept., Cased Photographs Collection

ca. 1850’s, [hand-tinted daguerreotype portrait of an artist with his palette and brushes]
via Christie’s

ca. 1850’s, [hand-tinted daguerreotype portrait of an artist with his palette and brushes]

via Christie’s

ca. 1861,  “John W. Brown/ Soldier/ Civil War/ 10/61”
via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1861, “John W. Brown/ Soldier/ Civil War/ 10/61”

via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1848, [gentleman posed with carpentry tools]
via the J. Paul Getty Museum

ca. 1848, [gentleman posed with carpentry tools]

via the J. Paul Getty Museum

ca. 1855, [daguerreotype of erotic scene in a hayloft], attributed to Felix Jacques Antoine Moulin
via Luminous Lint, Private collection of W. & T. Bosshard, Courtesy of Carl Mautz Vintage Photography & Publishing

ca. 1855, [daguerreotype of erotic scene in a hayloft], attributed to Felix Jacques Antoine Moulin

via Luminous Lint, Private collection of W. & T. Bosshard, Courtesy of Carl Mautz Vintage Photography & Publishing

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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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