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Native American in ceremonial dress at the U.S. Sanitary Commission New York Metropolitan Fair Gurney & Son, photo N.Y. ; photographed by J. Gurney & Sonny in aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission at the New York Metropolitan Fair, April 1864

Native American in ceremonial dress at the U.S. Sanitary Commission Ne...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., North Liberty, IA, January 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait in costume for a theatrical role, facing front]

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait in costume for a theatrical role...

Date and photographer based on close similarity to other photos in the BIOG FILE.

[Minnie Conway, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing hat, facing left] / photographed by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., cor. 16th St., New York.

[Minnie Conway, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing hat, facing left]...

From James Cremer's Stereoscopic Emporium, 18 South Eighth St., Philadelphia Family groups taken for the stereoscope. No. 117. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

"Humpty Dumpty" 1868 Pantomine, Ada Harland

"Humpty Dumpty" 1868 Pantomine, Ada Harland

No. 112. Public domain photograph - 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Colonel Thomas A. Scott / photographed by F. Gutekunst, Philadelphia.  The late Horace F. Clark / photographed by Gurney & Son.

Colonel Thomas A. Scott / photographed by F. Gutekunst, Philadelphia. ...

Illustration showing two portraits: Colonel Thomas A. Scott, bust portrait, facing slightly right; and Horace F. Clark, bust portrait, facing left. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 17, no. 863 (1873 July 12), p. 596.

Department of arms and trophies, New York Metropolitan Fair

Department of arms and trophies, New York Metropolitan Fair

Photograph shows relics and spoils of every battlefield, as well as objects and memorials of those who fought at the Metropolitan Fair in New York. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Entered ac... More

[Lotta Crabtree, half-length portrait, facing left, leaning on table, looking up]

[Lotta Crabtree, half-length portrait, facing left, leaning on table, ...

Photo copyrighted by J. Gurney & Son. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Art gallery, New York Metropolitan Fair

Art gallery, New York Metropolitan Fair

Photograph shows framed artwork hung on a wall in the Picture Gallery at the Metropolitan Fair in New York. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1... More

Actress Céline Montaland, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing two-piece dress

Actress Céline Montaland, full-length portrait, standing, facing left,...

Title and date devised by Library staff. (Source: Minneapolis Institute of Art)

Miss Wallace Miss Agnes Wallace, b. June 1851, Pantomine "Humpty Dumpty", 1868

Miss Wallace Miss Agnes Wallace, b. June 1851, Pantomine "Humpty Dumpt...

No. 109. Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Lotta Crabtree, half-length portrait, facing left, leaning on table, looking down]

[Lotta Crabtree, half-length portrait, facing left, leaning on table, ...

Photo copyrighted by J. Gurney & Son. Public domain photograph - 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Colonel Elmer Ellsworth] / Gurney & Son. Photo N.Y.

[Colonel Elmer Ellsworth] / Gurney & Son. Photo N.Y.

Photograph shows reproduction of portrait painting of Ellsworth who is described as bearing a mysterious resemblance to the Goddess of Liberty.

[Lotta Crabtree half-length portrait, facing right]

[Lotta Crabtree half-length portrait, facing right]

Photo copyrighted by J. Gurney & Son. Public domain photograph - 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait in costume for a theatrical role, smoking a cigar]

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait in costume for a theatrical role...

Full length, standing, smoking cigar, facing right. Date and photographer based on close similarity to other photos in the BIOG FILE.

[Portrait of Edwin Booth as Hamlet]

[Portrait of Edwin Booth as Hamlet]

Copyright deposit; 1870; no. 2238. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt,... More

Portrait photo of Maggie Desmond British Burlesque Performer

Portrait photo of Maggie Desmond British Burlesque Performer

No. 116. Public domain photograph - 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait, facing right, smoking cigar]

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait, facing right, smoking cigar]

Photo copyrighted by J. Gurney & Son. Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, aristocracy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Tennessee Claflin, Lady Cook, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / Gurney & Son, Fifth Ave., N.[Y.]

[Tennessee Claflin, Lady Cook, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing rig...

