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Sepia photograph of men working beside a large wooden washing machine on a dusty site with thatched huts behind.

Washing Machine

Gray Brothers, 1874

Sepia photograph of Vernal Fall pouring over granite into a rocky stream, framed by pine trees and a fallen log.

The Vernal Fall - 350 feet high

Thomas Houseworth, about 1870

Sepia album page with cut-out photographic portraits of men and a woman, including seated and leaning figures.

[Portrait of a gentleman seating at a table holding a book]

Henry Pollock, 1854-1856

Sepia photograph of a crowd at a decorated ceremonial platform before a station building, with a papal portrait under drapery

Inauguration de la gare du Ceccano

Altobelli & Molins, 1862

Sepia photograph of Rome's Trevi Fountain with baroque palace facade, central sculpture and cascading water.

Rome, Trevi Fountain

Giorgio Sommer, about 1860-1868

Sepia photograph of an ancient carved stone wall with a whitewashed building and iron balcony behind it.

[Maison de France, Luxor]

Théodule Devéria, 1859

Seated woman in a satin gown holds a laurel branch in a richly decorated room with a carved mirror and fur rug.

[Female Model Holding a Branch of Laurel, Paris]

Alphonse Maria Mucha, negative 1899; print about 1980

Sepia photograph of the Hullabede temple of Siva with carved pillars and lattice walls over dry grass.

Hullabede - Temple of Siva, from within the Enclosure

Capt. Linnaeus Tripe, about 1855

Sepia photograph of a tiled-roof gate at the end of a stone path lined with wooden houses, lanterns and trees.

American Legation, Yedo

Felice Beato, 1863-1868

Sepia photograph of Eiffel Tower iron lattice girders and bracing rising above a brick foundation during construction.

Foundations, rivets: Eiffel Tower

Albert Fernique, 1888

Sepia photograph of robed monks in fur hats and long horns standing in procession before a rocky hillside.

Monks in Procession

Philip Henry Egerton, negative June-August 1863; print 1863-1864

Sepia photograph of dahabiehs moored on a calm canal, with trees and buildings along the bank and reflections in the water.

Dahabiehs, Canal de Mamoudhie

Henry Cammas, negative 1859; print about 1862

[Nude study]

Jean-Louis-Marie-Eugène Durieu, 1853-1854

Sepia photograph of seated men near a rocky outcrop and tents on barren ground, Senafe, Abyssinia.

Abyssinia. Natives at Senafe outside camp

Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, about 1867-1868

Sepia landscape print of a hilly field with trees, boulders and distant mountains, framed by decorative French captions.

Villa D'Horace

Ernest Barrias, 1855

Sepia photograph of a narrow stone close with tenement walls, chimneys, hanging laundry and a gutter running down the cobbles

Close, No. 115 High Street

Thomas Annan, negative 1868-1871; print 1877

Sepia card with three round photographs of a dog, a rooster, and a cow, framed by ornate scrollwork and Schreiber & Son text.

[Dog, chicken, and cow]

George Francis Schreiber, 1870-1880

Sepia photograph of a huge fallen tree trunk lying across a forest floor, with a small figure standing on it.

Fallen Tree Hercules

Thomas Houseworth, 1870-1880

Sepia studio portrait of a seated woman in a silk dress with lace collar, resting her arm on a draped velvet table.

George Sand

Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon], about 1865

Sepia still life of baskets, a broom, potatoes on a cloth and potted plants against a brick wall and door.

[Still Life with Straw Baskets, Broom, Opened Sack of Potatoes and Potted Plants]

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, about 1853

Sepia photograph of domed Golconda tombs with figures on a dirt road and stone benches in the foreground.

Golconda Tombs

Lala Deen Dayal, 1888

Sepia photograph of ruined stone walls and a gnarled tree beside shrubbery and a distant wall under pale sky.

Site of Isaiah's. Martyrdom

Reverend George Wilson Bridges, about 1850

Sepia photograph of a massive cyclopean stone wall in a narrow street, with a standing man and a seated figure.

La muralla Ciclopea, Tarragona

Juan Laurent, 1865

Sepia oval portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark jacket and bow tie, with handwritten signature below.

L. F. S. Foster

James Earle McClees, about 1859

Title page with a circular sepia photograph of Wharncliffe Lodge, a house with chimneys surrounded by trees and open ground.

Wharncliffe Lodge

Theophilus Smith, 1864

Sepia photograph of a steam train crossing a stone and iron viaduct over a deep, forested Alpine gorge.

Gotthardbahn: Mittlere Mayenreussbrücke

Adolphe Braun & Cie, about 1875-1882

Sepia photograph of a classical marble bust with closed eyes and curly hair, draped shoulder at left, on a plain backdrop.

