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Interior of the Liberal Arts Building, From the top of Elevator, World's Columbian Exposition [black-and-white photoprint, stereograph]

Publisher:
B.W. Kilburn Company  Search this
Collector:
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987  Search this
Names:
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Collection Collector:
Cooper-Hewitt Museum  Search this
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (3.6" x 7".)
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
Chicago Ill. -- 1890-1900
Date:
1894
Scope and Contents:
Image includes exhibits and a large American flag hanging from the ceiling.
Local Numbers:
AC0519-0000112.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Interior architecture -- World's fairs  Search this
Buildings -- World's fairs  Search this
Flags -- United States  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Larry Zim World's Fair Collection, 1841-1988, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
Larry Zim World's Fair Collection / Series 1: World 's Fairs Materials / Chicago Columbian, stereographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f03d6f4c-0c7c-4996-9760-3971942801cc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0519-ref983

Looking, Moving, Heavenward, World's Columbian Expoisiton Ferris Wheel [black-and-white photoprint; stereograph]

Publisher:
B.W. Kilburn Company  Search this
Collector:
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987  Search this
Donor:
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987  Search this
Names:
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Collection Collector:
Cooper-Hewitt Museum  Search this
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (3.6" x 7".)
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
Chicago Ill. -- 1890-1900
Date:
1894
Scope and Contents:
Stereograph of the first Ferris Wheel, which made its debut at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Local Numbers:
AC0519-0000113.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Amusements  Search this
Exhibitions -- 1890-1900  Search this
Ferris wheels  Search this
Rides  Search this
World's fairs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Larry Zim World's Fair Collection, 1841-1988, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
Larry Zim World's Fair Collection / Series 1: World 's Fairs Materials / Chicago Columbian, stereographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cb83b44d-84ea-45e4-b3f4-8492e1382924
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0519-ref984

The Bandstand, Mexico, N.Y. [picture postcard]

Publisher:
Jubb (Wm.) Co., Inc. (Syracuse (N.Y.))  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper card., 3.7" x 5.7")
Container:
Box 9, Item 375
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Mexico N.Y. -- 1890-1910 -- Photographs
Date:
Circa 1900
Scope and Contents:
Photomechanical reproduction of a photograph on picture postcard.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000012.tif (AC scan no.)

91-2450 (OPPS Neg.)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Rights:
OPPS Neg. 91.2450. Copyright apparently expired, image in public domain, but the Smithsonian Institution makes no warranty or representation regarding the fitness for publication of information derived from or copies from its collections. Permission to reproduce available through Archives Center.
Topic:
Bandstands -- 1890-1910 -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Postcards -- 1890-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / Bandstand, Mexico, N.Y. Unusual bandstand fashioned out of a barn. (PC 691) Neg. # 91-2450.
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84e5cf6b6-1577-4464-8881-15f3f7c19887
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1974

[YMCA Benham, Ky. with Bandstand : photographic postcard with message on verso,]

Creator:
Sis Mollie (postcard author)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper, unmounted., 3.5" x 5.4")
Container:
Box 9, Item 168
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Benham Ky. -- Photographs -- 1900-1910
Date:
1913
Scope and Contents:
Postcard bears image of bandstand, Benham, Ky. Postmarked 1913. Message on verso from "Sis Mollie" to Clara B. Hoey, Louisa, Ky.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000010 (AC scan no.)

87-14224 (OPPS Neg.)

91-2452 (OPPS Neg.)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Rights:
OPPS Neg. 91-2452, message side; OPPS Neg. 87-14224, image side. Copyright expired; public domain, but the Smithsonian Institution makes no warranty or representation regarding the fitness for publication of information derived from or copies from its collections. Permission to reproduce available through Archives Center and S.I. Office of Printing and Photographic Services.
Topic:
Bandstands -- 1900-1910.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / Benham (Ky.) Bandstand. Postmarked 1913. Photographic postcard. Negative #87-14224. (PC 666) verso neg. # 91-2452.
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89bde5676-ea77-4513-8005-f40682a58bbf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1976

Six Counties Firemen's Convention ["real photo" picture postcard]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper,, 3-1/2" x 5-5/8".)
Container:
Box 10, Item 1.7.730
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Date:
Circa 1910
Scope and Contents:
Image 3" x 4-5/8". Photographic postcard showing a brass band in formation (marching?), playing at the Six Counties Firemen Convention, in an unidentified American city. No message or maker identification on verso.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000002 (AC Scan)

87-14075 (OIPP Neg. No.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Marching bands  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Fire fighters  Search this
Brass bands -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- Postcards
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / Marching band in Six County Firemen Convention Parade. Photographic postcard. Negative #87-14075. (PC 219)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a68d6cfb-676a-40b9-8ecd-ecbbae8c1a99
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1994

