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Historic Photography Collection

A series of vintage photographs capturing various scenes, including store interiors and ceramic displays, reflecting historical moments.

Two Lekythos vases and an Oenochoë, Stephen Thompson, c. 1869 - in or before 1874 photograph photographic support albumen print container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase
Two Lekythos vases and an Oenochoë, Stephen Thompson, c. 1869 - in or before 1874 photograph photographic support albumen print container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase
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1860 - c. 1915 photograph Amsterdam paper. photographic support gelatin silver print WitsenhuisCountry Store. Unknown maker, AmericanStereo albumin photograph showing the Austrian merchant navy exhibition at the 1873 World Exhibition in Vienna. Mounted on a box frame, displaying ships, models, and maritime arrangements.Two Lekythos vases and an Oenochoë, Stephen Thompson, c. 1869 - in or before 1874 photograph photographic support albumen print container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vaseCotton plant. Studio photograph of a cotton plant in a pot, showing cotton fibers. 1870 - 1879. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. South Carolina, Southern States, Cotton, Aiken (S.C.), Cotton industry , South CarolinaShowcase with objects of (noble) metal; Halls of crafts July 1962..Four Chinese vases and one Chinese boiler, Ghémar Frères, c. 1870 - in or before 1875 photograph photographic support albumen print container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. kitchen-utensils: cauldronAn interior view of Mrs. Erwin's showing a stuffed gull with a photograph in a frame hanging from its mouth. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)VII vitrine room with Chinese porcelain; Exhibition Oriental treasures: 4000 years Asian art. .Candlestick decorated with a musician with bagpipe, Anonymous, 1880 - 1940 photograph This photo is part of an album. cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print candlestick. musician. bagpipe, musetteBouquet of flowers including roses and lilies, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Florence cardboard. photographic support albumen print cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers FlorenceInterior view of a fair or church bazaar showing tables draped with flowers and arranged with items, including a table with photographs and paintings labelled "In Memoriam". still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Pittsfield (Mass.)Description: Cyprus Antiquities Location: Cyprus Date: 1876-1942 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalensTwelve Egyptian objects, including four dogs, Anonymous, c. 1890 - c. 1895 photograph photographic support gelatin silver print hacking and thrusting weapons: daggerArtistic Group, 1856 - 1859 stereograph Englandpublisher: London paper. cardboard albumen print still life of miscellaneous objectsShowcase with silver objects; Exhibition English silver 1660-1820. .Pepper or salt barrel decorated with a man with flowers in hand, anonymous, 1880 - 1940 photograph This photo is part of an album. cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print salt-cellar, salt-shaker. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. adult man. cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowersDaniel's china court. A.B. Daniell & Son's exhibit. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)Arm chair decorated with braid tires, tooth lists, acanthus leaf and rosettes in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Rijksmuseum Amsterdam photographic support chair"Silverspring". Unknown maker, AmericanStill life of knickknack. UnknownCrowning with medallion and two bay branches, probably a product photo of a manufacturer, société royale belge de photographie (attributed to), 1862 - 1900 photograph Belgium cardboard. paper albumen print architectural detailStilleven, vase with flowers, Adolphe Gayne de Meyer (attributed to), 1908 photomechanical print paper. cardboard flowers in a vaseThree metal candelabers, prepared at an exhibition on religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, Joseph Maes, 1864 - in Or Before 1866 photomechanical print Mechelenantwerp paper photolithography Chandelier, a candlestick MechelenSculpture of a kissing pair and a cage, anonymous, 1880 - 1940 photograph This photo is part of an album. cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. (lovers) kissing each other. bird in a cageShowcase with various objects from side, a shoe and thumbnails; Edge vitrins in the gold leather room. In the middle right A miniature, representing Frederick Louis (1707-51), Prince of Wales, son of King George II, by an anonymous manufacturer. Top left the miniature portrait of a woman, maybe Anne Hyde (1637-71), the first wife of Jacobus II of England, also anonymous.Showcase with ceramics, bottoms are two cows on either side of a plate; Courter extension courtyard. .Italian faience. Silvia Bella Italian faience. Silvia Bella. Black and white projection plate. 1900-1930. Photograph of Jacques-Ernest Bulloz (1858-1942).Interiors: Glass Study (taken under gas lighting), Still Life with Glass Objects, stereograph, stereophoto, photographs, height 88 mm, width 177 mm, photographer, 1880 - 1910, photographic paper, photo paper, cardboard, daylight gelatin silver printStill life to books, 1853-1855. Photograph of the Jersey workshop. