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Sepia photograph of a dug earthwork trench in a cleared forest, with torn cloth and fallen logs around it.

Battle Field of New Hope Church, Georgia, No. 2

George N. Barnard, negative about 1865; print 1866

Sepia photograph of a wooded ravine with a stream, grassy banks, and a wooden bridge crossing above.

Rosedale Ravine, Howard St. Bridge

Frank W. Micklethwaite, 1880s

Sepia photograph of carved stone temple wall with tiers of figures, processing elephants, and ornate friezes.

Side Sculptures of Jugdish Temple, Odeypur

Lala Deen Dayal, 1882

Sepia photograph of a ruined domed mosque on a hill, with men resting in the foreground among scrub.

[Mosque Piquet]

Felice Beato, 1858

Sepia photograph of a hillside harbor town with masted ships, a wooden onion-domed church tower, and white tents in front.

The Russian Church and Town of Balaklava

Roger Fenton, 1855

Albumen photograph of a sculpted pediment with winged female figures, a central cherub, a bull, and grain and grape garlands.

["La Terre et l'Eau", Sculpture by Victor Vilain, Decoration of the Louvre, Paris]

Édouard Baldus, 1852-1857

Sepia photograph of a Vienna city square with an equestrian statue, ornate palace facade, and multistory buildings beyond.

The Schwartzenburg Platz, Vienna

Francis Frith, about 1850-1865

Sepia photograph of a man in tweed reclining on grass, holding a telescope with a rifle beside him.

Those Beastly Hinds Again!

Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 1860s

Sepia photograph of a large grey horse beside a seated man and two women in headscarves in a leafy garden.

[Old Dapple]

Henry Peach Robinson, 1899

Sepia photograph of a rocky, arid landscape with a small stone building on a hill, figures on open ground, and a carved stone

Vista 20

Jr. Emilio Herbruger, 1875

Sepia photograph of a brick country house with a gabled facade, arched loggia, and a large cedar tree beside a garden entranc

Part of the North Side of House and Entrance to Dutch Garden

Philip H. Delamotte, 1874

Sepia photograph of a stream flanked by wooden houses, a stone bridge, and pine trees in Nagasaki.

View in the Native Town of Nagasaki

Felice Beato, 1863-1868

Sepia photograph of Twin Peaks rising behind the C.P.R. Hotel at Banff, with cleared ground and tents in the foreground.

Twin Peaks and C.P.R. Hotel, Banff

William McFarlane Notman, about 1887

Sepia photograph of a stone gateway and arched doorway beside a dirt lane, with trees and a cottage in the distance.

Gateway to Borwick Hall, Lancashire

Reverend John Richardson Major, August 14, 1855

Sepia photograph of white stepped travertine terraces and shallow hot spring pools, with forested hills behind.

Mammoth Hot Springs, Lower Basin

William Henry Jackson, negative 1871; print 1873

Sepia photograph of a domed multi-storey palace with arched windows and a tiered tower beside it, under a pale sky.

Madura. [Trimul Naik's] Palace, View of North East Corner from One Side Sub Court Shewing the Exterior of One of the…

Capt. Linnaeus Tripe, 1858

Sepia photograph of the San Luis Rey mission church with bell tower, domed roof, and two men standing in a dirt plaza.

[Mission, San Luis Rey de Francia]

Carleton Watkins, 1880

Sepia photograph of ruined Karnak temple columns and an obelisk, with a fallen carved block and two robed figures in rubble.

Temple of El-Karnak, From the South East

Francis Frith, 1857

Sepia photograph of a bare hill with soldiers, tents and huts at the crest, and leafless trees on the right.

No. 42. Secret Service Corps-Scouts of the Army of the Potomac, Gen. Meade's Headquarters, April 1864

A. J. Russell, April 1864

Sepia photograph of a Gothic-style medieval court entrance with pointed arches, painted statues of saints, and a view into a

Crystal Palace, Entrance to Medieval Court

Philip H. Delamotte, about 1854

Hand-colored photo of a courtyard with wooden inn buildings, a pine tree, stone lantern and men in traditional dress.

Sudzuki Hotel, Nikko

Kusakabe Kimbei, 1870s-1890s

Sepia photograph of a wide tropical valley with dense palms and trees, hills, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

The Dumbara Valley

Henry W. Cave, about 1890

Sepia photograph of an ornate inlaid marble pavilion with arched openings, with a seated man in a turban at its doorway.

[Tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daulah, Agra]

Francis Frith & Co, 1850s-1890s

Sepia photograph of a steel truss railway viaduct under construction, with stone piers, a crane and workers below.

