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LL/6897
Mathew B. Brady
Portrait of an unidentified couple
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype
15.0 x 11.7 cm (oval). full plate
 
George Eastman Museum
Courtesy of George Eastman House, Gift of Florence Mahon (GEH NEG: 34917)
 
LL/6897

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LL/68362
Unidentified photographer
A woman, sitting, with half the black backing paper removed to demonstrate the effect of a dark background under the bleached negative
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
National Museums Scotland
History of Science, Howarth-Loomes Collection, Museum Reference: IL.2003.44.1.13
 
LL/68362

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LL/125636
Unidentified photographer
Unidentified woman
n.d.
Ambrotype, hand-coloured
 
North Carolina Museum of History - NCMOH
NCMOH 2003.36.1
 
LL/125636

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LL/74671
Unidentified photographer
Small child standing by chair
1875 (ca)
Ambrotype on mica, pendant
7.0 x 5.6 cm (oval)
 
George Eastman Museum
Gift of the Eastman Kodak Patent Museum, 1991.0295.0001
 
LL/74671

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LL/11345
Unidentified photographer
Dressed in green
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (47 / 62)
 
LL/11345 [Further details available]

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LL/9185
Portrait of a Little Girl Wearing Elaborate Hat and Fur-lined Wrap
1855 (ca)
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #3747)
 
LL/9185 [Further details available]

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LL/6936
Portrait of black woman holding white child
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype
6.9 x 5.6 cm; 1/6 plate
 
George Eastman Museum
Courtesy of George Eastman House, Gift of Mr. Donald Weber (95:2687:0001)
 
LL/6936

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LL/64389
Unidentified photographer
Mother with child [possibly a post mortem]
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Private collection of Richard Hart
 
LL/64389

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LL/13099
Girl with the head of a doll
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Private collection of Steven Evans
 
LL/13099 [Further details available]

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LL/13098
Girl and a dog
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Private collection of Steven Evans
 
LL/13098 [Further details available]

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LL/11149
Attractive young woman with a Pekinese dog on her lap (English)
n.d.
Ambrotype, whole plate
 
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#14 / 149)
 
LL/11149

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LL/11150
G & D Hay (Edinburgh)
Portrait of a lady (Scottish)
n.d.
Ambrotype, 3/4 plate, tinted
 
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#14 / 150)
 
LL/11150 [Further details available]

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LL/11243
Portrait of a Nun (French)
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate
6 x 4.25 in (image) 10 x 11.5 in (frame)
 
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#13 / 25)
 
LL/11243

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LL/62782
Unidentified photographer
An unidentified washerwoman for the Union Army, Richmond, Virginia
1865 (ca)
Ambrotype, hand-painted
 
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Photographic History Collection, Catalog number 2005.0002.01
 
LL/62782 [Further details available]

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LL/70875
Unidentified photographer (Mexico)
Portrait of a woman
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate
 
Private collection of Graham Pilecki
 
LL/70875

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LL/65393
Unidentified photographer
Occupational portrait of a young woman with a broom
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Private collection of Sean Nolan
 
LL/65393

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LL/9184
Portrait of Young Mr. Hayden, A Native of New Orleans
1850s (mid)
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #7521)
 
LL/9184 [Further details available]

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LL/64368
Unidentified photographer (British)
Studio Portrait of a Man Posed with Fishing Gear / The Fisherman
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype
26 x 23.4 cm (10 1/4 x 9 1/4 ins, plate)
 
J. Paul Getty Museum
Object number: 84.XT.454
 
LL/64368 [Further details available]

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LL/9183
Cricket Player (UK)
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate, with hand-tinting and gilting
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #7141)
 
LL/9183

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LL/8163
Unidentified photographer
Dairy boy
1850 (ca)
Ambrotype
 
Private collection of Richard Hart
 
LL/8163

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LL/69029
Charles Hawes (New Bedford, Massachusetts) [Attributed to]
Portrait of a dapper figure, purportedly Capt. George W. Dodge (1830- ?), master of the whaling bark Superior (New Bedford, Massachusetts)
1856
Ambrotype, whole plate
 
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, October 25, 2016, #2426, Lot 13
 
