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Artist:

Grace Wells Parkinson  Search this

Medium:

Bust, Amelia Earhart

Dimensions:

3-D: 24.1 x 24.1 x 35.6cm, 10.7kg (9 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 14 in., 23 5/8lb.)

Type:

ART-Sculpture

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

1948

Credit Line:

Gift of Amelia Earhart Post 678, American Legion Auxiliary

Inventory Number:

A19500108000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b0032470-e1e0-4b84-be4f-e8e0aee03838

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19500108000

Creator:

Human Studies Film Archives  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-04-18T14:48:29.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Anthropology  Search this

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HSFAFilmClips

Data Source:

Human Studies Film Archives

YouTube Channel:

HSFAFilmClips

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_tqRrdIBYHfQ

Collection Collector:

Thayer, Alice Tracy, 1869-1959  Search this

Extent:

7 Items (colored paper, various sizes; approximately 8 x 7 inches)

Container:

Box 7414, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Graphic Materials

Scope and Contents:

Miniature men's and women's clothing made of paper in various colors. Includes two pants, one skirt, and four robes. They are meant to be burned for use by the dead in the afterlife.

Local Numbers:

USNM Catalog 329765

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:

MS 7414 Alice Tracy Thayer collection of Chinese banknotes, joss paper, and prints, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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MS 7414 Alice Tracy Thayer collection of Chinese banknotes, joss paper, and prints

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw363acf0f1-b64c-4661-a53c-dc3182e081d6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms7414-ref4

Manufacturer:

Western Wireless  Search this

Materials:

Metal, phenolic, and glass

Dimensions:

3-D: 34.5 × 33.5 × 27cm, 10.8kg (13 9/16 × 13 3/16 × 10 5/8 in., 23 13/16lb.)

Type:

AVIONICS-Communication

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

1930-1934

Credit Line:

Gift of American Legion Post 678

Inventory Number:

A19500109000

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a37f241b-75cf-44a4-a5a2-d0e1015db564

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19500109000

Measurements:

waist: 23 1/2 in; x 59.69 cm

front length: 40 in; 101.6 cm

hem width: 118 in; x 299.72 cm

Object Name:

Dress, 2-piece

Object Type:

Main Dress

Woman

Dress

Entire Body

Date made:

1871 - 1875

1871-1875

Credit Line:

Gift of the Estate of Harrison Olney Lewis

ID Number:

CS.223348.002

Catalog number:

223348.002

Accession number:

223348

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Home and Community Life: Costume

Clothing & Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-dcd7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_362222

Physical Description:

silk (overall material)

Object Name:

Calash

Object Type:

Accessories Worn on the Body

Woman

Calash

Headwear

Other Terms:

Calash; Headwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female

Used:

United States: Connecticut, Stonington

Date made:

1780 - 1800

Credit Line:

Gift of John Brenton Copp

ID Number:

CS.006641

Catalog number:

006641

Accession number:

28810

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Home and Community Life: Costume

Clothing & Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-8ace-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_371750

Physical Description:

fabric (overall material)

hair (overall material)

shell, tortoise (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 7 in x 5 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 13.97 cm

Object Name:

Comb

Object Type:

Accessories Worn on the Body

Woman

Comb

Headwear

Other Terms:

Comb; Headwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female

Used:

United States: Connecticut, Stonington

Date made:

1820 - 1824

Credit Line:

Gift of John B. Copp

ID Number:

CS.006746

Catalog number:

006746

Accession number:

28840

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Home and Community Life: Costume

Clothing & Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-867a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_371774

Physical Description:

cotton (overall material)

Measurements:

center back: 49 1/2 in; 125.73 cm

Object Name:

Apron

Object Type:

Accessories Worn on the Body

Woman

Apron

Other Terms:

Apron; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female

Used:

United States: Connecticut, Stonington

Date made:

1815 - 1825

Credit Line:

Gift of John Brenton Copp

ID Number:

CS.006630

Catalog number:

006630

Accession number:

28810

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Clothing & Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-60a3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_371924

Owned by:

Pinckney, Eliza Lucas  Search this

Maker:

