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  Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln in Mourning Attire

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln wearing the mourning attire she wore for months after the death of her son, Willie Lincoln. The object features a two cent Washington stamp on its reverse. [Ref: ML, O-23.]

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  Rev. Henry Ward Beecher

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The stereograph contains a black and white portrait of Reverend Henry Ward Beecher from the waist up. Beecher was a member of the clergy, a social reformer, and an abolitionist. He is also the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, who is famous for her role as an abolitionist and her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The image is on a yellow-colored paper card mount.

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  Scenery at High Falls, N.Y., and Vicinity: View at Rondout.

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The stereograph features a black and white image of boats sitting on a body of water. Driftwood sits on the shoreline in the foreground. Buildings and trees on a hill are pictured in the background. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded edges. The card's reverse features a label with title and publication information.

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  Seated Portrait of Aremus Ward

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  Seated portrait of Artemus Ward, pseudonym for humorist writer Charles F. Browne. Ward was a favorite writer of Abraham Lincoln.

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  Standing Portrait of Martin Van Buren

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The CDV features a standing portrait of Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States. In the portrait, a table sits to Van Buren's proper left. In his proper left hand, he holds a book by its spine. In his proper right hand, he holds a handkerchief.

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  Standing Portrait of Richard Yates

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The carte de visite features a standing portrait of Richard Yates, governor of Illinois during the United States Civil War.

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  Sunny Side. The Home of Washington Irving.

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The stereograph contains a black and white image of Washington Irving's home, a two-story stone house, during winter. Irving was an American writer, who is best known for: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and his short story, "Rip Van Winkle." The image is on an orange-colored paper card mount.

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  The Majesty and Beauty of Niagara. The New Suspension Bridge, from the Canada Side.

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The stereograph features a black and white image taken along the center of a railway along a suspension bridge. Suspension wires and pillars run along each side of the bridge. Buildings and trees are pictured below on either side of the bridge. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded corners. The reverse features a label with title and publication information. Language: eng.

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  The Majesty and Beauty of Niagara: The Rapids, looking towards the Three Sisters.

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The stereograph features a black and white image taken from atop the falls at water level. A building and trees can be seen in the background. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges.

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  The Majesty and Beauty of Niagara: The Suspension Bridge from the Monteagle House

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The stereograph features a black and white image taken from a bird's-eye view. In the image, houses, roadways, and plants/trees can been seen. The suspension bridge stands in the image's background. The image is mounted on a yellow card with squared edges. A label appears on the card's reverse with title and publication information.

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  The Palisades of the Hudson. Profile View of the Palisades, Looking North.

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The stereograph features a black and white image of five women siting on a dock near a body of water. The cliffs of the Palisades stand in the background. The image is mounted on a yellow card with squared corners. The reverse features a label with title and publisher information.

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  The Reliable Gentleman

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The Civil War-era carte de visite features a photograph of a cartoon depicting James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald. In the cartoon, Bennett holds an umbrella beneath his proper right arm. In his hands he holds a newspaper. On the CDV's back, a blue two-cent Washington stamp is affixed.

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  Unidentified Man with Child

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  A black-and-white image of an adult male sitting in profile. Between his legs a small female child stands, The man holds her proper right hand with his proper left. He rests his proper right hand on her head.

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  View on the Upper Lake

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The image contains a black and white image of a wooded lake and bridge in Central Park. The image is on a yellow card mount. Documentary information may be found on the back of the card affixed to a label.

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  Views in and about Saratoga Springs: Empire Spring.

  E. and H. T. Anthony

  The stereograph features a black and white image of eight men and three women posed under a pavilion outside of the Empire Springs building. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges. The card's reverse features a label with title and publication information.

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  President and Cabinet Composite

  E. and H. T. Anthony and Mathew Brady

  Composite photograph featuring portraits of Abraham Lincoln and his Cabinet members: Hannibal Hamlin, Edwin M. Stanton, Gideon Welles, William H. Seward, William Pitt Fessenden, Edward Bates, Montgomery Blair, and John Palmer Usher.

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  Prominent Portraits. No. 2969. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.

  E. and H. T. Anthony and Mathew Brady

  The stereograph features a black and white seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln that was taken by Matthew Brady in 1864. [Ref: O-84.] At the card's back, documentary information appears on a sticker. Affixed to the sticker is a three-cent revenue stamp."

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  Seated Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln

  E. and H. T. Anthony and Mathew Brady

  Seated portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. In the portrait, Lincoln wears a vertical striped gown and holds a floral bouquet. [Ref: ML, O-21.]

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  Standing Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

  E. and H. T. Anthony and Mathew Brady

  Standing portrait of Abraham Lincoln taken by Mathew Brady at the White House on 8 January 1864. [Ref: O-86.]

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  Standing Portrait of Quincy Adams Gillmore

  E. and H. T. Anthony and Mathew Brady

  The CDV features a standing portrait of Major General Quincy Adams Gillmore. In the portrait, Gillmore wears his Union Army uniform. He poses with is proper right hand tucked into the breast of his coat.

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  The Fairy Wedding Group

  E. and H. T. Anthony and Mathew Brady

  The carte de visite features a portrait from the wedding of Charles Sherwood Stratton (stage name General Tom Thumb) and Lavinia Warren. In the portrait, Stratton and Warren stand at the center of the image. To Stratton's proper right stands George Washington Morrison Nutt (stage name Commodore Nutt), and to Warren's proper left stands Minnie Warren. The four were performers in P. T. Barnum's circus.

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  Vignette Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln

  E. and H. T. Anthony and Mathew Brady

  Seated portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. In the portrait, Lincoln is turned to her proper right and wears fresh flowers in her hair and on her dress. [Ref: ML, O-9.]

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  Bust-length Portrait of Andrew Jackson

  E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery

  The CDV features a bust-lenth portrait of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States. In the portrait, Jackson faces slightly toward his proper right.

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  Bust-length Portrait of Edwin M. Stanton

  E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery

  The image features a bust-length portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, the 27th United States Secretary of War. In the portrait, Stanton is seated and wearing glasses. His body and gaze are turned slightly to his proper right.

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  Bust Portrait of Jefferson Davis

  E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery

  The CDV features a bust portrait of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America.