Kermit Roosevelt, age 24. In 1913, Theodore Roosevelt’s second-oldest son explored Brazil’s River of Doubt with his father. The river was later named the Rio Roosevelt and a branch of the river was named the Rio Kermit.
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My Daguerreotype Boyfriend
Where early photography meets extreme hotness
The Best Time My Civil War Soldier Came Home 
“My boyfriend, let’s call him Eli, fights for the Union Army. Sometimes Confederate, but mostly Union. He uses the excuse “I don’t have enough ammunition” as a reason for not going away for a weekend, and he once gave me a piece of hardtack, saying “Something to remember me by — it’ll last longer than I will.” Yep, dude’s a Civil War reenactor.”
Over at The Hairpin, what it’s like to have a real life Daguerreotype Boyfriend.
Tintype of an unknown young man, c. 1850.
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Émile Nelligan, age 20 in 1899. First published at 16, this French-Canadian poet suffered a mental breakdown the same year this photograph was taken. He never recovered.
Submitted by Anna
![This fellow would like to crash in your Bushwick loft.
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ca. 1860’s, [ambrotype portrait of a Confederate soldier wearing a plaid shirt and a holstered pistol. He carries a large bedroll, a percussion rifle and a kepi with the letters “4 SLG” for the 4th Sumter Light Guards]
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This fellow would like to crash in your Bushwick loft.
ca. 1860’s, [ambrotype portrait of a Confederate soldier wearing a plaid shirt and a holstered pistol. He carries a large bedroll, a percussion rifle and a kepi with the letters “4 SLG” for the 4th Sumter Light Guards]
Unidentified man wearing an “unusual hat,” c. 1855. Historians (and armchair historians), any thoughts about the origins of this awesome patent-leather cap? (George Eastman House)
Submitted by Liz
Ask an Archivist: "How do you find the hot old-picture guys?"
The wonderful Ask an Archivist over at The Hairpin answers the essential question of our age:
“Since archivists try to keep the title a photograph was originally given, unless the ghost is searching the Playgirl Collection (yowza!), using words like “hot” or even “attractive” in the search box won’t work.”
Knowledge! Here’s a tip that I’ve used: try and find hot professions, like baseball player, flying ace, poet, or thief.
Harry Houdini, age 25, 1899. Because…well, you know. Chains.
Sioux Indian smoking a cigarette, 1908. (via Shorpy)
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ca. 1850’s, [portrait of a gentleman wearing an Odd Fellows apron]
via the Daguerreian Society, Grant Dinsmore Collection](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1mb7mq6Ub1qa51rdo1_500.jpg)
ca. 1850’s, [portrait of a gentleman wearing an Odd Fellows apron]
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