In the Wrong Room

Creator

William H. Rau

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

The stereograph features a black and white image of three women in nightgowns struggling to close a door as a man wedges in the doorway. A bed is in the background. The image is mounted on a cream card with rounded corners. The back of the card features a stamp with unintelligible text.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1897

Measurement

3 1/2 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

recto, at left of card: Sold only by Griffith & Griffith / PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, HAMBURG, GER. MILAN, ITALY recto, at right of card: William H. Rau, Publisher / Philadelphia, Pa. recto, at bottom of card: 1123 In the Wrong Room. recto, at bottom of image: COPYRIGHT / 1897 / BY / WILLIAM H. RAU

Subjects

Girls' bedrooms; Man-woman relationships; Men--Sexual behavior

Work Type

stereograph

Class

photos

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

6701

Digital ID

FVW_06701

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.