LL/69029 [Further details available]

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LL/9190
Doctor Holding Bag and Walking Stick, Japan
1870 (ca)
Ambrotype
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #6877)
 
LL/9190 [Further details available]

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LL/55424
Unidentified photographer (English)
A gentleman with his dog
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#27 / 38)
 
LL/55424

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LL/9180
Reed Beeder
Untitled
1855-1860
Ambrotype, whole plate, hand-painted
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #3233)
 
LL/9180

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LL/9189
African American Man with Square Goatee
1855 (ca)
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #6672)
 
LL/9189 [Further details available]

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LL/68364
Unidentified photographer
A surveyor with a level on a tripod, and a small boy watching
1850s-1860s
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate, mounted for wall hanging
 
National Museums Scotland
History of Science, Howarth-Loomes Collection, Museum Reference: IL.2003.44.1.20
 
LL/68364

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LL/80754
Unidentified photographer
Cartographer
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype
 
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Object number: 2005.27.559
 
LL/80754

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LL/64735
Unidentified photographer
Benjamin Pickman Fish in uniform
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Detroit Public Library
Burton Historical Collection, Resource Id: CSI048
 
LL/64735

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LL/10882
Mixed blood Ojibwa
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/9 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (45 / 28)
 
LL/10882 [Further details available]

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LL/11342
William Augur Tomlinson
Portrait of a gentleman
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (47 / 51)
 
LL/11342 [Further details available]

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LL/11344
Edwards Jacobs
Portrait of a New Orleans gentleman
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (47 / 54)
 
LL/11344 [Further details available]

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LL/13097
Portrait of a one-eyed boy
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Private collection of Steven Evans
 
LL/13097 [Further details available]

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LL/59864
Unidentified photographer
Unidentified boy in Union zouave uniform with drum
1861-1865
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate, hand-coloured
 
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-34499 (digital file from original item), Call Number: AMB/TIN no. 3039 [P&P]
 
LL/59864

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LL/125635
Jesse Harrison Whitehurst
Col. Charles C. Tew, 2nd NC Regt. ca. 1861. KIA Sharpsburg MD, Sept. 17, 1862
1861 (ca)
Ambrotype, hand-coloured
 
North Carolina Museum of History - NCMOH
NCMOH 19XX.94.19
 
LL/125635

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LL/61855
Thomas S. Jube and Mary Ann Jube (American, 19th Century)
Portrait of a Native American (Iroquois) Man
1855 (ca)
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate
4-1/4 x 5-1/2 ins (10.8 x 14.0 cm)
 
Heritage Auctions
2015 November 13 Photographs Signature Auction - Dallas #5220
 
LL/61855 [Further details available]

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LL/85050
Unidentified photographer
Portrait of an Iroquois man posing with a knife and spear
1855 (ca)
Ambrotype, hand-coloured
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Posted to Facebook by Luciano Picchioni (30 August 2018)
 
LL/85050

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LL/65653
S.R. Nichols (Omaha, NE)
Chief Crooked Hand, a Pawnee warrior
1850-1860 (ca)
Ambrotype, handcoloured
 
Autry Museum of the American West
Object ID: 14.C.1263
 
LL/65653 [Further details available]

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LL/117820
Unidentified photographer
Portrait of Three Young Men
1860s
Ambrotype, with applied color
6.9 × 9.1 cm (2 11/16 × 3 9/16 in.) (visible image)
 
National Gallery of Art
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, Accession Number: 2008.135.2
 
LL/117820

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LL/9188
Two Men Playing Chess
1855-1860
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate, in full case
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #7377)
 
LL/9188

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LL/90537
Robert Thompson Crawshay
Turkish Bath Scene
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype
 
Victoria and Albert Museum
Given by Edmund Esdaile, descendant of the artist, Museum number: PH.293-1984
 
LL/90537

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LL/13100
Portrait of two young ladies with pompoms
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Private collection of Steven Evans
 
LL/13100 [Further details available]

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LL/6916
Isaac A. Rehn
Family Group
1855
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate, mounted by Rehn's special process
8.9 x 12.2 cm (oval)
 
George Eastman Museum
Courtesy of George Eastman House, Gift of 3M Company: ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley (GEH NEG: 25064 30690)
 
LL/6916

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LL/11343
T. Faris
Cincinnati family
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (47 / 52)
 
LL/11343 [Further details available]

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LL/67560
Unidentified photographer
Philadelphia Grays at Niagara Falls
1859, 11 June
Ambrotype, whole plate
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Posted by R.J. Ferry to the Facebook "The American Civil War Collectors" Group.
 
