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.

Stereoview of Westminster Street in Providence, Rhode Island (1800′s)

Stereoview of Westminster Street in Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1800′s. By the photography firm Manchester Brothers.

Source: Boston Public Library.

Stereoview of People, Buildings, and a Hydrant Shooting Water Into the Air on Independence Day in Providence, Rhode Island (1873)

View of people, buildings, and a hydrant shooting water into the air in Providence, Rhode Island, July 4, 1873. By the photography firm Manchester Brothers.

Source: Boston Public Library.

View of the George Washington Equestrian Statue in Union Square on the Year of its Dedication in New York City (1856)

View of the George Washington equestrian statue on the year of its dedication in Union Square in New York City, New York, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers.

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View of Meeting Street in Front of the Charleston Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina (1863)

View of Meeting Street in front of the Charleston Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, 1863. A rare street scene taken while the city was still under Confederate control. By George S. Cook.

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A Group of Men Posing at the Entrance of the Mills House Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina (1860)

A group of men posing at the entrance of the Mills House Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, 1860. By Osborn and Durbec.

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View of Carriage and Pedestrian Traffic on London Bridge (1896)

View of carriage and pedestrian traffic on London Bridge over the Thames River, London, c. 1896. Published by Strohmeyer and Wyman. Animated stereoview.

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An African American Man Standing on a Street Corner in Baltimore, 1856

An African American man standing on a street corner in Baltimore, 1856. By the Langenheim Brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Street Scene in Front of the Royal Exchange

A busy street scene in front of the Royal Exchange building, London, c. 1887. Animated stereoview.

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First Photograph of a Manned Balloon in Flight? (1859)

A Thaddeus Lowe balloon named United States aloft at the corner of 6th Avenue and 59th Street, New York City, 1859. The balloon looks as though it is rising out of a temporary stadium with wooden bleachers. The address seems to put the event in Central Park or adjacent to it. The man that is visible in the balloon's basket might be Thaddeus Lowe himself. This is the earliest photograph that I have come across that undisputedly shows a balloon in flight. Animated stereoview.

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