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. 1860-80’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. 1860-1880’s, [tintype portrait of group of gentlemen, one in a sling] via Goldminer Vintage, Etsy

ca. 1860-1880’s, [tintype portrait of group of gentlemen, one in a sling]

via Goldminer Vintage, Etsy

ca. 1860-90, [tintype portrait of a pharmacist with his large mortar and pestle] via Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographica, Tintype Collection

ca. 1860-90, [tintype portrait of a pharmacist with his large mortar and pestle]

via Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographica, Tintype 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. 1860’s, [portrait of a Federal fifer] via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1860’s, [portrait of a Federal fifer]

via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1874, [portrait of a gentleman who underwent a shoulder amputation], James Robinson, D.D.S. via A Morning’s Work: Medical Photographs from the Burns Archive, Stanley B. Burns

ca. 1874, [portrait of a gentleman who underwent a shoulder amputation], James Robinson, D.D.S.

via A Morning’s Work: Medical Photographs from the Burns Archive, Stanley B. Burns

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. 1860-80’s, [tintype portrait of a gentleman with an eye injury, holding his child] via Ebay Auctions

ca. 1860-80’s, [tintype portrait of a gentleman with an eye injury, holding his child]

via Ebay Auctions

ca. 1861-65, [albumen portrait of wounded soldiers at Fredericksburg], Timothy O’Sullivan via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1861-65, [albumen portrait of wounded soldiers at Fredericksburg], Timothy O’Sullivan

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1870, [carte de visite portrait of conjoined twins, Mille and Christine], J. Wood via the Syracuse University Library, Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs

ca. 1870, [carte de visite portrait of conjoined twins, Mille and Christine], J. Wood

via the Syracuse University Library, Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs

ca. 1898, [Albumen print of an older man wearing advertising signboards for Dr. Hiltons Corn Exterminator] via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

ca. 1898, [Albumen print of an older man wearing advertising signboards for Dr. Hiltons Corn Exterminator]

via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs

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

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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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