LL/67560 [Further details available]

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LL/93553
Joseph P. Babbitt [Attributed to]
Niagara Falls
1860s
Ambrotype, whole plate
 
Private collection of Casey Allen Waters
Location unknown
 
LL/93553 [Further details available]

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LL/82069
Unidentified photographer
A German group of soldiers with the centre figure holding a pair of binoculars
1860s
Ambrotype
 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions
Photography: The First 150 Years, 9 March 2018, Lot: 257
 
LL/82069

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LL/80753
Unidentified photographer
Minister and Congregation
1858 (ca)
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
4 1/4 × 3 1/4 ins (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
 
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Object number: 2005.27.4770
 
LL/80753

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LL/98879
Unidentified photographer
The Family of N&LA. Ross
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Private collection of Dan Smith
 
LL/98879

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LL/73148
Unidentified photographer
Believed to depict the surrender of General Twiggs' federal forces to the Confederates in the main plaza in San Antonio
1861, 16 February
Ambrotype
 
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Prints and Photographs Collection, 1/134-11-B.
 
LL/73148

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LL/96622
Unidentified photographer (American)
Children with flag and banner outdoors
1861-1863
Ambrotype
10.8 x 14 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 ins) (image)
 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Barbara M. Marshall Fund, Accession no: 2014.1130
 
LL/96622

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LL/10881
Raggamuffin class
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (45 / 25)
 
LL/10881 [Further details available]

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LL/64737
Unidentified photographer
School group
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate
 
Collection of David A. Schorsch
 
LL/64737

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LL/10956
Pair of Quarter Plate Ambrotypes, one of two young girls, one of a boy and a girl, both are probably of siblings
n.d.
Ambrotypes, 1/4 plate
 
Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics
Courtesy of Jeffrey Kraus (Amb19)
 
LL/10956

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LL/13096
Portraits of two gentlemen
n.d.
Ambrotypes, 1/4 plate
 
Private collection of Steven Evans
 
LL/13096 [Further details available]

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LL/50402
Unidentified photographer
Three friends
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype
 
National Science and Media Museum
 
LL/50402

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LL/9181
Three Young Men, One in Naval Type Uniform (in Original Kirri Wood Case)
1875 (ca)
Ambrotype
4.5 x 3.25 in (114 x 83 mm)
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #4985)
 
LL/9181 [Further details available]

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LL/8860
Armed Rhode Island Civil War Duo
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (46 / 45)
 
LL/8860

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LL/113647
Unidentified photographer
Ambrotype of a Confederate Soldier
1860-1865
Ambrotype
 
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Id Number: G.004697
 
LL/113647

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LL/9191
Portrait of a Servant in Charge of Polishing Silver (UK)
1860s
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #8009)
 
LL/9191 [Further details available]

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LL/6545
Elisha Kent Kane
1855 (ca)
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Location and source information requested
[Provenance unknown: Information on current owner requested]
 
LL/6545

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LL/11341
Unidentified photographer
Dapper man in fraternal regalia
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (47 / 46)
 
LL/11341 [Further details available]

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LL/111935
Unidentified photographer
A member of the Knights Templar a fraternal organisation
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Private collection of Glenn Cornell Samson
 
LL/111935 [Further details available]

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LL/8166
Unidentified photographer
Relaxed before backdrop scene
n.d.
Ambrotype
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (46 / 49)
 
LL/8166

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LL/8165
Unidentified photographer
Relaxed before backdrop scene
n.d.
Ambrotype
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (46 / 49)
 
LL/8165

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LL/10877
Daguerreotypist with Lewis-type camera on a tripod
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (45 / 21)
 
LL/10877 [Further details available]

