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Domestic Life Stereograph and Photograph Collection

National Museum of American History

Domestic Life Stereograph and Photograph Collection
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Object Details

sova.nmah.ac.0725
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81b047a42-7f96-450c-8a9b-10b13f085510
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Roth, Rodris
Myers, Susan H.
Names
Appalachian Exposition. (Knoxville, Tennessee: 1911)
California-Pacific International Exposition (San Diego, California: 1935-1936)
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris
International Exhibition of 1862 (London, England)
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904: Saint Louis, Mo.)
Former owner
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Cultural History
Names
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Place
Sturbridge (Mass.)
Topic
Exhibitions
Exhibitions -- Missouri
World's fairs
Provenance
Collection donated by Susan Myers.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Roth, Rodris
Myers, Susan H.
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Domestic Life Stereograph and Photograph Collection
Sponsor
Digitization of this collection was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.
Summary
Hundreds of stereographs and other photographic imagery, especially a large number of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia; other subjects include: the World's Columbian Exhibition (1893); the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the Great Sanitary Fair; a large number on Massachusetts, including a set of images from Old Sturbridge; buildings and scenery; miscellaneous other subjects.
Historical
Stereographs were employed to document and popularize the great world's fairs of the second half of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth century in the United States and Europe. The Centennial Photographic Company, in particular, was formed essentially to disseminate information about the 1876 fair and to profit from its "educational" products. More generally, the three-dimensional photographic medium was considered an ideal way to provide views of regional attractions in the United States. This collection contains both subjects.
Extent
2 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
Date
circa 1862-1920
Custodial History
Photographs collected in the Division of Domestic Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life)by curators Rodris Roth and Susan Myers. Ms. Myers donated some of the stereographs from her personal collection. The stereographs of the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition were collected in connection with the production of the Smithsonian re-creation of the exhibition in the Arts and Industries Building, "1976." Other donors are represented in the collection. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2000 by the Division of Social History, through Rodris Roth, Domestic Life Collections (now Division of Cultural and Community Life).
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0725
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Stereographs
Citation
Domestic Life Stereograph and Photograph Collection, circa 1862-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series. Arranged geographically and topically.
Processing Information
Collection processed by David Haberstich, archivist, 2004. Collection digitized by Noah Stewart, digital imaging technician, 2018.
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. Rights situation uncertain. Probably in public domain, applicable copyrights expired.
Existence and Location of Copies
Collection scanned in 2018.
Genre/Form
Stereographs
Scope and Contents note
The collection is composed largely of photographs related to world's fairs, especially the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, particularly in the form of stereographs. Other photographs document Williamsburg, Old Sturbridge, Mass., and other locations.
Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
NMAH.AC.0725
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81b047a42-7f96-450c-8a9b-10b13f085510
NMAH.AC.0725
ACAH
Record ID
ebl-1503512060619-1503512060622-0

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  • Domestic Life Stereograph and Photograph Collection / Non-stereographic photographs, scenic views, most unidentified 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Non-stereographic photographs, scenic views, most unidentified

  • World's Fair, London

  • Campground and Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, Massachusetts

  • Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Japanese Gardens

  • Martha's Vineyard

  • Mississippi

  • Eastport, Massachusetts

  • Nantucket, Massachusetts

  • Old Sturbridge, Massachusetts

  • Prints

  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 1876, State Buildings

  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Agricultural Hall

  • Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St Louis

  • Foreign Exhibit, for Turkey, Persia, Russia and Denmark, American Exhibition of the Products, Arts and Manufactures of Foreign Nations was held in Boston in 1883 and 1884 in the Mechanics Hall.

  • Duplicates of Philadelphia Exhibition

  • Louisiana Purchase Exposition

  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Woman's Building

  • World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Foreign buildings

  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, General

  • Miscellaneous

  • Prints

  • New York

  • Europe


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