Pinckney, Eliza Lucas  Search this

Physical Description:

silk (overall material)

cotton (overall material)

linen (overall material)

Measurements:

stomacher: 12 3/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 32.385 cm x 24.13 cm

Object Name:

Dress, 3-Piece

Object Type:

Main Dress

Woman

Dress

Entire Body

Other Terms:

Dress, 3-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female

Place made:

United States: South Carolina, Charleston

Used in:

United States: South Carolina

Date made:

1750 - 1780

Credit Line:

Elizabeth R. Pinckney and Sarah P. Ambler

ID Number:

2008.0002.001

Catalog number:

2008.0002.001

Accession number:

2008.0002

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Clothing & Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-394e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_361871

Maker:

Worth  Search this

Worth  Search this

Used by:

Stuart, Alice Jane Earl  Search this

Measurements:

overall:;

Object Name:

Dress, 2-Piece

Object Type:

Main Dress

Woman

Dress

Entire Body

Other Terms:

Dress, 2-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female

Made in:

France: Île-de-France, Paris

France: Île-de-France, Paris

Used in:

United States: Indiana, Lafayette

Date made:

1893 - 1901

1893-1901

Credit Line:

Mrs. Stuart Clauser

ID Number:

CS.264090.001

Catalog number:

264090.001

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Clothing & Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a8a9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_362410

Materials:

paper, cardstock, canvas, paint

Dimensions:

3-D: 13.7 x 3.8 x 20cm, 0.5kg (5 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 7 7/8 in., 1lb.)

Type:

LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Books (under Library)

Credit Line:

Lent by Dorothy Cochrane

Inventory Number:

I20211460001

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90a2f16d9-b76e-469a-84f9-715ec6ed6503

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_I20211460001

Collector:

Dr. Frederick B. Culver  Search this

Donor Name:

Mrs. Alice E. Culver  Search this

Culture:

Arapaho (Inunaina, Hinono'ei), Southern  Search this

Object Type:

Dress

Place:

United States, North America

Accession Date:

5 Apr 1882

Collection Date:

1861

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

011300

USNM Number:

E59592-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37514a9ce-c298-4d30-8962-d8123e301a38

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8470153

Collector:

Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this

Culture:

Comanche (Numunuu)  Search this

Object Type:

Dress

Place:

United States (not certain) / Mexico (not certain), North America

Accession Date:

1868

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

001317

USNM Number:

E6993-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/368ef3640-6cc1-453f-8a37-98a4667d8064

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8475620

Collector:

Dr. Jean L. Berlandier  Search this

Donor Name:

Lt. Darius N. Couch  Search this

Culture:

Comanche (Numunuu)  Search this

Object Type:

Dress

Place:

Not Given, Texas (not certain), United States / Mexico, North America

Accession Date:

1853

Collection Date:

1828 to 1851

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

66A00085

USNM Number:

E1480-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ff48bc2a-6982-4552-abfe-1dda119a14cf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8339884

Collector:

Rev. Heinrich R. Voth  Search this

Donor Name:

Rev. Heinrich R. Voth  Search this

Culture:

Arapaho (Inunaina, Hinono'ei)  Search this

Object Type:

Dress

Place:

United States, North America

Accession Date:

25 Dec 1893

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

026674

USNM Number:

E165775-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30d6c1a62-0c00-42c5-9550-4dc2cde999ca

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8346367

Materials:

Linen, cotton

Dimensions:

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 40 x 96.5cm (15 3/4 in. x 38 in.)

Type:

MEMORABILIA-Events

Date:

1935

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert T. Skinner

Inventory Number:

A19750015000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv903985956-1691-4775-8b9e-342cffa3cc35

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19750015000

Creator:

Maertz, J.F., Department Store (Milwaukee, Wis.).  Search this

Stanley-Brown, Joseph, 1858-1941  Search this

Keystone View Company  Search this

Rau, William H.  Search this

Extent:

8 Cubic feet ((29 boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Stereographs

Lantern slides

Place:

Milwaukee (Wis.)