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LL/9187
Portrait of a Reclining Woman Wearing an Open Blouse (French)
1855 (ca)
Ambrotype, stereoscopic
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #2721)
 
LL/9187

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LL/78783
Unidentified photographer (Dutch)
Portrait of Mother and Daughter
1855-1870 (ca)
Stereograph, ambrotype
 
Rijksmuseum
RP-F-F14823
 
LL/78783

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LL/55419
Unidentified photographer (English)
A group of four women
n.d.
Ambrotype, stereo
 
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#27 / 33)
 
LL/55419

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LL/6801
[Small white dog]
1858 (ca)
Ambrotype
4.0 x 5.4 cm
 
George Eastman Museum
© George Eastman House (GEH NEG: 34194)
 
LL/6801

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LL/83450
Unidentified photographer
Two Northern Pike, Weighed and Dated in the Image
1856, 30 August
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate
 
Cowan's Auctions, Inc
American History: Premier Auction, 26 June 2018, Lot: 247
 
LL/83450 [Further details available]

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LL/55422
Unidentified photographer (English)
A family having a picnic
1860s-1870s
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate, oversized
 
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#27 /35)
 
LL/55422

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LL/76151
Unidentified photographer
Portrait of Three Girls, One Holding a Welsh Doll
1850s
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate, hand-painted
 
Contemporary Works / Vintage Works
Private collection of Alex Novak (May 2017)
 
LL/76151 [Further details available]

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LL/55423
Unidentified photographer (English)
Three women in a garden setting
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#27 / 37)
 
LL/55423

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LL/66290
Unidentified photographer (English)
Young girl holding her large doll
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Capitol Gallery
Spring 2016 auction, Lot: 20
 
LL/66290 [Further details available]

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LL/57611
Unidentified photographer
Young woman in bonnet and shawl
n.d.
Ambrotype
 
Getty Research Institute
GRI Digital Collections, Portraits of a British merchant family in Brazil, Object Number: 1363-526
 
LL/57611

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LL/8164
Unidentified photographer
Post mortem ambrotype
n.d.
Ambrotype
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (46 / 48)
 
LL/8164

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LL/62769
A.C. Smith (Harrisburg PA?)
Postmortem portrait
n.d.
Ambrotype, ruby, 1/9 plate
 
Private collection of Bill Lee
 
LL/62769

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LL/74683
Unidentified photographer
Newburyport, Massachusetts church organ
1862 (ca)
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
10 x 7.4 cm (image) 15.7 x 13.3 cm (frame)
 
George Eastman Museum
Gift of Donald K. Weber, 1994.1444.0001
 
LL/74683

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LL/83473
Unidentified photographer
A Large-Scale California Mining Operation
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate
 
Cowan's Auctions, Inc
American History: Premier Auction, 26 June 2018, Lot: 433
 
LL/83473 [Further details available]

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LL/69028
Unidentified photographer
The Great Pyramid and Sphinx of Giza
1850 (ca)
Ambrotype
 
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, October 25, 2016, #2426, Lot 2
 
LL/69028 [Further details available]

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LL/77767
Unidentified photographer
Glasgow Cathedral & High Street
1858 (ca)
Ambrotype, original frame
17.5 x 16.75 ins (image) 19.5 x 19 ins (frame)
 
Private collection of Jason David Wright
 
LL/77767 [Further details available]

81 of 97
LL/6935
View of Cotton Mill building, Rockville, Ct.
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype
3.7 x 5.0 cm (oval); 1/9 plate
 
George Eastman Museum
Courtesy of George Eastman House, Gift of Mr. Donald Weber (95:2641:0001)
 
LL/6935

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LL/75838
Unidentified photographer
A British Colliery
1850s
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Private collection of Roberta Etter
 
LL/75838

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LL/9194
Outdoor Portrait of W. Hassell's Glass and China Wares Cart (UK)
1870s
Ambrotype
2.5 x 3.25 in (64 x 83 mm)
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #2983)
 
LL/9194

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LL/9192
R.R. Jones and Boy Outside of Food Shop, England
1880 (ca)
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
 
Charles Schwartz Ltd
Courtesy of Charles Schwartz Ltd (www.cs-photo.com - #4425)
 
LL/9192 [Further details available]

