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Sepia photograph of a wooded hillside with conifers and a white building, with rolling hills and hazy sky behind.

Ootacamund; "Bishopsdown" Stormy Weather on the Koondahs

Samuel Bourne, October 7, 1869

Sepia photograph of a vast military camp on a plateau, with rows of white tents, horses, and parked artillery carts.

Plateau of Sebastopol III

Roger Fenton, 1855; published January 1, 1856

Blue-toned oval view of a wooden trestle bridge over a grassy slough, with a buggy and several men on the deck.

[Yolo Buggy over Dry Slough]

Carleton Watkins, 1881

Sepia photograph of an ornate gilded iconostasis with painted icons, altar doors, and candles in a chapel interior.

Palais de Tsarskoe-Selo, Iconostase de la Chapelle

Pierre-Ambrose Richebourg, 1859

Sepia photograph of the ancient Theater of Marcellus facade in Rome, with arches, a column, and a street shop below.

The Theater of Marcellus, Rome

Robert Macpherson, 1850s

[D.O. Hill, R.S.A.]

Hill & Adamson, 1843-1847

Two inscribed stone tablets with carved relief figures and lettering, labeled Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, on a cream plate page.

Plate VI

Thomas Annan, 1897

Sepia photograph of a lidded floral porcelain vase with scroll handles on a marble pedestal, from a book plate.

[Vase]

William Chaffers, 1871

Sepia photograph of a bare back covered in reddish pustular skin lesions, with white drape and checked shawl, labeled Syphilo

Syphiloderma pustulosum

O. G. Mason, 1881

Sepia photograph of a rushing river beneath a snow bridge, flanked by steep wooded mountain slopes and rocky banks.

A Snow Bridge over the Scinde River

John Edward Saché, 1873

Sepia photograph of a classical relief showing winged Valkyries tending fallen warriors on a battlefield beside an oak tree.

[Wounded Valkyries on the Battlefield]

Ernst Alpers, 1867

Sepia photograph of a large, gnarled cedar tree with a wide crown in a grassy clearing, with other cedars behind it.

The Largest of the Cedars, Mount Lebanon

Francis Frith, 1858

Sepia photograph of a large beech tree with a broad canopy, a split-rail fence, and small figures resting beneath it.

[Beech Tree at Avondale, Pennsylvania]

Thomas Eakins, early 1880s

Sepia oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit leaning on a draped table, within a cream mount.

[Portrait of a Man]

Charles DeForest Fredricks, about 1858-1868

Sepia photograph of three pointed Gothic arches on clustered columns in a ruined stone wall with ivy.

[View of Arches and Courtyard]

Ernest H. Edwards, 1860s

Sepia photograph of two seated men in fur-trimmed coats and headwraps, one turned toward the other against a draped backdrop.

Discussion between Two Croats

Roger Fenton, 1855

Sepia photograph of a domed Indo-Islamic tomb with arched windows and a colonnaded courtyard in the foreground.

[The Tomb of Saadat Ali in the Kaiserbagh Palace]

Henry Hering, 1858-1862

Sepia portrait of a bearded man in a dark overcoat and striped cravat, turned to his left, on aged paper.

[Mr. Delaporte]

Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon], 1855-1859

Sepia portrait of a seated young girl with center-parted hair, checked dress and white collar, against a mottled backdrop.

[Portrait of a girl]

Jakob Höflinger, about 1853-1860

Sepia photograph of a hillside camp with domed shelters, standing figures, and scattered trees below wooded hills.

[Native American encampment, Bear Valley]

Carleton Watkins, 1860

Sepia photograph of a white colonial building behind a stone wall, with two men leaning on the wall and a seated man under a

[Building]

Willoughby Wallace Hooper, about 1870

Photograph of a marble sculpture of a draped woman and a child leaning against her, on a dark background.

Wittig, Hagar et Ismaël

James Anderson, 1859

Sepia photograph of a natural rock bridge over a rocky creek, with men and horses below and a rider on the ridge.

