My Daguerreotype Boyfriend

[...] of their very own!) Thought we would share our latest post with you. Is this a photo from the Civil War or an Urban Outfitters ad? Lt. George Custer and Fellow Union Troops Picnicking During the Civil [...]

[...] , with a bonus 1863 calendar on the front, so you can schedule time with your boyfriend between Civil War battles. The reverse side features three love letters from soldiers to their sweethearts. The [...]

[...] , with a bonus 1863 calendar on the front, so you can schedule time with your boyfriend between Civil War battles. The reverse side features three love letters from soldiers to their sweethearts. [...]

[...] Boyfriend has got you covered with our double-sided 2013 +1863 calendar, complete with Civil War love letters and plenty of hunky dead dudes to get you through the year. Our next ship date is [...]

[...] Portrait of an unidentified man (c. 1844-1860) by Matthew Brady’s studio (Library of Congress) Just one of the beautiful [...]

[...] Unidentified man, daguerreotype, c. 1840-60. (Harvard University Library) [...]

[...] 1850’s daguerreotype of a unidentified man with black leather gloves. Submitted by Sarah [...]

[...] From submitter fairweatherfrey: Full-length portrait of an unidentified man, photographed by E. E. Henry between 1875 and 1885 in Leavenworth, Kansas.  From the [...]

[...] tuesday-johnson: ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of three shop workers wearing aprons] via the Daguerreian Society, Matthew R. Isenburg [...]

[...] tuesday-johnson: ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of an unusually posed gentleman] via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs, Skylight [...]

[...] tuesday-johnson: ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman, possibly a medical student or anthropologist, among a collection of [...]

[...] Abraham Lincoln, c. 1860. Thought to be the last beardless portrait of the soon-to-be president, this [...]

[...] John Hay in his twenties, while serving Abraham Lincoln as his personal secretary, (played by Joseph Cross in the movie). He later became Secretary [...]

[...] in 1864 and his left arm was partially amputated. He was also present at Ford’s Theatre when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. Submitted by giovedisera [...]

[...] Boyfriend…LIVE If you live in the New York area, I’ll be giving a lecture on 11/15 at Housing Works about the history of your favorite boyfriends, such as Teddy Roosevelt, Lewis Powell, Hermann [...]

[...] will go directly to Housing Works. You may notice it’s a dual 1863 and 2013 calendar—that’s so you can coordinate your schedule [...]

[...] Yes! The calendars were a big hit at Housing Works and we’re figuring out a way to sell them through the site in the next few days, just in time [...]