John Philip Sousa [picture postcard.]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Names:
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 5.4" x 3.3")
Container:
Box 10, Item 824
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photomechanical prints
Postcards
Picture postcards
Date:
Circa 1900
Scope and Contents:
"Rotary Photo E.C." at bottom. Sousa wears uniform with three medals.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000020 (AC scan no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:
Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Reproductions
Photomechanical prints
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / Portrait of Sousa. Photographic postcard. (PC 243)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8768f3b59-e94b-48fe-b780-e8b36c972954
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1997

Le Cake-Walk / Danse au Nouveau Cirque. Les Enfants Negres. 142/10 [photographic postcard]

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Names:
Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)  Search this
Walker, Frederick, (Fredy), 1893-1977.  Search this
Walker, Ruth (Rudy), 1891-after 1928  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Photographs
Place:
Dijon (France)
Date:
Circa 1898
Scope and Contents:
(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.
Topic:
African American dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic postcards
Postcards -- 1890-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
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Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f81b39c9-fa5f-476e-96b5-9fd6e9954337
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref517
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Le Cake-Walk/Danse au Nouveau Cirque, Les Enfants Negres,142/3, [real photo postcard]

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Names:
Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)  Search this
Walker, Frederick, (Fredy), 1893-1977.  Search this
Walker, Ruth (Rudy), 1891-after 1928  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Picture postcards
Postcards
Photographic postcards
Place:
France -- 1890-1920
Date:
circa 1902-1905
Scope and Contents:
(Translated: 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/
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000007.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.
Topic:
African American dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Postcards -- 1890-1910
Photographic postcards
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
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Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep867c4bc52-dabf-4b56-88d2-85d7fbeb7830
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref520
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Le Cake-Walk / Danse au Nouveau Cirque. Les Enfants Negres. 142/2 [Real photo postcard]

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Names:
Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)  Search this
Walker, Ruth (Rudy), 1891-after 1928  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic postcards
Photographs
Picture postcards
Place:
France -- 1890-1920
Date:
Circa 1898
Scope and Contents:
The Cake Walk (as) danced at the new circus. Negro children. Young girl, Rudy Walker, dancing alone. Real photo postcard. 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:
AC0281-0000008 (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.
Topic:
African American dance  Search this
Dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic postcards
Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
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Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89dae6203-1db3-44ae-b622-e95a71a2ca97
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref521
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Le Cake Walk [sic] / Danse au Nouveau Cirque, Les Enfants Negres, 142/9 [postcard]

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Names:
Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)  Search this
Walker, Frederick, (Fredy), 1893-1977.  Search this
Walker, Ruth (Rudy), 1891-after 1928  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic postcards
Picture postcards
Postcards
Place:
France -- 1890-1920
Date:
Circa 1898
Scope and Contents:
(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.
Topic:
African American dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Photographic postcards
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Postcards -- 1890-1910
Photographic postcards
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
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Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c854f649-a1ea-4943-b975-f0b057aa96da
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref522
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Le Cake-Walk / Danse au Nouveau Cirque, Les Enfants Negres, 142/8 [postcard]

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Names:
Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)  Search this
Walker, Frederick, (Fredy), 1893-1977.  Search this
Walker, Ruth (Rudy), 1891-after 1928  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Picture postcards
Postcards
Photographic postcards
Place:
France -- 1890-1920
Date:
Circa 1902
Scope and Contents:
(Translation: The Cake Walk danced at the new circus.) Negro children. Rudy and Fredy Walker dancing together. 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:
AC0281-0000013.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.
Topic:
African American dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Postcards -- 1890-1910
Photographic postcards
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
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Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c78321b4-6d6f-402f-893c-b4921faad1bf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref525
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L. F. Foster Wild West Scrapbooks, Photographs, and Copy Negatives

Photographer:
Foster, L. F.  Search this
Collector:
Foster, L. F.  Search this
Names:
101 Ranch Wild West Show  Search this
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917  Search this
Pawnee Bill  Search this
Extent:
2 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
Culture:
Indians of North America -- 1890-1920  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Albums
Bills
Clippings
Photographs
Date:
1888-1921
Summary:
Collection documents Wild West Shows in Oklahoma and Washington, particularly the career of Lewis Frederick Foster who was known for his showmanship and skills.
Scope and Contents:
Consists of two scrapbook albums documenting the career of Lewis Frederick Foster. Materials also relate to western shows, rodeos, Buffalo Bill Cody, Pawnee Bill, and the 101 Ranch Wild West Show. Many other individual showmen, including American Indians, are also represented. Information in the collection indicates that Foster was an amateur photographer. It is unclear if the photographs are the work of Foster or if he assembled the album himself.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Lewis Frederick Foster was born in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts to James Foster and Elizabeth T. Frederick on September 19, 1861. He married Leona [Rosamond] Stockman on September 30, 1890 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Fosters had one daughter Leona Rosamond born in 1897. Foster performed on horseback in shows across the West including the Wild West Show in Oklahoma, the Frontier Show in Cheyenne, Washington, and the 101 Ranch Wild West Show. He was known as a 'Rough and Fancy Rider' and a 'Revolver Expert'. Foster died on March 4, 1924 at the age of sixty- two in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California and is buried in Acacia Memorial Park.
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Archives Center Wild West Collection, NMAH.AC.1466

