An unknown young gentleman, London, c. 1903
Submitted by Caitlin Aitchison
My Daguerreotype Boyfriend
Where early photography meets extreme hotness
Submitter Sara G. sends in this class officers list from 1915, noting that treasurer George Donnell is a dead ringer for Joseph Gordon-Levitt (and thus, Robert Todd Lincoln?)
From the submitter, Vix:
This guy was a relative from my maternal Grandfather’s side of the family. Apparently he went mad and ended his days in an asylum.
Reminds us a little of our original Daguerreotype BF, Robert Cornelius!
Tonio Selwart: Wartime Expressions via The New York Public Library
Captain Jesse Sharpe Barnes, age 19 c. 1861-2. Barnes was killed on May 31 at Seven Pines, VA.
The left portrait of Confederate Captain Barnes is in the Civil War collection of the Library of Congress. The portrait on the right was found by a collector in an antique shop in 1992, and it wasn’t until the LOC put their images on Flickr in 2009 that the two were recognized as being the same person.
Notice that Barnes is wearing the exact same grey coat in each picture, just in a different style. Presumably, the right picture was taken second, after the coat had seen a few battles and Sharpe grew a war-ready moustache. What do you think?
You asked for it, you got it.
The My Daguerreotype Boyfriend 2013 calendar is NOW ON SALE.
The first-ever MDB calendar is a double-sided affair, with a bonus 1863 calendar on the front, so you can schedule time with your boyfriend between Civil War battles. The reverse side features three love letters from soldiers to their sweethearts.
The 12x18 calendars are $12 each plus shipping and tax, and we’re also selling two for $20, because we know you’ll want to keep one for yourself and give one as a gift.
Chancy Brown, Sergeant at Arms for the Liberian Senate. Daguerreotype, c, 1856-1860. (Library of Congress)
1917, “Great Gatsby” genius F.Scott Fitzgerald’s military portrait. I know he purchased the uniform for this photo at Brooks Brothers, was very excited to go to battle, but never ended up serving. It was a regret that supposedly haunted him his whole life, never being in a war. Anyhow, he’s adorable if you ask me.
Submitted by wendyhallphotography
Unidentified Union solider, hand-colored tintype c. 1861-5 (Library of Congress)
Is there a way we can purchase the calendar if we don't live in NYC? asked by medvedevs
Yes! The calendars were a big hit at Housing Works and we’re figuring out a way to sell them through the site in the next few days, just in time for the holidays.
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