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Keystone Ophthalmic Telebinocular

Maker:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 17 3/4 in x 9 1/2 in x 17 in; 45.085 cm x 24.13 cm x 43.18 cm
overall: 16 1/2 in x 8 in x 9 1/2 in; 41.91 cm x 20.32 cm x 24.13 cm
Object Name:
Telebinocular, Ophthalmic
diagnostic device, ophthalmic
ophthalmic teleinocular
Other Terms:
Telebinocular, Ophthalmic; Diagnostic Medicine
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Meadville
Associated subject:
Ophthalmology  Search this
Credit Line:
Don Elliot Schwartz, M.D.
ID Number:
1981.0978.02.02
Accession number:
1981.0978
Catalog number:
1981.0978.02.02
Serial number:
370T421
Patent number:
1703787
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-46fe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_723593
Online Media:

Lily Pond, Schenley Park, Pittsburg, Pa., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Photographer:
B. L. Singley  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (color)
Container:
Box 2
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County -- Pittsburgh
Schenley Park
Date:
1899
General:
Historic Image #: 9695
on back: caption in 6 languages
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Conservatories  Search this
Lily ponds  Search this
Water lilies  Search this
Aquatic plants  Search this
Indoor gardening  Search this
Indoor gardens  Search this
Public parks  Search this
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR019045
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / Pennsylvania / PA206: Pittsburgh -- Schenley Park
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6138aec9f-81b1-4b9a-803d-b138e9d086fe
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4731

Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, N.Y., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Photographer:
B. L. Singley  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (black and white)
Container:
Box 2
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
United States of America -- New York -- Niagra County -- Niagra Falls
Horseshoe Falls (Niagra Falls)
Date:
1897
General:
Historic Image #: 417
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Bridges  Search this
Waterfalls  Search this
People  Search this
Boulders  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR015037
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / New York / Niagara Falls
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb645016073-ab3b-4b38-9fff-b0029e227de2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4617

Lily Pond, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (color)
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Date:
circa 1880-1900
General:
Historic Image #: 6067
on back: a description of Tower Grove Park
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Lily ponds  Search this
Water lilies  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Palms  Search this
Parks  Search this
Aquatic plants  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Flowers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR072021
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / Missouri / MO019: St. Louis -- Tower Grove Park
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb671d3f6d1-225a-4095-aa4f-8d9e59fe0d78
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4573

Amidst Nature's Beauties, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Photographer:
B. L. Singley  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (color)
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Date:
1899
General:
Historic Image #: 9536
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Children  Search this
Water lilies  Search this
Lily ponds  Search this
Parks  Search this
Flower gardening  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR072022
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / Missouri / MO019: St. Louis -- Tower Grove Park
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb67c0d9484-b283-44cd-a6cb-364754f24c71
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4574

Gates Ajar, Como Park, St. Paul, Minn., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Photographer:
Singley, B. L. (Benjamin Lloyd)  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (color)
Container:
Box 2
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Date:
1897
General:
Historic Image #: 6003
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gates  Search this
Urban parks  Search this
Stairs  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Trees  Search this
Mosaiculture  Search this
Flower beds  Search this
Bedding plants  Search this
Formal gardens  Search this
Topiary work  Search this
Hillside planting  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR012003
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / Minnesota / MN019: Saint Paul -- Como Park
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6da8e014c-3544-402e-8010-27761378a406
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4539

A Favorite Nook, Forest Park, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Photographer:
B. L. Singley  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (color)
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Date:
1899
General:
Historic Image #: 9530
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Flower beds  Search this
Urban parks  Search this
Fountains  Search this
Urns  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Garden borders  Search this
Bedding plants  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR072002
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / Missouri / MO050: St. Louis -- Forest Park
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6743fe179-19f2-4119-9efe-b7d063a63e5b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4552

A Beautiful Flower Garden, Forest Park, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Photographer:
B. L. Singley  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (color)
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Date:
1899
General:
Historic Image #: 9529
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Women  Search this
Children  Search this
Flower beds  Search this
Urban parks  Search this
Trees  Search this
Bedding plants  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Garden borders  Search this
Streets -- Missouri  Search this
Fences  Search this
Street lighting  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR072004
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / Missouri / MO050: St. Louis -- Forest Park
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6f5671957-2a80-48ec-8791-96937d845c95
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4554