[Natural Bridge Over La Prêle Creek, Wyoming]

William Henry Jackson, 1870

Sepia photograph of seated men in white turbans and cloaks in front of a whitewashed wall with a doorway.

Arabes Prisonniers à l'ile Sainte Marguerite

W. de Bray, late 19th century

Faint sepia photographic print of a standing woman in period costume with a plumed headdress, mounted on an album page.

Lady Elizabeth Fielding

William Henry Fox Talbot, August 21, 1841

Sepia photograph of a tiled-roof temple with stone pagodas and figures in a paved courtyard, 1860.

[Temple in Tartar Quarter, Canton, China]

Henry Hering, April 1860

Four sepia illustrations on a page showing a standing nude figure, a winged figure with halo, a group interior, and an armore

[Four illustrations to a Spanish book]

Bisson Frères, 1858

Sepia photograph of the seated Statue of Memnon at Thebes against rocky hills under a pale sky.

Statue of Memnon, Thebes

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, negative May 9,1850; print 1852

Sepia photograph of two men on a rocky outcrop overlooking misty mountains, one wearing a pith helmet.

[Men Standing on Rock Formations]

Willoughby Wallace Hooper, about 1870

Black and white photo of a nude curly-haired boy standing by a stone wall, with rooftops and a mountain behind him.

[Nude youth standing]

Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, negative about 1890-1900; print later

Sepia portrait of a seated elderly man in a dark coat holding a cane, with handwritten inscription below.

Dr. William Thomson

Dr. John Adamson, about 1845

Sepia photograph of a lone tree reflected in a still lake, with a pointed mountain peak rising in the distant valley.

Romsdalhorn Near Næs

Valentine & Sons, 1888-1892

Sepia street scene of a leaning pear tree in an iron fence beside brick storefronts, a gas lamp, and a carriage.

The Stuyvesant Pear Tree

Jeremiah Gurney, August 22, 1863

Sepia portrait of a young woman in a plaid skirt and off-shoulder bodice, hair in a bun, mounted on an album page.

[Portrait of a young woman]

Jakob Höflinger, about 1853-1860

Sepia photograph of an ornate Gothic town hall with a tall clock tower across an empty cobblestone square.

Hotel de ville, Oudenarde

Cundall & Fleming, 1866

Sepia photograph of the arched stone facade of the Golden Gate in Jerusalem, with carved medallions and weathered masonry.

Palestine. Jérusalem. Porte Dorée

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, negative August 20 1850; print 1852

Sepia photograph of a half-buried sphinx and a tall colossal statue in a sandy desert at the Séboûah temple, Nubia.

Séboûah. Temple - Colosse et Sphinx de la Partie

Félix Teynard, negative about 1851-1852; print about 1853-1854

Cyanotype print of two fern fronds in pale white on deep blue, with handwritten label reading Asplenium striatum, Jamaica.

Asplenium striatum

Anna Atkins, 1853

Sepia head-and-shoulders portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed Trusten Polk, 263.

Trusten Polk

James Earle McClees, about 1859

Sepia photograph of an empty 19th-century high street with timber-framed and brick buildings, a street lamp and a horse with

High Street, St. Michael's, Looking East

John Thomas Case, 1857

Sepia photograph of hunting still life with dead ducks and game birds hanging from a branch beside a shotgun and bag.

[Still Life: Dead Game]

Adolphe Braun, about 1880

Sepia photograph of paddle steamers moored at a wooden pier on a river, with a seated man on the bank.

[Supply Steamers, James River]

A. J. Russell, 1865

Monochrome print of an ornate carved corner panel with a central cartouche, acanthus scrolls, and lattice patterning.

Ministère d'État (Salon d'Angle)

Édouard Baldus, about 1868

Sepia photograph of a rocky cliff with a cave opening and a small tree in the foreground, Jerusalem, Grotto of Jeremiah.

