Portrait of People Posing in the H. Moschke Ltd. Store in Pietersburg, South Africa (1900's)

Portrait of people posing in the H. Moschke Ltd. store in Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa, c. 1900-1910. Published by the Detroit Publishing Company.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Dr. Charles Robinson of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1857)

Portrait of Dr. Charles Robinson of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1857. From the book Fitchburg Past and Present by William Andrew Emerson published in 1903.

Tintype Portrait of Three Men Smoking Cigars (1880's/1890's)

Tintype portrait of three men smoking cigars, c. 1880-1900.

Rijksmuseum.

Mugshot of a Unidentified Man Arrested by Police in Sacramento, California (1869)

Mugshot of a unidentified man arrested by police in Sacramento, California, c. 1869.

Source: Sacramento Police Department.

Mugshot of a Russian Convict Serving a Life Sentence Working in a Mine in Siberia, Russia (1901)

Mugshot of a Russian convict serving a life sentence working in a mine in Siberia, c. 1901. From an issue of Black and White Budget.

Carte De Visite Portrait of a Creole Man From Sierra Leone (1870′s/1880′s)

Carte de visite portrait of a Creole man from Sierra Leone, c. 1870′s/1880′s.

Source: New York Public Library.

A Group Playing a Game of Faro in the Orient Saloon in Bisbee, Arizona (1900)

A group playing a game of faro in the Orient Saloon in Bisbee, Arizona, c. 1900. By photographer C. S. Fly. The men are identified as: "Left to right - Tony Downs (standing with derby) part owner; Doyle, a concert hall singer at corner of table, sitting, with derby; back of him standing is Dutch Kid; Sleepy Dick, the porter, to right with light felt; Charlie Bassett, with soft felt hat in rear next to wall; dealer is Johnny Murphy, and Smiley Lewis in silk hat."

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of an Algerian Man Posing With a Musical Instrument (1860's/1870's)

Portrait of an Algerian man posing with a musical instrument, c. 1865-1875.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Carte De Visite Portrait of a Couple Playing Cards as a Man Reclines in the Background (1860′s/1870's)

Carte de visite portrait of a couple playing cards as a man reclines in the background, c. 1860′s/1870's. By photographer Joseph B. Bergstresser of Renovo, Pennsylvania.

Source: New York Public Library.

Portrait of a Group of European and Chinese Men Posing in Front of a Bank in Shanghai, China (1871)

Portrait of a group of European and Chinese men posing in front of a bank in Shanghai, China, 1871. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

 Source: Wellcome Images.

Ambrotype Portrait of Benjamin Johnson Lang and Margaret Burrage on Their Wedding Day (1859)

Ambrotype portrait of Benjamin Johnson Lang and Margaret Burrage on their wedding day, c. 1859.

Source: Boston Public Library.

Self-Portrait of American Photographer Frederick DeBourg Richards (1850′s)

Self-portrait of American photographer Frederick DeBourg Richards, c. 1850′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of a Muslim Butcher Posing With a Mule in Beijing, China (1869)

Portrait of a Muslim butcher posing with a mule in Beijing, China, 1869. By Scottish photographer John Thomson.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Stereoview Scene of a Man Looking at Stereoviews And a Wary Couple Titled “An Optical Delusion. - Things Seen And Things Not Seen.” (1850′s/1860′s)

Stereoview scene of a man looking at stereoviews and a wary couple titled “An optical delusion. - Things seen and things not seen.” Probably British, c. 1850′s/1860′s.

Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Retouched Portrait of US Navy Lieutenant Henry Erken During the American Civil War Attributed to Mathew Brady (1860's)

Retouched portrait of US Navy Lieutenant Henry Erken during the American Civil War attributed to Mathew Brady, c. 1861-1865.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man Attributed to Mathew Brady (1850′s)

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man attributed to Mathew Brady, c. 1850′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Russian Rear Admiral Lisovski Probably During the American Civil War (1860's)

Portrait of Russian Rear Admiral Lisovski probably during the American Civil War, c. 1861-1865. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Animated Time-Lapse Portrait of Union Army General Edwin Sumner During the American Civil War (1860's)

Animated time-lapse portrait of Union Army general Edwin Sumner during the American Civil War, c. 1861-1865.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of a Man Identified As Mr. E. Calcano Attributed to Mathew Brady (1860′s)

Portrait of a man identified as Mr. E. Calcano, c. 1860′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

“Captain Franz Von Papen, Former German Military Attache at Washington, Who Was Persona Non Grata to the U.S. on Account of His Unfriendly Activities" (1915)

“Captain Franz von Papen, former German military attache at Washington, who was persona non grata to the U.S. on account of his unfriendly activities. He was recalled December 1915.”

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.