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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Portrait of Lucretia Garfield
The stereograph features a black and white portrait of Lucretia Garfield, the wife of James A. Garfield, twentieth President of the United States. The image is adhered to a yellow-colored paper card mount.
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View in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
J. W. and J. S. Moulton
The stereograph features a sepia-toned image of three men standing at the base of the Lincoln Statue that stands in Prospect Park. The albumen print is mounted on a cream card with rounded edges.
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Niagara in Winter. Luna Island Bridge after a heavy Snow Storm.
E. and H. T. Anthony
The stereograph features a black and white image of an ice-covered bridge over icy water. Four men stand along the bridge. Icy trees stand in the background. The image is mounted on a yellow card with squared corners. Reverse features a label with title and publication information.
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Henry Ward Beechers Grave, Greenwood Cemetery, N.Y.U.S.A.
Benjamin West Kilburn
The stereograph contains a sepia-toned image of a Greenwood Cemetery, which highlights Henry Ward Beecher's grave. The image also contains multiple grave stones in the background. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount.
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Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven Conn.
Continent Stereoscopic Company Publishers
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a man standing behind a penny-farthing. In the background, a row of Victorian homes and trees appear. It appears to be fall or winter as the trees are leafless. The image is mounted on a yellow card, and the upper right corner of the mount is chipped.
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Statuary of Commerce.
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a Statuary of Commerce in Central Park. The left image is torn in two places. The image is is an orange-colored mount.
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The Chilcoot Pass
Benjamin West Kilburn
The stereograph contains a black and white worm-eye image of men at the base of the Chilkoot Pass preparing to climb the Golden Stair, the steep incline leading to the Pass. The Pass is located at the state of Alaska (United States) and British Columbia (Canada). The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount.
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The Majesty and Beauty of Niagara: The Rapids, looking towards the Three Sisters.
E. and H. T. Anthony
The stereograph features a black and white image taken from atop the falls at water level. A building and trees can be seen in the background. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges.
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Ah, ha! I see why I'm forbidden the kitchen, It's because the cook is so bewitchin'.
Keystone View Company and Benjamin Lloyd Singley
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a woman dressed in a maid's uniform kneading dough at a table. A man stands in the doorway behind her looking in her direction. The image is mounted on a gray-color card, and its reverse features additional documentary information.
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Old parsonage-New Paltz
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a two-story parsonage with a fenced in front. The image also contains a man and a woman on the front porch. The image is on a orange-color paper card mount.
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Evening Entermainment
The stereograph contains a color image of five women playing a prank on a sleeping man. The man lies on a couch while the women surround him. One woman seems to be placing something inside of the man's open mouth. The image is mounted on a brownish card mount, and a small stain appears on the far left of the left-side image.
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Emancipation Monument
The stereograph features a black and white image of a statue featuring Abraham Lincoln standing by a kneeling male slave with his proper left hand raised as he is about to emancipate the slave. In his proper right hand, which rests on a bronze podium, Lincoln holds an unrolled copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. To the rear of the figures is a whipping post, chains, shackles, and a frayed whip. On each corner of the podium are fasces and around the base of the podium are thirteen stars. A bas-relief of George Washington decorates the angled face of the podium and a Union shield decorates the inner face of the podium. The albumen print is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges. Photographer information may be found on the card's reverse.
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Whirlwind Bridge and Rock of Ages-Cave of the Winds
George Barker
The stereograph features a black and white image of rocks sitting at the base of the falls. A walkway is pictured in the background. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges.
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England's "Grand Old Man"-W.E. Gladstone
Keystone View Company and B. L. Singley
The stereograph contains a photo black and white portrait of William Ewart Gladstone, a British Prime Minister from 1868 to 1894. The portrait is surrounded by several small flowers. On the card's reverse, the title is listed in six different languages,which include: German, Italian, French, Spanish, English, Danish. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount.
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New York, from the pier of the Suspension Bridge
Kilburn Brothers
The stereograph features a black and white image of the Brooklyn Bridge. The photograph presents a birds-eye view of the bridge and the river below. Also shown are several boats lined up along the water's edge as well as the cityscape. The albumen print is mounted on a cream card with rounded edges. Verso contains publication information.
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The Cathedral in the "Flower of All Cities," Florence, Italy
Keystone View Company
The stereograph contains a black and white image of the cityscape of Florence, Italy. In the center of the image stands the Florence Cathedral (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore). The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount, and on the card's reverse, documentary information is provided by The Keystone View Company.
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Glimpse of Lake Looking North from Terrace
E. and H. T. Anthony
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a wooded pathway and lake in Central Park. The image is on a yellow card mount. Documentary information may be found on the back of the card affixed to a label.
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View from top of the Great Ice Mountain--Niagara.
George Baker
The stereograph features a black and white image of four men standing at the base of an icy waterfall. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges.
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Mandarin. Residence of Mrs. H. B. Stowe
E. and H. T. Anthony
The stereograph contains a black and white image of Harriet Beecher Stowe's home, a cottage located in present-day Jacksonville, Florida. Stowe was an abolitionist and the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The image is on an orange-colored paper card mount.
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Jealousy
Franklin G. Weller
The stereograph contains a hand-colored image of a man fitting a woman for shoes as an older man and another woman looks on in the background. The older man sits in the background, while the second woman stands to the right of the image. The image appears on a yellow card paper mount and features documentary information on its reverse. The stereograph also has a crease down its middle.
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The Leaning Tower, and the eleventh Century Cathedral, Pisa, Italy.
Keystone View Company and Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph contains a black and white image of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, completed in 1372 . In the image the Pisa Cathedral stands to the Tower's right. A man, woman, and two children are featured in the bottom right corner. An additional individual is standing in the lower left corner of the image. The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount, and on the card's reveres, documentary information is provided.
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Onward and Upward over the Chilcoot Pass
Benjamin West Kilburn
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a mining camp at the base of the Chilkoot Pass, which is located between the state of Alaska (United States) and British Columbia (Canada). In the distance, a line of men can be seen climbing the Golden Stair, a nickname for the steep incline leading to the Pass. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount.
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Dr. Sheldon Jackson and Government P.O. Inspector en route to Dawson City, Alaska
Keystone View Company and B. L. Singley
The stereograph features a black and white image of two men dressed in fur coats standing on a boat against a background water and trees. The men were on a boat in route to Dawson City, Alaska. The image is mounted on orange card with rounded corners. Includes descriptive information on the card's reverse.
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Men Gathering at a Fountain
Leand er Baker
The stereograph contains a black and white image of four men and a boy standing behind a fountain. The image also features houses that stand in the background. It is mounted on a yellow-colored paper card.
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The Council of War (hands behind head)
J. Ward and Son
The stereograph is a sepia-toned image of the John Rogers statue, The Council of War. The albumen print is mounted on a yellow card with rounded edges. Publication information may be found on the card's verso.
