Photo of Musicians of the Utica Citizens Corps Band at Camp Greenman Near Saratoga Springs, New York (1869)

 

Portrait of musicians of the Utica Citizens Corps band posing in front of tents at Camp Greenman near Saratoga Springs, New York, 1869. Taken by photographer Deloss Barnum and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: New York Public Library.

Photo of the Old War Department Building in Washington DC (1860s)

 

View of the War Department building in Washington, D.C., c. 1860s. Originally published as a stereoview by D. Appleton & Company.

Source: New York Public Library.

Early Photo of the US Treasury Building in Washington DC (1856)

 

View of the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., taken at 4:30 PM on October 14, 1856. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Engraving of a Lost Daguerreotype of US Army Brigadier General John Wool Taken by Jeremiah Gurney (1855)

 

Engraving of a lost daguerreotype of Brigadier General John Wool taken by Jeremiah Gurney, 1855. Originally published on the cover of the December 29 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in 1855.

Source: Archive.org.

Photo of Cottages in Blaise Hamlet in Bristol, England (1850's)

 

View of cottages in Blaise Hamlet in Bristol, England, c. 1858-1861.

Source: Library of Congress.

Photo of a Large House or Mill Possibly Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1850s)

View of a large house or mill possibly along Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale. An outbuilding is prominently visible at center left.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Engraving of a Lost Mathew Brady Ambrotype Photo of American Arctic Explorer Elisha Kent Kane (1856)

Engraving of a lost Mathew Brady ambrotype of Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane, 1856. Published in the August 30, 1856 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The icy decorations along the border of the engraving include two scenes probably based on sketches from the 1853-1855 Second Grinnell Expedition.

Source: Archive.org.

Photo of a House With Gatehouse in Front Probably Taken in Washington DC (1863)

 

View of a house with a gatehouse in front of it probably taken in Washington, D.C., c. 1863. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Photo of a Small Wood and Stone Dam Holding Back a Stream on a Hillside Possibly Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1850's)

View of a small wood and stone dam holding back a stream on a hillside possibly along Rock Creek (in the foreground) in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Early Photo of Chain Bridge Over the Potomac River Connecting Virginia With Washington DC (1860)

 

View of Chain Bridge over the Potomac River connecting Virginia (area where the bridge ends at left in distance) with Washington, D.C., c. 1860. The two men posing in the rowboat in the foreground might be Peale's photographic assistants or else simply out for a day of fishing. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale. Originally published as a stereoview. This is probably the earliest known photo of the bridge if it was taken before or during the early days of the Civil War.

Source: National Museum of American History.