ca. 1855, [daguerreotype portrait of a mother hiding behind her child] via the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1855, [daguerreotype portrait of a mother hiding behind her child]

via the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1860-1900’s, [tintype portrait of a child, supported by a cloaked figure, holding a plant] via the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1860-1900’s, [tintype portrait of a child, supported by a cloaked figure, holding a plant]

via the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1882, [tintype portrait of a woman hiding herself behind her child], Towne’s via the American Antiquarian Society, Tintype Collection

ca. 1882, [tintype portrait of a woman hiding herself behind her child], Towne’s

via the American Antiquarian Society, Tintype Collection

ca. 1860’s, [portrait of a child with his hidden mother], T. P. Collins via the KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1860’s, [portrait of a child with his hidden mother], T. P. Collins

via the KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1870, [carte de visite portrait of a little girl on her mother’s lap], B.F. Howland via KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1870, [carte de visite portrait of a little girl on her mother’s lap], B.F. Howland

via KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1880’s, [portrait of three children and a hidden figure] via the Southern Methodist University Libraries, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection

ca. 1880’s, [portrait of three children and a hidden figure]

via the Southern Methodist University Libraries, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection

ca. 1860’s, [portrait of a child on her mother’s lap] via the KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1860’s, [portrait of a child on her mother’s lap]

via the KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1865, [Unidentified Girl with Woman and Cloaked Attendant] via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1865, [Unidentified Girl with Woman and Cloaked Attendant]

via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1865, [Unidentified Girl in Wheelchair with Cloaked Attendant] via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1865, [Unidentified Girl in Wheelchair with Cloaked Attendant]

via the International Center of Photography

[Late 19th century “concealed mother” portrait] via FiestyEily’s photostream on Flickr

[Late 19th century “concealed mother” portrait]

via FiestyEily’s photostream on Flickr

ca. 1880, concealed mother tin-type via

ca. 1880, concealed mother tin-type

via

19th century “hidden mother” carte de visite via

19th century “hidden mother” carte de visite

via

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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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