A Scene in a Tropical Forest, Fla., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (black and white)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
Florida -- Stereographs
Date:
circa 1870-1900
General:
Historic Image #: 691
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Ponds  Search this
Water lilies  Search this
Spanish moss  Search this
Aquatic plants  Search this
Bridges  Search this
Forests -- Florida  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR005010
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / Florida
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c22ef260-da5f-4662-b23a-3b8daaf92a1a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4409

Alcazar Hotel Court, St. Augustine, Fla., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (color)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
United States of America -- Florida -- Saint Johns County -- St. Augustine
Lightner Museum (St. Augustine, Florida)
Date:
circa 1889-1900
General:
Historic Image #: 263
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Hotels  Search this
Ponds  Search this
Fountains  Search this
Flower beds  Search this
Climbing plants  Search this
Courtyards  Search this
Gardens -- Florida -- St. Augustine  Search this
Courtyard gardens  Search this
Water jets  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR005013
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / Florida / St. Augustine
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60d3bdc48-d88a-4952-9efc-ca25e224da9e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4414

Tampa Bay Hotel and Grounds, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (color)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa
Tampa Bay Hotel (Tampa, Florida)
Date:
circa 1891-1900
General:
Historic Image #: 258
on back: a description of the town of Tampa
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Hotels  Search this
Walkways  Search this
pawpaw  Search this
Trees  Search this
Flower beds  Search this
Gardens -- Florida -- Tampa  Search this
Bedding plants  Search this
Sidewalks  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Palms -- Florida  Search this
Stairs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR005015
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / Florida / Tampa
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6ddee91bc-cd41-4630-961d-bf83b0f1b94d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4417

View from Agricultural Department, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (black and white)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Date:
circa 1880-1900
General:
Historic image #: 915.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Walkways  Search this
Fences  Search this
Flower beds  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Trees  Search this
Aerial views  Search this
Bedding plants  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Formal gardens  Search this
Avenues  Search this
Urns  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR004007
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / District of Columbia / DC003: Washington -- Department of Agriculture
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6bd218a62-09e9-489b-8235-a4ab82b1e863
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4795

Orange Blossoms and Fruit, Los Angeles, Cal., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Photographer:
B. L. Singley  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (color)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
United States of America -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Los Angeles
Date:
1897
General:
Historic Image #: 4300
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Fruit trees  Search this
Oranges -- California  Search this
Flowers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR002006
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Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / California / Los Angeles
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6013cbede-8e38-4167-8bfa-85e581078f68
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4348

Orange Grove, Riverside, Cal., U.S.A.

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Photographer:
B. L. Singley  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (black and white)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
United States of America -- California -- Riverside County -- Riverside
Date:
1898
General:
Historic Image #: 9015
on back: caption in 6 languages and a description of Riverside, California and the orange groves
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Men  Search this
Orchards -- California  Search this
Terraces  Search this
Gartdens -- California -- Riverside  Search this
orange groves -- California  Search this
Oranges -- California  Search this
Fruit trees -- Stereographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR002011
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / California / Riverside
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6aec3e841-5fa4-4799-8816-36dc40f297ca
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4357

Clara Barton

Artist:
Underwood & Underwood, active 1880 - c. 1950  Search this
Studio:
Keystone View Company, active 1892 - 1939?  Search this
Sitter:
Clara Barton, 25 Dec 1821 - 12 Apr 1912  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver prints (stereograph)
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet (each): 7.7 Ă— 7.7 cm (3 1/16 Ă— 3 1/16")
Mount: 8.7 Ă— 15.3 cm (3 7/16 Ă— 6")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1904
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this
Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this
Photographic format\Stereograph  Search this
Clara Barton: Female  Search this
Clara Barton: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Clara Barton: Medicine and Health\Nurse  Search this
Clara Barton: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Humanitarian organization administrator\Humanitarian organization founder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.81.83
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm473651cfe-60b9-4d35-b338-53da4ac59131
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.81.83