California

Date:

1887-1930

bulk 1900-1930

Summary:

Collection consists of lantern slides and stereographs produced by several companies: Keystone View Company, Better America Lecture Service, Incorporated, American Press Association, J. Stanley-Brown, William H. Rau, and J. F. Maertz Department Store. The lantern slides were primarily intended to be used for educational presentations about the United States, other countries, history, and society. Many of the slides and stereographs are accompanied by descriptive text and in some instances by small cards--one card for each slide--and in other instances directly on the back of a stereoview. The majority of images were taken from 1900 to 1930.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of lantern slides and stereographs primarily designed for use in audio-visual educational presentations about the United States, other countries, history, and society. Many of the slides and stereographs are accompanied by descriptive text. In some instances on small cards--one card for each slide-- and in other instances printed directly on the back of a stereoview. A few of the lantern slides, particularly the ones of the J. F. Maertz Department Store of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are advertisements for consumer products. The majority were taken from 1890 through 1930. While the collection as a whole is in good general condition, some lantern slides, stereographs, and text cards are missing, and some of the lantern slides are cracked.

The collection will appeal to researchers examining the course of nineteenth-century social history broadly, especially how lantern slides were marketed to educators to teach geography, social studies, science, history and reading. The lantern slides as artifacts will be of interest to those who study material culture.

Series 1, Keystone View Company Lantern Slides and Stereographs, undated, is divided into seven subseries: Subseries 1, #1-#600, undated; Subseries 2, H-1 to H-300; Subseries 3, Biblical, undated; Subseries 4, Santa Barbara, California, undated; Subseries 5, Roads, undated; and Subseries 6, Miscellaneous, undated.

The series depicts scenes from around the United States and the rest of the world. Each image is intended to be characteristic of its location and in most cases is accompanied by a text card that describes the scene and gives the geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the location. Many of the glass lantern slides have corresponding stereoviews and in these instances two box numbers are given.

Subseries 1, #1-#600, undated, is arranged in order by the numbers on the image. Views #1-261 are arranged in a rough geographic order beginning in Maine and proceeding down the Atlantic Coast, through the former Confederate states, into the Midwest and Plains states, the mountain West states and the West coast, and ending in the territories of Alaska and Hawaii and the Panama Canal. Views #262-346 begin in eastern Canada, proceed across Canada and move through Mexico and Central America into the Caribbean, thence the length of South America and the Antarctic. Views #347-554 begin in the British Isles and move through Northern and Southern Europe and into Central Europe and then Russia, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Far East. Views #556-592 begin in North Africa and cover the length of the continent and a few areas in the Pacific. The series concludes with views of several planets, President McKinley reviewing Civil War heroes (1899), and the work of a Mexican artist (1900).

Subseries 2, H-1 to H-300, undated, is arranged in order by the numbers on the image. H-1 to H-258 depict scenes and sites of American history beginning with several images of indigenous peoples and proceeding, roughly chronologically, through major events and locations to about 1925. Images H-259 to H-300 document a range of localities and activities across the country in the mid-1920s, including major buildings in Washington, D.C., industrial activities, and modern agricultural practices.

Subseries 3, Biblical, undated, shows religious art works and rural scenes.

Subseries 4, Santa Barbara, California, undated, contains two images. One is pastoral with a Franscican friar, the other a fountain.

Subseries 5, Roads, undated, includes three images of roads, one with a person on horseback, the other two depicting wagons.

Subseries 6, Miscellaneous, undated, contains lithoprint stereographs, each with a short description, depicting scenes such as landmarks in the United States; news events in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; warfare; domestic scenes and scenes of foreign countries.

Series 2, Hillis Better America Lecture Service lantern slides, undated, is divided into 12 subseries: Subseries 1, Ability Lecture Slides, undated; Subseries 2, Bolshevism Lecture Slides, undated; Subseries 3, Builders Lecture Slides, undated; Subseries 4, Equality Lecture Slides, undated; Subseries 5, Fathers Lecture Slides, undated; Subseries 7, General Lecture Slides, undated; Subseries 8, Poverty Lecture Slides, undated; Subseries 9, Property Lecture Slides, undated; Subseries 10, Republic Lecture Slides, undated; Subseries 11, Socialism Lecture Slides, undated; and Subseries 12, Miscellaneous Lecture Slides, undated.

