Historical Indulgences

ca. 1855-95, [carte de visite portrait of a man in academic gown], Charles Lake Cramer

via the Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Carl Mautz Collection

ca. 1870-1910’s, [tinted tintype portrait of a blushing, mustachioed gentlemen, identified as “Ed Lamb”]

via Ebay

ca. 1870, [tintype portrait of a drummer in uniform]

via Ebay

ca. 1870-1900’s, [tintype portrait of three uniformed men, one most exaggeratedly posed]

via Ebay

ca. 1875, [hand colored tintype portrait of two dandy baseball players]

via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1858, [ambrotype portrait of a tough looking sailor with a cigar in his mouth and a knife in his belt]

ca. 1866, “Beautiful goddess of liberty, Star Spangled Banner, etc”, [carte de visite portrait of a girl, dressed as Columbia, the American Flag, and a gentleman in a Revolutionary War costume], Frederick Coombs

via the Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Carl Mautz Collection

ca. 1855-95, [carte de visite portrait of a gentleman of slight stature in military dress], John A. Winberg

via the Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Carl Mautz Collection

ca. 1861, [gilded, hand colored tintype portrait of two boys “playing war”, dressed in uniforms and standing in front of a amateurish, painted backdrop]

via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1878, “U.S. Boxers”, [tintype portrait of a team in uniform]

via Stereoviews: Stereoviews and Fine 19th & 20th Century Antique Photographs

ca. 1840-60, [daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman in uniform, wearing hat that reads “DELUGE 6”]

via the Library of Congress, Daguerreotype Collection

ca. 1880’s, [tintype portrait of a disgruntled mailman in uniform carrying leather satchel and a huge backpack of newspapers, parcels, etc.]

via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs, Skylight Gallery #34

ca. 1855-95, [carte de visite portrait of a gentleman in Freemason garb], Henry H. Halsey

via the Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Carl Mautz Collection

ca. 1860’s, [tintype portrait of a Union infantryman with regulation uniform]

via Heritage Auctions

ca. 1855-95, [carte de visite portrait of a young boy with a Chico shirt], H. H. Frye

via the Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Carl Mautz Collection