Written on verso: Lady Cook (Tennie Claflin). Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Costume of ladies' at the Normandy stand, Metropolitan Fair, April 1864 / Gurney & Son.

Costume of ladies' at the Normandy stand, Metropolitan Fair, April 186...

Photograph shows portrait of a woman in a traditional costume from Normandy, France. On verso: To Nettie & Lin with compliments of Mrs. Robt. Larason. On verso: Photographed by J. Gurney & Son, N.Y. in aid of ... More

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait, facing right, with small keg]

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait, facing right, with small keg]

Photo copyrighted by J. Gurney & Son. Public domain photograph - 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles Dickens J. Gurney & Son, photo., N.Y

Charles Dickens J. Gurney & Son, photo., N.Y

Photograph shows a profile portrait of author Charles Dickens (1812-1870), facing right. Date based on year of copyright (1867). "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1867, by J. Gurney & Son, in ... More

[Christine Nilsson, Swedish soprano, half-length portrait, seated, facing left]

[Christine Nilsson, Swedish soprano, half-length portrait, seated, fac...

Label on verso: From James Cremer's Stereoscopic Emporium, 18 South Eighth St., Philadelphia. Stereoscopes and views, wholesale and retail. No. 40.

The devil's auction / J. Gurney & Son.

The devil's auction / J. Gurney & Son.

Photograph shows actress Kitty Dowd, in costume, full-length portrait, facing front. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Major General Robert Anderson of General Staff Regular Army Infantry in uniform with telescope J. Gurney & Son, 707 Broadway, N.Y

Major General Robert Anderson of General Staff Regular Army Infantry i...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Jared A. Gendron, JG Autographs, Peabody, Massachusetts, September 2016. Forms part of... More

Department of arms and trophies, New York Metropolitan Fair

Department of arms and trophies, New York Metropolitan Fair

Photograph shows relics and spoils of every battlefield, as well as objects and memorials of those who fought at the Metropolitan Fair in New York. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Entered ac... More

Sabrina photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., cor. 16th St., New York

Sabrina photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., cor. ...

Gottheim collection code: GS 29. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) Purchase; Larry Gottheim; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:007)

Wood nymph photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., cor. 16th St., New York

Wood nymph photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., co...

Title from back of card. Gottheim collection code: GS 39. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) Purchase; Larry Gottheim; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:007)

[Minnie Conway, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing hat, facing left] / photographed by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., cor. 16th St., New York.

[Minnie Conway, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing hat, facing left]...

From James Cremer's Stereoscopic Emporium, 18 South Eighth St., Philadelphia Family groups taken for the stereoscope. No. 117. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

[Commander James H. Strong of U.S.S. Mohawk, Flag, and Monongahela in uniform with sword] / J. Gurney & Son, 707 Broadway, N.Y.

[Commander James H. Strong of U.S.S. Mohawk, Flag, and Monongahela in ...

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

Adelaide Neilson Actress - Public domain portrait photograph

Adelaide Neilson Actress - Public domain portrait photograph

Public domain photograph of 19th-century actress, burlesque, operetta, theater, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Native American in ceremonial dress at the U.S. Sanitary Commission New York Metropolitan Fair Gurney & Son, photo N.Y. ; photographed by J. Gurney & Sonny in aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission at the New York Metropolitan Fair, April 1864

Native American in ceremonial dress at the U.S. Sanitary Commission Ne...

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., North Liberty, IA, January 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

[Lotta Crabtree, three-quarter length portrait, facing left, behind chair]

[Lotta Crabtree, three-quarter length portrait, facing left, behind ch...

Photo copyrighted by J. Gurney & Son. Public domain photograph - 19th-century studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stereograph depicting a sculpture of a woman and lion photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., cor. 16th St., New York

Stereograph depicting a sculpture of a woman and lion photographed and...

"peace congress" in pencil on back. "1061 also has lion" in pencil on back. Gottheim collection code: GS 40. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of ... More

Swans, Cent. i.e. Central Park photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., cor. 16th St., New York

Swans, Cent. i.e. Central Park photographed and published by J. Gurney...

