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Early Photography and Albums

A collection of historical photographs and prints from the 19th century, featuring landscapes, portraits, and domestic scenes captured in early photographic techniques.

Drumpellier, Thomas Annan, c. 1868 - in or before 1878 photograph Scotland paper carbon print façade (of house or building). rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage
Drumpellier, Thomas Annan, c. 1868 - in or before 1878 photograph Scotland paper carbon print façade (of house or building). rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage
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Stilleven, John Swain & Son, c. 1894 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print paper laid table as still lifePhoto reproduction of a drawing, representing a suspended animal sheet with clogs for that. .Interior of the Institute of 1770 of the Harvard University, Anonymous, c. 1870 - in or before 1875 photomechanical print paper collotype club (students). university building, college Harvard CollegePortrait of an unknown person, Fred Holland Day, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print paper historical personsBook, Proof for exhibition catalogue, "Jockeys," Kingore Galleries, New York, NY; William Hunt Diederich (American, b. Hungary, 1884-1953); offset printing on fabriano cotton wove paper; 29.5 x 18.2 cm (11 5/8 x 7 3/16 in.)Carafe and a cup of cut glass, anonymous, c. 1891 - in or before 1895 photomechanical print Prague paper container of glass: bottle, jar, vaseView of Tarbert, Anonymous, c. 1881 - in or before 1886 photomechanical print Tarbert paper collotype city-view in general; 'veduta' TarbertReliekhouder, Emile Aubry, c. 1885 - in or before 1890 photomechanical print paper collotype relics (and reliquaries)Plaster casts of three tablets with hieroglyphs from Sinai, A.J. Brown (attributed to), c. 1857 - in or before 1862 photograph paper albumen print Egyptian hieroglyphs SinaiProof for exhibition catalogue, 'Jockeys,' Kingore Galleries, New York, NY, William Hunt Diederich, American, b. Hungary, 1884-1953, Offset printing on fabriano cotton wove paper, Left, page layout for text; Right, printed photograph depicting a firescreen designed by William Hunt Diederich. The screen depicts rearing ibex and wolves., USA, France, 1920, albums (bound) & books, Book, BookA description of the ivories ancient and mediaeval in the South Kensington Museum, William Maskell, 1872 book London paper. cardboard. linen (material). leather printingAssorting silkworms. .Photo production of a photo by Robert Demachy, presenting a street face in Menton; Strasse in Mentone. .Embroidered glove, Isabel Agnes Cowper, After Anonymous, c. 1869 - in or before 1874 photomechanical print United Kingdom paper gloves, mittens, etc.. (other forms of) needlework, e.g.: crocheting, knitting, embroideringPortret van Jean Bort, anonymous, c. 1881 - in or before 1886 photograph photographic support albumen print historical personsKey of Saint Peter from the Holy Cross Church in Liège, Belgium, Anonymous, c. 1860 - in or before 1865 photomechanical print paper photolithography key. the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiaraPhoto production of a print, representing (presumably) the three branch goddinnen, anonymous, c. 1850 - in or before 1860 photograph photographic support albumen print Fates, spare (Moir)Big Kopparberg's mountain team.Literature M.M. About Fat-Mats.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.Overview of six photos to illustrate people with different facial expressions, Oscar Gustave Rejlander, George Charles Wallich, Adrien Tournachon, Anonymous, c. 1868 - in Or Before 1873 photomechanical print paper collotype morphology of facial expression. historical personsStraat te Remagen, anonymous, c. 1889 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print Remagen paper street RemagenReproduction of a print of a face on Pontefract Castle, Anonymous, c. 1882 - in or before 1887 photomechanical print paper collotype castle PontefractMy informant. .Portrait of an unknown girl at the table, Otto Scharf, c. 1898 - in Or Before 1903 photomechanical print Krefeld (possibly) paper historical persons - BB - womanPhoto production of a painting of a Serenade under an open window, Anonymous, After Arthur Georg von Ramberg, c. 1874 - in or before 1884 photomechanical print paper collotype musician - CC - out of doors. opening the windowMott's Open Lavatory, the 'Nonpareil'.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Bassett, Richard, 1745-1815Photo production of a signed weapon of a member of the Bronckhorst-Batenburg family, possibly Johan van Bronckhorst-Batenburg, Benjamin Charlé (Possible), After Anonymous, c. 1903 - In or Before 1908 baryta paper. cardboard baryta paper. cardboardPhoto production of a painting, representing a partying crowd with torches. .Reproduction of a map of Southeast Asia by the brothers of Langren, Michel Berthaud, after brothers of Langren, c. 1890 - in or before 1895 photomechanical print paper collotype maps, atlasesCaney" the clown. .Application of the pentagon in the fortification, ca. 1702; Definitions des Anges & des Côtes du Pentagone Fortifié à Simples Bastions; Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique, Ou Description des Principales Villes Avec Leurs Fortifications. Dessignées PAR LES MEILLEURS Engineers, private party Celles Qui Sont Sous La Domination de la France (...) Et Ornées the plusieurs