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Photo, Print, Drawing Stereographs of California and Utah from the Marian S. Carson Collection

About this Item

Title

  • Stereographs of California and Utah from the Marian S. Carson Collection

Summary

  • Photographs from various publishers show wilderness and settled areas in California and Utah. Yosemite views include Mirror Lake; Yosemite Falls; Leydig's Hotel; Nevada Falls; and a photographer's camp in the valley. San Francisco also features prominently: The Cliff House; Telegraph Hill; street scenes; an interior of a chinese restaurant; plaza of the Palace Hotel; and ruins and damage from the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Other places include Donner Lake; The Geysers and Geyser Springs; Sacramento; the San Bernardino Valley; Mendacino Mill with residences of workmen; and the Good Templars' Home for Orphans in Vallejo. An additional stereo of interest shows a group of people standing and sitting outside a rugged log cabin somewhere in California. One Utah view shows Weber River, near Ogden with the Uintah Mountains in the distance.

Names

  • Carson, Marian S., collector
  • Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903, photographer
  • Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904, photographer
  • Reilly, John James, 1839-1894, photographer
  • Singley, B. L. (Benjamin Lloyd), photographer
  • Soule, John P., photographer
  • Jarvis, J. F. (John F.), 1850-, publisher
  • Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916, photographer
  • Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Kilburn Brothers, photographer
  • E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), publisher
  • Underwood & Underwood, publisher
  • H.C. White Co., publisher

Created / Published

  • ca. 1873-ca. 1906.

Headings

  • -  Yosemite Valley (Calif.)--1870-1910
  • -  San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1910
  • -  Cities & towns--California--1870-1910
  • -  Streets--California--San Francisco--1870-1910
  • -  Hotels--California--1870-1910
  • -  Earthquakes--California--San Francisco--1900-1910

Format Headings

  • Albumen prints--1870-1910.
  • Halftone photomechanical prints--1870-1910.
  • Landscape photographs--1870-1910.
  • Stereographs--1870-1910.

Genre

  • Halftone photomechanical prints--1870-1910
  • Stereographs--1870-1910
  • Albumen prints--1870-1910
  • Landscape photographs--1870-1910

Notes

  • -  Photographers include C. Bierstadt (1); J.G. Brayton (1); L. Dowe (1); Kilburn Brothers (4); E.J. Muybridge (2); C.L. Pond (2); J.J. Reilly (1); B.L. Singley (1); J.G. Smith (1); and John P. Soule (1).
  • -  Publishers and distributors include E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. (6); Griffith & Griffith (1); Ingersoll View Company (1); J.F Jarvis (1); Underwoood & Underwood (1); and H.C. White Co. (4).
  • -  Publisher series include: Glories of the Yosemite Valley (4); Holms' Views of San Luis Obispo and Vicinity (1); Watkins' New Series of Pacific Coast Views (1); Watkins' Pacific Railroad (1); and Views along the Line of the Pacific Rail Raod (2), among others.
  • -  LOT title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Some caption information appears on fronts and backs of stereographs.
  • -  Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105).
  • -  Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

Medium

  • 35 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 10 x 18 cm. or smaller.
  • 1 photomechanical print on stereo card : halftone, stereograph, b&w ; 9 x 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LOT 13604 (S) [P&P]

Source Collection

  • Carson, Marian S. Visual materials from the Marian S. Carson collection

Repository

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

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2004679990

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

  • image

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

Chicago citation style:

Carson, Marian S., Collector, J. F Jarvis, Marian S. Carson Collection, Publisher E. & H.T. Anthony, Publisher Underwood & Underwood, and Publisher H.C. White Co, Bierstadt, Charles, Eadweard Muybridge, John James Reilly, B. L Singley, John P Soule, Carleton E Watkins, and Kilburn Brothers, photographer. Stereographs of California and Utah from the Marian S. Carson Collection. Yosemite Valley California San Francisco, None. ca. 1873-ca. 1906. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2004679990/.

APA citation style:

Carson, M. S., Jarvis, J. F., Marian S. Carson Collection, E. & H.T. Anthony, P., Underwood & Underwood, P. & H.C. White Co, P., Bierstadt, C., Muybridge, E., Reilly, J. J., Singley, B. L., Soule, J. P., Watkins, C. E. & Kilburn Brothers, photographer. Stereographs of California and Utah from the Marian S. Carson Collection. Yosemite Valley California San Francisco, None. ca. 1873-ca. 1906. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2004679990/.

MLA citation style:

Carson, Marian S., Collector, et al., photographers by Bierstadt, Charles, et al. Stereographs of California and Utah from the Marian S. Carson Collection. ca. 1873-ca. 1906. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2004679990/>.