Welcome to our vintage photography store.

100% of the proceeds from the photographs sold here are used for Archive photo acquisitions, conservation supplies and site maintenance.

Current 1 and 2 year members of The Thanatos Archive receive a 10% discount on every order during the life of their membership.

Because our inventory is always changing, we recommend adding us to your favorite bookmarks and checking back often for new items.

Begin browsing our inventory by selecting a category below.

Cartes de Visite
The carte de visite (or CDV): one of the oldest examples of photography. Generally mounted on a 2.5" x 4" card, CDVs date from the mid-1850s, reaching the peak of their popularity in the mid-to-late 1860s.  
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Cabinet Cards
The cabinet card was the next generation of the carte de visite. Larger, at 4.25" x 6.5", cabinet cards quickly surpassed CDVs as the most popular form of photography. Most popular from the 1870s-1890s.  
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Tintypes
Tintypes were produced on thin sheets of iron. Their relatively low cost and quick production time made them a favorite of the general public from the 1850s-1880s and beyond.  
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Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes & More
Keep an eye on this section for a selection of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, photo albums, stage performers, and more.  
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Postmortem and Mourning Photography
We will occasionally offer original postmortem images in this section. Some of these photos are duplicates (not reproductions!) of images in the Archive. Others we just do not have the room for.  
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