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Albumen Print Collection (#10)

"Capturing History: The Timeless Beauty of Albumen Prints" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of albumen prints

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman), 1865 / 81. Creator: Lyman W. Colby

Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman), 1865 / 81. Creator: Lyman W. Colby
Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman), 1865/81. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Empress Eugenia, 1860-69. Creator: Andre-Adolphe-Eugene Disderi

Empress Eugenia, 1860-69. Creator: Andre-Adolphe-Eugene Disderi
Empress Eugenia, 1860-69. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Eugenie Marie de Montijo de Guzman and Napoleon III, 1860-69. Creator: Andre-Adolphe-Eugene Disderi

Eugenie Marie de Montijo de Guzman and Napoleon III, 1860-69. Creator: Andre-Adolphe-Eugene Disderi
Eugenie Marie de Montijo de Guzman and Napoleon III, 1860-69. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Hamlin & Co. Store, late 19th century. Creator: L. Thompson

Hamlin & Co. Store, late 19th century. Creator: L. Thompson
Hamlin & Co. Store, late 19th century. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: King of Naples, 1860-69. Creator: Alphonse Bernoud

King of Naples, 1860-69. Creator: Alphonse Bernoud
King of Naples, 1860-69. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Princess of Wales, 1860-69. Creator: F. Deron

Princess of Wales, 1860-69. Creator: F. Deron
Princess of Wales, 1860-69. [Portrait of Alexandra of Denmark, daughter-in-law of Queen Victoria and wife of the future King Edward VII]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Wedding Portrait, late 19th century. Creators: Lewis M. Melander, L

Wedding Portrait, late 19th century. Creators: Lewis M. Melander, L
Wedding Portrait, late 19th century. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Two Boys, 1870 / 99. Creator: L. W. Felt

Two Boys, 1870 / 99. Creator: L. W. Felt
Two Boys, 1870/99. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Good Morning, c. 1880. Creator: Joshua Smith

Good Morning, c. 1880. Creator: Joshua Smith
Good Morning, c. 1880. Albumen cabinet card

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Good Night, c. 1880. Creator: Joshua Smith

Good Night, c. 1880. Creator: Joshua Smith
Good Night, c. 1880. Albumen cabinet card

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Statue of Commodore Matthew Perry, 1850 / 89. Creator: Joshua Appleby Williams

Statue of Commodore Matthew Perry, 1850 / 89. Creator: Joshua Appleby Williams
Statue of Commodore Matthew Perry, 1850/89. [Possibly the Matthew Perry Monument in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, designed by John Quincy Adams Ward]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: New Masonic Temple, Boston, 1860s. Creator: Joseph Ward

New Masonic Temple, Boston, 1860s. Creator: Joseph Ward
New Masonic Temple, Boston, 1860s. [Freemasons temple at the corner of Tremont and Boylston Streets, Boston, Massachusetts, USA]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Untitled (Portrait of Man with Large Mustache), 1850 / 99. Creator: James W. Turner

Untitled (Portrait of Man with Large Mustache), 1850 / 99. Creator: James W. Turner
Untitled (Portrait of Man with Large Mustache), 1850/99. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Old Fort, 1959 / 74. Creator: James Wallace Black

Old Fort, 1959 / 74. Creator: James Wallace Black
Old Fort, 1959/74. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Fort Dumplings, 1859 / 74. Creator: James Wallace Black

Fort Dumplings, 1859 / 74. Creator: James Wallace Black
Fort Dumplings, 1859/74. [Fort Dumpling, officially called Fort Louis and, later, Fort Brown, overlooking the entrance to Narragansett Bay, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA. Construction began in 1798]

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Woods Cabinet, late 19th century. Creator: John Lyman Lovell

Woods Cabinet, late 19th century. Creator: John Lyman Lovell
Woods Cabinet, late 19th century. [Woods Cabinet and Lawrence Observatory at Amherst College, Massachusetts, USA]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Harriet Warner Walker, less than 24 hr. old, (1870 / 1890). Creator: J. J. Kanberg

Harriet Warner Walker, less than 24 hr. old, (1870 / 1890). Creator: J. J. Kanberg
Harriet Warner Walker, less than 24 hr. old, (1870/1890). Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1863. Creator: Etienne Carjat

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1863. Creator: Etienne Carjat
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1863. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Vine Clad Arbor, 1873 / 81. Creator: J. W. & J. S. Moulton

Vine Clad Arbor, 1873 / 81. Creator: J. W. & J. S. Moulton
Vine Clad Arbor, 1873/81. [Shaded walkway in a park]. Albumen print, stereo, no. 303 from the series " Boston, Mass. and Vicinity"