Photograph shows swans on the lake in Central Park, New York City, New York. Gottheim collection code: GCP 102. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library ... More

New York Metropolitan Fair

New York Metropolitan Fair

Stereograph showing an art gallery at the Metropolitan Sanitary Fair in New York City. Five people in the gallery wearing uniforms appear to be policemen. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864 ... More

[Christine Nilsson, Swedish soprano, half-length portrait, seated, facing left]

[Christine Nilsson, Swedish soprano, half-length portrait, seated, fac...

Label on verso: From James Cremer's Stereoscopic Emporium, 18 South Eighth St., Philadelphia. Stereoscopes and views, wholesale and retail. No. 40.

Ben Butler, Maj Gen'l (i.e. Major General)

Ben Butler, Maj Gen'l (i.e. Major General)

Photograph shows a portrait of Major General Benjamin Butler in uniform. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Notes on publisher, H.Ropes & Co. printed on stereograph: Manufacturers of stereoscop... More

Department of arms and trophies, New York Metropolitan Fair

Department of arms and trophies, New York Metropolitan Fair

Photograph shows relics and spoils of every battlefield, as well as objects and memorials of those who fought at the Metropolitan Fair in New York. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Entered ac... More

[General Jeb Stuart] / Gurney & Son, photo, N.Y.

[General Jeb Stuart] / Gurney & Son, photo, N.Y.

Photograph shows General Jeb Stuart in uniform. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Stephen M. Rowe, Ltd., Dufaula, Alabama, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Ci... More

New York Metropolitan Fair - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

New York Metropolitan Fair - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpa...

Stereograph showing an art gallery at the Metropolitan Sanitary Fair in New York City. Five people in the gallery wearing uniforms appear to be policemen. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864 ... More

Central Park photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., cor. 16th St., New York

Central Park photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., ...

Photograph shows people on Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, New York City, New York. Gottheim collection code: GCP 11. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Li... More

Paul & Virginia photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., cor. 16th St., New York

Paul & Virginia photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave...

Title from back of card. Gottheim collection code: GS 35. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) Purchase; Larry Gottheim; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:007)

Charles Dickens J. Gurney & Son, photo., N.Y

Charles Dickens J. Gurney & Son, photo., N.Y

Photograph shows a profile portrait of author Charles Dickens (1812-1870), facing right. Date based on year of copyright (1867). "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1867, by J. Gurney & Son, in ... More

Art gallery, New York Metropolitan Fair

Art gallery, New York Metropolitan Fair

Photograph shows framed artwork hung on a wall in the Picture Gallery at the Metropolitan Fair in New York. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1... More

Major General Robert Anderson of General Staff Regular Army Infantry in uniform with telescope J. Gurney & Son, 707 Broadway, N.Y

Major General Robert Anderson of General Staff Regular Army Infantry i...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Jared A. Gendron, JG Autographs, Peabody, Massachusetts, September 2016. Forms part of... More

[Col. Elmer Ellsworth] / Gurney & Son. Photo N.Y.

[Col. Elmer Ellsworth] / Gurney & Son. Photo N.Y.

Photograph shows reproduction of portrait painting of Ellsworth who is described as bearing a mysterious resemblance to the Goddess of Liberty.

Portrait photo of Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa Opera Singer

Portrait photo of Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa Opera Singer

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Swans, Cent. i.e. Central Park photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave., cor. 16th St., New York

Swans, Cent. i.e. Central Park photographed and published by J. Gurney...

Photograph shows swans on the lake in Central Park, New York City, New York. Gottheim collection code: GCP 102. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library ... More

Ben Butler, Maj Gen'l (i.e. Major General)

Ben Butler, Maj Gen'l (i.e. Major General)

Photograph shows a portrait of Major General Benjamin Butler in uniform. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Notes on publisher, H.Ropes & Co. printed on stereograph: Manufacturers of stereoscop... More

Department of arms and trophies, New York Metropolitan Fair

Department of arms and trophies, New York Metropolitan Fair

Photograph shows relics and spoils of every battlefield, as well as objects and memorials of those who fought at the Metropolitan Fair in New York. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Entered ac... More