American: 1870s-1880s. 3 ½ x 2 ¾ inches. An uncommon early image of an Asian immigrant posed in front of a bakery. We find no record of a Blott St. or building besides the Blott block of Albion, New York, but the architecture and street numbers do not match the.....
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......
Kansas or Indian Territory: 1860s-1870s. Fourteen sixth-plate tintype portraits and a carte-de-visite housed in a cloth album, with identification of subjects on mats surrounding the images. The Sac and Fox of the Mississippi, one of three recognized tribes of Sac (or Sauk) and Fox, underwent a period of great upheaval.....
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.....