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Jesse Little, Cabinet Maker, St. Louis

Jesse Little, Cabinet Maker, St. Louis

Portrait of Jesse Little, a cabinet maker in St. Louis.Title: Jesse Little, Cabinet Maker, St. Louis.

John F. Altemus - Daguerreotype portrait

John F. Altemus - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of John F. Altemus, proprietor of a Gents Furnishing Store at 26 N. Third Street. He sits with his hands folded. The daguerreotype is in its original case.Title: John F. Altemus.

Rev. Artemus Bullard, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, St. Louis. Killed in the Gasconade Bridge disaster, 1 November 1855

Rev. Artemus Bullard, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, St. Louis. Ki...

Portrait of Reverend Artemus Bullard, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in ST. Louis. He was killed in the Gasconade Bridge disaster which occurred on November 1st, 1855.Title: Rev. Artemus Bullard, Pasto... More

St. Louis Court House showing unfinished portion of new building and old court house

St. Louis Court House showing unfinished portion of new building and o...

The St. Louis Court House. Unfinished portion and Old Court House.Title: St. Louis Court House showing unfinished portion of new building and old court house.

Charles Klunk - Daguerreotype portrait

Charles Klunk - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of Charles Klunk of Bradley, Mahegan and Co., window glass at 112 Washington Avenue in St. Louis. His cheeks are colored with pink pigment.Title: Charles Klunk.

Construction of Marble Building, Northeast Corner of Fourth and Olive Streets, Workmen with Hoist fitting Block into Wall

Construction of Marble Building, Northeast Corner of Fourth and Olive ...

View of the northeast corner of Fourth and Olive Streets of the construction of a marble building. Two workmen use a hoist to fit a block into the wall. Commercial buildings can be seen in the background, as we... More

Dr. Thomas Reyburn, Olive Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, St. Louis

Dr. Thomas Reyburn, Olive Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, St....

Portrait of Dr. Thomas Reyburn of Olive Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets in St. Louis. Reyburn's face has been colored with pink pigment.Title: Dr. Thomas Reyburn, Olive Street between Fourth and Fifth S... More

Pacific Railroad Freight Locomotive O'Sullivan

Pacific Railroad Freight Locomotive O'Sullivan

Pacific Railroad Freight Locomotive O'Sullivan. Daguerreotype by Thomas M. Easterly, 1855. Missouri History Museum Photograph and Prints collection. Easterly Daguerreotype Collection. n17148. The Pacific Railro... More

Public High School, first in St. Louis. Northeast corner of Fifteenth and Olive

Public High School, first in St. Louis. Northeast corner of Fifteenth ...

Public High School, the first in St. Louis, on the northeast corner of Fifteenth and Olive. A few individuals stand in front of the building and nearby architecture can be seen.Title: Public High School, first ... More

Rev. Artemus Bullard and family

Rev. Artemus Bullard and family

Portrait of Reverend Artemus and family. Image shows himself, his wife, his two sons and two daughters. The cheeks of the individuals' faces have been colored with a pink pigment.Title: Rev. Artemus Bullard and family.

St. Louis Court House, showing unfinished portion of new building and old court house

St. Louis Court House, showing unfinished portion of new building and ...

St. Louis Court House, showing unfinished portion of new building and old court house.Title: St. Louis Court House, showing unfinished portion of new building and old court house.

Bob Wilkinson, Barber of the Southern Hotel (cropped)

Bob Wilkinson, Barber of the Southern Hotel (cropped)

Portrait of Bob Wilkinson, barber of the Southern Hotel.Title: Bob Wilkinson, Barber of the Southern Hotel.

Canton Tea Company and Union Fire Company Number Two, Fourth and Olive Street, Northwest Corner

Canton Tea Company and Union Fire Company Number Two, Fourth and Olive...