This series consists of lantern slides produced by Newell Dwight Hillis' Better America Lecture Service Incorporated. Newell Dwight Hillis (1858-1929), was a noted clergyman, lecturer and author. The Better American Lecture Service sought to make better Americans and to inspire greater loyalty to American institutions. Better America Lecture Service rented the lecture manuscript and slides to churches, societies, schools, and patriotic organizations. Slides were sent in a tin box and contained suggestions for publicity arrangements. (Nevada Educational Bulletin, December 1920).

Hillis published more than twenty volumes including collections of his sermons, inspirational works, and a novel. In addition, many of Hillis addresses were published and distributed as pamphlets. The slides were intended to be used for lectures on subjects such as socialism and equality. The slides generally consist of text, drawings, images of persons, paintings, and landscapes. A few slides in each set are missing, and there is no text accompanying any of the slides. The series is arranged into twelve subseries alphabetically by topic.

Series 3, American Press Association lantern slides, undated, is divided into ten subseries: Subseries 1, General Images, undated; Subseries 2, Coffins and soliders, undated; Subseries 3, Mexican War, undated; Subseries 4, Niagara Falls Conference, undated; Subseries 5, Pancho Villa and Major Gonzales, undated; Subseries 6, Parade, undated; Subseries 7, Refugees, undated; Subseries 8, Warships, undated; Subseries 9, West Virginia Mine Explosion, undated; and Subseries 10, Women March for Votes (Suffrage), undated.

The series consists of lantern slides from the American Press Association depicting news events from early twentieth century history (e.g., Mexican War; Ludlow Colorado strike; suffragettes; Gettysburg veterans; various ship disasters). Each slide has a caption with a brief description of the scene. Many slides are cracked; one is completely broken and is in a folded paper. There are also approximately fifty slides with scenes of events associated with the Mexican-American War, most with short captions identifying the scenes. Many of these slides are cracked.

Series 4, J. F. Maertz Department Stores advertisement lantern slides, early 1920s, is divided into thirteen subseries: Subseries 1, Bathrooms, undated; Subseries 2, Children's shoes and clothing, undated; Subseries 3, Dress goods, undated; Subseries 4, Dress patterns, undated; Subseries 5, Hosiery, undated; Subseries 6, House furnishings, undated; Subseries 7, House wares, undated; Subseries 8, Ladies' Home Journal, undated; Subseries 9, Shoes, undated; Subseries 10, Store advertising, undated; Subseries 11, Underwear, undated; Subseries 12, Women's clothing, undated; and Subseries 13, Miscellaneous, undated.

The series consists of lantern slides showing advertisements used in J.F. Maertz Department Store catalogs for consumer goods. Slides are categorized by type of goods, including children's shoes and clothes, bathroom needs, dress patterns, men's wear, shoes, house furnishings, house wares, Ladies' Home Journal, and underwear.

Series 5, J. Stanley-Brown and E. H. Harriman lantern slides, undated, is divided into nineteen subseries: Subseries 1, Alaska-California scenes, undated; Subseries 2, Animal life, undated; Subseries 3, Artifacts, undated; Subseries 4, California/Franciscan life, undated; Subseries 5, California Indians, undated; Subseries 6, California mission exteriors, undated; Subseries 7, California mission interiors, undated; Subseries 8, Eskimos,undated; Subseries 9, Franciscans, undated; Subseries 10, Indians, undated; Subseries 11, Landscapes, undated; Subseries 12, Maps, undated; Subseries 13, Mission interiors, undated; Subseries 14, Seascapes, undated; Subseries 15, General images (#1-7;10), undated; Subseries 16, General images (#11-14; 16-17; 19-20), undated; Subseries 17, General images (#21-30), undated; Subseries 18, General images (#31-33; 36-40), undated; and Subseries 19, General images (#42; 45-50), undated.