Acton Grange Railway Viaduct

G. Herbert & Horace C. Bayley, negative August 1892; print 1894

Sepia panoramic photograph of a hillside town with a cathedral, a castle, old houses, bare trees and a distant lake.

[Lausanne, Switzerland]

Adolphe Braun, 1865-1870

Sepia photograph of a workshop interior with belt-driven machine tools, flywheels, and overhead pulleys under a timber roof.

Messrs. Penn and Son's Works, Greenwich and Deptford: Deptford Pier Boiler Shop

Sepia photograph of an ornate Louvre facade with a sculpted pediment, caryatid figures and arched windows.

[The Second Floor of the Pavillon Richelieu, Louvre, Paris]

Édouard Baldus, 1852-1857

Sepia panoramic photograph of a river, wooded hill, palm trees and cultivated field, mounted on card.

Rio de Maria Farinha / Panorama Pumien Ponte

Marc Ferrez, 1875-1876

Sepia stereograph pair showing jagged masses of volcanic lava slag rising against a pale hazy horizon.

Masses of lava slag at Alta Vista

Charles Piazzi Smyth, 1858

Sepia photograph of the Temple of Neptune at Paestum, its long row of Doric columns and pediment seen across grass.

Poestum. Temple de Neptune

Giorgio Sommer, 1857

Sepia photograph of a calm river flanked by boulders and trees, with granite cliffs rising in the distance.

[View of the Merced - Cathedral Rocks in Distance]

Carleton Watkins, 1865-1866

Sepia photograph of a wooden mill by a river, a footbridge, wagons, and hillside buildings and trees at Jericho Mills, Virgin

Jericho Mills, North Anna, Virginia

Alexander Gardner, May 1864

Misty river scene with bare trees, a moored barge, and a horse and cart on the bank, printed in soft grey tones.

The Lea, Near Hoddesdon

Peter Henry Emerson, 1888

Sepia photograph of a stone courtyard with garden beds, arched doorways and several standing figures.

Dehr-el-Kamar - Cour interieur de la Maison de M. Bird dans laquelle de sont republics les chretiens de la ville de D…

J. G, about 1855

Sepia photograph of a stone courtyard with statues in arched niches, a fountain, and an ornate gateway beyond.

Palais de l'École des Beaux-Arts

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, 1851

Sepia photograph of a breached earthen rampart with wooden ladders and sharpened stakes in the foreground.

Angle at which French entered, August 21st 1860

Felice Beato, August 21, 1860

Two women in white classical gowns recline on a settee in a dim studio with a carved chair and patterned rug.

[Two Female Students in Classical Costume in Eakins's Studio]

Thomas Eakins, about 1883

Sepia photograph of ruined pointed arches and stone walls, with a domed building rising behind them in old Jerusalem.

Jérusalem. Cloître de Sainte-Marie La Grande

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, negative 1854; print 1856

Sepia photograph of the Truckee River flowing over rocks through a forest of tall pine trees.

Truckee River at Truckee Station

Alfred A. Hart, 1862-1869

Sepia print of a seated nude woman with flowers in her hair in a sea cave, with the ocean visible through an opening.

The Sea Cave, by W.E. Frost, A.R.A.

Caldesi & Montecchi, 1858

Sepia panorama of snow-capped mountains above a rocky plain with trees and pack animals in the foreground.

Panorama Safed Koh from Khyber to Shutar Gardan

John Burke, 1878

Panoramic photograph of Tangkoo Fort's walls and moat after capture, with a seated figure and flat embankments in the foregro

Tangkoo Fort after its Capture, Showing the French and English Entrance, August 10th, 1860

Henry Hering, negative August 10, 1860; print 1862

Black-and-white photograph of a wide rural landscape with bare trees, a winding river, meadows, and a distant village.

[Ball's Hill and Great Meadows]

Herbert W. Gleason, 1899

Sepia photograph of a three-masted ship beached on sand at low tide, with rigging against a pale sky.

[Boat on the sand, Le Crotoy, baie de Somme]

Louis-Alphonse Davanne, about 1851-1853

Sepia photograph of two girls with tousled hair, one resting her head on the other's shoulder against a dark background.

Water Babies again

Julia Margaret Cameron, 1864

Sepia photograph of a pond with lily pads and reeds beneath dense trees in a park.

[Pond in park, Surrey]

Henry White, 1855-1865

Sepia photograph of a bamboo footbridge on a sandy path, with thatched huts and tall coconut palms in the background.