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. Framework, French writer, book, portrait, still lifeModel of the Mayflower. Plymouth series. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Plymouth (Mass.)Sword of Myles Standish, and the Gun-Barrel with which King Philip was killed.. Robbins & CompanyDisplay of vases and glasses which won a Prize Medal; about 1865; Albumen silver printStill life with Meissen 'Schneeball vase' and ship model.1953. Corinthian capital in marble from the reception hall of Medina Azahara.Naro table with the end of the 18th century from the collection of Maria Watraszewska from Warsaw in 1920 - front view and top in advance on a 1: 5 scale and detail of the countertop on a 1: 1 scale; around 1920 (before 16.10.1920) (1920-00-00-1920-00-00);Showcase with various objects, largely in miniature, including a carriage, chairs, crates, gloves, a range, footwear, a crib and a spinning wheel; Showcase tracer of Regent's room to doll chambers. .Model of the Mayflower. Plymouth views. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Plymouth (Mass.)Showcase with ceramics, in the background you can see a cupboard with two vases; Courter extension courtyard. .Vase , Vases. Louis Prang & Company CollectionThree ceramic vessels from the collection of the Minutoli Institut, Liegnitz (now Legnica, Poland). Belitski, Ludwig (1830-1902), photographerCampania Salerno Nocera Inferiore Museo dell'Agro Nocerino4. Hutzel, Max German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Naples National Museum, 1900-1926, Italy, by Samuel Hurst Seager. Gift of S. Hurst Seager, 1926.Showcase with Dutch glass from the 18th century; Halls of crafts July 1962..Photograph by Victor Angerer from 1882 showing a still life with objects from the Ambras collection and a model of the Danube female by Hans Gasser, on painted paper, emphasizing arrangement and details.Showcase with Islamic art; Arts industry halls. .Mohave Still Life. Edward Sheriff Curtis (United States, 1868-1952). United States, 1907. Photographs. PhotogravureBohemian glassware, Austrian section. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)Old Libery Bell, 1776. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)Mug and wallet which belonged to Thomas Clark, and a Bible brought over in the Mayflower.. C.H. Rogers (American, active 1870s - 1890s)Flower study with Cologne pot on the box, c. 1875 - c. 1895 photograph Part of collective band with photos of flower studies. Paris cardboard. photographic support albumen print flowers. container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. chest, cofferGov. Carver's chair and Mile's Standish's sword. Plymouth views. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Plymouth (Mass.)Bloemstilleven, Anonymous, 1855 - 1900 photograph Great Britain (possibly) paper albumen print cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers Great BritainShowcase with chinese porcelain under a painting; Troostzaal. .Showcase with 17th century glassware; Halls of crafts July 1962..Vase of flowers with doily. Jotham A. French (American, 1834 - 1898)The old pharmacy of the hôpital Saint-Denis, France: ornate shelving with decorative china pharmacy jars and glass bottles. Photograph, 1890/1910.Photograph by Johann Victor Krämer, created around 1900, depicting various scenes and subjects documented during his travels.Shield of Argos , Antiquities, Sculpture, Shields. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionTwo decorative elements arranged on a wall Two decorative elements arranged on a wall. Anonymous photography. Draw at gelatin bromide of silver.Lazio Frosinone Veroli S. Andrea Apostolo, Cathedral3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of metalwork objects housed in Treasury of S. Andrea Apostolo, including busts, reliquaries, crosses, polittico, boxes. Antiquities: relief sculpture; busts General Notes: Museum, which contains Treasury, is located in the last chapel of the right nave. Thirteen views of (non-metalwork) sculpture from Museum have been assigned numbers at end of Treasury sequence, but there are no negatives corresponding to these prints, nor is there authoritative evidence that these objects are housed in the Cathedral Museum. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque Dogs in a basket, Anonymous, 1899 - 1940 photograph This photo is part of an album. photographic support gelatin silver print dogTuscany Grosseto Massa Marittima Museo Civico7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Panel painting (1), painting Antiquities: Sculpture, urns, arrowheads, tools German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Stereo albumin photograph by William England showing Chinese porcelain exhibited at the Vienna World Exhibition in 1873, highlighting decorative ceramics and craftsmanship.Showcase with objects of ceramics, including scales, candlesticks and two animal figures; Vitters crafts. This is the device of the display case before emptying in October 1959. Left and bottom right in the display case an animal figure of faience, representing a cow, multicolored painted with flowers.Close-up of well. John Whistler, photographer (British, 1830 - 1897) about 1855-1865 A well with a wooden frame for the windlass. A bucket is attached to the windlass by a chain and rope.Man weaving basket; Joseph Amadio (British, active London, England about 1855); 1855 - 1858; Stereograph, DaguerreotypeShowcase with metal objects including a bowl, a can and boxes; Halls of crafts July 1962..Mlle Moncelet; Mlle Rousseau André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri French 1862 View more. Mlle Moncelet; Mlle Rousseau. André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, Paris 1819-1889 Paris). 