East of the Mississippi: Mapping the Images

American Falls, 1840

Hugh Lee Pattinson
daguerreotype
Robinson Library, Newcastle University, England
43.087856, -79.074450

Panorama of the Falls of Niagara, 1845

Frederick and William Langenheim
five dagerreotypes
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005.100.495
44.182053, -71.399278

Water Gap, 1853

Robert Montgomery Bird
salted paper print
The Library Company of Philadelphia
40.970233, -75.134289

Entrance to Woodlands Cemetery, 1858

James McClees
salted paper print
The Library Company of Philadelphia
39.949306, -75.203406

Old Columbia Bridge, Philadelphia, 1859

James McClees
stereoscopic albumen prints
The Library Company of Philadelphia
39.985172, -75.202864

Palisades, Hudson River, Yonkers Docks, c. 1855

Silas A. Holmes
salted paper print
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
40.935619, -73.902217

Chew’s House, Germantown, 1859

Frederick DeBourg Richards
salted paper print
The Library Company of Philadelphia
40.047258, -75.181686

Niagara Falls, c. 1860

albumen print
Collection of Nancy and Thomas Sterling
43.088028, -79.075083

View of Pride’s Crossing, Beverly, Massachusetts, c. 1857–1859

Samuel Masury
salted paper print
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gilman Collection, Museum purchase, 2005.100.869
42.552356, -70.831097

View of the Loring Estate at Pride’s Crossing, Beverly, Massachusetts, c. 1857–1859

Samuel Masury
salted paper print
Worcester Art Museum, Eliza S. Paine Fund
42.551750, -70.831775

Chouteau’s Pond, View South from Eighth and Clark Streets, 1850

Thomas M. Easterly
daguerreotype
Missouri Historical Society, Saint Louis, Thomas Easterly Daguerreotype Collection
38.624019, -90.194164

Chouteau's Mill Creek, East from Thirteenth and Gratiot, Showing Construction of Mill Creek Sewer, 1868

Thomas M. Easterly
daguerreotype
Missouri Historical Society, Saint Louis, Thomas Easterly Daguerreotype Collection
38.621050, -90.202386

Queenston, 1853

Thomas M. Easterly
daguerreotype
Missouri Historical Society, Saint Louis, Thomas Easterly Daguerreotype Collection
43.161569, -79.050094

Steamer Princess, 1858–1859

Jay Dearborn Edwards
salted paper print
The Historic New Orleans Collection
29.950175, -90.062864

South Claiborne Avenue at Common Street, 1858–1861

Jay Dearborn Edwards
salted paper print
The Historic New Orleans Collection
29.956869, -90.080042

Esplanade Street from Royal Street toward Lake, 1858–1861

Jay Dearborn Edwards
salted paper print
The Historic New Orleans Collection
29.963397, -90.059925

Bird’s-Eye View of Garden District from Fire Tower, 1858–1861

Jay Dearborn Edwards
salted paper print
The Historic New Orleans Collection
29.927189, -90.082558

Bird’s-Eye View from Moreau’s Restaurant, Mouth of Bayou St. John, 1867

Theodore Lilienthal
stereoscopic albumen prints
The Historic New Orleans Collection
29.953458, -90.069672

East Rock, New Haven, 1868

George Kendall Warren
albumen print
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Robert Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
41.324075, -72.905253

From Trophy Point, West Point, Hudson River, c. 1867-1868

George Kendall Warren
albumen print
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Robert Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
41.395711, -73.957158

Battery Knox, West Point, c. 1870

George Kendall Warren
albumen print
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation through Robert and Joyce Menschel
41.392922, -73.952936

Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, New York, c. 1862

George Gardner Rockwood
albumen print
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal
40.774000, -73.970483

Lu-La Lake, Lookout Mountain from Photographic Views of Sherman’s Campaign, 1864 or 1866

George Barnard
albumen print
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Acquired by exchange with the Library of Congress
34.931697, -85.373339

