American: 1860s-1870s. 2 ⅜ x 3 ½ inches, uncased. An interesting image of two men in a studio setting, examining a paper. The staged nature and the attire suggest that this was an occupational staged photograph. It is unusual to see an interracial duo of train workers, and we can...
American: 1860s. N.p., c. 1860s. 4 ¾ x 3 ½ inches. A wonderful image in a very uncommon large format of a boy maybe seven or eight years old, possibly a drummer boy, showing a level of intimacy and warmth not usually found in portraits of the period. The obstacles...
American: 1870s-1880s. 3 ½ x 2 ¾ inches. An uncommon early image of an Asian immigrant posed in front of a bakery, possibly in Albion, New York, where a Blott Building built in 1869 containing a bakery burned in 1914. The tintype medium and general look suggest that the picture...
New York? 1860s. An unusual image of a Zouave soldier in an outdoor setting, holding a horse. During the Civil War, roughly 95 Zouave regiments formed, adopting the names, uni-forms and sometimes fighting styles of the North African Zouave brigades. The bulk - about 70 of the regiments - fought...
American: 1860s. [Women][Civil War] A Pair of Tintypes of Civil War Soldiers in Federal Uniforms, Possibly Women American, c. 1860s. Quarter plate tintypes, first measuring 2 ½ x 3 inches, second 2 ¼ by 3 ⅜ inches, both cased. Though it is known that many women - perhaps...
1860s. A striking photograph, featured on page 89 of David Deitcher’s Dear Friends: Photographs of Men Together, 1840-1918. “Romantic friendship between American men acquired a different kind of social prestige and meaning within the Civil War. No sooner did young recruits leave the shelter and ties of home and family.....
American? 1850s. Case measuring 3 x 2 ½ inches, image slightly smaller. A striking image of a young woman with a guitar. Housed in a full case with mother of pearl inlay. Provenance: The Steve Roden Collection of Vernacular Photography.
American: 1860s-1870s. A fine image in the larger format. Some wear to edges and light rubbing, but very good with nice contrast.
American? 1860s. 2 ⅜ x 3 ⅜ inches, uncased. An arresting and uncommon image of a girl bathing her dolls in a formal studio setting. Some discoloration at margins, image area in excellent condition.
American? 1860s. 3 ½ x 2 ¼ inches, uncased. A striking image, featured on p. 79 of David Deitcher’s Dear Friends: Photographs of Men Together, 1840-1918. Images of men together from the nineteenth century do not necessarily suggest a sexual relationship, as Deitcher explains in his book, but rather a....
American: 1860s. Tintype in case, 3 ¼ x 4 ¼ inches. A quarter plate tintype of a women’s sewing circle, probably circa 1860s. Three women hold patterns while one sews. Ante-bellum sewing circles were often anti-slavery or missionary in nature, though we can find no details here that offer clues...