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Unusual Collection (page 15)

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Great Avenue of Palms in the Botanical Gardens; Rio De Janeiro and the Organ Mountains, 1875

The Great Avenue of Palms in the Botanical Gardens; Rio De Janeiro and the Organ Mountains, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageUnusual Collection: Weaver Birds and their Nests; Notes of a Naturalist in the North-Western Provinces of India, 1875

Weaver Birds and their Nests; Notes of a Naturalist in the North-Western Provinces of India, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sculptured Entrance to one of the Kanheri Caves; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875

Sculptured Entrance to one of the Kanheri Caves; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Sculptured Entrance to one of the Kanheri Caves; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. [The Kanheri Caves are rock-cut monuments cut into a massive basalt outcrop near Mumbai]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Hindoo Fakir, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Hindoo Fakir, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hindoo Fakir; (Elephant shooting in the Dehra Dhoon), 1875. [Indian holy man with pierced cheeks, holding an item of religious significance]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageUnusual Collection: Hill of Kennery; Bombay and the Malabar Coast, 1875. Creator: C. B. Low

Hill of Kennery; Bombay and the Malabar Coast, 1875. Creator: C. B. Low
Hill of Kennery; Bombay and the Malabar Coast, 1875. [Dwellings built into a hillside, Maharashtra, India]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageUnusual Collection: An Insect Cuckoo; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid

An Insect Cuckoo; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
An Insect Cuckoo; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

Background imageUnusual Collection: Principal Cavern of Kanheri; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Principal Cavern of Kanheri; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Principal Cavern of Kanheri; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. [The Kanheri Caves are rock-cut monuments cut into a massive basalt outcrop near Mumbai]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W

Background imageUnusual Collection: Aurora in the Polar Basin; A days sport in the Polar Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Aurora in the Polar Basin; A days sport in the Polar Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Aurora in the Polar Basin; A days sport in the Polar Sea, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Aged Hindoo votary at Hurdwar, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Aged Hindoo votary at Hurdwar, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Aged Hindoo votary at Hurdwar; (Elephant shooting in the Dehra Dhoon), 1875. [Holy man from Hardwar in India, wearing a framework decorated with items of religious significance

Background imageUnusual Collection: Worker at carbon black plant, Sunray, Texas, 1942. Creator: John Vachon

Worker at carbon black plant, Sunray, Texas, 1942. Creator: John Vachon
Worker at carbon black plant, Sunray, Texas

Background imageUnusual Collection: Camouflage class at New York University, where men and women... New York, N.Y. 1943

Camouflage class at New York University, where men and women... New York, N.Y. 1943. Creator: Marjory Collins
Camouflage class in New York University, where men and women are preparing for jobs in the Army or in industry, New York, N.Y

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sailor at the Naval Air Base wears the new type protective clothing... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Sailor at the Naval Air Base wears the new type protective clothing... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Sailor at the Naval Air Base wears the new type protective clothing and gas mask designed for use in chemical warfare, Corpus Christi, Texas. These uniforms are lighter than the old type

Background imageUnusual Collection: Camel of a Tartar Emigrant; The newly-conquered Russian Province of Dzungaria, 1875

Camel of a Tartar Emigrant; The newly-conquered Russian Province of Dzungaria, 1875. Creator: Armin Vambery
Camel of a Tartar Emigrant; The newly-conquered Russian Province of Dzungaria, 1875. [Transport in Northwest China]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageUnusual Collection: Columbus Fountain and statue in front of Union Station, Washington, D. C. ca. 1943. Creator: Unknown

Columbus Fountain and statue in front of Union Station, Washington, D. C. ca. 1943. Creator: Unknown
Columbus Fountain and statue in front of Union Station, Washington, D.C. [The Columbus Fountain, (also known as the Columbus Memorial), designed by Lorado Taft

Background imageUnusual Collection: Co. C. 3d Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown

Co. C. 3d Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown
Co. C. 3d Batl. 1893. [Company C. 3rd Battalion. Cruikshank photo. Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall Maryland? Man in centre holding what looks like a pizza]

Background imageUnusual Collection: George E. McDuffie of South Carolina, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

George E. McDuffie of South Carolina, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. George E. McDuffie of South Carolina, between 1855 and 1865. [Politician: Governor of South Carolina]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Amelia Harris, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Amelia Harris, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Amelia Harris, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageUnusual Collection: Miss Lavinia Warren, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Miss Lavinia Warren, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Miss Lavinia Warren, between 1855 and 1865. [American circus performer, wife of General Tom Thumb]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Austin A. King of Missouri, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Austin A. King of Missouri, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Austin A. King, MO, between 1855 and 1865. [Lawyer, politician and military officer: Governor of Missouri]

Background imageUnusual Collection: General Philip Henry Sheridan, 1864. Creator: Unknown

General Philip Henry Sheridan, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Gen. Phil Sheridan, 1864. [Army officer: Union general in the American Civil War. Nicknames: Little Phil, Fightin Phil. Instrumental in forcing the surrender of Confederate General Robert E