Hotels : stereographs

Collector:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Photographer:
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903  Search this
Weller, F. G.  Search this
Purviance, W.T.  Search this
Wendt, Julius  Search this
Creator:
Pach, G. W. (photographe)  Search this
Keystone View Company  Search this
Littleton View Co.  Search this
White, F., and Company (stereograph publisher)  Search this
New Jersey Stereoscopic View Company (stereograph publisher)  Search this
Names:
Glen House [hotel] -- New Hampshire -- Stereographs  Search this
Profile House [hotel] -- New Hampshire -- Stereographs  Search this
Tip Top House [hotel] -- New Hampshire -- Stereographs  Search this
Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
72 Items
Container:
Box 3 (Stereographs)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereographs
Place:
Florida -- Stereographs
Pennsylvania -- Stereographs
Louisiana -- Stereographs
Massachusetts -- Hotels
New Hampshire -- Stereographs
New Jersey -- Stereographs
New York (State) -- Stereographs
Ohio -- Stereographs
Minnesota -- Stereographs
Date:
ca. 1860s-1905
bulk mostly ca. 1875-1890
Scope and Contents:
Seventy-two images of hotels and hotel grounds from popular resort areas, including five from Florida, six from Massachusetts, seventeen from New Hampshire, twenty-eight from New York, two from Pennsylvania (one of which is actually an image of a miniature model), and other identified and unidentifed hotels, including an image with bathhouses in the foreground.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Photographs must be handled with white cotton gloves, unless protected by plastic sleeves.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Hotels, taverns, etc. -- 1860-1910  Search this
Lodging houses -- Stereographs  Search this
Resorts -- Stereographs  Search this
Bathhouses -- Stereographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs -- 1880-1900
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs / Hotels
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Mining : stereographs

Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Lawrence & Houseworth  Search this
Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
8 Items
Container:
Box 4 (Stereographs)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereographs
Lithoprints
Place:
Chilkoot Pass (Alaska) -- Stereographs
California -- Stereographs
Alaska -- Stereographs
Date:
ca. 1865-1900
Scope and Contents:
Eight views, primarily ca. 1898-1900: (1) Mining equipment by Laurence & Houseworth (flat yellow card, # 1007, Placer Mining, Columbia, California); (2) Underwood & Underwood (Alaska), (3-6) Chilkoot Pass, Alaska (incl. one duplicate, by Keystone View Company, (7) unidentified view of mine entrance, on flat orange card, and (8) one color lithoprint, "A Klondike Camp." Views include mines, mining camps, and miners.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with white cotton gloves, unless protected by plastic sleeves.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Mining -- Stereographs  Search this
Gold mining -- Stereographs  Search this
Miners -- Stereographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs -- 1880-1900
Lithoprints -- Stereographs
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs / Mining
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Shoes : stereographs

Photographer:
Singley, B. L.  Search this
Publisher:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
2 Items
Container:
Box 6 (Stereographs)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereographs
Photographs
Date:
ca. 1901
Scope and Contents:
Two stereographs, each showing a woman being fitted by a shoe salesman or cobbler. One is copyrighted 1901 by B. L. Singley, publ. Keystone View Co., captioned "Don't Get Above Your Business" (cat. #433); the other appears to be from an earlier negative, although it is also mounted on a warped card, but without identification. In the Keystone view, the man uses a tape measure to measure the woman's leg above the ankle, and in the unidentified view the tape measure is around the woman's foot. Both images are intended to be somewhat naughty or provocative, indicating the, er, low humor which typifies some stereographs.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Photographs must be handled with white cotton gloves, unless protected by plastic sleeves.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Shoes -- Stereographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Humorous pictures -- Stereographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Sales personnel -- Stereographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs -- 1900-1910
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs / Shoes
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
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slides, stereoscopic, set of

Maker:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 5 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 16 1/4 in; 13.335 cm x 20.955 cm x 41.275 cm
Object Name:
Slides, Stereoscopic, Set of
Other Terms:
Slides, Stereoscopic, Set of; Diagnostic Medicine
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Meadville
Credit Line:
Don Elliot Schwartz, M.D.
ID Number:
1981.0978.19
Accession number:
1981.0978
Catalog number:
1981.0978.19
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_723594

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection

Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Publisher:
American Stereoscopic Co.  Search this
H. C. White Co.  Search this
Killela, J.J.  Search this
Underwood, Bert, 1862-1943  Search this
Underwood, Elmer, 1859-1947  Search this
Photographer:
Ponting, Herbert George, 1870-1935  Search this
Underwood, Bert, 1862-1943  Search this
Underwood, Elmer, 1859-1947  Search this
White, Clarence W.  Search this
Extent:
160 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Stereographs
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Lantern slides
Date:
1895-1921
Summary:
A collection of approximately 28,000 glass plate negatives showing views of a variety of subjects.
Scope and Contents:
The major part of the collection, series 1-4, contains nearly 28,000 glass plates, including original stereoscopic negatives, interpositives, and both negative and positive non-stereoscopic plates used to produce lantern slides and paper prints. The photographs were taken all over the world. The majority are from the Underwood & Underwood active files, but plates from other publishers are also included. Series 5 is a small collection of paper stereographs. Series 6 contains 4 Underwood & Underwood descriptive sales catalogs and 1 H. C. White & Co. catalog (numbers on the Underwood plates correspond to the numbers on catalog captions). Series 7 is apparatus--four stereoscopes.

