ca. 1860-70’s, [tintype portrait of several gentlemen; two with canes, one with a trumpet, and one seductively laying across a fur rug] via the KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1860-70’s, [tintype portrait of several gentlemen; two with canes, one with a trumpet, and one seductively laying across a fur rug]

via the KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

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

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

via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1861-65, [tintype portrait of Edwin Chamberlain, non-commissioned Union Officer, holding his guitar] Accompanying the tintype is a piece of paper stating his familial reliations and his death during the Civil War. via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1861-65, [tintype portrait of Edwin Chamberlain, non-commissioned Union Officer, holding his guitar]

Accompanying the tintype is a piece of paper stating his familial reliations and his death during the Civil War.

via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1880-1910, [cabinet card, portrait of a musician with her zither] via Obscurio, Etsy

ca. 1880-1910, [cabinet card, portrait of a musician with her zither]

via Obscurio, Etsy

ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman playing lap organ or piano] via the Daguerreian Society, Lloyd C. Wright Collection

ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman playing lap organ or piano]

via the Daguerreian Society, Lloyd C. Wright Collection

ca. 1848-1880, [ambrotype portrait of a broody gentleman with his respective wind instrument*] via the Musée d’Orsay

ca. 1848-1880, [ambrotype portrait of a broody gentleman with his respective wind instrument*]

via the Musée d’Orsay

ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portraits of a music teacher, with a tuning fork, and his wife, with a daguerreotype case] via the Cleveland Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portraits of a music teacher, with a tuning fork, and his wife, with a daguerreotype case]

via the Cleveland Museum of Art, Photography Collection

ca. 1861, [Tintype portrait of Joseph Smith, with his tenor horn, of Evansville, Wisconsin, member of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry band] via the Wisconsin Historical Society, Edwin O. Kimberley: Regimental Band, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry Photographs Collection

ca. 1861, [Tintype portrait of Joseph Smith, with his tenor horn, of Evansville, Wisconsin, member of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry band]

via the Wisconsin Historical Society, Edwin O. Kimberley: Regimental Band, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry 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. 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. 1880, [tintype portrait of two women with their guitars] via the KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1880, [tintype portrait of two women with their guitars]

via the KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1870, [tintype portrait of a gentleman with his banjo] via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1870, [tintype portrait of a gentleman with his banjo]

via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1860’s, [tintype portrait of two Federal soldiers playing the violin] via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1860’s, [tintype portrait of two Federal soldiers playing the violin]

via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1860’s, [carte de visite portrait of four blind musicians] via KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1860’s, [carte de visite portrait of four blind musicians]

via KaufmaNelson Vintage Photograph Gallery

ca. 1851-65, [portrait of a gentleman with a fife] via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographic Collections

ca. 1851-65, [portrait of a gentleman with a fife]

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographic Collections

ca. 1850, [portrait of an accordian player], Jules Espagnet via the Musée d’Orsay

ca. 1850, [portrait of an accordian player], Jules Espagnet

via the Musée d’Orsay

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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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