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Photo, Print, Drawing Stereographs of United States Sanitary Commission fairs in Philadelphia, Pa., and New York, N.Y.

About this Item

Title

  • Stereographs of United States Sanitary Commission fairs in Philadelphia, Pa., and New York, N.Y.

Summary

  • Photographs from various photographers and publishers show displays and facilities at the Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, Pa., June 1864, and the Metropolitan Fair, New York City. Views of the Great Central Fair include Gen. Washington's carriage; the main exhibit hall; African Americans, possibly workers, in a dining hall; and a glass steam engine. Photographs from the Metropolitan Fair show a room with displays and a coconut tree; people at an art display. The United States Sanitary Commission held fairs during the Civil War in major cities in the North to raise money for Union soldiers.

Names

  • Cremer, James, 1821-1893, publisher
  • Carson, Marian S., collector
  • American Stereoscopic Company, publisher
  • J. Gurney & Son, photographer
  • Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1864.

Headings

  • -  United States Sanitary Commission--Exhibitions & displays--1860-1870
  • -  Metropolitan Fair--(1864 :--New York, N.Y.)
  • -  Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission--(1864 :--Philadelphia, Pa.)
  • -  Exhibitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1860-1870
  • -  Exhibitions--New York (State)--New York--1860-1870

Format Headings

  • Albumen prints--1860-1870.
  • Stereographs--1860-1870.
  • Stereographs--Hand-colored--1860-1870.

Genre

  • Stereographs--Hand-colored--1860-1870
  • Stereographs--1860-1870
  • Albumen prints--1860-1870

Notes

  • -  Photographers include J. Gurney & Son (1) and A. Watson (2)
  • -  Publishers include American Stereoscopic Company (2) and James Cremer (1).
  • -  LOT title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Some caption information appears on backs of stereographs.
  • -  Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105).
  • -  Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Medium

  • 6 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm.
  • 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen, hand-colored ; 9 x 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LOT 13669 (S) [P&P]

Source Collection

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

Repository

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2005683789

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

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Cite This Item

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

Chicago citation style:

Cremer, James, Publisher, Marian S Carson, Publisher American Stereoscopic Company, and Marian S. Carson Collection, J. Gurney & Son, photographer. Stereographs of United States Sanitary Commission fairs in Philadelphia, Pa., and New York, N.Y. New York Pennsylvania Philadelphia, 1864. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2005683789/.

APA citation style:

Cremer, J., Carson, M. S., American Stereoscopic Company, P. & Marian S. Carson Collection, J. Gurney & Son, photographer. (1864) Stereographs of United States Sanitary Commission fairs in Philadelphia, Pa., and New York, N.Y. New York Pennsylvania Philadelphia, 1864. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2005683789/.

MLA citation style:

Cremer, James, Publisher, et al., photographer by J. Gurney & Son. Stereographs of United States Sanitary Commission fairs in Philadelphia, Pa., and New York, N.Y. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2005683789/>.