Mustachioed Man on Bicycle from Constantinople

Mustachioed Man on Bicycle - Cabinet Card from Constantinople, a photo by Photo_History on Flickr.

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A dapper man in a pin striped suit and cap balances on a bicycle in this cabinet card from the Parnasse studio in Constantinople. I was impressed with his ability to keep the bicycle upright with no brace until I examined it at high magnification. It is clear from the cross hatched retouching that there was a brace under his right hand and behind his right leg.

Arthur Henderson, British Labour politician

Arthur Henderson (LOC), a photo by The Library of Congress on Flickr.

Arthur Henderson (20 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician.


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Bain News Service,, publisher.

Arthur Henderson

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes: Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.19213

Call Number: LC-B2- 3498-3

Doc Holliday's Badass Mustache

Doc Holliday 1851 - 1887

John Henry "Doc" Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887) was an American gambler, gunfighter and dentist of the American Old West, who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

As a young man, Holliday earned a D.D.S. degree in dentistry and set up a practice in Atlanta, Georgia. However, in 1873 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, the same disease that had claimed his mother when he was 15. He moved to the American southwest in hopes that the climate would prolong his life. Taking up gambling as a profession, he acquired a reputation as a deadly gunman.

During his travels, he met and became good friends with Wyatt Earp and Earp's brothers. In 1880, he moved to Tombstone, Arizona, and participated alongside the Earps in the famous gunfight. This did not settle matters between the two sides, and Holliday was embroiled in ensuing shootouts and killings. He successfully fought being extradited for murder, and died in bed at a Colorado hotel/sanatorium at the age of 36.

The legend and mystique of his life is so great that he has been mentioned in countless books, and portrayed by various actors in numerous movies and television series. For the 100-plus years since his death, debate has continued about the exact crimes he may have committed during his life. (via Wikipedia)

König Albert von Sachsen, King of Saxony

König Albert von Sachsen, King of Saxony, a photo by Miss Mertens on Flickr.

Mr. Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome, a photo by National Media Museum on Flickr.

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By William and Daniel Downey

English writer, dramatist and wit, Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927), was most famed for his comic novel, Three Men and a Boat (1889).


This photograph appears in 'The Cabinet Portrait Gallery' series of celebrity portraits and biographies published in the 1890s. The series includes royalty, actors, academics and authors.




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Jerome K. Jerome

photographer: Rabending und Monckhoven - Wien 1878

Untitled, a photo by ggaabboo on Flickr.

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photographer: Rabending und Monckhoven - Wien 1878

Okolicsányi Dénes

Khedive of Egypt

Khedive of Egypt (LOC), a photo by The Library of Congress on Flickr.

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Bain News Service,, publisher.

Khedive of Egypt

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.19008

Call Number: LC-B2- 3460-9

Ed. De Reszke, Polish Opera Singer

Ed. De Reszke (LOC), a photo by The Library of Congress on Flickr.

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Bain News Service,, publisher.

Ed. De Reszke

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.18959

Call Number: LC-B2- 3454-6

Alszeghy Kálmán, Budapest, 1907

Untitled, a photo by ggaabboo on Flickr.

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photographer: Kossak J. - Budapest 1907
Alszeghy Kálmán

Robert E. Lee, General of the Confederate Army

Robert E. Lee, General of the Confederate Army. (1863, Julian Vannerson)

Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War.

Cigar Holder Patent, 1901

Smoking Wasn't Stupid Enough, a photo by LisaGenius on Flickr.

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C. L. Pullman Cigar Holder or Pipe Patent, Nov. 26, 1901

President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the 19th President of the United States (1877–1881). Hayes was elected President by one electoral vote after the highly disputed election of 1876. Losing the popular vote to his opponent, Samuel Tilden, Hayes was the only president whose election was decided by a congressional commission.

http://nations.wikia.com/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes

Ambrose Everett Burnside 1824 - 1881

Ambrose Everett Burnside was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a U.S. Senator. Wikipedia

Born: May 23, 1824, Liberty Died: September 13, 1881, Bristol Education: United States Military Academy Buried: Swan Point Cemetery

Portrait of Jacques Doucet by Man Ray 1925

Portrait of Jacques Doucet by Man Ray 1925, a photo by CharmaineZoe on Flickr.

Eugene Fitch Ware Author and politician. 1841 - 1911.

Eugene Fitch Ware Author and politician. 1841 - 1911.

Eugene Ware
Author and politician. 1841 - 1911.


Eugene Fitch Ware, also known as "Ironquill," is scarcely known to Kansans of today. Yet, during his lifetime he was considered one of the state's most illustrious citizens, having gained fame as a soldier, lawyer, politician, and author.