1850s

Photography

Maps of the Mind: A Haunting Look at the 1855 Portraits of Patients of Surrey County Asylum

Places & People

Rare Historic Photos of San Francisco in the 1850s

Wars & Military

Russia vs. the Alliance: Rare Historic Photos from the Crimean War (1853-1856)

Places & People

Faces of the Past: Exploring the Remarkable Portraits of Bostonians by Southworth & Hawes in the 1850s

Photography

Faces Frozen in Time: Exploring the Remarkable Daguerreotypes of Mathew Brady’s Studio (1844-1860)

Places & People

Adolfo Farsari’s Sensational Hand-Coloured Photographs of 19th Century Japan

Photography

Tracing the Evolution of Photography Through the First Image of People Enjoying a Drink in an 1843 Edinburgh Pub

Weird

Mary Ann Brown Patten: A 19-Year-Old Pregnant Woman Who Commandeered a Clipper Ship in 1856 and Made a Historic Voyage

Places & People

Historic Photographs of Abraham Lincoln and the Stories Behind Them, 1846-1865

Weird

The Incredible Story of Mihailo Tolotos, the Monk Who Lived a Lifetime Without Seeing a Woman

Places & People

Rare Historic Photos of St. Louis in the 1850s

Places & People

What Anaheim, California looked like in the Late 19th Century

Places & People

Rare Historical Photos of Milwaukee in the 1850s and 1860s

Places & People

What Fresno, CA looked like in the Late 19th Century

Places & People

Britain’s Oldest Police Mugshots, Taken from between the 1850s and 1870s

Places & People

What Janesville, WI looked like in the Late 19th Century through Stunning Historical Photos

Places & People

Rare Historical Photos of Sacramento, CA in the 1850s

Places & People

The Great Exhibition of 1851 which displayed Wonders and Inventions from around the World, 1851