Bust of Patroclus

William Henry Fox Talbot, before February 7, 1846

Sepia photograph of a marble palace courtyard at Agra with arched pavilions, domed kiosks, gardens, and the Taj Mahal in the

Agra; The Fort, the Palace of Akbar with the Taj in the distance

Samuel Bourne, September 25, 1865-November 7, 1867

Full-length sepia studio portrait of a standing man in a frock coat holding a top hat beside a draped table and chair.

Bressant

André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, 1862

Misty river scene with a wooden jetty, tall trees, a loaded barge, and a distant windmill reflected in still water.

[Buckenham Ferry]

Peter Henry Emerson, 1893

Panoramic sepia photograph of a captured fort interior with cannons, gabions, wooden stakes and a distant earthen rampart.

[Panorama - Interior of the North Fort after its capture]

Henry Hering, August 21, 1860

Sepia portrait of an elderly man with white hair and cravat, mounted on brown card with handwritten caption.

Sir David Brewster

Henry Collen, about 1843-1844

Uniformed man in a felt hat working on a metal torpedo device on a draped table beside a wooden shelter.

Haupt's Torpedo for Quickly Wrecking Wooden Bridges

A. J. Russell, July 1863

Sepia photograph of a glacier moulin, a deep icy shaft with dark rocks and running water at its base, on a printed book page.

An Active Moulin

Ernest H. Edwards, 1865

Sepia engraving of the Last Supper with Christ at the center of a long table surrounded by apostles in an arched hall.

[Engraving of "The Last Supper"]

Benjamin Delessert, 1853

Sepia studio portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet and dark fur muff, looking to the side.

de Paraza

Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon], 1860-1861

Sepia studio portrait of a seated man with a mustache in a tweed jacket and cravat, mounted on a cream album page.

Casimir Constable

Charles de Rham, about 1865-1870

Sepia photograph of a pike and carp with fishing nets, a wicker basket, and a fishing reel on a woven mat.

Still Life with Carp and Pike

Henry Bailey, 1869

Sepia photograph of a turbaned man applying a cup to the shoulder of a seated man beside a metal basin on a rug.

[Tableau scientifique]

Félix Jacques Moulin, 1865

Sepia photograph of a multi-arched iron viaduct over a wide river, with two figures on the rocky bank.

Givors. Viaduc

Édouard Baldus, about 1861

Sepia photograph of a colonnaded building with an arched portico and a raised stone terrace in an open courtyard.

Le Kaire (Choubrah)

André Lefèvre, negative 1859-1860; print 1862

Sepia photograph of sailing boats and a steamship on calm water, with figures and a pile of nets on a pebble shore.

Bound for the North Sea

Peter Henry Emerson, 1890

Sepia photographic portrait of a seated older man in a dark jacket and bow tie, with leafy foliage behind him.

[Portrait of a Man]

John Wheeley Gough Gutch, 1856

Sepia photograph of the Kaiserbagh Palace in Lucknow, with domes, minarets, colonnades and a garden in the foreground.

[Kaiserbagh Palace, Lucknow]

Robert C. Tytler, negative 1857-1858; print 1859

Sepia photograph of the Doge's Palace facade in Venice, showing gothic arcades, pointed windows and a sculpted balcony above

Facade du Palais Ducal, a Venise

Jacques Alexandre Ferrier, 1854

Sepia photograph of a tall waterfall on a granite cliff near El Capitan, with conifers and a fallen log by a river.

The Ribbon Fall, 3,300 Feet High near El Capitan

Thomas Houseworth, about 1870

Sepia portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit with a handwritten name signature below.

James A. Stallworth

James Earle McClees, about 1859

Sepia photograph of a Gothic university building with a central tower, seen across a lawn and fence from a path.

The University

Charles Bayliss, 1887

Sepia photograph of a man with a fearful open-mouthed expression as an electrode is applied to his forehead.

Fig. 64

Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne, negative about 1856; print 1876

Sepia group portrait of three seated figures outdoors, two women in bonnets and a bearded man in a dark coat, on an album pag

A Group Portrait with Mr. and Mrs. Adair Craigie, Mrs. James Brewster, and Sir David Brewster

Dr. John Adamson, about 1847

Sepia photograph of a Romanesque cloister arcade with carved capitals, vaulted ceiling and stone floor, Arles.

Arles. Cloitre St Trophime

Édouard Baldus, about 1861

Sepia photograph of a steam crane working inside a construction lock with concrete walls, scaffolding and rail tracks.

Latchford - Interior of Large Lock

G. Herbert & Horace C. Bayley, negative May 1891; print 1894

Sepia print of apple trees in an old orchard corner, with a split-rail fence, stone wall and open field beyond.

Apple-trees in the Nook of an old Orchard in Danvers

Wilson Flagg, 1872

Sepia print of a river flowing through a wooded valley with steep cliffs and large trees framing the path.

In Dove Dale

Captain George Bankart, 1888

Sepia photograph of a Gothic upper cloister with a fan-vaulted ceiling, tracery windows, and a long stone-floored corridor.

