ca. 1870, [tintype portrait of two clowns in costume] via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1870, [tintype portrait of two clowns in costume]

via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1863, [ambrotype portrait of a Civil War induction officer with a lottery box] via the Library of Congress, Civil War Collection The National Conscription Act of 1863 created a lottery system where men, between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five, could have been drafted into military service during the Civil War. In New York, outrage over compulsory military service caused riots to break out in the summer of 1863. Both the Union and Confederacy had their own respective conscription acts.

ca. 1863, [ambrotype portrait of a Civil War induction officer with a lottery box]

via the Library of Congress, Civil War Collection

The National Conscription Act of 1863 created a lottery system where men, between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five, could have been drafted into military service during the Civil War. In New York, outrage over compulsory military service caused riots to break out in the summer of 1863. Both the Union and Confederacy had their own respective conscription acts.

ca. 1870-79, [tintype portrait of a pantomimist] via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1870-79, [tintype portrait of a pantomimist]

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

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. 1850-60, [daguerreotype portrait of a salesman displaying his eclectic collection of wares] via the Library of Congress, Daguerreotype Collection

ca. 1850-60, [daguerreotype portrait of a salesman displaying his eclectic collection of wares]

via the Library of Congress, Daguerreotype Collection

ca. 1865, [tintype portrait of a photographer with his camera] via the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

ca. 1865, [tintype portrait of a photographer with his camera]

via the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

ca. 1856, [daguerreotype portrait of oarsman John D. Champlin, wearing uniform of the Thulia Boat Club] via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1856, [daguerreotype portrait of oarsman John D. Champlin, wearing uniform of the Thulia Boat Club]

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. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a young chemist with tools]

via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg Collection

ca. 1890’s, [cabinet card, portrait of a woman with a camera] via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1890’s, [cabinet card, portrait of a woman with a camera]

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1850, “The Staff of ‘The Express’”, [daguerreotype portrait of eight men, six gathered around two at a table] via the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery

ca. 1850, “The Staff of ‘The Express’”, [daguerreotype portrait of eight men, six gathered around two at a table]

via the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery

ca. 1868-70, [tintype portrait of a demure cowboy wearing a hat, knife, revolver and boots with spurs] via the Southern Methodist Central University Library, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection

ca. 1868-70, [tintype portrait of a demure cowboy wearing a hat, knife, revolver and boots with spurs]

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

ca. 1855, [ambrotype portrait of a hawk perched on gauntlet of a falconer] via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

ca. 1855, [ambrotype portrait of a hawk perched on gauntlet of a falconer]

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photographs Collection

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. 1884-1900, [albumen portrait of actress Sarah Bernhardt, in character as the Empress Theodora in Sardou’s “Theodora”], William Downey via J. Cosmas Vintage Photography, Albumen and Silver Prints Collection

ca. 1884-1900, [albumen portrait of actress Sarah Bernhardt, in character as the Empress Theodora in Sardou’s “Theodora”], William Downey

via J. Cosmas Vintage Photography, Albumen and Silver Prints Collection

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

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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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