Albumen Silver Print Collection

Provost Marshals Office, Aquia Creek, February 1863. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Provost Marshals Office, Aquia Creek, February 1863. Albumen print, pl. 46 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume I" (1866)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern, 1857, printed 1863-64

Exmouth from the Warren, 1860 / 94. Creator: Francis Bedford
Exmouth from the Warren, 1860/94. Albumen print

[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861

Untitled (Ruins of Roman Forum), c. 1867. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Untitled (Ruins of Roman Forum), c. 1867. A work made of albumen print

Golgotha and the Crucifixion, 1893. Creator: Henry Hamilton Bennett
Golgotha and the Crucifixion, 1893. Albumen print, stereo, from the series " The Chicago Panorama of the Crucifixion"

Kirkstall Abbey. Doorway on the North Side, 1850s. Creator: Joseph Cundall
Kirkstall Abbey. Doorway on the North Side, 1850s

Two Hindu Women in Elaborate Jewelry, Before Studio Backdrop with Palm Trees, 1860s-70s

Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It, 1860. Creator: James Wallace Black
Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It, 1860. (Balloon view of Boston)

Hinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879. Creator: Charles Milton Bell
Hinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879

La Tour St. Jacques La Boucherie a Paris, ca. 1867. Creator: Charles Soulier
La Tour St. Jacques La Boucherie a Paris, ca. 1867

L accoudee, 1856-57. Creator: Pierre-Louis Pierson
L accoudee, 1856-57

The Gaze, 1856-57. Creator: Pierre-Louis Pierson
The Gaze, 1856-57

Sidmouth, West of Esplanade, 1860 / 94. Creator: Francis Bedford
Sidmouth, West of Esplanade, 1860/94. Albumen print

Versailles, Coin de Parc, 1904. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Coin de Parc, 1904. A work made of albumen print

Coliseum, c. 1867. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Coliseum, c. 1867. A work made of albumen print

Pantheon, Rome, Italy. c. 1857. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Pantheon, Rome, Italy. c. 1857. A work made of albumen print, from " photographs of views of rome" (c. 1857)

Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Albumen print, plate 53 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Battle Field of New Hope Church, GA, No. 1, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
Battle Field of New Hope Church, GA, No. 1, 1866. Albumen print, plate 25 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Gen. W. H. L. Wallace s, 2nd Div. Army of the Tenn. 1887. Creator: Henry Hamilton Bennett
Gen. W.H.L. Wallace s, 2nd Div. Army of the Tenn. 1887. Albumen print, stereo, from the series " The Chicago Panorama of the [1862] Battle of Shiloh"

Gen. Grant giving order to Gen. McPherson, 1887. Creator: Henry Hamilton Bennett
Gen. Grant giving order to Gen. McPherson, 1887. Albumen print, stereo, from the series " The Chicago Panorama of the [1862] Battle of Shiloh"

Crescent Regt. of New Orleans in the "Hornets Nest", 1887
Crescent Regt. of New Orleans in the " Hornets Nest", 1887. Albumen print, stereo, from the series " The Chicago Panorama of the [1862] Battle of Shiloh"

1st Ark. Con. Regt. making a charge in "Hornets Nest", 1887
1st Ark. Con. Regt. making a charge in " Hornets Nest", 1887. Albumen print, stereo, from the series " The Chicago Panorama of the [1862] Battle of Shiloh"

General Grants Council of War, Massaponax Church, Virginia, May 21, 1864

Rievaulx Abbey, the High Altar, 1854. Creator: Roger Fenton
Rievaulx Abbey, the High Altar, 1854

Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), 1863. Creator: Oscar Gustav Rejlander
Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), 1863

Kirkstall Abbey. From the West, 1850s. Creator: Joseph Cundall
Kirkstall Abbey. From the West, 1850s

Maison Carree a Nimes, 1853. Creator: Edouard Baldus
Maison Carree a Nimes, 1853

[RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139. ], 1840s-60s. Creator: Possibly by Luigi Pesce
[RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139.], 1840s-60s

[Young Woman, Nude, Full Figure in Profile], 1860s. Creator: Unknown
[Young Woman, Nude, Full Figure in Profile], 1860s

Private John Parkhurst, Company E, Second New York Heavy Artillery, 1865

Male Nude, 1890. Creator: Count Wilhelm von Gloeden
Male Nude, 1890. Albumen print

Roman Forum, Antonio and Faustina, c. 1857. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Roman Forum, Antonio and Faustina, c. 1857. A work made of albumen print, from " photographs of views of rome" (c. 1857)

Forum Romanum, Rome, 1854 / 57. Creators: Bisson Freres, Louis-Auguste Bisson
Forum Romanum, Rome, 1854/57. Albumen print, from the album " Reproductions Photographiques des Plus Beaux Types d Architecture et de Sculpture"

