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.
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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Sunday, February 2, 2025
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.
Monday, January 27, 2025
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.
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Photo of a Billiard Room Building on an Unidentified Antebellum Plantation in South Carolina (1860)
View of a billiard room building on an unidentified plantation in South Carolina, 1860. Taken by Amateur Photographic Exchange Club member Edward Cottenet and originally published as a stereoview. The only other stereoview taken by Cottenet that I can find online is one that features another large tree with other buildings behind it that was probably taken on the same plantation.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
View of an Unidentified Street With a Park And Houses in the Background in Washington DC (1850s)
View of an unidentified street with houses and a what looks like a park in the background in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Portrait of a Man Wearing a Top Hat Posing in Front of H. Burr's House in Washington DC (1857)
Portrait of a man posing in front of H. Burr's house in Washington, D.C., April 1857. An unidentified church is also visible to the left of it in the distance. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.
Early Photo of Robert E. Lee's Arlington House Mansion in Arlington, Virginia (1850's/1860s)
Early photographic view of the front of Robert E. Lee's Arlington House mansion in Arlington, Virginia, c. 1855-1865. Possibly taken during the early days of the Civil War after Union soldiers occupied the property. This might be the earliest surviving photo of the mansion. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
View of an Unidentified Stretch of Rock Creek in Washington DC (1850s)
View of an unidentified stretch of Rock Creek in Washington D.C., c. 1855-1860. According to the note written at bottom left, the photo was taken at 6:00 PM on May 20 of an unidentified year. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Two Photographic Portraits of Armed Hunters Posing in Front of a Waterfall Possibly Along Rock Creek in Washington DC (1850s)
Portrait of two armed hunters posing in front of a waterfall possibly near Peirce Mill along Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. A third man wearing a top hat in the distance at right is also part of the group. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.
Source: National Museum of American History.
A second photo taken around the same time showing the three men again posing in front of the waterfall.
Saturday, December 29, 2018
Tintype View of a Street Probably in Masontown, Pennsylvania (1880's)
Tintype view of a street probably in Masontown, Pennsylvania, c. 1880′s. The house visible on the left is under construction.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Portrait of Students and Teachers Posing in Front of Boonville Female College in Boonville, Missouri (1868)
Portrait of students and teachers posing in front of Boonville Female College in Boonville, Missouri, c. 1868.
Source: Library of Congress.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Stereoview of the Ruins of Buildings After a Fire in Troy, New York (1862)
Stereoview of the ruins of buildings after a fire in Troy, New York, 1862.
Source: Library of Congress.
New York Times article on the fire.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Portrait of a Union Soldier Posing With a Horse During the American Civil War (1860′s)
Portrait of a Union soldier posing with a horse during the American Civil War, c. 1861-1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
Source: Library of Congress.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
A Group of Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing in Front of the Office of Provost Marshall Department of the Cumberland in Chattanooga, Tennessee, During the American Civil War (1860's)
A group of Union soldiers and civilians posing in front of the Office of Provost Marshall Department of the Cumberland in Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the American Civil War, location unknown, c. 1861-1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Additional information: Library of Congress.
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Stereoview of Two Men Posing in Front of a Boarding House Owned By Charles Haines in Haines Falls, New York (1860's)
Stereoview of two men posing in front of a boarding house owned by Charles Haines in Haines Falls, New York, c. 1866-1867. By J. N. Robinson.
Source: New York Public Library.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Stereoview of People and Horse-Drawn Buggies and Wagons in Buxton, Maine, During the Town’s Centennial Celebrations (1872)
Stereoview of people and horse-drawn buggies and wagons in Buxton, Maine, during the town’s centennial celebrations, August 14, 1872. By Simon S. Towle.
Source: New York Public Library.
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Stereoview of a Man Reading on the Lawn of a Plantation Near Charleston, South Carolina (1860)
Stereoview of an unidentified man reading on the lawn of a plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, 1860. By Osborn and Durbec.
Source.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Tintype of a Photographer Posing With His Camera and Customers in Front of His Tent Studio (1890′s)
Tintype of a photographer posing with his camera and customers in front of his tent studio, c. 1890′s.
Source.
Monday, February 17, 2014
A Derailed Locomotive
A group of people posing with a derailed locomotive. Said to be taken in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Date unknown, c. 1860's-1880's. Animated stereoview.
Source 1.
Source 2.
Another photograph from the crash.