Jérusalem. Grotte de Jérémie

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, negative 1854; print 1856

Sepia photograph of three seated men in a shaded garden under ivy, one in a military uniform and cap.

Lyghouris [?], Criene [?], Planche

Baron Paul des Granges, 1870s-mid-1880s

Sepia photograph of a rock-cut tomb facade in Jerusalem with a dark entrance and carved details above rubble.

Jérusalem. Tombeau des rois de Juda. Intérieur de la cour

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, negative 1854; print 1856

Sepia photograph of towering giant sequoia trunks in a forest with young conifers and fallen branches on the ground.

Calaveras Big Trees

Carleton Watkins, 1870-1880

Sepia photograph of a ruined colonnade with carved stone columns and capitals, a stone wall behind, and rubble in the foregro

Colonnade occidentale (Philae)

Henry Cammas, negative 1859-1860; print about 1862

Sepia studio portrait of a seated woman with dark hair in a loose light draped dress and drop earring.

Mme. [Ernestine Lefèvre] Nadar

Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon], about 1854-1855

Sepia photographic portrait of a woman in a hat and a man in a white shirt against bare winter branches.

"He thought of the sharp look Mother gave him yesterday" / "They call me cruel hearted, I care not what they say"

Julia Margaret Cameron, 1875

Sepia print of a horse-powered wooden clay mill with two workers bending over heaps of earth in an open field.

The Clay=Mill. [Norfolk.]

Peter Henry Emerson, 1888

Print of craggy Welsh rock formations with layered stone faces and a small seated figure at the base of a boulder.

Rocks in Wales

Paul Pretsch, 1854-1860

Sepia photograph of a stone house with chimneys beside a large tree, mounted on a pink album page labeled Old Ramornie.

Old Ramornie

Capt. Henry King, 1840s-early 1850s

Photograph of five numbered bone specimens with bony growths, femur and tibia, from a medical photographic review plate.

Exostoses multiples et symétriques, fémur, tibia

Arthur de Montmeja, 1871

Sepia photograph of Niagara Falls with people on a rocky bank under trees, mist rising from the cascading water.

Niagara

William Notman, 1867

Sepia-toned bust portrait of a bearded man with a mustache, dark jacket and cravat, against a pale backdrop.

[Portrait of a man]

Jakob Höflinger, about 1853-1860

Sepia engraved portrait of a mustached man in suit and bow tie, with printed name, coat of arms, and handwritten inscription.

P.H. Emerson, B.A., M.B. (Cantab). Amiger of the Nook, Oulton Broad

W. Boughton, 1890

Sepia photograph of a dirt road through a grove of tall trees draped in Spanish moss, with two men walking.

Mexico. Grove of Chapultepec, Near of Mexico

Abel Briquet, 1860s-1880s

Sepia photograph of a staged tent scene with draped fabrics, a kneeling woman with a mallet, a reclining man, and a standing

Joel and Sisera

Jean Pierre Bertrand Eugène Pégot-Ogier, 1870s

Sepia photograph of a valley between wooded and grassy hills, with a rocky mountain peak rising on the right under a pale sky

[Landscape View]

Willoughby Wallace Hooper, 1873

Sepia studio portrait of two men, one standing with a walking stick beside a post, one seated on a carved chair.

[Portrait of Two men]

Felice Beato, 1858

Sepia photograph of a shallow mountain stream with rocks, pine trees, a log footbridge with two standing men, and a log build

Coldstream, Eastern Slope of Western Summit

Alfred A. Hart, 1862-1869

Blue cyanotype of a wooded bluff above a winding river, with a quarry clearing and small buildings at the cliff base.

Richtman's Quarry at Fountain City, Wisconsin

Henry P. Bosse, 1891

Sepia photograph of uniformed officers standing on a stony, barren plateau under a pale sky.

Officers on the lookout at Cathcarts Hill

Roger Fenton, 1855; published February 29, 1856