The series contains lantern slides, each labeled with the names of distributors, "J. Stanley-Brown, 1318 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C. and E.H. Harriman, 1 East, 55th Street, New York." The slides, some with captions, depict maps; landscapes; seascapes; Eskimos; animal life; Franciscan dwellings; Indians of California; California missions and Franciscan life. There are slides depicting various scenes of California missions and scenes of indigenous Alaskans. Some slides are cracked.

Series 6, Miscellaneous Stereographs, 1894-1907, is divided into seventeen subseries: Subseries 1, American Series, 1887; Subseries 2, C.H. Graves Publisher, 1907; Subseries 3, Griffith and Griffith, 1894; Subseries 4, Pesko Binocular Company, 1907; Subseries 5, William H. Rau Publisher,undated; Subseries 6, Domestic scenes,undated; Subseries 7, Military, undated; Subseries 8, Miscellaneous, undated; Subseries 9, Places--Asia, undated; Subseries 10, Places--Cuba, undated; Subseries 11, Places--Egypt, undated; Subseries 12, Places--France, undated; Subseries 13, PLaces--Germany, undated; Subseries 14, Places--Italy, undated; Subseries 15, Places--Monte Carlo, undated; Subseries 16, Places-- Palestine, undated; and Subseries 17, Places--United States, undated.

The series consists of lantern slides and stereoviews from distributors that include the American Series; Griffith and Griffith; Pesko Binocular Company; William H. Rau Publisher; and the Universal Photo Art Company.

The stereographs related to domestic and military issues and geography are dated circa 1905, and copyrighted by H. C. White, and distrbuted by World Series.

The stereo views produced by William H. Rau, a publisher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, show parades and other ceremonies at Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) encampments and Elks conventions held in Philadelphia. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army who served in the American Civil War.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into six series.

Series 1: Keystone View Company Lantern Slides and Stereographs, undated

Subseries 1, #1-#600, undated

Subseries 2, H-1 to H-300, undated

Subseries 3, Biblical, undated

Subseries 4, Santa Barbara, California, undated

Subseries 5, Roads, undated

Subseries 6, Miscellaneous, undated

Series 2: Hillis Better America Lecture Service Lantern Slides, undated

Subseries 1, Ability Lecture Slides, undated

Subseries 2, Bolshevism Lecture Slides, undated

Subseries 3, Builders Lecture Slides, undated

Subseries 4, Equality Lecture Slides, undated

Subseries 5, Ftahers Lecture Slides, undated

Subseries 7, General Lecture Slides, undated

Subseries 8, Poverty Lecture Slides, undated

Subseries 9, Property Lecture Slides, undated

Subseries 10, Republic Lecture Slides, undated

Subseries 11, Socialism Lecture Slides, undated

Subseries 12, Miscellaneous Lecture Slides, undated

Series 3: American Press Association Lantern Slides, undated

Subseries 1, General Images, undated

Subseries 2, Coffins and Soliders, undated

Subseries 3, Mexican War, undated

Subseries 4, Niagara Falls Conference, undated

Subseries 5, Pancho Villa and Major Gonzales, undated

Subseries 6, Parade, undated

Subseries 7, Refugees, undated

Subseries 8, Warships, undated

Subseries 9, West Virginia Mine Explosion, undated

Subseries 10, Women March for Votes (Suffrage), undated

Series 4: J. F. Maertz Department Store Advertisement Lantern Slides, early 1920s