Union Fire Company Number Two in front of Canton Tea Company on the northwest corner of Fourth and Olive Streets. Other individuals can be seen on the street and many women stand the balcony of the corner build... More

General Thomas Jonathon "Stonewall" Jackson (copy plate)

General Thomas Jonathon "Stonewall" Jackson (copy plate)

Portrait of General Thomas Jonathon Jackson (Stonewall). This daguerreotype is a copy plate and is in its original case.Title: General Thomas Jonathon "Stonewall" Jackson [copy plate].

Independent Evangelical Protestant Church, German, Southwest Corner of Eighth and Mound Streets, formerly North Presbyterian Church

Independent Evangelical Protestant Church, German, Southwest Corner of...

Independent Evangelical Protestant Church, German, on the southwest corner of Eighth and Mound Street, which was formerly North Presbyterian Church. Sign near roof of church appears to say "Unagh, Evg. Prot. Ki... More

Little German Band - Daguerreotype portrait

Little German Band - Daguerreotype portrait

A "Little German Band" consisting of eleven boys play in the streets. They play a variety of instruments including a bass drum, trumpets, and a trombone. All of the boys are in matching coats which include blac... More

Lundy's Lane Battleground site - Early photography, Public domain image

Lundy's Lane Battleground site - Early photography, Public domain imag...

A man with a horse and buggy at Lundy's Lane Battleground. Two towers rise into the sky, and the street that the buggy stands on is lined with fences. Along the bottom of the daguerreotype "Pagoda on Lundy's La... More

Old Cathedral. Walnut Street looking East from Third Street

Old Cathedral. Walnut Street looking East from Third Street

Walnut Street looking east from Third Street toward the Old Cathedral. A few horses with buggies and people are on the street. A streetlamp stands on the street as well as a few commercial buildings. Finished... More

Old Spanish Fort, later Roy's Mill, Riverfront at foot of Biddle Street

Old Spanish Fort, later Roy's Mill, Riverfront at foot of Biddle Stree...

Two men, one in a top hat, in front of the Old Spanish Fort, later Roy's Mill, on the riverfront at the foot of Biddle Street. The "tower" portion of the fort, and a building to the left are both deteriorating.... More

St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans - Early photography, Public domain image

St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans - Early photography, Public domain imag...

Many carriages line up along the street in New Orleans that the St. Charles Hotel towers above. Some streetlamps appear along the sidewalks and commercial architecture lines the street. One building has a sign ... More

Wreck of the Steamer Calypso - Public domain image of a steam boat

Wreck of the Steamer Calypso - Public domain image of a steam boat

Three men stand on the ice in front of the wreck of the Steamer Calypso. Another steamer (the Empire City) sits within the ice behind the wreck.Title: Wreck of the Steamer Calypso.

Carondelet Court House - Daguerreotype historic place

Carondelet Court House - Daguerreotype historic place

View of the Carondelet Court House.Title: Carondelet Court House. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles Keemle. (the Grey Eagle, publisher of the St. Louis Reveille)

Charles Keemle. (the Grey Eagle, publisher of the St. Louis Reveille)

Charles Keemle, The Grey Eagle, publisher of the St. Louis Reveille. Daguerreotype is in its original case.Title: Charles Keemle. [the Grey Eagle, publisher of the St. Louis Reveille].

Chouteau's Pond, View Northwest from Eighth and Clark Streets

Chouteau's Pond, View Northwest from Eighth and Clark Streets

A horse and buggy led by a man, as well as and many people and a dog along Chouteau's Pond. The view is to the northwest from Eighth and Clark Streets. H. Chouteau's residence can be seen across the lake and Co... More

Cracker Castle, residence of Jonathon O. Pierce

Cracker Castle, residence of Jonathon O. Pierce

Three girls and two boys in front of Cracker Castle. One boy stands on a pile of rubble in the street.Title: Cracker Castle, residence of Jonathon O. Pierce.

Enoch Long, Daguerrean - Daguerreotype portrait

Enoch Long, Daguerrean - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of Enoch Long, daguerrean. The daguerreotype is in its original case.Title: Enoch Long, Daguerrean.