The approximately 28,000 glass plates in this collection have not been completely inspected at this point due to handling problems associated with asbestos contamination of the collection. A preliminary survey, however, indicated that the selections of images cover the full range of subject matter encompassed by the "Underwood Travel System." The subject matter is most easily comprehended by consulting one of the Underwood sales catalogs which accompany the collection. The catalog captions are arranged geographically, for the most part, and generally represent an organized "tour" which could be purchased as a boxed set, complete with maps and guide book, although individual images could be purchased separately. The catalogs indicate that the Underwood files were continually updated, for extensive modifications in some of the sets can be seen from edition to edition, and actual inspection of published stereographs shows that alternate views with identical Underwood catalog numbers were substituted from time to time, and that new subjects (with new catalog numbers) were sometimes introduced into the sets and old subjects were retired. There are glass plate negatives as well as positives in this collection. The positive images were probably interpositives used for the production of duplicate negatives. Some of the original stereo negatives were cut apart and the images transposed; they were then bound with an additional glass support (in many cases the tape has deteriorated). Half stereo positives also appear in the collection: these probably were intended for use in lantern slide production. Frequently a drawer of plates contains several incarnations of a single image, including the original negative, a copy negative, an interpositive, and a positive lantern slide. In other cases a drawer may contain only a single mode, e.g., original negatives, while corresponding positives and/or lantern slides appear in separate drawers.

A small quantity of the Underwood & Underwood plates are not from the Travel System, but represent humorous and genre subjects which were cataloged and marketed separately. The work of several other publishers, usually without Underwood catalog numbers, is also represented, including H. C. White, American Stereoscopic Company, and J. J. Killela.

The arrangement of the collection seems to reflect a combination of permanent reference storage as well as active use files. The apparent anomalies or inconsistencies probably indicate the pulling of plates from permanent files into temporary work files, and the collection may consist of a combination of permanent storage and temporary working files. As the drawers do not appear to have been renumbered according to any easily discernible pattern, they have become intermixed and rearranged in storage. The contents of each drawer usually have been found in good order, however, and the plates were nearly always arranged numerically,usually with the low numbers at the rear of the drawer and the highest number at the front. As the plates have been rehoused, the reverse numerical order has been corrected. When all the plates have been rehoused and inventoried, consideration will be given to general collection rearrangement and renumbering of the containers, either strictly in numerical order or topically and/or geographically with a numerical sequence within each group.

The collection is in good condition for the most part, although conservation attention will be required. There is a certain amount of emulsion peeling or frilling at the edges of some plates, but this is a condition to which emulsions on glass frequently are prone. A few plates, bound in a sandwich arrangement between cover glass and acetate facing the emulsion, have suffered severe damage, peeling, and image losses through the apparent ferrotyping and sticking of emulsion to the plastic, probably under conditions of high humidity at some stage. There is surprisingly little glass breakage within the collection.

Most of the stereoscopic negatives and many of the positives are defaced with a double "XI' scratched into the emulsion of either the left or right side, as described above in the historical note. Of particular interest and presumed rarity are cards found interfiled with plates in many of the drawers. These cards, filed by Underwood (i.e., catalog) numbers, bear printing'or production dates and notes, along with the unique, chronological accession numbers which the company assigned to each plate, regardless of the "active" number which it might eventually receive. A check mark on a card usually refers to a plate actually in the collection and with which the card is found physically associated; additional accession numbers without check marks listed on the cards possibly refer to variant views which were discarded or may in fact be in the Keystone Mast Collection (pending further research). For ease of handling and in the interest of conservation, the cards have been separated from the plates within each drawer and are arranged as a group at the rear, but can still be located easily. Frequently when a plate and/or its original envelope does not bear both the "active" and accession numbers, the missing number can be located on one of these cards.

Photographers represented include Herbert G. Ponting and Clarence W. White. A photographer and/or publisher named J. J. Killela is also represented.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged in seven series. Series 1, 2, and 3 are each divided into negative and positive subseries. Plates are arranged numerically in groups based on geographical and subject content. Controlled at the series level in the finding aid and at the item level in a computer database.

