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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Learning to Coast - The Start
Berry, Kelley and Chadwick Publishers and William H. Ran
The stereograph contains a black and white image of two women mounted on bikes with two men helping them balance. The image also contains two additional women looking on in the background with a dog. It captures the women and men in an outdoor setting. The image is mounted on a gray mount.
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The Majesty and Beauty of Niagara. Table Rock. Canada Side.
Edward Anthony
The stereograph features a black and white image taken from a pathway atop the falls. Trees line the falls in the background. The image is mounted on a white card with squared edges. A label appears on the reverse with title and publication information.
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The Martyred Presidents--Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley
American Stereoscopic Company and R. Y. Young
The stereograph features a black and white image of a female child kneeling in prayer at a memorial for assassinated presidents: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley. Portraits of each of the presidents are hung with flags, ribbons, and flowers surrounding them. The death date of each president is hung beneath the portraits, and a floral arrangement sits on the ground and is adorned with inscriptions.A woman stands behind the display with her head bowed in mourning.
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St. Sophia, once Christian Cathedral of Byzantium, now Mohammedan Mosque, Constantinople
Keystone View Company and Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph contains a black and white image of men leading donkeys along a road. Several other men walk along the street and the sidewalk. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (or the Blue Mosque), which was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during Ahmed I's reign, stands in the background. The image is adhered to a gray-colored paper card mount, and on the card's reverse documentary information appears.
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Suspension Bridge. Niagara Falls, U. S. A.
Kilburn Brothers
The stereograph features a black and white image from atop a suspension bridge. Suspension wires can be seen from each side. In the image's background, the bridge's end, several buildings, and trees can be seen. The image is mounted on a cream card with rounded corners. Publication information is featured on the back.
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The Batchelors Home
Benjamin West Kilburn
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a kitchen scene. A man stoops over a bowl next to a stove cluttered with pots, pans, and dishes. The reverse side contains the author's name and the creation location. The image is on a peach-colored paper card mount.
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The New Tower Bridge with Tower of London Beyond, London, England
Keystone View Company and Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph contains a black and white image of the Tower Bridge and the River Thames. Within the image, people and carriages can be seen passing across the bridge. Also, the the image contains a small boat passing under the bridge. 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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Fountain and Bird Cages, on Mall.
Albert J. Fisher
The stereograph contains a black and white image of two men and a woman looking at a fountain in Central Park. There are also bird cages surrounding the fountain. The images is on an orange-colored card mount. Documentary information regarding A.J. Fisher's Central Park series may be found on the back of the card affixed to a label.
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House from Thurston Rock.
John Jacob Loeffler
The stereograph features a black and white image of Mohonk Mountain House, a historic resort hotel. Lake Mohonk is pictured just in front of the hotel and is surrounded on either side by trees. The albumen print is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners. Its verso contains documentary information about the card's series, Scenery of Mohonk Lake and Vicinity.
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Eastman Terrace
The stereograph contains a black and white image of Eastman Terrace, a ten-section rowhouse located in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The image contains well-manicured lawns. The image is on a orange-colored paper card mount.
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Gen. Sheridan's Monument, Arlington, Va. U.S.A.
Kilburn Brothers and Benjamin West Kilburn
The stereograph features a sepia-toned image of Gen. Sheridan Monument, Arlington, VA. The albumen print is mounted on a cream card with rounded edges. The verso contains publication information.
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Government Reindeer en route for Alaska, Woodland Park, Seattle, Wash., U.S.A.
Keystone View Company and B. L. Singley
The stereograph features a black and white image of reindeer resting under trees. 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 a peach card with rounded corners. Includes descriptive information on the card's reverse and title in six languages: ger ; ita ; fre ; spa ; nor ; swe.
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Shipping, East River
Albert J. Fisher
The stereograph features a black and white image of six docked shipping boats. Supplies fill the boats, and the dock is loaded with people as well as materials. The ship in the foreground features a flag with inscription. The albumen print is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners: American Scenery.
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The Aerial Railway Over the Chilcoot Pass, Alaska
Benjamin West Kilburn
The image contains a sepia-toned image of a snow-covered camp. Several tents, a flag, and buildings are shown covered halfway up with snow. A man and a woman stand rear-facing in the image's foreground, and other campers can be seen in the distance. The Aerial Railway is pictured at the image's top. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount, and documentary information appears on the card's reverse.
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A Knight of Labor
Strohmeyer and Wyman and Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a man holding a baby while a woman sleeps in a bed. The image is on a peach-colored paper card mount.
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On Their Way to Klondyke
Benjamin West Kilburn
The image contains a sepia-toned image of four individuals dragging sleds up a muddy incline. Mountainous terrain stands on either side of their path. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount, and documentary information is located on the card's reverse.
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President McKinley and Maj.- Gens. Wheeler, Lawton, Shafter and Keiter
Underwood and Underwood and Strohmeyer and Wyman
The stereograph contains a black and white image of five men with a crowd in the background. President McKinley (the twenty-fifth President of the United States) and one other man are seated while three others stand behind them. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount.
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A View of H. W. Beecher's Parlor.
The stereograph contains a sepia-toned image of a parlor room. The room contains a high ceiling and several pieces of decor, which include chairs, tables, statuettes, framed art, and a globe chandelier. The image is adhered to an orange-colored paper card mount.
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Silas Puts His Boots in the hall to be Shined but Decides to Take no Chances of Losing Them
H.C. White Co.
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a sleeping man and woman. The woman takes up a majority of the bed, while the man's legs hang off the edge and rest on a chair. The man also appears to have his boots on and have them sticking out the door. The image is on a gray-colored card mount.
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U.S. Post Office Inspector on His Trip Through Alaska
Keystone View Company and B. L. Singley
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a man on a donkey's back. An additional man stands at the donkey's rear in the distance, while two other men stand at a tent's front to the donkey's proper right. Numerous trees also stand on a snowy incline in the background. The image is adhered to a orange-colored paper card mount.
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Two Sister Trees, Luna Island
American Scenery
The stereograph features a black and white image of two ice-covered trees. One (right side) is bent to the right. A body of water stands in the background. The image is mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners.
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Funeral Display
The stereograph contains a black and white image of a funeral display. One arrangement features a portrait of the deceased in the center with several surrounding flower arrangement. One flower arrangement spells VICTORY. The image is on a orange-color paper card mount.
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President and Mrs. Harrison. El Presidente Harrison de Los Estados Unidos y su Esposa.
Littleton View Co and Underwood and Underwood
The stereograph contains a sepia-toned image of portraits of President Harrison on the left and Mrs. Harrison on the right. Both portraits are surrounded by greenery. The image is mounted on a peach-colored paper card mount.
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The Frost King's Umbrella-Luna Island
George Barker
The stereograph features a black and white image of ice-covered trees. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges.
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Prospect point in the New Park--Niagara
George Barker
The stereograph features a black and white image of four men standing on a rock structure with a brick wall along its edge. The falls and trees line the background. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges.