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Historical Portraits of 19th Century Men

A collection of formal portrait photographs featuring men in vintage attire, seated with serious expressions against plain backdrops and draped fabrics.

Hon. John Alexander Magee of PA
Hon. John Alexander Magee of PA
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Richard O'GormanCaptain Carl Mauritz Wästfelt.Henry T. TuckermanHon. GetzHon. J.S. SmithHon. Solomon Lewis SpinkCox, Hon. Jacob D. of Ohio, Secty of Interior - GrantThomas B. ThorpHon. John B. HendersonCharles Pomeroy, a U.S. Representative from IowaH.P. GrayHon. Daniel Clark of N.H.County Governor J. L. Rasch.Hon. John Edw. Bouligny of LAMartin, Hon. Joseph John of N.C.Judge S.J. FieldAlbert Julius Brodin.Wallace, Hon. William A. of Pa.Hill, Hon. Nathaniel Peter of ColoradoWintersmith, Hon. R.C. M.C.Hon. Worthington Curtis SmithGlover, Hon. John of Mo.Thomas B. ThorpButterworth, Hon. Benjamin of OhioWilliams, Hon. W.B. of Mich.Hon. Matthew Hale CarpenterHon. Robert C. Schenck of OhioHon. Porter Sheldon of N.Y.Rev. Cotton SmithSen. Riddleberger, VAHon. John Augustus Griswold of N.Y.West, Hon. Joseph Rodman of La., Lt. Col. 1st California Inf. USA, August 1861Gen. L.H. Pelouze, U.S.A.Eugene Hale of Maine (picture taken in 1874), portrait bustPRINCE ALBERT, consort of Victoria, queen of England with his autograph Date: 1819-1861Cameron, Senator James Donald of PAHon. Isaac Ingalls StevensAllen G. Thurman of OhioGrachoma GleckDorsey, Senator of Ark.Isaac Israel HayesWILLIAM CHARLES DOBSON Artist, photographed in 1881. Date: 1817 - 1898Jno. GilbertMcPherson, Hon. John of N.J.Hill, Hon. Nathaniel Peter of ColoradoJorgensen, Hon. Jos. of Va.James T. BradyEugene HalePortrait of Gustave Flourens (1838-1871), (Professor at the College de France, Member of the Commune) Portrait of Gustave Flourens (1838-1871), Professor at the College of France, member of the municipality. Photograph of BACARD Son (Paul Bacard, said). Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Before 1871-1871.Hewitt, Hon. Abram S. of New YorkHon. Nehemiah Perry of N.J.Egbert, Hon. A.G. of PAHon. S.G. Arnold of R.I.Landers, Hon. Geo. Marcellus of Conn.Portrait of Henry Mills Grace, father of William Gilbert GraceRev. Cotton SmithSir James Hector black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives, copiesAntone ParvaliThomas Carmichael Hindman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Ordway Collection. Hindman, Thomas Carmichael, 1828-1868, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Confederate.J.A. CampbellEngineer Gustaf Maechel.Gresham, Hon. Walter Q., Secty of State, Cleveland adm.H.P. GrayMaxey, Hon. Samuel Bell of TexasConstant Troyon, peintre paysagiste. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)Chas. L. ElliottPortrait of Emperor Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881) by Russian Photographer /Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk/1863/Albumin Photo/Russia/Tsar's Family. House of RomanovPhotograph of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury; the English Conservative Statesman. On the death of Disraeli, he became leader of the Conservative party and was British Prime Minister several times in the 1880's and 90's. Date: 1800Prof. Dobriener, cameo portraitJoseph CoburnGeorge Alfred TownsendHon. James G. Blaine of MaineA. M. Scales, Brigidier General, C.S.A., half-length portrait, facing right | Library of CongressJohn A. LoganGen. James GarfieldJoseh Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery, c1867. From a photograph taken when he was about 40.G.D. ChapinBayard Taylor12/31/1894. Portrait of Ángel Ganivet.Sgt. Thomas Shaw, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left African American Photographs Assembled for 1900 Paris Exposition.Hon. Orris Sanford Ferry of Conn.Robert LincolnAdolph E. BorieBureau manager Alfred Grandinsson.Portrait of Grand Duke Constantin Nikolaevich of Russia (1827-1892) by Russian Photographer /Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk/1864/Albumin Photo/Russia/Tsar's Family. House of RomanovWood, Hon. Fernando of New YorkPortrait, Nathaniel Hawthorne, from photo taken May 19, 1860 by Mayall, London , Portrait photographs, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives CollectionDom Pedro II (1825 ñ 5 December 1891), 'the Magnanimous', was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years from 1831-1889Prof. John Langston, Howard UniversityKlotz, Hon. Robert of PAUlysses S. Grant, wears civilian clothing in a photographic portrait of the 1860s (BSLOC_2018_10_72)Portrait of Grand Duke Constantin Nikolaevich of Russia (1827-1892), Russian Photographer Elam, Hon. Joseph B. of LAConfederate General James Longstreet, c. 1861-65, was one of Robert E. Lee's most capable generals during the US Civil War. After the war, he became a very successful businessman and a Republican. In 1868, he attended the Presidential inauguration of his old West Point friend, Ulysses S. Grant (BSLOC_2018_10_101)NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS American writer Date: 1806 - 1867Portrait of James A. GarfieldBrig. General Archibald Campbell Godwin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left | Library of CongressBrigadier General John Bratton, C.S.A., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Title devised by Library staff, Written on image: Jhn. Bratton; mirror image inscription on bottom of image: Jhn. Bratton, Grig. Genl. C.S.A, Tintype appears to be made from an earlier photograph, Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Bratton, John, 1831-1898, Military service, Confederate States of America, Army, People, Military officers, Confederate, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Confederate.Photograph of Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) an Austrian composer. Dated 19th CenturyLieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Engraving by Samuel Sartain, Published by Rice & Allen, Chicago, & Samuel Sartain, Philadelphia, 1865