1862. Albumen silver print from glass negative. PhotographsCurio Store. Attributed to Kusakabe Kimbei (Japanese, 1841 - 1934)Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Risk information service own, photo number 156-0383. 1956Mass. Charitable Mechanic Association. Thirteenth Exhibition - 1878.. Unknown maker, AmericanRoom with Chinese ceramics in the Musée Guimet in Paris, Neue Photographic Gesellschaft, 1903 stereograph Guimet museum cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. permanent exhibition, museumPepper or salt cellar decorated with a man holding flowers, This photo is part of an album., photograph, photo, album sheet, photos, height 180 mm, width 129 mm, photographer, 1880 - 1940, cardboard, photographic paper, photo paper, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver printBagatelle album Bagatelle album. Photograph of Charles Marville (1816-V. 1878).Carpenter Holding a Bag of Tools and a Square. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 7.2 x 5.7 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/4 in.)Mat: 8.3 x 6.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)Case: 1.7 x 9.2 x 7.9 cm (11/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.). Date: 1880-90s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Indians: Arts and Crafts. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic HistoryMrs. Lena Eagle Dog Puts New Quilt on Bed. 1900 - 1960.. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Rosebud Agency. 9/17/1947-. PhotographsLilliputian Souvenir 1862-63 Mathew B. Brady American. Lilliputian Souvenir 286046Walther 1er; Troisvalets André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri French 1861 View more. Walther 1er; Troisvalets. André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, Paris 1819-1889 Paris). 1861. Albumen silver print from glass negative. PhotographsWinding gold and silver thread (Valnár), Yeola. Unknown maker, BritishUnknown photographer, beam fragment in Baalbek (without dat.): View. Photo, 20.4 x 20.2 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Fotograf : Gebälkfragment in Baalbek (ohne Dat.)Cristaux de Baccarat No. 3, Section Française. Léon & Lévy (French, active 1864 - 1913 or 1920)Old photo albumMiles Standish's pot and platter. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Plymouth (Mass.)Street vendor's wares. Street vendor's waresBygging and Bo exhibition in Västerås.Product image from A. W Nilsson's factories, Malmö. Young cart with parasol.Whitney Estate , Whitney, William C. William Collins, 1841-1904. Messenger CollectionChina and Porcelain, by Minton and Co.; The International Exhibition of 1862..Portrait of an unknown sitting man, anonymous, c. 1855 - c. 1870 photograph glass. metal. velvet (fabric weave). wood (plant material). leather ambrotype historical persons. sitting figureRepresentative sled of Ludwig II of Bavaria from the years 1871-1874, from the Royal carriage house of Munich photograph from the collection of Józef Brandt used when painting the picture `Departure from Wilanów of John III Sobieski and Marysieńka' from ??????????????. unknown, photographerVintage photograph. Stacks of coins sitting on bundles of cash bills in front of photo of houses in neighborhood under constructionSilver boiler at the exhibition of Antiquities in Delft, A.L. Oversluijs, After Anonymous, c. 1855 - In or Before 1863 photograph This photo is part of a cover with 35 photos on 16 sheets. Delft paper. cardboard albumen print kitchen-utensils (with NAME). minerals and metals: silver DelftWide view of two Selo film advertising posters leaning against white card, propped on carpeted floor and wall gelatin silver prints, black-and-white printsBox Of Stereoscopic Views, Thirty-Six Selected Haynes Stereoscopic Views of the Yellowstone National Park; Photographed by Frank Jay Haynes (American, 1853 - 1921); cream paperboard; Overall: 18.4 x 9.5 x 5.1 cm (7 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 in.) Each card: 8.9 x 17.7 cm (3 1/2 x 7 in.) Each photograph mounted side by side: 8 x 7.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 in.)Box Of Stereoscopic Views, Thirty-Six Selected Haynes Stereoscopic Views of the Yellowstone National Park; Photographed by Frank Jay Haynes (American, 1853 - 1921); cream paperboard; Overall: 18.4 x 9.5 x 5.1 cm (7 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 in.) Each card: 8.9 x 17.7 cm (3 1/2 x 7 in.) Each photograph mounted side by side: 8 x 7.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 in.)Box Of Stereoscopic Views, Thirty-Six Selected Haynes Stereoscopic Views of the Yellowstone National Park; Photographed by Frank Jay Haynes (American, 1853 - 1921); cream paperboard; Overall: 18.4 x 9.5 x 5.1 cm (7 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 in.) Each card: 8.9 x 17.7 cm (3 1/2 x 7 in.) Each photograph mounted side by side: 8 x 7.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 in.)Box Of Stereoscopic Views, Thirty-Six Selected Haynes Stereoscopic Views of the Yellowstone National Park; Photographed by Frank Jay Haynes (American, 1853 - 1921); cream paperboard; Overall: 18.4 x 9.5 x 5.1 cm (7 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 in.) Each card: 8.9 x 17.7 cm (3 1/2 x 7 in.) Each photograph mounted side by side: 8 x 7.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 in.)Bell. .