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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

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 narrow cobblestone street with a turreted corner building, a loaded handcart, and wall posters.

Rue Hautefeuille

Eugène Atget, about 1898

Sepia drawing of a small cherub holding a tall mitre, framed by a red border on a cream page numbered 49.

Cherub with a Mitre

Nicolaas Henneman, 1847

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 portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress, lace collar and bonnet, hands resting in her lap.

[Madame Charton]

Achille Devéria, about 1850-1855

Sepia photogravure portrait of an elderly bearded man in a beret and cloak, captioned Alfred Lord Tennyson, from life 1888.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1888

Henry Herschel Hay Cameron, negative 1888; print 1893

Sepia photograph of Trajan's Column with a statue on top, a domed church behind, and scattered ruined column bases in the for

La Colonne de Trajan et les débris de la Basilique Ulpienne

James Anderson, 1859

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

Print of an older man and a cloaked woman on a stone staircase with children, set in an ornate gilt frame with a bell.

Das Lied von der Glocke

Josef Albert, 1859-1862

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 photo of railway tracks through a timber snow shed, with light at the far exit and pine trees beyond.

Interior View of Snow Shed - C.P.R.R.

Thomas Houseworth, 1860-1870

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 winding road through granite rocks and tall pines beneath Grants Peak and Palisade Rocks.

Grants Peak and Palisade Rocks, C.P.R.R.

Alfred A. Hart, 1862-1869

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

Sepia photograph of a narrow cobblestone alley with old buildings, a wooden cart, and two girls in dark dresses in the foregr

Impasse Barbette

Eugène Atget, 1898

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