Superbes Edifes. Application of the pentagon in the fortification. Explanation under the plate in 22 points. Plate No 5 in the picture in the context of a total of 276 numbered plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses in the context of the Spanish Succession War. For most part, these plates have been copied to the anonymous French plates: in Les Forces de l'Europe and in: Le Theater de la Guerre, Dans Les Pays-Bas, both originally published by Nicolas de Fer in Paris (1693-1697) in the framework of the nine-year war. Title and inscriptions in French.Plaster cast of a hieroglyph from Sinai, fragment of a larger tablet, A.J. Brown (attributed to), c. 1857 - in or before 1862 photograph paper albumen print Egyptian hieroglyphs SinaiReliekhoulder; Reliquary - work of the Rhenane school; Orfererie ..Big Kopparberg's mountain team.Literature M.M. About Fat-Mats.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.Moeder en kind, M. & T. Bernoulli, c. 1898 - in or before 1903 photomechanical print Berlin paper mother and baby or young childPhoto production of an illustration of a girl on a stool, an egg and the letter C, anonymous, c. 1898 - in or before 1908 photomechanical print paper illustration ~ printed matter, book. child (at home) - AA - girlPortrait of presumably Naser Ed-Din Kadjar; Nasr-Eddin Chan in Chan. .Four portraits of unknown men who probably show helplessness, Anonymous, c. 1862 - in or before 1872 photomechanical print paper Weakness, Powerlessness, Helplessness; 'Infermità' (Ripa). passions, emotions, affectionsPortret van Herman Wilhelm Vogel, anonymous (possibly), c. 1894 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print paper historical personsHooiwagen, Eustace G. Calland, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print paper collotype hay-wagon (+ men (labourers))Drukpers van C.B. Cottrell & Sons Co., anonymous, c. 1899 - in or before 1904 photomechanical print paper printing pressDoor Sempione Te Milan. .Crime scene. .Ransätters Brokology.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.Portrait of an unknown person, Frederick Colburn Clarke, c. 1897 - in Or Before 1902 photomechanical print paper historical persons not known by namePhoto production of a drawing of Portraits of Lachlan and the Ewen Macpherson from the Clan Macpherson; Lachlan McPherson, Laggan, Strathearn. Ewan McPherson, Dal Quoich, Badenoch. Men or Cluny McPherson ..Daguerreotypie-camera, anonymous, c. 1900 - in or before 1905 photomechanical print paper camera ~ photographyStreet face in Brussels, Henri Tournai, c. 1880 - in or before 1885 photomechanical print Brussels sprinter: Dornach paper street BrusselsPortrait of a test subject during electrostimulation: 'Un homme âgé de Quarante deux', c. 1860 - in or before 1862 OngenumMeRe Pagina puts Foto 41 uit mechanism of human physiognomy or electro-physiological analysis of the expression of passions (atlas). Francepublisher: Paris paper. photographic support albumen print France OngenumMeRe Pagina puts Foto 41 uit mechanism of human physiognomy or electro-physiological analysis of the expression of passions (atlas). Francepublisher: Paris paper. photographic support albumen print FrancePortret van Een Proefpersoon Tijdens Elektrostimulatie: 'a forty-two man'. OngNEGMERDE PAGINA puts Foto 41 ITU mechanism of human physiognomy or electro-physiological analysis of the expression of passions (atlas).Portrait of an unknown woman, David Octavius Hill, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print Berlin paper historical persons. adult woman14 to Ardentius, 1614 XIV ut Ardentius. Third shock. Part of 'Sinnepoppen', R. Visscher, 1614. publisher: AmsterdamThe Hague engraving / printing XIV ut Ardentius. Third shock. Part of 'Sinnepoppen', R. Visscher, 1614. publisher: AmsterdamThe Hague engraving / printingPortrait of presumably Naser Ed-Din Kadjar, Anonymous, c. 1869 - in or before 1885 photomechanical print Paris paper collotype Ruler, SovereignChallenging the witch, anonymous, c. 1890 - in or before 1895 photomechanical print paper witch-hunt, persecution of witches and sorcerersTypical section of four track subway.. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. Illustrations. 1904. Rare Book Division. Subways , New York (State) , New York, Railroad construction and maintenance , New York (State) , New YorkView of an unknown woman at a bookcase, Fritz Luckhardt, c. 1868 - in or before 1874 photomechanical print photographic support collotype historical persons. bookcase, with doors. interior of the houseMicro-uptake of fibers in paper that is produced by machine, anonymous, c. 1890 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print paper collotype paper (writing material)Magnesiumlamp; Magnesium lamp, heating system. .Salmon Stocks.Laxå Brukskensology.