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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Arch Covering the Drive Over the Walk East of the Mall
E. and H. T. Anthony
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a bridge in Central Park. The image is on a yellow card mount. Documentary information may be found on the back of the card on an affixed label.
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Mrs. McKinley in the Conservatory of the Executive Mansion, Washington
Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph contains a black and white image of Ida Saxton McKinley (wife of President William McKinley) sitting in a chair with plants in the background. First Lady McKinley is dress in a white dress and holding a fan in her right hand. The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount.
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Elevated Railway, New York
Kilburn Brothers
The stereograph features a sepia-toned image of the Elevated Railway in New York. Beneath the rail system stands several carriages, trees, and a body of water. The albumen print is mounted on a cream card with rounded edges.
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Chicago's Pride, Her Boulevard, U.S.A.
Benjamin West Kilburn
The stereograph is a black and white image of two men riding bikes on Her Boulevard. The image also contains several people, carriages, and horses lining the street. It image is mounted on a peach-colored mount.
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I Can Do It If Any Body Can
Benjamin West Kilburn
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a comedic family scene. A man and two women appear to be changing a stove pipe in their kitchen. The man has a foot in a chair and the other on top of the stove. One of the women appears to be standing on a crate and holding a large pipe. The other woman is on the ground holding one end of a pipe, while the man hold the other end. The image is mounted on a peach-colored card mount. The reverse side contains the author's name and the creation location. The stereograph also contains a large vertical crease down the middle.
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Funeral Display
M. E. Cooke
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a funeral display in a church. A portrait of the deceased hangs in the background and a sign that reads GOD REIGNS is placed at the center of the display. The image is on a cream-color paper card mount.
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Niagara Fall
The stereograph features a black and white image of Niagara Falls set behind a foreground of foliage. The image is mounted on a brown card with rounded edges.
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Statues of A. Lincoln, Roger Williams, & Gen l Green in the old House of Representatives in U.S. Capitol.
Bell and Brother
The stereograph features a black and white photograph of three statues that stand in the United States Capitol: Abraham Lincoln, Roger Williams, and Nathanael Green. One statue stands in the foreground behind a barrier railing while two other stand in a line in the background, also behind barrier railing. On the wall above, a piece of artwork is hung. The photograph is mounted on a pink card with rounded edges.
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Lake Mohonk, N.Y. and Vicinity
John Jacob Loeffler
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a four-story building. A road, which is surrounded by rocks and trees, leads to the building, and a boat is docked to the left in the image. Several individuals can be seen sitting or standing on the building's porches and stairs. The image is adhered to a yellow-colored paper card mount, and documentary information appears on the card's reverse.
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Dr. Sheldon Jackson and Government Reindeer, Haines, Alaska
Keystone View Company and B. L. Singley
The stereograph features a black and white image of reindeer and men standing in snow against a background of trees and mountains. These reindeer were purchased from Norway in response to legislation that William McKinley signed in 1897. The reindeer were to carry supplies to gold miners across the Chilkoot Pass to the newly established town of Dawson, Alaska in response to rumors that the miners were starving and without supplies. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded corners. Includes descriptive information on the card's reverse.
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Niagara in Winter: Ice Statue on Luna Island.
E. and H. T. Anthony
The stereograph features a black and white image of a bridge, stairway, trees, plants, and limbs covered with ice. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded corners. A label appears on the back with title and publication information.
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The Electric Shock
The stereograph contains a hand-colored image of four men and three women forming a human chain with the man at the end holding a wire. The wire appears to be connected to a metal device held by one of the women. The image is mounted on a light-gray paper card mount.
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Lake Monhonk
The stereograph features a black and white image of Lake Mohonk with rock structures covered with trees in background. The albumen print is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners.
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The World Renowned Cathedral at Reims, France
Keystone View Company
The stereograph contains a black and white image of the front facade of Reims Cathedral, also called the Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Reims. A fence lines the parameter of the building and several carriages are parked at its front, while people walk in the street. 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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President McKinley Delivering His Last Address, Pan American Exposition.
Benjamin West Kilburn
The stereograph contains a sepia-tone image of a crowd gathered to hear President McKinley's address at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. McKinley can be seen in the background on a flag-laden platform, surrounded by a crowd of people. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount.
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Sunny Side. The Home of Washington Irving.
E. and H. T. Anthony
The stereograph contains a black and white image of Washington Irving's home, a two-story stone house, during winter. Irving was an American writer, who is best known for: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and his short story, "Rip Van Winkle." The image is on an orange-colored paper card mount.
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The great mountain of frozen spray, below the ice-bound American Falls, Niagara.
Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph features a black and white image of a crowd of men, women, and children playing in the snow. A large rock structure stands in the background. The image is mounted on a gray card with rounded corners. The card's reverse includes documentary information as well as the title in six languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian).
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Niagara in Winter: Terrapin Tower and Horse Shoe Falls.
E. and H. T. Anthony
The stereograph features a black and white image from above the falls. A walkway to the falls' edge and a tower (Terrapin Tower) are pictured. The opposite side of the falls and trees can be seen in the background. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners. A label is affixed to the back and contains title and publication information.
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Above the Horseshoe, where the Niagara River rushes on to its awful leap. Niagara Falls, U. S. A.
H. C. White Company
The stereograph features a black and white image of a man standing on rocks in the Niagara River above the falls. The image is mounted on a gray card with rounded edges. The card's reverse features documentary information as well as the title written in six languages: eng ; fra ;spa ; ger ; swe ; rus.
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Coney Island Beach
The stereograph features a black and white image of a beach with a crowd of people lined up along the shoreline. Voorhies Baths bathhouse is visible in the background The albumen print is mounted on a yellow card with rounded edges.
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Home Protection
Kilburn Brothers
The stereograph containts a black and white image of a dog sleeping on a rug. The photograph is mounted on a yellow paper card.
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Evening Music
The stereograph contains a color image of one piano master (male) with two young pupils (female). The two students sit at a piano and play while reading sheet music. The music instructor stands at their backs with a baton raise. The image is adhered to a brownish card mount.
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Evening Parties -- Mr. Bottomley gets quarrelsome, and fights with Miss Longshanks' brother.
J. P. Ambler
The stereograph features a black and white image of two men fighting in the center of a room. Three women stand in the background. Another woman lies on a sofa while a man holds her hand. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded edges.
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Senator Chauncey M. Depew Addressing the Multitude, Syracuse State Fair, 1903.
Sterro-Photo Co.
The stereograph contains a sepia-toned image of Chauncey Depew, a United States Senator from New York, speaking on a elevated flag-clad platform. There are several people seated behind him, and a crowd stands in the image's foreground. The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount with decorative borders along the card's left and right edges. On the card's reverse, handwritten documentary information is included.
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Theodore Roosevelt, President-at his desk in the White House, Washington, U.S.A.
Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph contains a black and white image of President Roosevelt seated at his desk looking away from the camera. In the background, there is a large white door (on his proper right) and a chair (on his proper left). The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount, and the card's reverse contains documentary information. The title of the card also appears in six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.