Stereoview Photograph Collection
This collection of ninety-seven albumen double-image print stereoviews, a so-called “portrait for the stereoscope,” presents an impressive survey of the United States in the 1890s. Each stereoview presents two similar yet different images of various subjects which appear to date from the 1880s – 1890s.
Before the age of radio and television, the viewing of a stereoview or stereoscopic photograph (also called a stereograph) through a stereoscope or viewer was a popular form of home entertainment. A nineteenth century family would often own a large box of stereoviews, each depicting an exotic place or interesting subject. Stereoviews usually measured 3 ½ inches x 7 inches and were created by a special camera to give a three-dimensional effect when viewed.
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East Room Where Receptions are Held at the Whitehouse, Washington, D. C.
This stereograph features the east room of the White House. The room features a fireplace decorated with flowers, crystal chandeliers, ornate ceiling moldings, and benches along the wall. The back of the stereograph provides a brief history of the room's use and it's placement within the White House.
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El Capitan, A Granite Cliff, 3800 Feet High, Yosemite Valley, California
This stereograph features a view of the granite cliff, el Capitan in Yosemite Valley, California. The river with trees and other foliage along are visible a the bottom of the granite cliff. The publisher's name is printed at either end of the images and the title and copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides some history and information about the area and the cliff where the images are located in east central California.
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Elmwood, Birthplace of James Russell Lowell, Cambridge, Massachusetts
This stereograph features a three story house with two chimneys behind a white railing on the roof. Two young men are standing on the sidewalk that leads to the house and trees, bushes, and grass are along the sidewalk and around the house. The publisher's name is printed at each of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides a brief biography of Lowell and includes quotes from his writings.
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Evolution of the Sickle and Flail--33 Horse Harvester at Walla Walla, Washington
This stereograph features a team of horses pulling a harvester referred to as "sickle and flail" across a field to cut and harvest wheat. Three or four men are seen working the harvesting machine. The publisher's name is printed on either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed in the bottom right corner. The back of the stereograph provides a brief history on the area and its agriculture.
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Famous Horseshoe Curve (80 Feet Rise in 2571 feet), Alleghany Mountains, Pennsylvania
This stereograph features a man sitting on a tree stump beside the railroad tracks as he watched a steam locomotive train approach. Mountains, a lake, and trees are seen beyond the train and shrubs are seen behind the man. The publisher's name is printed at each of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides history on Horseshoe Curve where the train is located in the image.
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Fathoming Depths of a Vanished River--Grand Canyon from Hance's Cove, Arizona
This stereograph features a view of the Grand Canyon from the top of rock formations referred to as "Hance's Cove" in Arizona. A person wearing a hat can be seen lying near the edge of rock formation and appears to be taking a photograph. The publisher's name is printed on either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom edge. The back of the stereograph provides some information about the location depicted in the stereograph.
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Fifth Avenue North From St. Patrick's Cathedral past Vanderbilt homes, New York
This stereograph features people crowded on the sidewalks of the city with vehicles in the road. Tall buildings are on either side of the street. The publisher's name is printed at either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides a brief history of Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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Flatiron Building, South, Most Remarkable Business Structure on Earth, New York
This stereograph features a tall, wide, but thin building among skyscrapers and other buildings on a busy street. People and cars are on the street and trees are in the left forefront of the images. The publisher's name is printed at either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides some history on the building featured in the images.
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From Church Street, Northeast, Past St. Paul's to Park Row Building, 29 stories, New York
This stereograph features skyscrapers in New York City with trees visible. The publisher's name is printed at either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides some information about the area of New York where the buildings are located and some history on the buildings.
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Gateway of Garden of the Gods and Majestic Pike's Peak, Colorado
This stereograph features an opening between two rock formations with a Pike's Peak in the distance behind them. Bushes and brush are in the foreground. The publisher's name is printed at either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides information about the geology and geography of mountains and rock formations in the images and the area they are located.
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General Robert E. Lee's Old Home, (N. W.) at Arlington, Virginia
This stereograph features General Robert E. Lee's former home, a large, white building with large, white columns along the front. Women and children are seen sitting and standing on the grounds in front of the home. The publisher's name is printed on each end of the images and the title of the image and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides a brief history of Lee's time at the home and the grounds surrounding it.
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Grand River Valley and Its Famous Peach Orchards, North Northwest, Palisade, Colorado
This stereograph features two men overlooking the peach orchards in the Grand River Valley in Palisade, Colorado. A mountain looms behind the orchards with white puffy clouds overhead. The publisher's name is printed at either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge.