[Young Woman, Nude, From the Front with Hand Over Face], 1860s. Creator: Unknown
[Young Woman, Nude, From the Front with Hand Over Face], 1860s

[Nude Woman with Hat in Studio], 1870s-90s. Creator: Unknown
[Nude Woman with Hat in Studio], 1870s-90s

Filles de Shanghai, 1870s. Creator: Unknown
Filles de Shanghai, 1870s

Auvin. Henri. 37 ans, ne a St-Meme (Charente-Inferieure). Chaudronnier. Anarchiste. 1/3/94. 1894

La Comtesse de Castiglione en Reine de la Nuit, 1863-67. Creator: Pierre-Louis Pierson
La Comtesse de Castiglione en Reine de la Nuit, 1863-67

Whitby, c. 1855. Creator: Benjamin Brecknell Turner
Whitby, c. 1855. [Ruined abbey at Whitby in north Yorkshire. The atmospheric ruins were part of the inspiration behind Bram Stokers novel Dracula, published in 1897]. Albumen print

Untitled (Temple of Venus and Rome, Triumphal Arch and other ruins in Forum), c. 1857. A work made of albumen print, from " photographs of views of rome" (c. 1857)

Untitled (Basilica of Maxentius), c. 1857. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Untitled (Basilica of Maxentius), c. 1857. A work made of albumen print, from " photographs of views of rome" (c. 1857)

Fountain of Neptune, c. 1857. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Fountain of Neptune, c. 1857. A work made of albumen print, from " photographs of views of rome" (c. 1857)

Burg-Ring No. 1, Wohnhaus des Simon Ritter von Biederman, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Burg-Ring No. 1, Wohnhaus des Simon Ritter von Biederman, 1860s. A work made of albumen print

Interior View of the Main Hall of Prison, East Side, which is 6 Stories High... 1860 / 69
Interior View of the Main Hall of Prison, East Side, which is 6 Stories High, and Contains 600 Cells, 1860/69. Albumen print, stereocard, no. 4318 from the series " Sing Sing Prison Views"

The Pilot, 1886. Creator: Henry Hamilton Bennett
The Pilot, 1886. Albumen print, stereo, from the series " The Cameras Story of Raftmans Life on the Wisconsin"

Filles de Shanghai, 1870s. Creator: Baron Raimund von Stillfried
Filles de Shanghai, 1870s

Barracks at Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown
Barracks at Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Alice Liddell as The Beggar Maid, 1858. Creator: Lewis Carroll
Alice Liddell as " The Beggar Maid", 1858

Elizabeth Tappenden, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Elizabeth Tappenden, 1876

The Wilderness Battlefield, near Spotsylvania, Virginia, 1865 (?). Creator: Unknown
The Wilderness Battlefield, near Spotsylvania, Virginia, 1865 (?)

Man in Loincloth with Strands of Beads, 1860s-70s. Creator: Unknown
Man in Loincloth with Strands of Beads, 1860s-70s

Mahpiya Luta (Red Cloud), 1880. Creator: Charles Milton Bell
Mahpiya Luta (Red Cloud), 1880

Garscube House, Scotland, 1860s-70s. Creator: Unknown
Garscube House, Scotland, 1860s-70s. The house was designed by William Burn in the style of an old English manor and built on the bank of the River Kelvin in 1827 to replace an earlier mansion

[Nude Study], 1853-54. Creator: Eugene Durieu
[Nude Study], 1853-54

Berson. Samuel. 28 ans, ne le 3 / ? / 65 a Dinabourg (Russie). Tailleur d habits
Berson. Samuel. 28 ans, ne le 3/?/65 a Dinabourg (Russie). Tailleur d habits. Anarchiste. 2/7/94. 1894

Ricois. Charles-Victor. 48 ans, ne le 21 / 3 / 46 a Orleans
Ricois. Charles-Victor. 48 ans, ne le 21/3/46 a Orleans. Employe au Journal Officiel. Anarchiste. 2/7/94. 1894

Rue Mondetour, de la rue Rambuteau, 1860s-70s. Creator: Charles Marville
Rue Mondetour, de la rue Rambuteau, 1860s-70s

[Nude Standing by Bed], ca. 1854. Creator: Auguste Belloc
[Nude Standing by Bed], ca. 1854

[Countess de Castiglione], 1895. Creator: Pierre-Louis Pierson
[Countess de Castiglione], 1895

[Countess de Castiglione, from Serie des Roses], 1895. Creator: Pierre-Louis Pierson
[Countess de Castiglione, from Serie des Roses], 1895

