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12 restored photographs

Photographs from the 1800s

12 restored photographs from the 1800s – circus, fairs & parades, cities & skylines, lighthouses, national parks & landscapes, panoramas and more. Each one comes from America’s public archives and is available as printable black & white wall art.

Fire Company Hat, vintage black and white photograph
Fire Company Hat
1810–1860
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Seneca Falls, New York (downstream), vintage black and white photograph
Seneca Falls, New York (downstream)
1850 · Smithsonian Institution
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Cathedral, Guatemala, vintage black and white photograph
Cathedral, Guatemala
1875 · Smithsonian Institution
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Public Laundry, Guatemala, vintage black and white photograph
Public Laundry, Guatemala
1875 · Smithsonian Institution
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Public Market, Guatemala, vintage black and white photograph
Public Market, Guatemala
1875 · Smithsonian Institution
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Dale Creek Bridge, vintage black and white photograph
Dale Creek Bridge
1885 · Smithsonian Institution
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The Second Skyscraper: Tacoma Building, Chicago. Completed, vintage black and white photograph
The Second Skyscraper: Tacoma Building, Chicago. Completed
1888 · Library of Congress
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Tillamook Rock and lighthouse, vintage black and white photograph
Tillamook Rock and lighthouse
1891 · Library of Congress
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World's Fair, vintage black and white photograph
World's Fair
1893 · Library of Congress
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Lighthouse on island, vintage black and white photograph
Lighthouse on island
1896 · Library of Congress
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Street scene in New York City, vintage black and white photograph
Street scene in New York City
1896 · Library of Congress
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Three three-masted ships, vintage black and white photograph
Three three-masted ships
1899 · Library of Congress
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