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Grand Staircase, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
This stereograph features the grand staircase on the north end of the Library of Congress. The staircase features columns, archways, ornate moldings, and ornately carved banisters. A man can be seen walking up from the bottom steps and a woman wearing a hat is seen on the stairs just behind the banister. The publisher's name is printed on each end of the image and the title of the image and the copyright are printed in the lower right edge. The back of the stereograph provides a brief description of the layout from the staircase and some facts about the library of Congress.
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Gray's and Torrey's Peaks, Southwest from the Mount McClellan, Colorado
This stereograph features rivers running between Grays Peak and Torrey's Peak of Mount McClellan of the William's Ranges of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The publisher's name is printed at either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides information about the peaks pictured.
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Great Mass of Frozen Spray and Ice-bound American Falls, Niagara
This stereograph features a crowd of people gathered and lined up to see the frozen waterfalls at Niagara. The publisher's name is printed at each of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides information about the scene pictured.
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Great Union Stock Yards, Largest Livestock Market on Earth, Chicago, Illinois
This stereograph features hundreds of cattle gathered into pens a the stockyard in Chicago, Illinois. The publisher's name is printed at either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides information about the Chicago stockyard.
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Grizzly Bear in the Wooded Wilderness of Yellowstone Park
This stereograph features a lone Grizzly bear sitting in an clearing in the woods of Yellowstone National Park. The publisher's name is printed on either end of the Images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph
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"High Water Mark" of Civil War and View South to Round Top, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This stereograph features a man sitting on a white pillar as he stares to at a row of cannons in front of a Civil War battle monument. The man is wearing a dark suit and a light colored hat. Beyond the cannons, a group of people are parked in a horse-drawn buggy and view of other monuments and a mountain are behind them in the distance. The publisher's name is printed at each of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides history about the battle that was fought at that location.
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Home of Washington Memorial of the Republic's Founder, Mt. Vernon, Virginia
This stereograph features a scene of people in late nineteenth century clothing gathered on the lawn outside of a white two story house. The house is white clapboard with columns across the front, a decorative railing along the front edge of the roof, and a cupola in the center of the roof. Trees surround the house. The publisher's name is printed on either end of the images and the title of the image and copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph gives a brief history of the house as having belonged to George Washington's family.
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Honored Resting Place to General Grant, Outlook North Up Hudson River, New York
This stereograph features a view of President Grant's tomb with a view of the Hudson River to the left. The tomb building is a light gray granite with a dome in the center of the roof. Columns line the front entrance. The driveway, streets, sidewalks and trees are visible in the images. The publisher's name is printed at either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides a brief description of the tomb and how Grant camp to be interred there.
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In a Great Pine Forest Collecting Turpentine, North Carolina
This stereograph features men and women working among a thick stand of pine trees. A man is rolling a barrel up a log ramp onto the bed of a wagon and a woman is bent over scraping the trunk of a tree nearby. Other people are seen a little in the distance scraping trees. The title along the bottom edge indicates that the people are collecting turpentine in North Carolina. The publisher's name is printed on either end of the images. The back of the stereograph identifies the location as being near Pinehurst, North Carolina and provides some history and information about the collection and use of turpentine.
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In a Great Spinning Room, 104,000 Spindles, Olympian Mills, Columbia, South Carolina
This stereograph features children and men standing among hundreds of rows of spindles in a thread spinning room that holds 140,000 spindles. The publisher's name is printed on either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides a brief history of thread and cloth spinning.
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In Old St. George Street, North to Spanish City Gate, St. Augustine, Florida
This stereograph features a man driving a wagon that is pulled by an ox down the middle of a town street identified in the title as being St. George Street in St. Augustine, Florida. Buildings are on either side of the street and a woman can be seen standing on the second story balcony of one of the buildings. An other man is walking down the street in the opposite direction toward the brick pillars of a gate at the end of the street. An electric power pole is to the right near the end of the street. The publisher's name is printed on either end of the images and the title of the image and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph repeats the title of the image in multiple languages.
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Interior Finest Gothic Structure in U. S., St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
This stereograph features the interior of Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The sanctuary includes marble pillars, stained glass windows behind the alter and rows of wooden pews. The publisher's name is printed at either end of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the stereograph provides a brief description of the cathedral.
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"In the Good Old Summer Time," Holiday Crowds on Beach, Coney Island, New York
This stereograph features a crowed beach at Coney Island. Hundreds of people in late 19th century swimming costumes are gathered on the beach and a few people are in the water. Buildings can be seen in the distance. The publisher's name is printed at each of the images and the title of the images and the copyright are printed along the bottom right edge.