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Culpeper, Virginia (vicinity). John Minor Botts and family September 1863

Culpeper, Virginia (vicinity). John Minor Botts and familySeptember 1863Timothy O'SullivanLibrary of Congress

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M.B. Brady's new photographic gallery, corner of Broadway and Tenth Street,...

M.B. Brady's new photographic gallery, corner of Broadway and Tenth Street, New York / A. Berghaus del.Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Jan. 05, 1861Library of Congress

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Unidentified image, ca. 1850s.

Unidentified image, ca. 1850s.  via Gods & Foolish Grandeur

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Lithograph of Winterhalter's portrait of Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna, née...

Lithograph of Winterhalter's portrait of Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna, née Cäcilie Auguste,Princess and Margravine of Baden, wife of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich, 1857.According to Gods &...

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Plotting Mischief, ca. 1850

Plotting Mischiefca. 1850Frank StonePrivate CollectionImage via the Athenaeum

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Parting Words, Fenchurch Street Station 1859

Frederick Bacon BarwellParting Words, Fenchurch Street Station1859Repository unknownvia ArtUK

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The Sewing Machine Agent: Harper's Weekly, March 10, 1866

THE SEWING MACHINE - AGENT: "A most Wonderful Invention, indeed, Mum, and it really Executes the Work so Efficiently and Quickly, that, 'pon my Word, there's nothing left for the Ladies to do now but...

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Negroes Leaving Their Home. Harper's Weekly Magazine, April 9, 1864, p. 237

Negroes Leaving Their HomeHarper's Weekly Magazine, April 9, 1864, p. 237.House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College

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Amethyst necklace, ca. 1818-38

An amethyst necklace total weight c. 100 ct gold and rosé gold 750, cultured pearls, French hallmark 1818-1838, socket fastening, length c. 41 cm, 47.8 g, some pieces from later date, with case.via the...

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Bacchante coral cameo necklace, ca. 1860.

Bacchante coral cameo necklace, ca. 1860.Private collectionvia Ruby Lane

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The Donkey Party, 1853–56

The Donkey Party; The Upper LakeArtist:James Knight (British)Artist: Thereza Dillwyn LlewelynDate:1853–56Medium:Salted paper printDimensions:Image: 11.8 × 14.3 cm (4 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.) (a) Image: 7.3 ×...

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Mr and Mrs W. Beach, 1853-56

Mr and Mrs W. BeachArtist:Jane Martha St. John (British, 1803–1882)Date:1853–56Medium:Salted paper printDimensions:Image: 15.7 × 13.8 cm (6 3/16 × 5 7/16 in.)Classification:PhotographsCredit...

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Group Portrait of Four Women, Two Men and Three Children in a Garden, ca. 1850s

[Group Portrait of Four Women, Two Men and Three Children in a Garden]Artist:Franz Antoine (Austrian, 1814–1882)Date:1850s–60sMedium:Albumen silver print from glass negativeDimensions:2.3 x 37.8 cm. (0...

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Birthday Group (detail), 1856

Birthday Group (detail)Artist:John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 Swansea, Wales)Date:1856Medium:Albumen silver printDimensions:Image: 15.7 × 20.6 cm (6 3/16 × 8 1/8...

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Thereza - ca. 1853-56

TherezaArtist:John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 Swansea, Wales)Date:1853–56Medium:Salted paper printDimensions:Image: 23.2 × 19 cm (9 1/8 × 7 1/2...

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Macrae, Ross, and Warner Families Outdoors, 1858

[Macrae, Ross, and Warner Families Outdoors]Artist:Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near Montrose, Scotland 1801–1886 Scotland)Date:ca. 1858Medium:Salted paper printDimensions:15.3 x 18.8 cm (6 x...

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Cameo: Saint Christopher, ca. 1850s

Cameo: Saint ChristopherSardonyx Shell, 15k gold tested.Size: 2 1/2" by 2" only cameo is 2 1/8" by 1 5/8".Date and Origin: Circa 1850/1860 Italy, frame could be English. Signed on back L R (could be...

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Ivory floral cameo, ca. 1850

Ivory cameoIvory, Silver.Size:2 1/2" by 2".Date and Origin: France, probably Dieppe, circa 1850.(setting has been updated)via Antiquecameos.net

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Madame Medori, ca. 1857

Madame MedoriMathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)ca. 185720.6 x 15.6 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)Credit Line:Gilman Collection, Purchase, Mrs. Walter Annenberg and The Annenberg...

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House, Corner of Wolfe and Washington Streets, Alexandria, Virginia (detail)...

House, Corner of Wolfe and Washington Streets, Alexandria, Virginia (detail)Mathew Brady1861-65Original Caption: House. Corner of Wolfe and Washington Sts., Alexandria, VaU.S. National Archives’ Local...

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