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.

Engraving of a Lost Mathew Brady Ambrotype Photo of American Arctic Explorer Elisha Kent Kane With Expedition Members After Returning From the Second Grinnell Expedition (1855)

 

Engraving of a lost Mathew Brady ambrotype of Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane (center) with fellow expedition members after returning to New York City after the Second Grinnell Expedition in October 1855. Originally published on the cover of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in December 1855.

Original caption: "The Arctic Explorers. Drawn by Wallin. From an Ambrotype by Brady."

Source: Archive.org.

A retouched second or third generation copy of the original photo.

Photo of Peirce Mill and Peirce Barn Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1855)

 

View of Peirce Mill (right) and Peirce Barn (building in background) along Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., September 26, 1855. The building between the mill and barn appears to be another barn which is no longer standing today. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Daguerreotype View of the Launch of the First-Rate 131-Gun HMS Marlborough in Portsmouth, England (1855)

Daguerreotype view of the launch of the first-rate 131-gun HMS Marlborough in Portsmouth, England, July 31, 1855. By British photographer Thomas Richard Williams.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Ambrotype Portrait of a Gardener Posing Over a Wooden Tub of Water By an Unidentified British Photographer (1855)

Ambrotype portrait of a gardener posing over a wooden tub of water by an unidentified British photographer, c. 1855.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Nude Woman, French (1855)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified nude woman, French, c. 1855. Attributed to Bruno Braquehais.

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Hand-Colored Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man Posing With a Group of Children in Costume for Saint John the Baptist Day in Montréal, Canada (1855)

Hand-colored daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man posing with a group of children in costume for Saint John the Baptist Day in Montréal, Canada, 1855. By Thomas Coffin Doane.

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Daguerreotype Portrait of George Leverett Stowell

Daguerreotype portrait of George Leverett Stowell, c. 1855. By Abraham Bogardus.

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Self-Portrait of a Smiling Félix-Jacques Moulin Raising a Glass (1855)

Self-portrait of a smiling Félix-Jacques Moulin raising a glass, c. 1855.

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View of Smoke From Artillery Fire Coming From the Russian Redoubts of Mamelon and Malakoff During the Siege of Sevastopol Taken From Allied Lines (1855)

View of smoke from artillery fire coming from the Russian redoubts of Mamelon and Malakoff during the Siege of Sevastopol taken from Allied lines, 1855. Possibly the first combat photograph ever taken. By Roger Fenton.

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Daguerreotype Portrait of a Folk Artist Posing With a Wooden Chain

Daguerreotype portrait of a folk artist posing with a wooden chain, c. 1855.

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Daguerreotype View of a Lumber Mill Somewhere in the United States

Daguerreotype view of a lumber mill somewhere in the United States, c. 1855.

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Hand-Colored Animated Daguerreotype Portrait of Henrietta McAllister (1855)

Hand-colored animated daguerreotype portrait of Henrietta McAllister, May 18, 1855.

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Daguerreotype Portrait of a Blacksmith Holding a Horseshoe and Hammer Posing Behind an Anvil

Daguerreotype portrait of a blacksmith holding a horseshoe and hammer posing behind an anvil, c. 1855.

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Animated Stereoscopic Hand-Colored Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Boy (1855)

Animated stereoscopic hand-colored daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified boy, c. 1855.

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Daguerreotype View of Soldiers Guarding a Gate During the Exposition Universelle, a World’s Fair Held Along the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France (1855)

Daguerreotype view of soldiers guarding a gate during the Exposition Universelle, a world’s fair held along the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, 1855. By Hermann Krone.

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Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man Posing With a Human Skull (1855)

Animated stereoscopic daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man posing with a human skull, 1855.

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Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Portrait of a Man Weaving a Basket (1855)

Animated stereoscopic daguerreotype portrait of a man weaving a basket, c. 1855. By Joseph Amadio.

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Animated Hand-Colored Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Woman (1855)

Animated hand-colored stereoscopic daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman, c. 1855. By Antoine Claudet.

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Daguerreotype View of People Posing in the Street of an Unidentified City (1855)

Daguerreotype view of people posing in a street of a city possibly in Virginia, c. 1855. By Luke C. Dillon.

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