Photo of a Crowd in Front of the Patent Office Building in Washington DC (1860)

 

View of a crowd on front of and on top of the Old Patent Office Building for an unidentified event in Washington, D.C., on May 1860. The event was possibly related to the arrival of a delegation of Japanese diplomats who set foot in the city on May 14, 1860. Possibly taken by photographer Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Daguerreotype View of a Crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City Taken By An Unidentified Italian Photographer in Rome, The Papal States (1845)

Daguerreotype view of a crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City taken by an unidentified Italian photographer in Rome, the Papal States, c. 1845. One of the earliest photographs of Vatican City.

Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum.

Photograph Said to Be Taken During a Slave Auction in the Cheapside Area of Lexington, Kentucky (1862)

Photograph said to be taken during a slave auction in the Cheapside area of Lexington, Kentucky, c. 1861-1862. The man standing on a platform in the center waving his arms looks as though he is an auctioneer. The bovine in the left background might suggest that the photo actually depicts a livestock auction, although Cheapside was the location of a slave market in the period. Originally published in the book Slavery Times in Kentucky by John Winston Coleman.

Source: New York Public Library.
More information.

View of People Gathered on a Court Day Possibly For an Auction in the Cheapside Section of Lexington, Kentucky (1850′s/1860′s)

View of people gathered on a court day possibly for an auction in the Cheapside section of Lexington, Kentucky, c. 1850′s/1860′s.

Source.

View of a Crowd Gathered For an Unidentified Event in the Cheapside Section of Lexington, Kentucky (1855)

View of a crowd at an unidentified event, possibly a court day gathering, in the Cheapside section of Lexington, Kentucky, c. 1855.

Source.

Two Views of People Playing Baseball at Central Park in New York City (1860's)

Two views of people playing baseball at Central Park in New York City, c. 1860's. Numerous players and spectators are visible and possibly two games are being played. By Charles Warren Woodward or Gustavus W. Pach. Animated stereoviews.

Source 1.
Source 2.

An Independence Day Parade Attended by a Large Crowd in the Campus Martius Area of Detroit, Michigan (1866)

An Independence Day parade attended by a large crowd in the Campus Martius area of Detroit, Michigan, July 4, 1866. By J.J. Randall.

Source.

View of Abraham Lincoln’s House Surrounded by Supporters During His 1860 Presidential Campaign in Springfield, Illinois (1860)

 The sign that the supporter is holding up on the right reads “Won’t you let me in, Kansas.”

Close-up of Lincoln (tall man in center) surrounded by his supporters.

View of Abraham Lincoln’s house surrounded by supporters during his 1860 presidential campaign in Springfield, Illinois, August 8, 1860. Lincoln is the tall man in white standing to the right of the front door. By William A. Shaw. From Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose.

More information.

View of a Crowd Outside of the Chicago Convention Center Known as the Wigwam Which Was Built For the Republican National Convention of 1860 Where Abraham Lincoln Was Nominated to be the Republican Party Presidential Candidate (1860)

View of a crowd outside of the Chicago convention center known as the Wigwam which was built for the Republican National Convention of 1860 where Abraham Lincoln was nominated as the Republican Party presidential candidate, c. 1860. It was a temporary wooden structure that could hold around 12,000 people. Photograph by Alexander Hessler.

Source.

View of a Large Crowd at a Rally to Hear Unitarian Minister Thomas Starr King Give a Pro-Union Speech in San Francisco, California (1861)

A large crowd at a rally at the intersection of Montgomery, Post, and Market Streets to hear Unitarian minister Thomas Starr King give a pro-Union speech in San Francisco, c. 1861.

Source.

Animated Stereoview of a Large Crowd Inside of a Convention Hall for an Unknown Event

View of a large crowd inside of a convention hall for an unknown event, c. 1865. Animated stereoview.

Source.

View of a Carnival on Pennsylvania Avenue Taken from Near the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. (1871)

View of a carnival on Pennsylvania Avenue taken from near the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., c. 1871. Animated stereoview.

Source.

A Crowd Waiting to See the Prince of Wales/Edward VII Near Boston Common

A crowd waiting to see the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, near Boston Common during his trip to the United States, Boston, 1860. Animated stereoview.

Source.

The Prince of Wales in Maine

The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, riding in a carriage (center right, looking at camera) with his entourage during his visit to the United States in Portland, Maine, 1860. The trip marked the first time a heir to the British throne step foot in North America. By George Stacy. Animated stereoview.

Source.