James E. Kaime, Teacher at Public High School

James E. Kaime, Teacher at Public High School

Portrait of James E. Kaime, a teacher at the Public High School.Title: James E. Kaime, Teacher at Public High School.

Luther M. Kennett's Shot Tower. On Lewis Street between Bates and Smith Streets

Luther M. Kennett's Shot Tower. On Lewis Street between Bates and Smit...

Three children stand in front of Luther M. Kennett's Shot Tower on Lewis Street between Bates and Smith Streets. "Shot Tower" is inscribed into the bottom edge of the daguerreotype.Title: Luther M. Kennett's Sh... More

Lynch's Slave Market, 104 Locust Street

Lynch's Slave Market, 104 Locust Street

A group of white men stand in front of Lynch's Slave Market at 104 Locust Street. Two men hold books one holds a few wrapped packages.Title: Lynch's Slave Market, 104 Locust Street.

Pacific Railroad locomotive Gasconade

Pacific Railroad locomotive Gasconade

A boy sits on some railroad tracks near the Pacific Railroad locomotive Number Six, Gasconade. An engineer leans out of the window of the locomotive, and some architecture can be seen in the background.Title: P... More

St. Louis Levee, looking South from Mullanphy Street, Peter Lindell's Stone Quarry on left, Roy's Mill on right

St. Louis Levee, looking South from Mullanphy Street, Peter Lindell's ...

Many men and some horses with a wagon stand near the St. Louis Levee in a view looking south from Mullanphy Street. Peter Lindell's Stone Quarry is on the left and Roy's Mill is on the right. Piles of stones ca... More

Third Street, looking North from Olive Street, showing St. Louis Intelligencer Office

Third Street, looking North from Olive Street, showing St. Louis Intel...

Looking north from Olive Street on Third Street. The St. Louis Intelligencer Office can be seen as well as buildings labeled "Walton Hotne and Stable" and "No. 102 and 101, T. B. Edgars Carriage Repository." Ho... More

Thomas Forsyth. Mountain Spy and Guide

Thomas Forsyth. Mountain Spy and Guide

Portrait of Thomas Forsyth, Mountain Spy and Guide. "Thos. Forsyth the Mountain Spy and Guide" is inscribed along the bottom of the daguerreotype.Title: Thomas Forsyth. Mountain Spy and Guide.

Big Mound, Looking East from Fifth and Mound Streets

Big Mound, Looking East from Fifth and Mound Streets

The Big Mound, looking east from Fifth and Mound Streets. Nine men stand on top of the mound, one in a top hat, while one sits on the mound near the bottom, and three men and a woman sit at the base. Horses wit... More

Children's Chief, (Op-po-noos or Appanoose) Sac and Fox

Children's Chief, (Op-po-noos or Appanoose) Sac and Fox

Portrait of Children's Chief, [Op-po-noos or Appanoose] Sac and Fox. Daguerreotype is in its original case. The words "Easterly" and "Artist" are engraved into the corners of the daguerreotype's frame. This dag... More

Empire Mills, North Broadway and Tyler Streets

Empire Mills, North Broadway and Tyler Streets

Many men with horses and wagons in front of Empire Mills on North Broadway and Tyler Streets. Barrels and sacks also sit in front of the structure. One man sticks his head out of the building near signs that re... More

Fire Engine Dinkey, Union Fire Company

Fire Engine Dinkey, Union Fire Company

Five men with a Fire Engine Dinkey in the street. Other men and boys in the background look on. Portions of the Fire Engine Dinkey and two of the men's hats are colored with gold pigment, and other parts of the... More

Fred Lauman - Daguerreotype portrait

Fred Lauman - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of Fred Lauman, proprietor of Livery Stable on Franklin Avenue in St. Louis.Title: Fred Lauman.