Background imageUnusual Collection: Admiral Jsoeph Smith, US Navy, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Admiral Jsoeph Smith, US Navy, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Adm. Smith, U.S.N. between 1855 and 1865. [Sailor, naval officer, rear admiral]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Laura Le Clair, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Laura Le Clair, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laura Le Clair, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageUnusual Collection: Nehemiah Perry of New Jersey, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Nehemiah Perry of New Jersey, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Nehemiah Perry of N.J. between 1855 and 1865. [Cloth manufacturer and politician]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Charles Parsloe, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Charles Parsloe, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Chas. Parsloe, between 1855 and 1865. [Possibly a portrait of actor Charles T. Parsloe Jr.]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mr. Mazzolini, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Mazzolini, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Mazzolini, between 1855 and 1865. [Opera singer or actor?]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Frank Lawler, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Frank Lawler, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Frank Lawler, between 1855 and 1865. [Politician and businessman]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Thaddeus Hyatt, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Thaddeus Hyatt, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Thaddeus Hyatt, between 1855 and 1865. [Abolitionist and inventor]

Background imageUnusual Collection: General Mortimer Dormer Leggett, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

General Mortimer Dormer Leggett, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Gen. Leggett, between 1855 and 1865. [Lawyer, school administrator, professor and soldier: Union Army officer during the American Civil War]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Seth Kinman, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Seth Kinman, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Seth Kinman, between 1855 and 1865. [Hunter, pioneer, frontiersman, hotel and saloon keeper, musician: claimed to have shot a total of over 800 grizzly bears, and, in a single month

Background imageUnusual Collection: Judge William B. Hope of Kentucky, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown

Judge William B. Hope of Kentucky, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Judge William B. Hope of Kentucky, 1865-1880. Hope, Judge Wm. B. of Ky. between 1865 and 1880. [Lawyer and politician]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sculptor James Wilson Alexander MacDonald of New York, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown

Sculptor James Wilson Alexander MacDonald of New York, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Sculptor James Wilson Alexander MacDonald of New York, 1865-1880. McDonald, Wilson (Sculptor) of N.Y. between 1865 and 1880

Background imageUnusual Collection: Nelson Ira Norton of New York, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown

Nelson Ira Norton of New York, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Norton, Hon. Nelson I. of N.Y. between 1865 and 1880. [Farmer and politician]

Background imageUnusual Collection: John H. Haswell of the State Dept. 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown

John H. Haswell of the State Dept. 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
John H. Haswell of the State Dept. 1865-1880. Haswell, Hon. John H. of the State Dept. between 1865 and 1880

Background imageUnusual Collection: Eliakim Hastings Moore of Ohio, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown

Eliakim Hastings Moore of Ohio, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Eliakim H. Moore of Ohio, between 1860 and 1875

Background imageUnusual Collection: Clarkson Nott Potter of New York, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown

Clarkson Nott Potter of New York, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Clarkson Potter of N.Y. between 1860 and 1875. [Lawyer and politician]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Seth Kinman, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown

Seth Kinman, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Seth Kinman, between 1860 and 1875. [Hunter, pioneer, frontiersman, hotel and saloon keeper, musician: claimed to have shot a total of over 800 grizzly bears, and, in a single month

Background imageUnusual Collection: Robert Carlos De Large, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown

Robert Carlos De Large, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Robert C. De Large, between 1860 and 1875. [Politician from South Carolina]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Hervey Chittenden Calkin of New York, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown

Hervey Chittenden Calkin of New York, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Hervey C. Calkin of N.Y. between 1860 and 1875

Background imageUnusual Collection: Bowen, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown

Bowen, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Bowen, between 1860 and 1875

Background imageUnusual Collection: Gerrit Smith of New York, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Gerrit Smith of New York, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Gerrit Smith of N.Y. between 1855 and 1865. [Social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist]

Background imageUnusual Collection: D. Chapin, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

D. Chapin, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
D. Chapin, between 1855 and 1865. [Actor?]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Clinton Levi Merriam of New York, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown

Clinton Levi Merriam of New York, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Clinton L. Merriam of N.Y. between 1860 and 1875. [Politician and banker]

Background imageUnusual Collection: Lewis, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown

Lewis, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Lewis, between 1860 and 1875

Background imageUnusual Collection: Victorian gravestone, Mississippi, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans

Victorian gravestone, Mississippi, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
Victorian gravestone. Mississippi. [The Lockwood Monument in Crystal Springs Cemetery; tomb of Dr. Benjamin Benson Mott Lockwood (1870-1896), a young surgeon who died at the age of 26

Background imageUnusual Collection: Fragment (Possibly From a Tunic), Peru, 600 / 1532 A. D. Creator: Unknown

Fragment (Possibly From a Tunic), Peru, 600 / 1532 A. D. Creator: Unknown
Fragment (Possibly From a Tunic), Peru, 600/1532 A.D. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageUnusual Collection: Silenus, as a Vase, Satyr Handle, 1540-56. Creator: Leon Davent

Silenus, as a Vase, Satyr Handle, 1540-56. Creator: Leon Davent
Silenus, as a Vase, Satyr Handle, 1540-56

Background imageUnusual Collection: A disciple of the St. Martins Spiritual Church keeping vigil at Saint... Washington, D.C. 1942

A disciple of the St. Martins Spiritual Church keeping vigil at Saint... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. A disciple of the St. Martins Spiritual Church keeping vigil at Saint Josephs new tomb

Background imageUnusual Collection: City sanitation workman washing streets at Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

City sanitation workman washing streets at Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
City sanitation workman washing streets at Fulton fish market. New York, New York



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