Black and white image of a clerk in behind the counter in a post office, reading. Boxes filled with letters and newspapers line the wall, and other stacks of letters are arranged on the worktable.
Black and white image of a car stuck in deep snow. the car looks to have been snowed in, and a woman in a coat and hat sits in the front seat. Note the lack of exterior windows on the car, though it does have a glass pane separating the driver's seat from the passenger seat in the back.
Photograph of a deceased woman in her coffin, with flowers arranged around her. In the corner is a piano; the photo was very likely taken at the funeral home. Post mortem photography, or 'memento mori' became popular in the 19th century with the invention of daguerreotype and other forms of 'instant' portraiture.
Black and white image of the interior of a confectioner's. The machine in the left foreground is a peanut roaster. There are chocolates in the case behind it and cigars in the center case. The advertisements on the back wall are for breath fresheners and cigars. Note the man helping the woman light up in the Cremo Cigars ad. Cremo was one of the largest cigar manufacturers in the world in the 19th century. The two people in the picture are siblings.
Black and white image of of eight performers. Five are seated and three are standing in the back. All the actors are dressed in period clothing, possibly in character for a performance. One of the performers in the back is possibly dressed as a caricature of a sex worker, with blacked out front teeth and crossed out eyes. In the foreground there is a cage for a small pet, containing a small rodent.
Sepia-toned image of a ladies' brass band. They all appear to wear a long, jacket-style uniform over a shirt and tie, a cost-effective means of providing a standard look for everyone. Instruments played include euphonium, cornet, trumpet, tuba, and possibly baritone, in addition to the snare drum.
Sepia-toned image of the interior of a drug store. Most of the merchandise seems to be cigars, with advertisements for Havana cigars and Henry the Fourth cigars on the back wall.
Sepia-toned image mounted on heavy matting of the interior of a drug store. Four men in suits are picture, and a small boy stands with one man in the very back of the image. The advertisements on display include one for Cherry Bark cough syrup, still a popular natural remedy, and an advertisement featuring a man in Turkish dress.
