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Photo, Print, Drawing Master prints from the Seagram County Court House Archives Seagram County Court House Archives master prints

About this Item

Title

  • Master prints from the Seagram County Court House Archives

Other Title

  • Seagram County Court House Archives master prints

Summary

  • Representative, matted set of master prints from the full archive of 11,000 negatives and transparencies documenting over 1,100 county court houses throughout the United States, with emphasis on the Eastern states, the Midwest, California, and Texas.

Names

  • Allen, Harold, 1912-1998, photographer
  • Baltz, Lewis, 1945-2014, photographer
  • Bartlett, Richard, photographer
  • Baz, Douglas, photographer
  • Chubb, Caldecot, photographer
  • Clift, William, 1944-, photographer
  • Dow, Jim, 1942-, photographer
  • Gohlke, Frank, 1942-, photographer
  • Hart, Russell, photographer
  • Hess, Allen, 1950-, photographer
  • Jones, Pirkle, 1914-2009, photographer
  • Kostiner, Lewis S., 1950-, photographer
  • Land-Weber, Ellen, photographer
  • Linehan, Patrick, photographer
  • Nixon, Nicholas, 1947-, photographer
  • Nowinski, Ira, photographer
  • Papageorge, Tod, photographer
  • Pare, Richard, photographer
  • Shore, Stephen, 1947-, photographer
  • Thall, Bob, photographer
  • Thompson, Jerry L., photographer
  • Traub, Charles, 1945-, photographer
  • Vanderbilt, Paul, photographer
  • Volkerding, Laura, 1939-, photographer
  • Winningham, Geoff, photographer
  • Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc., donor
  • Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc., sponsor

Created / Published

  • 1974-1977.

Headings

  • -  Courthouses--United States--1970-1980
  • -  Courtrooms--United States--1970-1980
  • -  Architectural elements--United States--1970-1980

Format Headings

  • Architectural photographs--1970-1980.
  • Gelatin silver prints--1970-1980.

Genre

  • Architectural photographs--1970-1980
  • Gelatin silver prints--1970-1980

Notes

  • -  Arrangement: Prints are organized by size, then in alphabetical order by photographer. Most of the master prints are in "A-size" boxes at Ft. Meade. The larger prints are in "B-size" boxes onsite.
  • -  A container list is available.
  • -  The 24 core photographers in the SCCHA are: Harold Allen, Richard Bartlett, Douglas Baz, Caldecot Chubb, William Clift, Jim Dow, Frank Gohlke, Allen Hess, Pirkle Jones, Lewis Kostiner, Ellen Land-Weber, Patrick Linehan, Nicholas Nixon, Ira Nowinski, Richard Pare, Tod Papageorge, Stephen Shore, Bob Thall, Jerry Thompson, Charles Traub, Paul Vanderbilt, Laura Volkerding, and Geoff Winningham. There is also 1 photo by Russell Hart.
  • -  LOT title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Captions accompany images.
  • -  Corresponding negatives organized by size and filed under the prefix: LC-S3.
  • -  Gift; Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc.; 1980; (DLC/PP-1981:039).
  • -  Collection profile with additional project information is available online http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/220_seagram.html
  • -  Forms part of the Seagram County Court House Archives.
  • -  Court house, a photographic document / Richard Pare, editor. New York : Horizon Press, 1978.
  • -  County court houses of the United States: the Seagram county court house archives and other photographic collections in the Library of Congress. Essex, N.Y. : Dunlap Society, 1981. 2 vols., 180 fiche. (NA4471.C67 Copy 1 P&P Ref Micro)

Medium

  • ca. 2,500 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w, some color ; 16 x 20 in. or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LOT 11936 (OFF SITE)--most of the prints; [P&P]

Source Collection

  • Seagram County Court House Archives

Repository

  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2003653219

Rights Advisory

Access Advisory

Online Format

  • image

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  • Rights Advisory: Publication may be restricted. For information see: "Seagram County Court House Archives Collection" https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/048.seag
  • Reproduction Number: ---
  • Call Number: LOT 11936 (OFF SITE)--most of the prints; [P&P]
  • Access Advisory: Use microfiche surrogate. Original material served by appointment. Stored off site in cold storage. For more information, see: https://aj.sunback.homes/rr/print/info/617 apptonly.html

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Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Joseph E. Seagram And Sons, Inc., Donor, and Inc Joseph E. Seagram And Sons, Allen, Harold, Lewis Baltz, Richard Bartlett, Douglas Baz, Caldecot Chubb, William Clift, Jim Dow, et al., photographer. Master prints from the Seagram County Court House Archives. United States, 1974. to 1977. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2003653219/.

APA citation style:

Joseph E. Seagram And Sons, I. & Joseph E. Seagram And Sons, I., Allen, H., Baltz, L., Bartlett, R., Baz, D., Chubb, C., Clift, W. [...] Winningham, G., photographer. (1974) Master prints from the Seagram County Court House Archives. United States, 1974. to 1977. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2003653219/.

MLA citation style:

Joseph E. Seagram And Sons, Inc., Donor, and Inc Joseph E. Seagram And Sons, photographers by Allen, Harold, et al. Master prints from the Seagram County Court House Archives. to 1977. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2003653219/>.