Subseries 1, Bathrooms, undated

Subseries 2, Children's shoes and clothing, undated

Subseries 3, Dress goods, undated

Subseries 4, Dress patterns, undated

Subseries 5, Hosiery, undated

Subseries 6, House furnishings, undated

Subseries 7, House wares, undated

Subseries 8, Ladies' Home Journal, undated

Subseries 9, Shoes, undated

Subseries 10, Store advertising, undated

Subseries 11, Underwear, undated

Subseries 12, Women's clothing, undated

Subseries 13, Miscellaneous, undated

Series 5, J. Stanley-Brown and E.H. Harriman lantern slides, undated

Subseries 1, Alaska-California scenes, undated

Subseries 2, Animal life, undated

Subseries 3, Artifacts, undated

Subseries 4, California/Franciscan life, undated

Subseries 5, California Indians, undated

Subseries 6, California mission exteriors, undated

Subseries 7, California mission interiors, undated

Subseries 8, Eskimos, undated

Subseries 9, Franciscans, undated

Subseries 10, Indians, undated

Subseries 11, Landscapes, undated

Subseries 12, Maps, undated

Subseries 13, Mission interiors, undated

Subseries 14, Seascapes, undated

Subseries 15, General images (#1-7;10), undated

Subseries 16, General images (#11-14; 16-17; 19-20), undated

Subseries 17, General images (#21-30), undated

Subseries 18, General images (#31-33; 36-40), undated

Subseries 19, General images (#42; 45-50), undated

Series 6: Miscellaneous Stereographs, 1887-1907

Subseries 1, American Series, 1887

Subseries 2, C.H. Graves Publisher, 1907

Subseries 3, Griffith and Griffith, 1894

Subseries 4, Pesko Binocular Company, 1907

Subseries 5, William H. Rau Publisher, undated

Subseries 6, Domestic scenes, undated

Subseries 7, Military, undated

Subseries 8, Places-Asia, undated

Subseries 9, Places-Cuba, undated

Subseries 10, Places-Egypt, undated

Subseries 11, Places-France, undated

Subseries 12, Places-Germany, undated

Subseries 13, Places-Italy, undated

Subseries 14, Places-Monte Carlo, undated

Subseries 6.15, Palestine, undated

Subseries 6.16, Places-United States, undated

Subseries 6.17: Miscellaneous, undated

Series 7: Miscellaneous Lantern Slides, undated

Historical:

Lantern slides are hand-drawn, painted, or photographic images on glass, intended for viewing by projection; often made in sets. Photographic lantern slides were introduced in the United States by 1850 and popular through World War I; commonly 3.25 x 4 in. (9 x 10 cm.) with a black paper mask, a cover glass, and taped edges. Thesaurus of Graphic Materials

Stereographs consist of two nearly identical photographs or photomechanical prints, paired to produce the illusion of a single three-dimensional image, usually when viewed through a stereoscope. Typically, the images are on card mounts, but they take the form of daguerreotypes, glass negatives, or other processes. Stereographs were first made in the 1850s and are still made today. They were most popular between 1870 and 1920.

In 1851 stereo daguerreotypes were exhibited for the first time to the general public at the London International Exhibition (Crystal Palace). Shortly thereafter, American photographers began making stereographs. One of the first American photographic firms to produce stereographs was the team of William and Frederick Langenheim. The Library owns a set of their early stereoviews of American cities on the East Coast.

By 1860 both amateur photographers and publishing firms were making stereographs. The major stereo publishers sold their views by mail order, door-to-door salesmen, and in stores. Stereographs were sold individually and in boxed sets.

Stereographs are usually mounted. They were typically published with caption information printed under the image or on the back of the mount. The mount also provided information about the publisher, photographer, and sometimes the series or a list of views available from the photographer or publisher.

Stereographs were collected by many middle-class families in the late 19th century. People acquired stereographs of tourist sites they had visited, as well as exotic locales that they would only experience through the wonder of the stereoscope. Viewing stereographs was a common activity, much like watching television or going to the movies today. Stereoviews were also used as an education tool in classrooms. (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Online Catalog, Stereograph Format)

The Division of Cultural History at the National Museum of American History assembled a collection of miscellaneous lantern slides and stereographs beginning in 1943. Other collection contents were acquired over many years in unrecorded transactions.

Several distributors and publishers of stereographic images are represented in the collection. One of the most prominent was the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania. Founded by Benneville Lloyd Singley (d.1938), a former Underwood & Underwood salesman, Keystone became a major distributor of stereographic images. From 1892 through 1963 it produced and distributed both educational and comic/sentimental stereoviews and stereoscopes used to see the images in 3-D. By 1905 it was the world's largest stereographic company. In 1963 Department A (stereoviews sold to individual families) and the education departments were closed, but Keystone continued to manufacture eye-training stereographic products as a subsidiary of Mast Development Company. In 1972 Mast closed the Meadville manufacturing site.

