43 stereographs from the early twentieth century were produced by the Underwood & Underwood Studio depicting various scenes and people from Meiji Japan, 3 stereographs from the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris, France, and two black and white postcards from Japan. Specific Japanese locations depicted include: Yokohama; Mississippi Bay and the Mikado Cliffs; Tokyo; Mt. Haruna, Ikao; Kyoto; Hiroshima; Lake Chuzenji.
Arrangement:
0.5 linear foot
Biographical / Historical:
The cards were most likely assembled by Ms. Smith's father, A. Hyatt Mayor (1901-1980), art historian, writer, and Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator of Prints from 1946-1966.
Underwood & Underwood was an early photographic studio who produced steroscopic and photographic images from 1881 to the 1940s. Founded in Ottawa, Kansas by brothers Elmer Underwood and Bert Elias Underwood, the studio worked in Ottawa, Baltimore, and New York City. They sold box sets of photographs and set up distribution offices throughout the world. Underwood & Underwood covered major news events like the Boer War and the Great War.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2002.02
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Postcards
Citation:
Martha Smith Collection of Stereographs and Postcards. FSA.A2002.02. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Identifier:
FSA.A2002.02
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Includes the Centennial Exhibition (7, incl. 1 of Machinery Hall, pub. by Burr & Manley Dry Goods, Groceries and Clothing, Manchester Depot, Vermont; and 4 by Centennial Photographic Co.); Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Thirteenth Exhibition, 1878 (1); World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 (25); Paris Exposition, 1867 (1); Exposition Universelle, 1900 (1); Pan-American Exposition (1); Panama-California Exposition, 1915 (1); A.Y.P. Exposition (2); 2 unidentified. Other photographers and publishers represented include B.W. Kilburn.
General:
Stereograph in World's Columbian Exposition group shows John Bull locomotive and train and "great Krupp Guns."
Related Materials:
Forms part of photographs division, Warshaw Collection; in stereographs sub-series, box 7.
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.
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
(Translation: The Cake Walk danced at the new circus. Negro children.) Rudy and Fredy Walker dancing. See "Rudy and Fredy Walker, c.1903 postcard series 'Le Cake-Walk' by Rainer E. Lotz, http://songbook1.wordpress.com/pp/fx/african-american-musical-theater-1896-1926/rudy-and-fredy-walker/cake-walking-babies-from-home/Real photo postcard with ink inscription on lower right, referring to Dijon.
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000004 (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Collection 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.
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
(Translation: The Cake Walk danced at the new circus. Negro children.) Rudy and Fredy Walker. See "Rudy and Fredy Walker, c.1903 postcard series 'Le Cake-Walk' by Rainer E. Lotz, http://songbook1.wordpress.com/pp/fx/african-american-musical-theater-1896-1926/rudy-and-fredy-walker/cake-walking-babies-from-home/
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000010.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Collection 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.
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
(Translation: The Cake Walk danced at the new circus. Negro children.) Fredy Walker dancing. See "Rudy and Fredy Walker, c.1903 postcard series 'Le Cake-Walk' by Rainer E. Lotz, http://songbook1.wordpress.com/pp/fx/african-american-musical-theater-1896-1926/rudy-and-fredy-walker/cake-walking-babies-from-home/
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000011.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Collection 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.
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
(Translation: The Cake Walk danced at the new circus, Negro children.) Fredy Walker dancing. See "Rudy and Fredy Walker, c.1903 postcard series 'Le Cake-Walk' by Rainer E. Lotz, http://songbook1.wordpress.com/pp/fx/african-american-musical-theater-1896-1926/rudy-and-fredy-walker/cake-walking-babies-from-home/
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000012 (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Collection 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.
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
(Translation: The Cake Walk danced at the new circus, the Negroes.) Adult male and female dancer. Real photo postcard.
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000009.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Collection 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.
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
(Translation: The dancers of "Cake Walk," Casino de Paris.) Walery / Paris. Hand-painted image of two women.
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Photographic series
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000018.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Collection 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.
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
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.
Collection 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.
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer) Search this
Names:
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France) Search this
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904: Saint Louis, Mo.) Search this
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Search this
Collection Creator:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer) Search this
Extent:
2 Boxes (Approx. 150 photographs)
Container:
Box 98
Box 99
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)
Paris (France)
Saint Louis (Mo.) -- 1900-1910
Berlin (Germany)
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date:
[1881-1904]
Scope and Contents:
Approx. 150 photographs of five World's Fairs: the Exposition Universelle (Paris 1889); the Berlin Exposition (1883, with an 1881 photograph); the London Crystal Palace Exposition (1882); the 1884 Philadelphia fair; the St. Louis fair, 1904; etc. Edison's inventions are numerous, but other scenes, such as the Eiffel Tower, are also included.
Local Numbers:
85-8784 (OIPP Neg.)
General:
Photographs in boxes 98-99, Series 4, Photographs.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
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.
Collection 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.
A Cottage by the Lake, Swiss Village, Exposition 1900, Paris. Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood. [on negative.] [Caption no. 20882 : photonegative,]
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.
Collection 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.
In the Picturesque Swiss Village, Exposition 1900, Paris, France. Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood. [Label on negative.] Active no. 20895 : Photonegative
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.
Collection 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.
In the Transportation Building, Exposition 1900, Paris, France. Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood. [On negative] Active no. 20896 : Photonegative
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.
Collection 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.
Grand Palais des Beaux Arts (40,000 sq. meters) and Ave. Nicholas II, Exposition 1900, Paris. Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood. [on negative] [Active no. 20904 : half-stereo photonegative,]
1 Item (4-1/8" x 3-1/8" [corrected from original error].)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
France
Nicholas II Avenue
Palais des Beaux Arts
Paris -- Exhibitions -- 1900-1910
Date:
1900
Local Numbers:
RSN 16097
General:
Currently stored in box 3.1.50 [92].
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
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.
Collection 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.
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.
Collection 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.
In the Flower Market--near Palace of Justice, Paris, France. Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood. [on negative] [Active no. 20914 : non-stereo photonegative,]
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.
Collection 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.
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.
Collection 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.
The Great City Market--"Halles Central"--Paris, France. Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood. [on negative] [Active no. 22120 : non-stereo photonegative,]
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.
Collection 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.