Lulah Falls, Lookout Mountain, Georgia, 1863–1865

Isaac H. Bonsall
albumen print
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Celia Tompkins Hegyi Gift, 2007.392
34.933153, -85.371997

Chattanooga, Tennessee, from Lookout Mountain, 1863–1865

Isaac H. Bonsall
albumen print
Collection of Paul Sack
35.012939, -85.344947

Union Station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rail Road, c. 1891

William H. Rau
albumen print
American Premier Underwriters, Inc.
40.444600, -79.993536

Morris Canal from Green’s Bridge, Lehigh Valley Rail Road, c. 1895

William H. Rau
albumen print
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
40.677208, -75.170300

Richtman’s Quarry at Fountain City, Wis, 1891

Henry Peter Bosse
cyanotype
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
44.143056, -91.729017

From Bluff at Franklin’s Coulee Looking Down Stream, 1891

Henry Peter Bosse
cyanotype
Black Dog Collection
44.773514, -92.875369

Old Ponton Bridge at Prairie du chien, Wis, 1885

Henry Peter Bosse
cyanotype
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Wehrenberg and Sally Larsen, 2014 (2015.715.14)
43.051075, -91.158628

Mechanic’s Rock, L[ow]. W[ater]., 1889

Henry Peter Bosse
cyanotype
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
40.520828, -91.384458

Flood, Rochester, New York, c. 1868

albumen print
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Purchase
43.153594, -77.608289

Cascade Lake, Adirondacks, 1870s–1880s

Seneca Ray Stoddard
albumen print
National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Diana and Mallory Walker Fund and Veverka Family Foundation Fund
44.225992, -73.874375

Avalanche Lake, Adirondacks, c. 1888

Seneca Ray Stoddard
albumen print
Library of Congress, Washington, Prints and Photographs Division
44.134625, -73.964247

The Rapids, Below the Suspension Bridge, 1883

Charles Bierstadt
albumen print
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
43.111636, -79.059506

High Bridge, Harlem River of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, c. 1890

William Henry Jackson and Company
albumen print
George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY, Gift of Harvard University
40.842619, -73.927314

Mirror Lake and Lake Placid Adirondack Mountains, c. 1890

William Henry Jackson and Company
albumen print
George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY, Gift of Harvard University
44.286367, -73.985544

Delaware River at Manunka Chunk, Pennsylvania Rail Road, c. 1893

William H. Rau
albumen print
American Premier Underwriters, Inc.
40.851472, -75.062417

Mount Jefferson after a Storm, 1858

Franklin White
salt print
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, Museum purchase
44.270961, -71.303361

Niagara Falls, 1886

George Barker
albumen print
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., 2005.27.3503
43.080269, -79.074469

Big Mound during Destruction, the Last of the Big Mound, 1869

Thomas M. Easterly
daguerreotype
Missouri Historical Society, Saint Louis, Thomas Easterly Daguerreotype Collection
38.643000, -90.185556

Von Storch Shaft, Del. & Hudson Canal Co., c. 1863-1865

Thomas H. Johnson
albumen print
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
41.438036, -75.666736

Von Storch Breaker, Del. & Hudson Canal Co., c. 1863-1865

Thomas H. Johnson
albumen print
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
41.435019, -75.659497

Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, DC, 1863–1865

Andrew Russell
albumen print
Library of Congress, Washington, Prints and Photographs Division
38.905536, -77.076433

Levee at Fort Prentiss, Cairo, Illinois, Ohio River and Mississippi River, c. 1861

salted paper print
Library of Congress, Washington, Prints and Photographs Division
36.987572, -89.146586

Dam and Saw Mill from the Canal, c. 1880, in Views of the Buildings Belonging to the Tallassee Manufacturing Company, No. 1, at Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, with Surrounding Scenery

Frederick Gutekunst
albumen print
Daniel Wolf, Inc.
32.535217, -85.890511