85 of 97
LL/10879
Sulky in a village street
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (45 / 23)
 
LL/10879 [Further details available]

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LL/50398
Unidentified photographer
Baker's Boy
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype
 
National Science and Media Museum
 
LL/50398

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LL/68551
James F. Magee
Double image of the Magee Family posed in front of and in back of Magee Farm in Marcus Hook [Philadelphia]
1859, 13 August (Saturday)
Ambrotypes, 1/2 plate
 
Library Company of Philadelphia
Record number: 000194070
 
LL/68551 [Further details available]

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LL/74428
Unidentified photographer
Victorian estate of the Milne family, Australia
1865 (ca)
Ambrotype, whole plate
16.7 x 21 cm (6 9/16 x 8 1/4 ins) (image)
 
George Eastman Museum
Purchase, 1969.0204.0029
 
LL/74428

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LL/99695
Unidentified photographer
An outback general store, Australia
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate
 
Private collection of Brian Scadden
 
LL/99695

90 of 97
LL/97460
Unidentified photographer
A group of visitors at the Tomb of George Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/4 plate
 
Private collection of Dan Smith
 
LL/97460

91 of 97
LL/119538
N.S. Bennett [Attributed to]
Washington's tomb, Mt. Vernon, Virginia
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate
 
Private collection of Stephen Restelli
 
LL/119538

92 of 97
LL/119539
N.S. Bennett [Attributed to]
Washington's tomb, Mt. Vernon, Virginia
n.d.
Ambrotype, 1/2 plate, detail
 
Private collection of Stephen Restelli
 
LL/119539

93 of 97
LL/99044
James Nasmyth
Variant of Plate VII
1874 (or earlier)
Ambrotype
 
Private collection of Stephen White
 
LL/99044

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LL/99046
James Nasmyth
Magnetic force field
1874 (or earlier)
Ambrotype
 