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain history collection.Clarinet, oboe and a flute, anonymous, c. 1891 - in or before 1895 photomechanical print Prague paper Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Shawm. Flute, Aulos, TibiaPhoto production of a painting, representing a portrait of Karl Angerer, Anonymous, c. 1900 - in Or Before 1905 photomechanical print paper adult manTwo 16th -century French tables made of wood, on the exhibition rétrospective of 1877 in Lyon, France, Jacques Garcin, 1877 - 1878 photomechanical print These prints are part of a cover with 79 prints on 54 sheets and 65 text magazines. Lyonprinter: Paris paper table (+ wood and other phytogenic material) LyonBuste van Sir Joseph Heron in the town hall of Manchester, Anonymous, c. 1881 - In or Before 1891 photomechanical print paper chest, bustThe lover of photographic excursions, 1896 book paper. cardboard printing / collotypeJohn Shedden-Dobie..Harp from the South Kensington Museum in London, Anonymous, c. 1869 - in or before 1874 photomechanical print London paper harpAn Active Moulin. Ernest H. Edwards (British, 1837 - 1903)Reliekhouder, Daumont, after Berthier, c. 1859 - in or before 1864 print Paris paper relics (and reliquaries)View of an unknown man who fully trays a boat with straw, M. Herrmann, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print Hall on the Saale paper adult man. agricultural products and by-products: straw. small canal, ditch. meadow, pastureFive waffle irons for making hosts, anonymous, c. 1878 - in or before 1883 photomechanical print paper eating of blessed food. waffle-ironNaakte Man Die Zijn Arm Uitstrekt; Elevation and lowering movements of the arm outside ..The Klasterskverken.Looker Brokology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.Large Kopparberg's mountain slope.Sword of Mohammed Abu Abdallah; Boabdil's Sword. Royal Armory. Madrid. .16th -century French sideboard of Hout, on the Exposition Rétrospective of 1877 in Lyon, France, Jacques Garcin, 1877 - 1878 photomechanical print This print is part of a cover with 79 prints on 54 sheets and 65 text magazines. Lyonprinter: Paris paper ornamental cupboard (+ wood and other phytogenic material) LyonWriting woman at a table, c. 1886 - in or before 1896 photomechanical print France paper adult woman. handwriting, writing as activity. tableKiirunavaara.Kiruna Many Kronology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.Old factory worker, William Gill (photographer), c. 1894 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print paper old manOliver Caswell and Laura D. Bridgman, 1844.. .Sequence of forms of the mouth when pronouncing 'Je Vous Aime', M.G. Demeny, c. 1881 - In or Before 1891 photomechanical print France paper collotype mouth. speakingMan who makes a photoolitho, anonymous, c. 1922 - In or Before 1932 photomechanical print paper photographic apparatus. print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithographFloor mosaic from presumably a church in Rome, Anonymous, c. 1850 - in or before 1860 photograph Rome photographic support albumen print pavement, floor ~ architectureWeapons of residents of the Steppe in Kyrgyzstan, Anonymous, c. 1875 - In or Before 1885 photomechanical print paper weaponsWall relief with a triumphal wagon and horses, presumably in Rome, Anonymous, c. 1850 - in or before 1860 photograph Rome photographic support albumen print decorating 'en relief', appliquéing. ancient forms of military vehicles: chariot, battle wagon, etc.Drie violen, anonymous, c. 1891 - in or before 1895 photomechanical print Prague paper violin, fiddlePortrait of an unknown man from the Santhal stem from the hills of Bhagalpur; Sonhal. Aboriginal. Bhaugulore Hills. .Photo production of a map of a tomb on the Via Latina in Rome, Anonymous, c. 1867 - in Or Before 1877 photomechanical print paper grave, tomb. plan ~ architecture Via LatinaBig Kopparberg's mountain team.Literature M.M. About Fat-Mats.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.Salmon Stocks.Laxå Brukskensology.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain history collection.Border of window blind, Alfred Brothers (possibly), c. 1889 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print paper lace. curtainsTwo women read a card, Albert Gottheil, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print Gdanskleipzigprinter: Halle an der Saalepublisher: Halle an der Saale paper adult woman (+ two persons). readingBig Kopparberg's mountain team.Literature M.M. About Fat-Mats.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.Sheet of probably an ivy with a portrait of an unknown girl. .Bosgezicht, Alfred Schneider, c. 1898 - in or before 1903 photomechanical print paper forest, woodSword of Mohammed Abu Abdallah, Anonymous, c. 1883 - In or Before 1893 photomechanical print Madrid paper hacking and thrusting weapons: swordZestien Portretten van actors in actresses. Van Links Naar Rechts: Juliette Mealy, Mr. Samary, Lucien Fugère, Mrs. Tylda Raphael, Mr. Bernard, Miss Tusini, Miss H. Gérard, Miss Rolla, Miss Dastie, Miss Cernay.Portrait of an unknown man, Curt Kubica, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print Heilbronnleipzigprinter: Halle an der Saalepublisher: Halle an der Saale paper historical personsPortrait of an unknown woman, Will Armstrong, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print Boston paper historical persons not known by name - BB - womanGrafsteen van William Wilson, anonymous, c. 1886 - in or before 1896 photomechanical print paper grave, tombRansätters Brokology.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.Banier at the 25-year anniversary of the inauguration of King William III in Amsterdam, 1874, 1874 Banner. Illustration in the official party guide at the 25-year anniversary of the inauguration of King Willem III in Amsterdam, 12 May 1874. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper letterpress printing Amsterdam. Butter market Banner. Illustration in the official party guide at the 25-year anniversary of the inauguration of King Willem III in Amsterdam, 12 May 1874. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper letterpress printing Amsterdam. Butter market