All of Keystone's manufacturing was done in Meadville, but branch offices were in New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, Portland, Oregon, Chicago, Toronto, Canada and London, England. Salesmen and photographers were scattered around the world, and the company offered 20,000 different views.

Selling stereoviews and lantern slides to schools was a field pioneered by Underwood & Underwood, and for several years Underwood & Underwood and Keystone were competitors for the growing educational market. According to the 1953 Keystone Sales Manual the more aggressive sales methods and the more progressive editorial policies of the Keystone View Company soon made it the acknowledged leader in the industry, and Underwood & Underwood decided to give up the contest.

Between 1915 and 1921 Keystone View Company purchased the negatives of nearly all of its competitors. They also continued to have staff photographers travel the world, so that by 1935 Keystone had approximately two million stereoscopic negatives.

Keystone View Company produced stereographic sets up through the mid-twentieth century, and had a stereoscopic photographer on staff until at least 1955.

References

Thesaurus of Graphic Materials, (2007), http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm1/ (accessed February 10, 2011).

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Online Catalog, Stereograph Format, http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/stereo/background.html (accessed February 14, 2011).

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, 1895-1921, (AC0143)

Other Institutions with Materials

University of California, Riverside/California Museum of Photography

George Eastman House

Temple University

Brooklyn Historical Society

Provenance:

Donated to the Department of Anthropology, United States National Museum by Mrs. Joseph Stanley-Brown, through Mrs. Herbert Feis, in 1943.

The Division of Cultural History (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) at the National Museum of American History assembled a collection of miscellaneous lantern slides and stereographs beginning in 1943. Other collection contents were acquired over many years in unrecorded transactions. An unknown portion of the collection transferred to the Archives Center, date unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected lantern slides and stereographs must be handled with gloves.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Stereographs -- 1900-1950

Stereographs -- 1900-1910

Photographs -- Lantern slides -- 1900-1950

Lantern slides

Citation:

Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0945

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Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86d81f125-9f9b-4867-97a9-8992b58fb403

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0945

Associated person:

Nixon, Richard M.  Search this

Welch, Frankie  Search this

Maker:

Welch, Frankie  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 51.4 cm x 51.4 cm; 20 1/4 in x 20 1/4 in

Object Name:

Handkerchief

scarf

Subject:

Women  Search this

ID Number:

PL.285784.34

Catalog number:

285784.34

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Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection

Clothing & Accessories

Exhibition:

American Presidency

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-7494-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_530148

Designer:

Simpson, Adele  Search this

Simpson, Adele  Search this

Measurements:

center back: 45 3/8 in; 115.2525 cm

Object Name:

dress, 2-piece

Object Type:

Main Dress

Woman

Dress

Entire Body

Made in:

United States: New York, New York City

Date made:

1960 - 196900

1946-1956

Credit Line:

Gift of The Washington Fashion Group

ID Number:

CS.310259.005

Catalog number:

310259.005

Accession number:

310259

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Home and Community Life: Costume

Clothing & Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-6532-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_360605

Created by:

Sugarman Uniforms, American  Search this

Custom Hat Corporation, American  Search this

Manufactured by:

Force Manufacturing Company, American  Search this

Sam Bonk Uniform and Civilian Cap Company, American, founded 1963  Search this

Worn by:

Brig. Gen. Hazel Johnson-Brown, American, 1927 - 2011  Search this

Medium:

Jacket: polyester with metal buttons and pins

Skirt: polyester with metal zipper and plastic buttons

Blouse: cotton and polyester with plastic buttons and Velcro (TM)

Beret: wool and metal

Hat: wool, polyester, plastic, and metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D (.1-.3 On form): 46 1/2 × 22 × 14 1/2 in. (118.1 × 55.9 × 36.8 cm)

Type:

dress uniforms

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1980

Topic:

African American  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Military  Search this

Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alice Calberb F. Royal

Object number:

2011.146.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e2262a2a-bcef-4a74-9f3b-14b2a5e6a658

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.146.1