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, NMAH.AC.0060

Sonora Carver Papers, NMAH.AC0.521
Provenance:
Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1933 by Foster's sister, Louise T. Foster, and his brother, John H. Foster.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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:
Cowboys  Search this
Cowgirls  Search this
Western shows  Search this
Rodeos  Search this
Genre/Form:
Albums
Bills
Clippings
Photographs -- 1890-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Citation:
L.F. Foster Wild West Scrapbooks, Photographs, and Copy Negatives, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1289
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L. F. Foster Wild West Scrapbooks, Photographs, and Copy Negatives
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87c3e31c2-f071-4c3c-9993-ec9b747a6d27
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1289
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[Western Union operating room, Ellicott Square Building, Buffalo, New York : black-and-white photoprint]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 7.6" x 9.2")
Container:
Box 721, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Place:
Buffalo (N.Y.)
Date:
Circa 1896
Scope and Contents:
Office interior with male and female employees typing. Caption under photograph: "Buffalo, N.Y. -- operating room / Ellicott Square Building about 1896."
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000121 (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Offices -- 1890-1920  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.3: Western Union Albums (numbered) / Album #66-43, #607-651, Tickers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88df6b228-80e0-44e4-b9be-9bdac99c778b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11349

Le Cake-Walk/Dansʹe au Nouveau Cirque. Les Enfants Nʹegres. 142/5 [photographic postcard]

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Names:
Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic postcards
Picture postcards
Postcards
Place:
France -- 1890-1920
Date:
Circa 1898
Scope and Contents:
Real photo post card. (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/Handwriting in ink at lower right. Stamped on verso, sent to an address in Dijon.
Arrangement:
In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.
Local Numbers:
AC0281-0000002-01 (AC Scan)

AC0281-0000002-02 (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.
Topic:
African American dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Photographic postcards
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
See more items in:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a39cc4be-54d1-40f8-93ce-779cc9aca81d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref515
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Animals : stereographs

Photographer:
Wendt Bros. (Albany, N.Y.)  Search this
Creator:
Campbell, Alfred S. (stereograph publisher)  Search this
Names:
American Tobacco Company (advertiser on stereograph)  Search this
Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
6 Items
Container:
Box 7
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Stereographs
Lithoprints
Place:
Central Park, New York (N.Y.) -- Stereographs
New York (N.Y.) -- Stereographs
Date:
ca. 1896-1903
Scope and Contents:
Six images of animals, including two views of "Alligators in Central Park" published by Alfred S. Campbell with an advertisement for the American Tobacco Company on the versos; an Alaskan wolf; 2 donkeys; a cat, printed by the Wendt Bros., Albany, N.Y.; and a lithoprint of "'Romey,' Hero Dog of the Great Johnstown Flood".
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:
Alligators -- Stereographs  Search this
Wolves -- Stereographs  Search this
Donkeys -- Stereographs  Search this
Cats -- Stereographs  Search this
Dogs -- Stereographs -- 1890-1910  Search this
Animals -- Stereographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Photographs -- 1890-1900
Stereographs -- 1880-1900
Lithoprints -- Stereographs
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.6: Stereographs / Animals (pets, wild, and in zoos, but no livestock, birds, or horses)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8808bab75-232a-414b-8fa7-24d7d6769bed
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref2765

Cotton [stereographs]

Collector:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Photographer:
Kilburn, B. W.  Search this
Creator:
Campbell, Alfred S. (stereograph publisher)  Search this
Underwood & Underwood (stereograph publishers)  Search this
Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
4 Items
Container:
Box 2
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereographs
Photographs
Place:
Arkansas -- Stereographs
Date:
ca. 1880-1895
bulk mostly ca. 1890-1895
Scope and Contents:
Four images of related to cotton, including three of people picking cotton and one of a cotton plantation in Arkansas; two images are by Underwood & Underwood, one is by B.W. Kilburn, and one is unidentified.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted reseach 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:
Agriculture -- Stereographs  Search this
Crops -- Stereographs  Search this
Cotton plantations -- Stereographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs -- 1890-1910
Photographs -- 1870-1900 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Stereographs
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.6: Stereographs / Cotton
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8baf151d8-29b2-4081-bf27-40d00f2c1bcb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref2779

