This class includes photographs from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This class includes daguerreotypes, tin types, cabinet cards and many others.
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Writing Letters to Customers. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.
The stereograph contains a black and white image of Sears, Roebuck & Co.'s General Correspondence Department, which served to respond to customer correspondence. The image shows numerous employees (a mix of men and women) sitting at rows of desks writing letters in a large room featuring high ceilings and large columns. The image is adhered to a cream-colored paper card mount, and the card's reverse contains additional documentary information.
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Tooth Drawing-Gently Does It
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a seated man surrounded by two men and a women. One man holds the seated subject's head steady, while the second man stands with his foot placed in the subject's lap. The woman places her proper right hand on the seated man's head and holds an object in her proper left. The image appears a orange-colored paper card mount.
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Bicycle Club, World's Fair Dedication Parade. Chicago, U.S.A.
J. F. Jarvis
The stereograph contains a black and white image of the Bicycle Club riding bicycles in a parade. There are numerous onlookers. The images is on a peach-colored mount.
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President McKinley at his Desk in the White House, Washington, U.S.A.
Underwood and Underwood and Strohmeyer and Wyman
The stereograph contains a black and white image of President McKinley seated at his desk in the White House. On his desk, a large stack of envelopes are tied together. According to the stereograph's additional documentary information, this is the first stereograph to be taken of any President in the White House. The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount, and the card's reverse contains documentary information and the title in six other languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian).
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Antietam Colossal Granite Statue. Sculpted at Batterson's Quarry Westerly, R.I.
Westerly Butler and James W. Pollett
The stereograph features a black and white image of the statue The American Volunteer, which depicts a man dressed in a military uniform. The statue is full-length and the subject stands at parade rest and holds a gun. Two beams and a rope frame the statue on either side. Two houses stand in the background. The albumen print is mounted on a yellow card with rounded edges. The card's reverse contains contributor information as well as additional information about the statue.
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The Wet Day
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a man and a woman standing beneath an umbrella. Two other women walk in the background, also with umbrellas. All three women have their dresses slightly raised to protect against the rain. The image is mounted on a orange-colored paper card mount.
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Pine Bluff Looking North
John Jacob Loeffler
The stereograph contains a black and white image of two small rowboats docked in front of a rocky land mass. Several trees are shown at the land mass's top, while two people sit in each boat at its bottom. The image is adhered to a yellow-colored paper card mount, and documentary information appears on the card's reverse.
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Central Park, N.Y.
The stereograph contains a black and white image of two horse and buggies traveling along a road in Central Park. The image is mounted on a cream colored card mount.
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Our First
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a standing woman and a seated man and woman. The man is holding and spoon feeding a baby while the two women look on. The image is mounted on a orange-colored paper card mount.
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President McKinley and Admiral Dewey Reviewing the Troops-Presentation of the Sword, Washington, D.C. Oct. 3. 1899.
Keystone View Company and B. L. Singley
The stereograph contains a black and white image of President McKinley (the twenty-fifth President of the United States) standing on a flag-laden platform with Admiral George Dewey. The U.S. Capitol stands in the background. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount, and the card's reverse features documentary information.
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The Great Switchboard in the Engine Room. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.
The image contains a black and white image of Sears, Roebuck & Co.'s engine room, which contained a wall-length switchboard. Behind the switchboard there are approximately ten large windows. The image shows three men and what was at the time (according to information provided on the card) one of the largest switchboards ever constructed in a large room with high ceilings. The image is adhered to a cream-colored paper card mount, and the card's reverse contains additional documentary information.
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The Mall
J. W. and J. S. Moulton
The stereograph features a black and white image of men, women, children, and prams strolling down a the Mall in Central Park. Trees line each side of the pathway. The albumen print is mounted on a yellow card with rounded edges. The card's verso contains additional information about the series.
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Crystal Grotto-Niagara. On Line of Canada Southern Railway
George Barker
The stereograph features a black and white image of icicles and ice structures. The image is mounted on orange card with rounded edges. An unintelligible inscription appears on the back.
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Well, Boy, What Are You Going To Do What That Tin Kettle?
T. M. Chapman's Sons' Co
The stereograph features a black and white drawing (print) of a young boy standing next to a dog. A man climbs a set of stairs in the background. The boy and the man each hold a string title to a pot. The image is affixed to a yellow paper mount.
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The Rialto and the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Keystone View Company and Underwood and Underwood
There stereograph contains a black and white image of a gondola and gondolier at a dock. Another gondola sits at the dock, while other gondolas float under the Rialto Bridge. There are numerous people on or surrounding the bridge. The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount, and on the card's reverse documentary information is provided.
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Just Before the Battle
Franklin G. Weller
The stereograph contains a hand-colored image of three girls standing on top of chairs and holding brooms while poking at a box on the floor. A fourth girl sits atop a table. The card's reverse includes documentary items. The image is on a peach-colored paper card mount.
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President McKinley and Admiral Dewey Reviewing the Troops -- Presentation of the Sword, Washington, D.C., Oct 3, 1899.
Keystone View Company and B. L. Singley
The image contains a black and white image of President McKinley (the twenty-fifth President of the United States) standing on a flag-laden platform with Admiral George Dewey. The U.S. Capitol stands in the background. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount, and the card's reverse features documentary information.
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Beautiful Canyons on the Chilcoot Trail, Alaska
Benjamin West Kilburn
The stereograph contains a black and white image of several men camped on the Chilkoot Trail. A tent stands to the right of the men while a pile of supplies are pictured to the left. A toll gate stands in the distance as rocks and trees surround the path. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount, and documentary information appears on the card's reverse.
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Southwest from the Lykabettos Past Royal Palace and Acropolis to Sea, Athens, Greece.
Keystone View Company and Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a man standing in uniform on a hillside with the landscape of Athens, Greece in the background. The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount, and documentary information from the Keystone View Company appears on the card's reverse.
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When Shall We Three Meet Again?
The stereograph contains a black and white image of two donkeys behind a wooden fence. The two stand with their heads resting on the fence rails and hay and other vegetation surrounds them. The image is mounted on a yellow card mount.
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Central Park, N.Y. Eagle Cage
The stereograph features a black and white image of a woman and child standing outside of a cage structure. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded corners.
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Lincoln Memorial, Dissected Leaves.
E. and H. T. Anthony
The stereograph features a black and white image of a cross bearing Abraham Lincoln's name, birth and death dates, and image. The cross is situated on a platform and is surrounded by dissected leaves (also known as skeleton leaves). The photograph is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners. The reverse features a label with publishing and title information.
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That Tack!
H.C. White Co.
The stereograph contains a black and white image of three women standing atop chairs. Each woman hold there dresses slightly lifted. One of the women points to something off-camera as the others look in the same direction. The image is on a gray-colored card mount.
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There Is No Rose without a Thorn
Franklin G. Weller
The stereograph contains a hand-colored image of a man standing outside a window holding the hand of a woman who stands indoors. Another woman stands behind the man with a broom in hand. The card's reverse features a handwritten inscription. The image is on a yellow-colored paper card mount.
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Going to a Party
The stereograph contains a color image of one woman and one child (female), who is standing on a staircase. The woman is turned toward the child, while the child appears to be staring straight ahead. The image is ahered to a brownish color mount, and the right image and part of the card has a break down the middle. Please handle with care.
