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| Daguerreotype of Benjamin Piatt Runkle |
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| 1850's gentleman |
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| Robert Graves the poet as a young man. |
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| Well built riveter at Hog Island 1918 by Kadel and Herbert. |
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| Charlie Chaplin the great silent film comedian at 22 in 1915. |
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| Wilder Almanzo |
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| Francis William Ohstrom 1872 |
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| A young James A Garfield 20th U.S President |
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| Modigliani |
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| RF Jameson 1846 |
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| Capt Jesse Sharp Barnes |
With thanks to mydaguerreotypeboyfriend for some of these images. 
2 comments:
these prove I was born in the wrong era :)
Yes but we wouldn't have the social freedoms we have now, to be who we want, also they had more of a class system and small town mentality. I went through many old photos of hard strained severe looking people, old before their time. The photos I select seem to just step out of the era, but a lot look like stuffy old bankers and harridans from old movies. I love the male hairdo that is high on top and fluffed out at the ears. Being rich would've been the only way to live, but without a hairdryer or the internet or films, for me I'm afraid not. I think they had to sit still for 15 minutes for the camera in those days, and thats why the eyes look weird sometimes. Robbie.
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