Hurst and McCusker Calvary Marble and Stone Works

Hurst and McCusker Calvary Marble and Stone Works

Men and women in front of a building labeled "Hurst and McCusker Calvary Marble and Stone Works." Some of the individuals hold tools, and many tombstones lean up against the structure.Title: Hurst and McCusker ... More

James Kirker (Don Santiago Kirker), King of New Mexico, Indian fighter and trapper. Lived in St. Louis 1817-1821

James Kirker (Don Santiago Kirker), King of New Mexico, Indian fighter...

Portrait of James Kirker, otherwise known as Don Santiago Kirker, King of New Mexico. He was an Indian fighter and trapper who lived in St. Louis from 1817-1821. On this daguerreotype is faint writing which is ... More

John Jacob Lehmanowsky - Daguerreotype portrait

John Jacob Lehmanowsky - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of Colonel Lehmanowsky. Along the bottom edge of the daguerreotype the words "Col. Lehmanowsky" are inscribed

Mrs. Charles H. Rigdon and Mrs. John F. Altemus

Mrs. Charles H. Rigdon and Mrs. John F. Altemus

Portrait of Mrs. Charles H. Rigdon and Mrs. John F. Altemus. Each lady wears a bonnet, a scarf that is tacked with a broach. A kerchief sits on Mrs. Rigdon's lap upon which are sandwiches, apples, and other foo... More

Pacific Railroad Locomotive Number Six Gasconade

Pacific Railroad Locomotive Number Six Gasconade

A boy sits on some railroad tracks near the Pacific Railroad locomotive Number Six, Gasconade. An engineer leans out of the window of the locomotive, and some architecture can be seen in the background.Title: P... More

Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga - Public domain scan /

Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga - Public domain scan /

The ruins of Fort Ticonderoga.Title: Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Louis Court House, showing completed dome

St. Louis Court House, showing completed dome

Men, horses and carriages in front of the St. Louis' Court House with its completed dome.Title: St. Louis Court House, showing completed dome.

Big Mound during destruction. The last of the Big Mound

Big Mound during destruction. The last of the Big Mound

Men, boys, a dog, and a horse with a wagon stand on top of and in front of the Big Mound during its destruction. This is the last of the Big Mound; only a sliver of the original mound remains. A pole is stuck i... More

Big Mound during destruction - Public domain scan /

Big Mound during destruction - Public domain scan /

Sixteen men stand and sit on the Big Mound during its destruction. One wagon stands in the foreground, and a few others are located halfway up the hill near some buckets. Some of the men hold shovels.Title: Big... More

Chouteau's Pond after pond was drained, Henri Chouteau residence in background, herd of cows in foreground

Chouteau's Pond after pond was drained, Henri Chouteau residence in ba...

Chouteau's Pond after the pond was drained. A herd of cows lay and stand in the drained area in front of H. Chouteau's residence. Other architecture can be seen off in the distance to the right.Title: Chouteau'... More

Fourth Street North from Olive, Bell's Gallery

Fourth Street North from Olive, Bell's Gallery

Man on roof in front of a sign for Bell's Gallery on Fourth Street, North from Olive.Title: Fourth Street North from Olive, Bell's Gallery.

Freeman Little, Undertaker, St. Louis

Freeman Little, Undertaker, St. Louis

Portrait of Freeman Little, an undertaker in St. Louis.Title: Freeman Little, Undertaker, St. Louis.

Mrs. Charles H. Rigdon - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Mrs. Charles H. Rigdon - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Portrait of Mrs. Charles H. Rigdon. She leans up against a cloth-covered table and holds a fan in her hand. She is adorned with jewelry such as rings, a broach, a long necklace, and earrings.Title: Mrs. Charles... More

Mrs. Cora Vail - Daguerreotype portrait

Mrs. Cora Vail - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of Mrs. Cora Vail, partner of Kelley and Vail Clothiers at 146 N. Third Street in St. Louis. For her portrait, Mrs. Vail wears a bonnet, gloves, many rings, a bracelet, and a necklace and wears a shawl... More

