ca. 1870-1890’s, [tintype portrait of a lady with her cape outstretched over five other women], E. D. Bangs via Ebay

ca. 1870-1890’s, [tintype portrait of a lady with her cape outstretched over five other women], E. D. Bangs

via Ebay

ca. 1860, [daguerreotype portrait of two women; one with a letter, the other consoling] via Christie’s

ca. 1860, [daguerreotype portrait of two women; one with a letter, the other consoling]

via Christie’s

ca. 1895, [portrait of female medical students performing a dissection] via A Morning’s Work: Medical Photographs from the Burns Archive, Stanley B. Burns

ca. 1895, [portrait of female medical students performing a dissection]

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

ca. 1890’s, [portrait of a soldier among several women with brooms] via Not on Your Tintype: Collection of American Tintypes, Vol. 1, Andrew Daneman

ca. 1890’s, [portrait of a soldier among several women with brooms]

via Not on Your Tintype: Collection of American Tintypes, Vol. 1, Andrew Daneman

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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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