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Mrs. S. H. C. Miner, 1846 / 1891. Creator: William Notman

Mrs. S. H. C. Miner, 1846 / 1891. Creator: William Notman
Mrs. S. H. C. Miner, 1846/1891. [Portrait of Mrs. S. H. C. Miner [or Miller?], aka Jennie Sargeant, looking at a book]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Bryan House, 1846 / 99. Creator: J. C. Spooner

Bryan House, 1846 / 99. Creator: J. C. Spooner
Bryan House, 1846/99. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Untitled (Woman in Interior of House), 1846 / 99. Creator: J. C. Spooner

Untitled (Woman in Interior of House), 1846 / 99. Creator: J. C. Spooner
Untitled (Woman in Interior of House), 1846/99. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: George Cruikshank, 1860 / 69. Creator: W. Walker & Sons

George Cruikshank, 1860 / 69. Creator: W. Walker & Sons
George Cruikshank, 1860/69. [Portrait of the British caricaturist and illustrator]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Lovely Lake Louise one of natures most perfect gems, Rocky Mts. Alberta, Canada, 1906

Lovely Lake Louise one of natures most perfect gems, Rocky Mts. Alberta, Canada, 1906. Albumen print, stereocard

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Civil War Collage, c. 1860 / 70. Creator: Unknown

Civil War Collage, c. 1860 / 70. Creator: Unknown
Civil War Collage, c. 1860/70. Photocollage (albumen prints)

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: State Capitol at Montpelier, Vermont, 19th century. Creator: George Watson

State Capitol at Montpelier, Vermont, 19th century. Creator: George Watson
State Capitol at Montpelier, Vermont, 19th century. [The Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont, USA]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Untitled (Portrait of Woman), 1850 / 99. Creator: G. C. Gilchrest

Untitled (Portrait of Woman), 1850 / 99. Creator: G. C. Gilchrest
Untitled (Portrait of Woman), 1850/99. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Untitled (Lawrence, Massachusetts), 19th century. Creator: Reed Brothers

Untitled (Lawrence, Massachusetts), 19th century. Creator: Reed Brothers
Untitled (Lawrence, Massachusetts), 19th century. [Church spires with fountain in the foreground, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA]. Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Library, Yale University, 19th century. Creator: Peck Brothers

Library, Yale University, 19th century. Creator: Peck Brothers
Library, Yale University, 19th century. [Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. The Victorian Gothic building was designed by Henry Austin and was constructed between 1842 and 1846]

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 1, 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 1, 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard
Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 1, 1864. Albumen print, plate 39 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Untitled [Victorian building with shops on the ground floor], c. 1865. Creator: R. F

Untitled [Victorian building with shops on the ground floor], c. 1865. Creator: R. F
Untitled [Victorian building with shops on the ground floor], c. 1865. [Clegg & Davenport tailors on the corner]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Untitled (barn exterior), mid-late 19th century. Creator: Harwood & Stone

Untitled (barn exterior), mid-late 19th century. Creator: Harwood & Stone
Untitled (barn exterior), mid-late 19th century. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Grand Duke Michael, 1860-69. Creator: Emile Desmaisons

Grand Duke Michael, 1860-69. Creator: Emile Desmaisons
Grand Duke Michael, 1860-69. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Church of the Madeleine (Eglise de la Madeleine), c. 1860. Creator: Edouard Baldus

Church of the Madeleine (Eglise de la Madeleine), c. 1860. Creator: Edouard Baldus
Church of the Madeleine (Eglise de la Madeleine), c. 1860. [Neoclassical church in Paris]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Chaumieres en Auvergne, avec un calvaire, 1852, printed 1978. Creator: Edouard Baldus

Chaumieres en Auvergne, avec un calvaire, 1852, printed 1978. Creator: Edouard Baldus
Chaumieres en Auvergne, avec un calvaire, 1852, printed 1978. [Thatched cottages in southern France, with crucifix]. Salted paper print; edition of 65

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: The Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah, c. 1858 / 62. Creator: John Murray

The Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah, c. 1858 / 62. Creator: John Murray
The Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah, c. 1858/62. [Marble mausoleum of Mirza Ghiyas Beg, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Military Bridge, Across the Chickahominy, Virginia, June 1862. Creator: D. B. Woodbury

Military Bridge, Across the Chickahominy, Virginia, June 1862. Creator: D. B. Woodbury
Military Bridge, Across the Chickahominy, Virginia, June 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: soldiers and covered wagon on timber bridge over the River Chickahominy]. Albumen print, pl