St. Louis Glass Works, Northwest Corner of Broadway and Monroe Streets

St. Louis Glass Works, Northwest Corner of Broadway and Monroe Streets

St. Louis Glass Works on the northwest corner of Broadway and Monroe Streets. A boy stands by a fence near a brick building to the right and a shovel is stuck into the ground in the foreground.Title: St. Louis ... More

St. Louis Park Beer Garden, South Broadway

St. Louis Park Beer Garden, South Broadway

Horses with wagons and some people in front of a building with a sign that says "St. Louis Park by Wm. Osterhorn" in St. Louis Park Beer Garden on South Broadway.Title: St. Louis Park Beer Garden, South Broadway.

Wife of Mahee (Knife), Iowa. (Kun-zan-ya)

Wife of Mahee (Knife), Iowa. (Kun-zan-ya)

Portrait of the wife of Mahee (Knife), Iowa. (Kun-zan-ya). Mahee's wife wears a thick blanket around her and beaded jewelry. The words "Easterly" and "Artist" are engraved into the corners of the daguerreotype'... More

Big Mound, Fifth and Mound Streets

Big Mound, Fifth and Mound Streets

A young man stands in the foreground and two stand in front of the Big Mound on Fifth and Mound Streets. A few wagons are also in front of the mound along the street, as well as a streetlamp.Title: Big Mound, F... More

Britton A. Hill (1816-1888), Attorney

Britton A. Hill (1816-1888), Attorney

Portrait of Britton A. Hill, an attorney who lived from 1816 to 1888.Title: Britton A. Hill (1816-1888), Attorney.

Chouteau's Pond after pond was drained. H. Chouteau residence in background, herd of cows in foreground

Chouteau's Pond after pond was drained. H. Chouteau residence in backg...

Chouteau's Pond after the pond was drained. A herd of cows lay and stand in the drained area in front of H. Chouteau's residence. Other architecture can be seen off in the distance to the right.Title: Chouteau'... More

Chouteau's Pond. View of drained area with cows. Collier's White Lead factory in background

Chouteau's Pond. View of drained area with cows. Collier's White Lead ...

View of a drained area of Chouteau's Pond with cows. Collier's White Lead factory is in the background as well as a few other buildings.Title: Chouteau's Pond. View of drained area with cows. Collier's White Le... More

James Kirker (Don Santiago Kirker, King of New Mexico), (Indian fighter and trapper, lived in St. Louis 1817-1821)

James Kirker (Don Santiago Kirker, King of New Mexico), (Indian fighte...

Portrait of James Kirker, otherwise known as Don Santiago Kirker, King of New Mexico. He was an Indian fighter and trapper who lived in St. Louis from 1817-1821. On this daguerreotype is faint writing which is ... More

Judge Silas Bent Residence, view from South with St. Louis in distance, two men sitting in foreground

Judge Silas Bent Residence, view from South with St. Louis in distance...

Judge Silas Residence as viewed from the south with St. Louis in the distance. Many St. Louis smoke stacks can be seen in the background. A horse and wagon carrying boards is in front of the house with a man on... More

Mrs. Ernst Carl Angelrodt, (Eliza Westhoff)

Mrs. Ernst Carl Angelrodt, (Eliza Westhoff)

Portrait of Eliza Westhoff, Mrs. Ernst Carl Angelrodt. She holds in her hand a pair of knitting needles and a piece of fabric. She also holds yarn that is attached to a ball of yarn sitting in a basket on the c... More

Ninth Street looking north from Chestnut Street. Inscribed- "Ninth Street, St. Louis, Mo."

Ninth Street looking north from Chestnut Street. Inscribed- "Ninth Str...