Series 1, H. C. White glass plates

Series 2, American Stereoscpopic Co. glass plates

Series 3, Underwood & Underwood glass plates

Series 4, Broken glass plates

Series 5, Original company catalogs

Series 6, Paper stereographs

Series 7, stereoscopes (viewers)
Biographical / Historical:
Underwood & Underwood was established at Ottawa, Kansas, by the young brothers Elmer and Bert Underwood in 1882. They initially operated as distributors for eastern photographers' stereographs to new markets in the West. Their activities included door to door canvassing with views by Charles Bierstadt, J. F. Jarvis, and Littleton View Co.(1) Underwood & Underwood, Publishers, opened a branch office in Baltimore in 1887.(2)

Soon Underwood & Underwood and other large stereograph publishers began recruiting college students to work as salesmen during summer months (1890). Underwood and Underwood claimed that their organization alone sent out as many as 3,000 college students in one Summer [sic]. With the other ... big companies each employing more than 1,000, it is easy to understand how the countryside of the Nation literally swarmed with stereograph salesmen throughout the summer months! ... The competition between the salesmen themselves was likewise aggressive, with no holds barred. Many successful business and professional men of today relate with considerable pride that they got their start on their careers in this practical and very effective school of salesmanship.(3)

The company moved its main office from Ottawa, Kansas to New York City (1891),(4) and gradually began to publish its own stereographs. Bert Underwood finally took photography lessons from M. Abel in Mentone, France during the same year.(5) B. L. Singley, erstwhile salesman for the Underwood & Underwood and James M. Davis & Co. firms, in 1892 formed the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania, which was to become Underwood & Underwood's chief competitor and imitator.(6)

Underwood & Underwood entered the education market (1895) by producing packaged sets of 100 or more stereographs with descriptive texts.(7) From 1897 the firm employed full time staff photographers as well as free lancers. By 1901 the Underwoods were publishing 25,000 stereographs per day (i.e.,total number of cards). Increasing production levels led them to gain control of the Jarvis, Bierstadt, and William H. Rau photoprinting facilities in 1897 1898.(8)

The Keystone view Company created its own Educational Department in 1898. This division sustained the Keystone View Company past the period of the stereograph's popularity. In this year Underwood & Underwood reprinted Oliver Wendell Holmes's series on the stereograph and stereoscope which originally appeared in The Atlantic Monthly between 1859 and 1863. This eighty page booklet included testimonials from eminent scholars on the value of the stereograph in education. The company had been test marketing what itlater called "The Underwood Travel System." This consisted of a boxed set of stereo views of a country or region, a guide book describing the significance of the places shown, and a map showing their location and the viewpoints from which the stereographs were taken. Captions on the backs of the stereographs were sometimes printed in six languages.(9) As stereographs began to be used in schools as visual aids, the firm promoted its Travel System with endorsements from prominent educators, citing the usage of the system by various schools and universities.(10)

The H. C. White Company, which had manufactured stereoscopes for several decades, entered the stereo publication field in 1899.(11) Much of its production seemed to imitate Underwood & Underwood cards, including typography and the color of mount stock. Underwood & Underwood expanded into news photography by 1910 and gradually decreased its stereographic work. Few new stereo negatives were added to the file after 1912 except for a flurry of activity during the early war years, 1914 1916. The total number of Underwood & Underwood "titles" in stereo were from 30,000 to 40,000 (there might be a substantially larger number of actual negatives, since the files frequently were updated with newer views for old catalog numbers).(12)

Underwood & Underwood sold a portion of its negative file to the educational division of Keystone View Company in 1912,(13) and between 1921 1923 conveyed to this competitor their remaining stereo stock (presumably both cards and negatives) and rights.(14) In addition to its involvement as a news photographic agency, the company eventually opened portrait studios which flourished during the World war II years. A former Smithsonian employee, Vince Connolly, worked for Underwood & Underwood, which competed with Harris & Ewing in general portrait work during that period: he did portraiture and other photography, but says he was unaware of his employer's earlier stereo publishing activities.