The Upper Cloister

John Harrington, 1869

The Sphinx

Francis Frith, about 1855-1860

Sepia photograph of an ornate hall with marble pillars, floral inlay, arched openings and a white marble seat on the floor.

[Interior of the Crystal Throne in the Dewan-i-Khas]

Charles Moravia, 1858

Sepia photograph of a wide river at dawn with a small boat near a sandy bank and hills beyond under clouds.

Vista do rio São Francisco do romper do sól tirada du morro do Cavallete rio abaixo

Marc Ferrez, 1875-1876

Sepia portrait of a standing older man in a dark coat beside a marble column and book, with a signature below.

[Roger Brooke Taney]

Bendann Brothers, 1871

Sepia photograph of tall jagged sandstone spires and shrubs at Cathedral Rocks, Garden of the Gods, 1874.

Cathedral Rocks, Garden of the Gods

Joseph Collier, 1874

Sepia studio portrait of a seated man in a suit holding a top hat, with a standing figure wrapped in cloth beside him.

Aide-de-Camp of One of the High Officers

Samuel Smith, negative 1862-1865; print 1873

Sepia photograph of an ornate palace hall with tiered porcelain vase displays, gilded rococo wall carvings and a central arch

Palais de Tsarskoe-Selo, Salle des Potiches

Pierre-Ambrose Richebourg, 1859

Sepia photograph of the Pavilion of Rohan at the Louvre, showing arched facade, sculpted pediment, and domed turret above a c

[The Louvre, Pavilion of Rohan]

Édouard Baldus, 1850-1859

Sepia photograph of a wide Delhi street with arcaded shops, a large tree, walking men and a horse cart.

The Chandni-Chouk, Principal Street in Delhi

Samuel Bourne, about 1866

Sepia photograph of a man in a skiff beside a cabin boat in a reedy marsh, with nets and reflections on the water.

An Eel-Catcher's Home

Peter Henry Emerson, 1886

Sepia photograph of a train on a curving railway embankment cut through a pine forest, with rocky slopes in the foreground.

Blue Canyon Embarkment, 75 Feet High, C.P.R.R.

Alfred A. Hart, 1862-1869

Sepia photograph of a rocky mountain ridge rising above dense low scrubland under a pale sky.

Parte da Serra Grande do Pão de Assucar

Marc Ferrez, 1875-1876

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

Small oval watercolor portrait of a woman with dark hair, blue eyes and a gray shawl on a cream mount.

Portrait of Lavinia E. Walken (Mrs. A.J. Hill)

Mary Wheeler, 1854

Sepia photograph of Bristol porcelain: a covered tureen, teacup, floral dish and inkstand on shelves.

[Tureen, cup, dish, and inkpot]

William Chaffers, 1871

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 portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair in a dark jacket, turned to the side against a dark backdrop.

J.-P. Laurens, peintre

Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon], 1870-1879

Sepia photograph of a standing man in a dark suit leaning on a plaid cloth in a studio setting.

[Portrait of a leaning man]

Jakob Höflinger, about 1850s

Sepia photo from inside a rock tunnel showing a curved railway track, a small train with people, and a conical mountain.

Cameron's Cone from "Tunnel 4," Colorado Midland Railway

William Henry Jackson, 1879

Sepia photograph of Karnak temple's hypostyle hall with carved columns, a leaning column, and two seated men among stone bloc

(Karnak) Gd. Temple, salle hypostyle, interieur, colonne penchee

G. Lekegian, about 1870-1890

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

Sepia portrait of a mustached man in a dark jacket and bow tie, turned to the side, by Nadar.

Champfleury [Jules-Francois Husson]

Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon], negative about 1855-1859; print about 1874

Small circular engraving of Saint Jerome kneeling with a lion, skull and crucifix, centered on a foxed cream sheet.

Saint Jérôme

Bisson Frères, 1861

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 studio portrait of a woman in a kimono with flowered hair, peeking around a black screen with embroidered birds and flo

[Woman in Oriental costume, looking around Oriental screen]

A. Louis Mojonier, n.d.

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 narrow close with stone stairs, cobbles and laundry hanging between tenement buildings.

Close, No. 193 High Street

Thomas Annan, negative 1868-1871; print 1877

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 ruined stone castle tower on rocky ground, with men in top hats standing in the foreground.

[The Castle, St. Andrews]

Hill & Adamson, 1843-1848

Sepia reproduction of a group portrait of an elector and reformers in dark robes, with a putto and wooded landscape behind.

The Elector of Saxony, and the Reformers, by L. Cranch

Caldesi & Montecchi, 1858

Sepia portrait of a man with wavy hair and mustache, hand on his lapel, dark background, mounted with handwritten inscription

Ewen Wrottesley Hay Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron, 1865

Sepia photograph of Tower Falls, a tall waterfall between pale rock cliffs with pine trees and a rocky stream below.

Tower Falls

William Henry Jackson, negative 1871; print 1873

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