A woman with a parasol walks across Ninth Street while a man in a top hat and what appears to be a police officer sit on a crate in the street. The spire of what could be a church rises in the background along ... More

Ruins of Jacob R. Stine's Shot Tower

Ruins of Jacob R. Stine's Shot Tower

Ruins of Jacob R. Stine's Shot Tower near the river. An inscription runs along the bottom and is partially covered by the daguerreotypes frame, however "Shot Tower on the" is visible.Title: Ruins of Jacob R. St... More

St. Louis Courthouse (Old Courthouse) showing unfinished portion of new building and earlier courthouse still remaining

St. Louis Courthouse (Old Courthouse) showing unfinished portion of ne...

St. Louis Courthouse. Unfinished portion and Old Courthouse.Title: St. Louis Courthouse (Old Courthouse) showing unfinished portion of new building and earlier courthouse still remaining.

St. Louis from across the Mill Creek Valley. Engraved "St. Louis"

St. Louis from across the Mill Creek Valley. Engraved "St. Louis"

St. Louis from across the Mill Creek Valley. Along the bottom "St. Louis" is inscribed.Title: St. Louis from across the Mill Creek Valley. Engraved "St. Louis".

Vermont View - Daguerreotype portrait

Vermont View - Daguerreotype portrait

A girl and a woman with a parasol next to a road and fence that leads to a cluster of buildings in the hills of Vermont. Inscribed along the bottom of the daguerreotype is "View in Vermont."Title: Vermont View.

Cahokia Creek, Chicago and Alton Railroad Trestle

Cahokia Creek, Chicago and Alton Railroad Trestle

The Chicago and Alton Railroad Trestle reaching across Cahokia Creek. A building can be seen behind the trestle, as well as what appears to be a telegraph pole.Title: Cahokia Creek, Chicago and Alton Railroad Trestle.

City Jail, Southeast Corner of Sixth and Chestnut

City Jail, Southeast Corner of Sixth and Chestnut

The City Jain on the southeast corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets. Small, wooden shacks stand near the jail as well as fences. Some architecture can be seen in the background.Title: City Jail, Southeast Corne... More

Ernst Carl Angelrodt, German Consul in St. Louis

Ernst Carl Angelrodt, German Consul in St. Louis

Portrait of Ernst Carl Angelrodt, German Consul in St. Louis. Angelrodt wears glasses and holds a book upright in his hand. The words "Easterly" and "Artist" are engraved into the lower corners of the daguerreo... More

Fourth Street looking North to intersection with Locust Street

Fourth Street looking North to intersection with Locust Street

Horses with wagons on Fourth Street around its intersection with Locust Street. Commercial buildings line the streets which include J. A. Scholten's Photogallery, Gray's Hat and Cap Manufacturer, E. Clark's Sew... More

Frederick Kretchmar - Daguerreotype portrait

Frederick Kretchmar - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of Frederick Kretchmar.Title: Frederick Kretchmar. The daguerreotype method of the photographic process was invented by Louis Daguerre in the 1830s. It was the first photographic process and it was wi... More

George H. "Yankee" Hill - Early photography, Public domain image

George H. "Yankee" Hill - Early photography, Public domain image

Portrait of George H. "Yankee" Hill, a comedic actor. Along the bottom of the daguerreotype the words "Yankee Hill" are inscribed.Title: George H. "Yankee" Hill.

Governor Alexander McNair's Residence, Northwest Corner of Main and Spruce Streets (duplicate made from - 90)

Governor Alexander McNair's Residence, Northwest Corner of Main and Sp...

One man in a top hat, three young women, and a boy stand in front of Governor Alexander McNair's Residence on the northwest corner of Main and Spruce Streets. A streetlamp stands on the corner of the street.Tit... More

Keel Boat - Daguerreotype portrait

Keel Boat - Daguerreotype portrait

Keel Boat on the water. The shore and some greenery are in the foreground.Title: Keel Boat.

Keokuk-mhm - Daguerreotype portrait

Keokuk-mhm - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of Keokuk. In the bottom-right corner the words "Ke-o-kuk or the Watchful Fox" are inscribed. Some portions of the portrait have been colored with pigment. The words "Easterly" and "Artist" are engrave... More

Luther M. Shreve, Attorney - Public domain portrait

Luther M. Shreve, Attorney - Public domain portrait

Portrait of Luther M. Shreve, an attorney.Title: Luther M. Shreve, Attorney.