Underwood & Underwood donated approximately 6000 negatives to the Section of Photography of the Division of Graphic Arts (1964). These photographs are primarily 4" x 5", captioned glass plate and film negatives. The subjects are news events and theatrical, sports, and political subjects of the early 20th century. In a letter to the Smithsonian of March 25, 1966 (in accession number 270586), Mrs. John M. Stratton described another collection of Underwood & Underwood photographs, stating that her husband had been a partner in Underwood & Underwood Illustrations and owned Underwood & Underwood News Photos. In November of the same year Mr. and Mrs. Stratton donated this collection of glass plates by Underwood & Underwood and other publishers to the Division of Photographic History (then the Section of Photography of the Division of Graphic Arts) . This material consists of both negative and positive stereographic plates, as well as non stereoscopic plates, chiefly copies made from the stereographs, with some catalogs, stereoscopes, and other material. The donor estimated 12,900 plates, but in 1983 the Smithsonian Institution inventory yielded a total of approximately 28,000 plates.

The Keystone View Company's stereoscopic production continued much later than Underwood & Underwood's. It was not until 1939 when declining interest in stereography led the firm to discontinue stereograph production and enter the field of visual optometrics. The stereoscopic negative collection, including material obtained from Underwood & Underwood and other firms, was placed in storage in concrete vaults. The Mast family of Davenport, Iowa, eventually purchased the collection in 1963, and in 1977 donated the collection to the University of California for its California Museum of Photography in Riverside. The University took physical possession of this vast collection in 1979.(15)

Many of the Underwood & Underwood plates donated by the Strattons (which were transferred to the Archives Center in 1983), in effect have been cancelled by having diagonal lines (double "X" marks) scratched into the emulsion of either the left or right image of each stereo pair (never both sides). These cancellation marks do not appear on the Underwood & Underwood plates in the Keystone Mast Collection in Riverside. This leads to several theories: (a) that these cancellations were in fact the reason that the Smithsonian plates were not purchased by Keystone in either 1912 or 1921, since Keystone clearly intended to use the Underwood material for stereograph production and the defaced plates would be of no value to them for this purpose; or (b), as stereo collector John Waldsmith suggests, that the cancellations were part of an agreement between Underwood & Underwood and Keystone: Keystone may have asked Underwood & Underwood to cancel one side of each stereoscopic plate not being sold to Keystone so that Underwood & Underwood would no longer be able to compete with Keystone in the stereo market. The defaced plates, as well as other material which Keystone did not purchase, apparently remained in Underwood custody and eventually were acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Stratton. The cancellation marks in the Smithsonian's collection are the subject of further conjecture. Edward Earle at Riverside feels that, since Underwood & Underwood sought to abandonded stereograph production much earlier than Keystone's departure from the field in order to enter the non stereoscopic lantern slide market, the cancellation may have served to indicate which side of each sterescopic pair should be converted to lantern slide production use; the existence of the 4" x 5" copy negatives and positives from stereographs in this collection seem to corroborate this. The Underwood & Underwood conversion from stereograph to lantern slide materials seems to coincide with the ascendance of lantern slide projection as visual aids in schools. The company apparently modified the type of photographic product which they published at least partially in recognition of this new educational trend.

NOTES

1. edward W. Earle, ed., Points of View: The Stereograph in America A Cultural @ Visual 'g . E!Ltory, Rochester, F.Y., Th Studies Workshop ress, 1979, p. 60; William Culp Darrah, The World of Stereographs, Gettysburg, Pa., 1979, p. 46.

2. Tbid., p. 62.

3. George E. Hamilton, Oliver Wendell Holmes, His Pioneer SLtuereoscope and Later Industry, New York, New )men Society, 1949, p. 17, quoted in Points of 1=e w:, 6 4 . P.

4. Points of View., p. 66.

5. Darrah, p. 47.

6. points of View, p. 66.

7. Ibid., p. 68.

8. Darrah, p. 47.

9. Points of View, p. 70.

10. Howard S. Becker, "Steteographs: Local, National, and International Art Worlds," in Points of View, p. 95. 11. points of View, p. 72.

12. Darrah, p. 48.

13. Darrah, p. 48, quoted in Points of View, P. 82.

14. Darrah, p. 48.

15. Chris J. Kenney, introduction to "Perspective and the Past: The Keystone Mast Collection," CMP Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1982.
Related Materials:
California Museum of Photography, University of California--Riverside, Riverside, California 92521.

Underwood & Underwood stereographs in this collection and the Smithsonian Underwood & Underwood Collection originally were components of the same company file.
Provenance:
Collection donated by June Stratton (Mrs. John M.) on December 19, 1966.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Traveling sales personnel  Search this
Travel photography -- 1890-1930  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs -- 1890-1930
Photographs -- Interpositives -- Glass -- 1890-1930
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1890-1930
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Stereoscopic photographs -- Glass -- 1890-1930
Lantern slides
Photographs -- 1890-1900
Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0143
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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