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Untitled, c. 1850. [Trees near water in the Bois de Boulogne, a park in Paris]

Untitled, c. 1850. [Trees near water in the Bois de Boulogne, a park in Paris]. Albumen print, from the series " Bois de Boulogne"

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Adelina Patti, 1860-69. Creator: Camille Silvy

Adelina Patti, 1860-69. Creator: Camille Silvy
Adelina Patti, 1860-69. [Italian opera singer Adelina Patti as Lucia in " Lucia de Lammermoor" ]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Southside of Cromer Church, c. 1850s. Creator: Benjamin Brecknell Turner

Southside of Cromer Church, c. 1850s. Creator: Benjamin Brecknell Turner
Southside of Cromer Church, c. 1850s. [Exterior of the Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul at Cromer in Norfolk. The building dates from the 14th century]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, Virginia, March 1862

Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, Virginia, March 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War, soldiers and dog by wicker fence with earthworks behind]. Albumen print, pl

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: St. Regis Lake, Paul Smth's, late 19th century. Creator: Baldwin Photo

St. Regis Lake, Paul Smth's, late 19th century. Creator: Baldwin Photo
St. Regis Lake, Paul Smth's, late 19th century. [Hotel in the Adirondacks in northern New York State, USA]. Albumen print, stereocard, from the series "Gems of the Adirondacks"

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Savoie 47, Le Buet et les Rochers de Fis, 1856 / 63. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson

Savoie 47, Le Buet et les Rochers de Fis, 1856 / 63. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
Savoie 47, Le Buet et les Rochers de Fis, 1856/63. [Mont Buet in the Chablais Alps]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Untitled [Napoleon III and family], 1860-69. Creator: Unknown

Untitled [Napoleon III and family], 1860-69. Creator: Unknown
Untitled [Napoleon III and family], 1860-69. [Portrait of Napoleon III Emperor of the French, his wife Empress Eugenie, and son Prince Louis-Napoleon]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Emperor of Russia, 1860-69. Creator: Unknown

Emperor of Russia, 1860-69. Creator: Unknown
Emperor of Russia, 1860-69. [Portrait of Tsar Alexander II of Russia]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Winged Victory of Samothrace (Victoire de Samothrace), 1860s. Creator: Unknown

Winged Victory of Samothrace (Victoire de Samothrace), 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Winged Victory of Samothrace (Victoire de Samothrace), 1860s. [Marble sculpture of Nike (the Greek goddess of victory), dating from the 2nd century BC]. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Tour St. Jacques, Paris, 1860s. Creator: Unknown

Tour St. Jacques, Paris, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Tour St. Jacques, Paris, 1860s. Albumen print

Background imageAlbumen Print Collection: Duchess of Kent, ca, 1860. Creator: Antoine Francois Jean Claudet

Duchess of Kent, ca, 1860. Creator: Antoine Francois Jean Claudet
Duchess of Kent, ca, 1860. [Portrait of Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, the mother of Queen Victoria]. Albumen print




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"Capturing History: The Timeless Beauty of Albumen Prints" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of albumen prints. These exquisite photographs, created using a technique that originated in the mid-19th century, transport us to iconic moments and breathtaking landscapes. One such moment frozen in time is "Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern. " This powerful image captures the visionary engineer amidst the colossal chains, symbolizing his monumental achievements. In "The Ascent of Mont Blanc, " we witness an awe-inspiring feat as climbers conquer one of nature's most formidable peaks. Auguste-Rosalie Bisson's skillful composition brings forth both the grandeur and treacherous beauty of this majestic mountain. Travel further back in history with Robert MacPherson's hauntingly beautiful "Untitled (Ruins of Roman Forum). " Through delicate details and subtle lighting, MacPherson transports us to ancient Rome, where echoes from centuries past still resonate. Henry Hamilton Bennett's "Golgotha and the Crucifixion" takes us on a spiritual journey. With masterful use of light and shadow, he captures not only a religious scene but also evokes deep emotions within our souls. The Coliseum stands proud in another mesmerizing photograph by Robert MacPherson. His lens reveals its architectural splendor while reminding us of its historical significance as a symbol of power and entertainment during ancient times. Venture into Rome with Robert MacPherson once again through his lens capturing the enchanting Pantheon. This timeless masterpiece showcases its magnificent dome against a backdrop that exudes tranquility and serenity. Roger Fenton invites us into Rievaulx Abbey with his photograph showcasing its High Altar. The ethereal quality captured here allows us to feel reverence for this sacred space while appreciating Fenton's technical prowess. George N. Barnard presents Columbia from atop the Capitol, offering a bird's-eye view of this iconic American city.