Mrs. and Mrs. John F. Altemus Downing

Mrs. and Mrs. John F. Altemus Downing

Portrait of Mrs. Downing and Mrs. John F. Altemus. Mrs. Altemus leans on Mrs. Downing, and the two women sit near a cloth-covered table upon which is a bonnet and some beaded objects. Both women have beaded pur... More

Norman Cutter - Daguerreotype portrait

Norman Cutter - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of Norman Cutter, a wholesale grocer in St. Louis. For his portrait, Cutter leans on a cloth-covered table and wears a ring. Out of his suit coat is a rope that is clipped onto one of his vest buttons.... More

Ruins of Jacob R. Stine's Shot Tower, 5218 South Broadway

Ruins of Jacob R. Stine's Shot Tower, 5218 South Broadway

Ruins of Jacob R. Stine's Shot Tower at 5218 South Broadway, next to the river. Along the bottom is an inscription that is partially covered by the daguerreotype's frame, however "Shot Tower on the" is visible.... More

Second Presbyterian Church, Northwest Corner of Fifth and Walnut Streets

Second Presbyterian Church, Northwest Corner of Fifth and Walnut Stree...

Second Presbyterian Church on the northwest corner of Fifth and Walnut Streets. A sign with advertisements stands in front of the church, and some buildings stand next to it, including a commercial one next doo... More

Seth Ranlett - Daguerreotype portrait

Seth Ranlett - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of Seth Ranlett, Secretary of the Perpetual Insurance Company. His cheeks and lips are colored with pink pigment.Title: Seth Ranlett.

Seventh and Pine Streets, Northwest Corner, Oliver A. Hart Residence

Seventh and Pine Streets, Northwest Corner, Oliver A. Hart Residence

Northwest corner of Seventh and Pine Street showing the Oliver A. Hart Residence. A horse and wagon can be seen down the street and a woman with a cloth over her head can be seen in one of the entryways. Born... More

White men pose, 104 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri in 1852 at Lynch's Slave Market - (cropped)

White men pose, 104 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri in 1852 at Lync...

A group of white men stand in front of Lynch's Slave Market at 104 Locust Street. Two men hold books one holds a few wrapped packages.Title: Lynch's Slave Market, 104 Locust Street.

A. W. Fagin Residence, 4003 Bellefontaine Road

A. W. Fagin Residence, 4003 Bellefontaine Road

A. W. Fagin Residence located at 4003 Bellefontaine Road. A small collection of water and a cow stand before the residence. Many women sit on the steps leading up to the house from an arched gateway in a stone ... More

Big Mound during destruction, The last of the Big Mound

Big Mound during destruction, The last of the Big Mound

Many men and some boys stand on top of and in front of the Big Mound during its destruction. This is the last of the Big Mound; only a small portion remains standing. One boy holds a pickaxe that is lodged into... More

Big Mound shown partially graded

Big Mound shown partially graded

A crowd of men, children, and a few horses, stand on top of and in front of the Big Mound which is shown partially graded.Title: Big Mound shown partially graded.

Charles Keemle. (the Grey Eagle, publisher of the St. Louis Reveille) (cropped)

Charles Keemle. (the Grey Eagle, publisher of the St. Louis Reveille) ...

Charles Keemle, The Grey Eagle, publisher of the St. Louis Reveille. Daguerreotype is in its original case.Title: Charles Keemle. [the Grey Eagle, publisher of the St. Louis Reveille].

Chouteau's Mill Creek, East from Thirteenth and Gratiot, showing construction of Mill Creek Sewer. Man sitting on pipe over stream

Chouteau's Mill Creek, East from Thirteenth and Gratiot, showing const...