Private collection of Stephen White
 
LL/99046

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Contents - Themes & Fragments
1840-1860 - A photographer disturbs the tranquility of Mount Vernon (March 1859)
African Americans - Introduction to photography by, and of, African Americans
African Americans - Roles and representation of African Americans in nineteenth century photography
Ambrotypes - Ambrotypes: Animals
Ambrotypes - Ambrotypes: Backgrounds
Ambrotypes - Ambrotypes: Exteriors
Ambrotypes - Ambrotypes: Half the back removed to show positive and negative areas
Ambrotypes - Ambrotypes: Military
Ambrotypes - Ambrotypes: Occupationals
Ambrotypes - Ambrotypes: Portrait
Ambrotypes - Cased ambrotypes
Ambrotypes - Examples of ambrotypes
Ambrotypes - Painted ambrotypes
Ambrotypes - Stereo ambrotypes
American Civil War (1861-1865) - Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
American Civil War (1861-1865) - Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
American Civil War (1861-1865) - The Photographic History of the Civil War
Animals - Different ways of seeing animals
Archaeology - Egypt: The Pyramids of Giza
Archaeology - Egypt: The Sphinx
Archaeology - Introduction to archaeological photography
Arctic - Introduction to photography in the Arctic
Art - Introduction to painting on photographs
Australia - Introduction to photography in Australia
Babies - Post-mortem and memento mori photographs of babies and children
Backgrounds and foregrounds - Ambrotypes: Backgrounds
Backgrounds and foregrounds - Backgrounds used in nineteenth century photographic studios
Backgrounds and foregrounds - Backgrounds: Landscapes
Backgrounds and foregrounds - Introduction to backgrounds and foregrounds
Cameras - Daguerreotype cameras
Cased photographs - Cased ambrotypes
Charity - Fraternal organisations
Children - Children in nineteenth century photography
Children - Post-mortem and memento mori photographs of babies and children
Christian architecture - Christian architecture
Christianity - Christian architecture
Christianity - Christianity
Christianity - Introduction to Christianity
Christianity - Nuns
Colonialism - Cultural intersections and appropriation
Colour - Introduction to hand-painted photographs
Composition - Introduction to backgrounds and foregrounds
Consumables - Bread and flour-based products
Curtains - Props, accessories and novelties: Curtains
Daguerreotypes - Daguerreotype cameras
Dead - Nineteenth century post-mortem and memento mori
Dead - Post-mortem and memento mori photographs of babies and children
Death, post-mortem, memorial portraiture and memento mori - Nineteenth century post-mortem and memento mori
Death, post-mortem, memorial portraiture and memento mori - Post-mortem and memento mori photographs of babies and children
Domesticated animals - Dogs
Egypt - Egypt: The Pyramids of Giza
Egypt - Egypt: The Sphinx
Emotions - Emotions
Emotions - Emotions: Loss
Equipment - Daguerreotype cameras
Events - Introduction to events
Expeditions and exploration - Surveying
Experimental and manipulated photography - Introduction to painting on photographs
Fabricated realities - Introduction to backgrounds and foregrounds
Fabricated realities - Introduction to fabricated realities
Family life - Motherhood
Family life - Shops: Exteriors
Fashion - Eyewear
Fashion - Photo-jewelry: Pendants
Fauna - Different ways of seeing animals
Fish - Fish in the nineteenth century
Fish - Fishing in the nineteenth century
Gender - Roles and representation of African Americans in nineteenth century photography
Group portraits - Group portraits
Hand-painted photographs - Introduction to hand-painted photographs
Hand-painted photographs - Painted ambrotypes
History of photography - Process and product
Interiors of photographic studios - Backgrounds used in nineteenth century photographic studios
Jules Verne: Around the World in Eighty Days - Native Americans
Landscape - Surveying
Leisure - Leisure
Leisure - Leisure: Fishing
Leisure - Leisure: Playing chess
Memory - Introduction to memory
Mexico - Mexicans
Military - Ambrotypes: Military
Military - Introduction to military portraits
Military - Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Military - Soldiers of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Mining and extraction - Photography and mining
Native Americans - Native Americans
New York - Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls - Niagara Falls
Non-paper objects - Photo-jewelry: Pendants
Occupational - Ambrotypes: Occupationals
Occupational - Introduction to occupationals
Occupational - Occupationals of women
Occupations and roles - Introduction to occupationals
Painting on photographs - Introduction to painting on photographs
Painting on photographs - Painted ambrotypes
Patriotism - Flags
Peoples of the world - Mexicans
Pets - Dogs
Photo-jewelry - Photo-jewelry: Pendants
Photograph frames and easels - Photograph frames
Photograph frames and easels - Photograph frames, easels, framing supplies and framers
Portrait - Ambrotypes: Portrait
Portrait - Introduction to the portrait
Process and product - Process and product
Props - Props, accessories and novelties: Curtains
Props - Props, accessories and novelties: Tables
Props - Props, accessories and novelties: Toys
Religions - Christianity
Religious architecture - Christian architecture
Remnants of the Ancient and Classical world - Egypt: The Pyramids of Giza
Remnants of the Ancient and Classical world - Egypt: The Sphinx
Retouching, colouring and painting kits - Introduction to painting on photographs
Scotland - Introduction to photography in Scotland
Social life of photographs - Photograph frames
Social outsiders - Native Americans
Sports - Cricket
Sports and pastimes - Fishing in the nineteenth century
Sports and pastimes - Leisure
Sports and pastimes - Leisure: Fishing
Sports and pastimes - Leisure: Playing chess
Stereoviews, stereographs and stereocards - Different types of stereo images
Stereoviews, stereographs and stereocards - Stereo ambrotypes
Storage and display - Photograph frames
Studio necessities - Backgrounds used in nineteenth century photographic studios
Tables - Props, accessories and novelties: Tables
Techniques - Process and product
Text and calligraphy - Text and calligraphy: Examples
The Pyramids and the Sphinx - Egypt: The Pyramids of Giza
The Pyramids and the Sphinx - Egypt: The Sphinx
Tintypes - Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Tintypes - Tintype preservers
Toys - Props, accessories and novelties: Toys
Travel - A photographer disturbs the tranquility of Mount Vernon (March 1859)
Trends - Technical disjunctions
Urban life - Shops: Exteriors
Virginia - A photographer disturbs the tranquility of Mount Vernon (March 1859)
Water and waterfalls - Niagara Falls


 
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