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. 1849, [daguerreotype portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, taken several months before his death] via the J. Paul Getty Museum, Cased Objects, Photographic Collection

ca. 1849, [daguerreotype portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, taken several months before his death]

via the J. Paul Getty Museum, Cased Objects, Photographic Collection

c. 1880, [portrait of Donald Grant Mitchell, “Ik Marvel”] via the New York Public Library, “The Pageant of America” Collection

c. 1880, [portrait of Donald Grant Mitchell, “Ik Marvel”]

via the New York Public Library, “The Pageant of America” 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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