Portrait of Charles Dickens looking to the side. From a daguerreotype by Mayall, 1855.

Photograph of Charles Dickens writing at a desk. C. Watkins, London 1858.

Photograph of Charles Dickens sitting at a table and holding up a book with his hand. There are other items on the table as well and drapes behind the table handing from the ceiling. It appears that the table and chiar are on a raised platform. A stamp in the bottom left corner reads "London Stereoscopic Coy Copyright".

Photograph of Charles Dickens sitting in a chair. 1862.

Photograph of Charles Dickens sitting in a chair with his hands in his lap. Mason & co., London 1865.

Photograph of Charles Dickens writing at a table. 1865.

Photograph of Charles Dickens reading at a desk. Mason & co., London 1867.

Photograph of Charles Dickens writing at a desk. Mason & co., London 1867.

Photograph of Charles Dickens, author, standing beside a desk and chair in a full suit and long jacket. One hand is tugging at the jacket-cuff of his other and on the table beside him is an upturned top hat. There is detailed wainscoting on the wall behind him.

Photograph of Charles Dickens writing at a desk. Gurney, N.Y. 1868.

Photograph of Charles Dickens writing at desk. Gurney, N.Y. 1868.

Photograph of Charles Dickens, author, sitting in a wooden and padded chair at a cluttered desk and writing on papers. He is wearing a dress coat and shiny shoes. A curtain hanging from the ceiling is draped in the corner over the desk and a top hat is on the ground beside the chair.

Portrait of Charles Dickens. Gurney, N.Y. 1868.

Portrait of Charles Dickens. Gurney, N.Y. 1868.

Portrait of Charles Dickens looking to the side. Gurney, N.Y. 1868.

Portrait of Charles Dickens. Gurney, N.Y. 1868.

Portrait of Charles Dickens holding a book in both hands. Gurney, N.Y. 1868.

Portrait of Charles Dickens looking to the side. Gurney, N.Y. 1868.

Photograph of a young cowboy standing beside an ornate, white chair in Laramie, Wyoming. He wears a hat and has a holstered gun with ammunition at his waist. He stands against a painted backdrop. A handwritten note attached on the back of the photograph reads "Armed Wyoming dude. $60. Laramie, Wyoming."

Photograph of a sketch portrait of Charles Dickens by Leslie Ward in 1870.

Photograph of a horse auction in Alamo plaza, San Antonio, Texas. Men and horses are standing in groups at various points around the area; some men are sitting at tables, as others congregate in a covered structure in the background. Handwritten on back: "Alamo Plaza Photographer. Horses for sale in San Antonio." This photo is damaged and the top portion of the image is missing.

Hand-colored photograph of a person sitting on a donkey at a crossroads on 5th street in Kingsville, Texas.

Mounted photograph of a men standing in front of three stores - the W.O. Wright General Merchandise store, J.M. Spoonts Drug Store, and Pioneer Grocery Store in Wichita Falls, Texas. Handwritten note on the back reads: "Wichita Falls, TX. James Monroe Spoonts. Wilburn Wright."

Mounted photograph of a town square in Whitewright, Texas. Horse and buggies line the street in front of several buildings; several people are driving wagons and others are walking on either side of the street. "Whitewright, Texas" is written on back.