[Enivrons de Manille, un pont en bambou, province de Leyte]

Walter B. Woodbury, negative 1857-1863; print 1864-1885

Sepia photograph of a wooden ferry with passengers on a calm river, with mountains and trees on the far bank.

Lalpura, from the Ferry

John Burke, 1878

Sepia photograph of a palace entrance with carved stone columns, lion statues, a balustrade, and a tiled pavilion roof at rig

Entrance to the Winter Palace, Pekin, October 1860

Felice Beato, October 1860

Photograph of a long stone colonnade with carved pillars receding into shadow, with strong light across the floor.

Madura. Trimul Naik's Choultry, Side Verandah from West

Capt. Linnaeus Tripe, 1858

Sepia photograph of the Nucleus House hotel on a San Francisco street, framed by 1880 trade advertisements on a printed page.

View of Nucleus House, South East Corner Third and Market Streets, D. Stern and Son, Proprietors - Also of the Brunsw…

I. W. Taber, 1880

Two horizontal bands of carved stone ornament with laurel wreaths, a crown, crossed swords and lightning bolts.

Tuileries (Façade sur la Cour)

Édouard Baldus, about 1868

Sepia engraving of a wedding scene with a veiled bride, a groom in a fur-trimmed robe, and bearded men in an interior.

The Marriage

Pierre-Antoine Labouchère, 1869

Black-and-white advertisement for Thos. S. Dixon & Sons showing numbered grate designs around a central fireplace illustratio

[Advertisement for Thos. S. Dixon & Sons Low Down & Elevated Grates]

William Boell, negative about 1867; print later

Sepia print of Raphael's Miracle of Bolsena fresco showing robed clergy at an altar with kneeling worshippers beneath an arch

Raphaël, le Miracle de Bolsène (fresque du Vatican)

James Anderson, 1859

Sepia print of a woman at a spinning wheel conversing with a seated man in period dress by a fireplace.

The Ambassador

Mathew B. Brady, 1859

Sepia photograph of miners with helmets working in a rocky underground mine tunnel beside a large timber support.

Heave, Looking West, Blue Hills Mine

John Charles Burrow, 1893

Sepia oval print of the Virgin praying beside the sleeping infant Christ on a draped cloth, after Guido Reni.

Christ and the Virgin, by Guido Reni

Caldesi & Montecchi, 1858

Monochrome print of the Arsenal in Venice with clock towers, a canal, a footbridge, moored ships and figures on the quay.

L'Arsenal à Venise

Dusacq et Cie, 1864-1869

Engraving of Tintern Abbey's ivy-covered Gothic ruins with a rose window, cottages, cattle, and figures in the foreground.

Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire

Rock & Co, 19th century

Print of Stockholm harbour with masted sailing ships, barrels on a quay, and a domed church building among trees.

Eglise de la Marine à Stockholm

Johann Hürlimann, 1842

Sepia print of a crowded Gothic hall where a monk stands before seated nobles and a presiding figure on a raised throne.

The Diet of Worms

Pierre-Antoine Labouchère, 1869

Engraved view of the three Gothic portals of Notre-Dame de Paris with a carriage and bollards on the cobbled square.

Portail de Notre-Dame de Paris

Johann Hürlimann, 1842-1845

Engraved print of Tintern Abbey ruins beside a river, with wooded hills, a sailboat with two people, and a tree at right.

Tintern Abbey

Rock & Co, 19th century

Pen-and-ink drawing of three children in an interior, two seated girls with a slate and a toddler holding a cup.

Childhood

George Cochran Lambdin, print 1859

Sepia engraving of Piazza Castello in Turin with a carriage, riders, soldiers, and palace facades under a cloudy sky.

Piazza Castello in Turin

Angelo Biasioli, 1817

Print of Château Gaillard ruins on a cliff above a river village, with strollers, a sailboat, and a wooded island.

Chateau Gaillard

Auguste-Victor Deroy, 1842-1845

Etching of cattle wading through a shallow river beside a large leaning tree, with a herder on the left.

Le Gué

Charles-François Daubigny, plate 1858-1862; print 1921

Print of a snowy winter forest with a man leading a horse carrying a shawled woman, a staff-bearing figure and two children.

The Exiles

John W. Ehninger, print 1859

Engraving of the Gothic College and Asylum for the Blind in Bristol, with iron fencing, a stone gateway and strolling figures

College and Asylum for Blind, Bristol

Rock & Co, 19th century

Tonal lithograph of Le Salève, a flat-topped mountain above a lake with trees and a rowboat with two figures.