Disasters : stereographs

Collector:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
4 Items
Container:
Box 2
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Stereographs
Place:
San Francisco (Calif.) -- 1900-1910
Galveston (Tex.)
Date:
ca. 1880-1906
bulk mostly ca. 1900-1906
Scope and Contents:
Four images of natural disasters, including one of a church in Galveston, Texas, after the "Galveston Disaster"; two lithoprint cards from the San Francisco Fire and Earthquake series; and one unidentified image of a pile of rubble.
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:
Disasters -- California -- San Francisco -- 1900-1910.  Search this
Hurricanes -- Texas -- Galveston.  Search this
Earthquakes -- Stereographs -- 1900-1910 -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Floods  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Stereographs -- 1890-1910
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.6: Stereographs / Disasters
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8578489cc-6f57-4394-9bed-a94a04754a84
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref2780

Gas (series title)

Collector:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Advertiser:
American Gas Light Association  Search this
Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
1 Folder (5 items)
Culture:
African Americans -- 19th century  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Advertising cards
Photographs
Place:
Georgia -- 1870-1890 -- Photographs
Savannah (Ga.)
Scope and Contents:
"Souvenir" of American Gas Light Association, Savannah, Ga., 1890. 5 mounted photographs, originally combined. The photographs depict African American scenes, presumably in Georgia. Includes image of boy playing homemade violin.
Local Numbers:
AC0060-0002274.01-05.tif (AC Scan nos.)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
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:
Musicians -- 1880-1900  Search this
Violin  Search this
Cotton -- 1890-1910  Search this
Gas-lighting  Search this
Genre/Form:
Advertising cards -- 19th century.
Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Gas, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Gas
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Gas / Business Records, Marketing Material, and Other / Gas
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83842810c-942d-4b9c-85dd-8ee1d58f9480
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-gas-ref520

Stereo Photographers Stereographs

Creator:
Kraus, Jeffrey (dealer)  Search this
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Strohmeyer & Wyman  Search this
Raven Books  Search this
Names:
Ponting, Herbert George, 1870-1935  Search this
Underwood, Bert, 1862-1943  Search this
Photographer:
Strohmeyer, H. A.  Search this
Extent:
4 Items
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereographs
Place:
Aso-san volcano (Japan) (OPPS Neg. No. 92-14160)
Date:
1893-1904
Scope and Contents:
Four stereographs showing stereo photographers at work: (1) "Taking a View for You & U," copyright 1893 by J. F. Jarvis, Washington, D.C. (little girl holding field camera); (2) uncaptioned view of man standing on pier amid ruins, published by Underwood & Underwood, undated, identified as Bert Underwood in pencil on mount; (3) "Our well known Stereoscopic Photographer, H. A. Strohmeyer--Blanket Court-martialed by his Army friends," copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman; and (4) an Underwood stereo photographer, apparently Herbert G. Ponting, at crater of Aso-san volcano, Japan, copyright 1904 by Underwood & Underwood.
Arrangement:
Collection arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Stereographs utilize a pair of photographic images from negatives taken with camera lenses separated laterally by a few inches, to approximate the distance between a human's eyes. The resulting images, when viewed separately but simultaneously--one image for each eye--provide the illusion of normal depth perception or three-dimensional viewing. Stereographs were made as early as the 1840s, but did not achieve widespread popularity until the 1860s, when several companies began to mass-produce them. After a period of flagging interest, another wave of popularity occurred when Underwood & Underwood began publishing "educational," travel-oriented images in 1895. The intrepid, peripatetic photographers who took the stereo views occasionally were themselves of interest to viewers. See standard references on the photographers and companies represented by these stereographs, such as William Culp Darrah, The World of Stereographs, etc.; also see the finding aid for the Archives Center's Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection.
Provenance:
The stereographs were purchased from a dealer, Jeffrey Kraus, who obtained them from unidentified standard sources and collectors. They were acquired because of their relationship to images in the Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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:
Photographers -- 1890-1920  Search this
Stereoscopy -- 1890-1910  Search this
Volcanoes -- Japan  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1890-1910
Stereographs -- 1890-1910
Citation:
Stereo Photographers Stereographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0414
See more items in:
Stereo Photographers Stereographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ebd93148-052b-423e-9fd9-cbeadc3ab2df
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0414
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Le Cake-Walk / Danse au Nouveau Cirque, Les Enfants Negres, 142/4 [Real photo postcard]

Collector:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Donor:
Hoffman, David  Search this
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Names:
Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)  Search this
Walker, Frederick, (Fredy), 1893-1977.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boaz, Joyce  Search this
Hoffman, David  Search this
Hoffman, Iris  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")
Container:
Box 1
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
France -- 1890-1920
Date:
Circa 1898
Scope and Contents:
(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.
Topic:
African American dance  Search this
Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this
Dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Photographic postcards
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Photographic postcards
Collection Citation:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.
See more items in:
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep805f53713-091f-458b-88bf-b1289c327052
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0281-ref523
Online Media:

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