View of Chouteau's Mill Creek from East of Thirteenth and Gratiot showing the construction of Mill Creek Sewer. A man sits on a pipe that stretches over the stream. Other industrial buildings can be seen in the... More

Chouteau's Pond, South to Eight and Gratiot, 18 July 1851

Chouteau's Pond, South to Eight and Gratiot, 18 July 1851

Horse and buggy in front of Chouteau's Pond. The view is south to Eighth and Gratiot Streets. A few fishermen stand near the carriage and there are a few boats out on the water. Some architecture can be seen ac... More

Chouteau's Pond, View Southwest from Eighth and Spruce Streets, 18 July 1851

Chouteau's Pond, View Southwest from Eighth and Spruce Streets, 18 Jul...

Horse and buggy led by young man, as well as and many people along Chouteau's Pond. The view is to the southwest from Eighth and Spruce Streets. H. Chouteau's residence can be seen across the lake and Collier's... More

Keokuk's wife and grandson - Early photography, Public domain image

Keokuk's wife and grandson - Early photography, Public domain image

Portrait of Keokuk's wife and grandson. They both wear beaded jewelry and Keokuk's grandson wears a thick blanket around his shoulders. Portions of the daguerreotype are colored with blue pigment.Title: Keokuk'... More

Lundy's Lane Battleground - Daguerreotype portrait

Lundy's Lane Battleground - Daguerreotype portrait

View looking down towards a tower, a graveyard, and many buildings. The river is off in the distance. Inscribed along the bottom of the daguerreotype is "Lundy's Lane Battle Field".Title: Lundy's Lane Battleground.

Mrs. Ernst Carl Angelrodt (Eliza Westhoff) and children

Mrs. Ernst Carl Angelrodt (Eliza Westhoff) and children

Portrait of Eliza Westhoff, Mrs. Ernst Carl Angelrodt, and children. She is pictured with her son and three daughters.Title: Mrs. Ernst Carl Angelrodt [Eliza Westhoff] and children.

Nacheninga (No Heart of Fear), Iowa

Nacheninga (No Heart of Fear), Iowa

Portrait of Nacheninga [No Heart of Fear], Iowa. Nacheninga holds a gun in his hands and is wrapped in a thick blanket. Daguerreotype is in its original case.Title: Nacheninga [No Heart of Fear], Iowa.

Public High School, Olive Street looking east from Fifteenth Street

Public High School, Olive Street looking east from Fifteenth Street

Olive street looking east from Fifteenth Street towards the Public High School. Many trees are planted alongside the road and other buildings can be seen next to the school. A steeple rises above more architect... More

Sam Houston - Daguerreotype portrait

Sam Houston - Daguerreotype portrait

Portrait of Sam Houston. This is a copy daguerreotype. Houston served in the War of 1812 and was governor of both Tennessee and Texas, making him the only person in United States history to be a governor of two... More

Steamer Metropole in the ice - Early photography, Public domain image

Steamer Metropole in the ice - Early photography, Public domain image

Steamer Metropole in the ice. Two men stand on the steamer in the foreground and one stands behind it on the ice. Another steamer is in the ice in the background.Title: Steamer Metropole in the ice.

Abraham S. Mitchell, Proprietor of the St. Louis Intelligencer

Abraham S. Mitchell, Proprietor of the St. Louis Intelligencer

Portrait of Abraham S. Mitchell, proprietor of the St. Louis Intelligencer, a St. Louis newspaper. The daguerreotype is in its original case.Title: Abraham S. Mitchell, Proprietor of the St. Louis Intelligencer.

Big Mound, at Fifth (Broadway) and Mound Streets, St. Louis

Big Mound, at Fifth (Broadway) and Mound Streets, St. Louis

Big Mound, at Fifth (Broadway) and Mound Streets, St. Louis. For the original image, see the Thomas Easterly Daguerreotype Collection image n17075.Title: Big Mound, at Fifth (Broadway) and Mound Streets, St. Louis.

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