Le Salève

Vogel, 1842-1845

Sepia lithograph of the Hôtel de Ville de Lyon with a central clock tower, domed wings, carriage and pedestrians in the squar

Hotel de Ville de Lyon

Friedrich Salathé, 1843-1845

Print of a Normandy landscape with trees, a stone farmhouse with a thatched roof, and a meadow with a stream.

Vue de Normandie

Friedrich Salathé, 1842-1845

Engraved view over the Venice lagoon with domed churches, harbor boats and waterfront buildings under a cloudy sky.

Vue prise du clocher St. Marc à Venise

Dusacq et Cie, 1864-1869

Engraved print of a Gothic church with a tall tower and pedestrians walking along a street in front.

Radcliffe Church, Bristol

Rock & Co, 19th century

Lithograph of the Château delle Torri in Turin with round brick towers, an open square and small figures in the foreground.

Chateau delle Torri à Turin

Vogel, 1842-1845

Etching of haymaking in a meadow, with a scythe worker, a resting figure, distant workers and birds in a pale sky.

La Fenaison

Charles-François Daubigny, plate 1858-1862; print 1921

Print of Geneva's lakeside with stone buildings, church spires, wooden piers over calm water and distant mountains.

Genève

Bishop and Weber, 1842

Engraved print of Bremen's town hall with pointed arcade, ornate gabled roof, and three small figures in the square.

Hôtel de Ville de Brême

Johann Hürlimann, 1842

Print of the Doric temple at Paestum with fluted columns and a pediment, set on grassy ground under a pale sky.

Temple Hypèthre de Pestum

Friedrich Salathé, 1842

Print of the ruined Doric Temple of Ceres at Paestum, with rows of columns, broken masonry and overgrown shrubs in the foregr

Temple de Cérès à Pestum

Dusacq et Cie, 1864-1869

Lithograph of Geneva's lakeside with stone buildings, wooden piers extending into the water, and hills behind the city.

Genève

Dusacq et Cie, 1864-1869

Hand-colored view of an ornate atrium with marble columns, gallery balconies, chandeliers, and a painted landscape mural.

Monte Carlo - Casino Atrium

Detroit Publishing Co, about 1890-1900

Sepia lithograph of the Fort Neuf in Naples with towers, a harbor, sailboats, rocks and figures on the shore.

Fort Neuf à Naples

Paul Legrand, 1842

Monochrome print of a river city with stone and suspension bridges, moored boats, and a cathedral on a hillside.

Vue Prise du Quai St. Antoine à Lyon

Friedrich Salathé, 1842-1845

Pen and ink print of children in a rowboat on a grassy shore, with sailboats and a windmill in the distance.

The Sea-Shore

W. P. W. Dana, print 1859

Grey-toned print of the Pavillon de Flore at the Tuileries seen across the Seine, with a stone bridge and boats.

Vue du Pavillon de Flore

Sigismond Himely, 1842-1845

Lithograph of the Château de Fontainebleau facade with mounted soldiers riding across a courtyard under a cloudy sky.

Chateau de Fontainebleau

A. Appert, 1842-1845

Lithograph of the ornate Bremen town hall facade with arcades, gabled roof and statues, with small figures in the square.

Hôtel de Ville de Brême

Dusacq et Cie, 1864-1869

Engraved view of Beyrouth showing a tall minaret, domed roofs, stone walls and distant hills under a pale sky.

Beyrouth

Frédérick von Martens, 1842

Lithograph of the Château de Lesdiguières near Grenoble with a stone staircase, towers, and figures on the lawn.

Chateau de Lesdiguières près Grenoble

Vaugel, 1842-1845

Two engraved designs for ornate goblets with mythological figures, animals, and cherubs on their bowls and bases.

[Design by René Boyvin]

Édouard Baldus, 1866

Sepia print of Rome's rooftops and domed churches, with a classical temple portico and tree-lined street in the foreground.

Vue Prise de Campo Vaccino à Rome

A. Appert, 1842-1845

Lithograph of the Grande Mosquée in Algiers with a white dome, a tall minaret, walls, and two seated figures on a terrace.

Grande Mosquée à Alger

John Callow, 1842

Lithograph of Le Salève: a hill and cliffs above a river, trees along the bank, and two people in a rowing boat.

Le Salève

Dusacq et Cie, 1864-1869

Print of the Arch of Titus in Rome with its inscription, arched passage, surrounding ruins, and small figures in the foregrou

L'Arc de Titus à Rome

Dusacq et Cie, 1864-1869