West Point Album Class of 1868, 1868. Creator: George K Warren
West Point Album Class of 1868, 1868

The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views Across the Continent, 1869. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views Across the Continent, 1869

Cator Family Album, 1866-1877. Creator: Maria Harriet Elizabeth Cator
Cator Family Album, 1866-1877

The Wilkinson Album, 1840s-60s. Creators: Luigi Pesce, Henri de Couliboeuf de Blocqueville, Antonio Giannuzzi
The Wilkinson Album, 1840s-60s

The Ghost in the Stereoscope, ca. 1856. Creator: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
The Ghost in the Stereoscope, ca. 1856

[Advertisement for Saronys Photographic Studies], 1880s. Creator: Napoleon Sarony
[Advertisement for Saronys Photographic Studies], 1880s

No. 1. Prome. General View. August 7, 1855. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
No. 1. Prome. General View. August 7, 1855

No. 7. Ye-nan-gyoung. Pagoda and Kyoung. August 14-16, 1855. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
No. 7. Ye-nan-gyoung. Pagoda and Kyoung. August 14-16, 1855

Amerapoora: Part of Balcony on the South Side of Maha-oung-meeay-liy-mhan Kyoung, 1855. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Amerapoora: Part of Balcony on the South Side of Maha-oung-meeay-liy-mhan Kyoung, September 1-October 21, 1855

Amerapoora: Corner of Mygabhoodee-tee Kyoung, September 1-October 21, 1855. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Amerapoora: Corner of Mygabhoodee-tee Kyoung, September 1-October 21, 1855

Madura. The Great Pagoda Jewels. January-February 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Madura. The Great Pagoda Jewels. January-February 1858

Amerapoora, Palace of the White Elephant, 1 September-21 October 1855. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Amerapoora, Palace of the White Elephant, 1 September-21 October 1855

Pillars in the Recessed Portico in the Roya Gopuram, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Pillars in the Recessed Portico in the Roya Gopuram with the Base of One of the Four Sculptured Monoliths, Madura, January-March 1858

Entrance to the Temple of Minakshi in the Great Pagoda, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Entrance to the Temple of Minakshi in the Great Pagoda, January-March 1858

The Western Gopuram, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
The Western Gopuram, January-March 1858

Tatta Suddhi Mundapam, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Tatta Suddhi Mundapam, January-March 1858

Side Colonnade in the Muroothappa Sarvacar Mundapam, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Side Colonnade in the Muroothappa Sarvacar Mundapam, January-March 1858

The Muduramiar Mundapam, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
The Muduramiar Mundapam, January-March 1858

The Viravasuntarayan Mundapam, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
The Viravasuntarayan Mundapam, January-March 1858

Madura: The Roya Gopuram from the East, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Madura: The Roya Gopuram from the East, January-March 1858

The Causeway Across the Vaigai River, January-March 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
The Causeway Across the Vaigai River, January-March 1858

View of the N. E. Angle of the Tirambur Pagoda. January-February 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
View of the N. E. Angle of the Tirambur Pagoda. January-February 1858

The Teppa-kulam, 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
The Teppa-kulam, 1858

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"Capturing History: Exploring the Beauty and Significance of Albumen Silver Prints" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of albumen silver prints. These remarkable photographs, dating from the mid-19th to early 20th century, offer a glimpse into historical moments and breathtaking landscapes that have shaped our world. One such image is "Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern. " This iconic photograph captures the visionary engineer himself, standing proudly amidst colossal chains as he oversees the construction of this monumental ship. The sheer scale and ambition depicted in this print are awe-inspiring. Traveling further through time, we encounter "The Ascent of Mont Blanc, " a masterpiece by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson. This stunning image transports us to the majestic heights of one of Europe's most renowned mountains, evoking a sense of wonder at both nature's grandeur and human determination. In contrast to natural wonders, we also witness man-made marvels like "Untitled (Ruins of Roman Forum)" by Robert MacPherson. Through his lens, MacPherson immortalizes these ancient ruins with their intricate details and haunting beauty—a testament to Rome's rich history. Religious devotion comes alive in Henry Hamilton Bennett's "Golgotha and the Crucifixion. " With its dramatic composition and striking contrasts, this photograph powerfully conveys both agony and hope—inviting contemplation on faith throughout centuries. Moving across continents to Italy, we find ourselves gazing upon Robert MacPherson's "Coliseum" and "Pantheon. " These architectural gems stand as testaments to human ingenuity while reflecting on Rome's glorious past—an invitation for us to explore history through their weathered stones. Roger Fenton takes us inside Rievaulx Abbey with his photograph capturing its High Altar. The play between light and shadow creates an ethereal atmosphere within this sacred space, transporting us to a bygone era of religious devotion.