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    Stereograph Cards 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. The Prints & Photographs Division's holdings include images produced from the 1850s to the 1940s, with the bulk of the collection dating between 1870 and 1920. The online images feature cities and towns around the world, expeditions and...
    • Contributor: H.C. White Co - Keystone View Company - American Stereoscopic Company - Strohmeyer & Wyman - Underwood & Underwood - Rau, William Herman - Singley, B. L. (Benjamin Lloyd) - International Stereograph Co
    • Date: 1860

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    Stereographs showing staged story sequences The collection contains stereographs issued by Whiting View Company and H.C. White Co., which tell 66 different short stories. The pictures are mostly meant to be humorous or sentimental and deal with themes involving families, relationships, friendships, and professional and domestic life.
    • Date: 1900
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    [Stereographs of sculpture] 59 photographs : albumen prints on card mounts ; mounts 8 x 17 cm (stereograph format) | Photographs show various sculptural works. Images range from mythological figures to statuette groups (popularly known as Rogers Groups) representing civil war subjects and sentimental themes by sculptor John Rogers (1829-1904). Original artists of most pieces not identifed.
    • Contributor: J. Gurney & Son - Stacy, George - Rogers, John
    • Date: 1865
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    Stereographs of Mexico Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 10 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show a bullfight and "El Convite - Parade of the Bull Fighters." Two photographs show a church in Juarez; one interior and one exterior view. Two photographs show people posing with stuffed and live donkeys and a dog.
    • Contributor: Barker, George
    • Date: 1894-01-01
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    [Stereographs of France] 4 photographs : prints on card mounts ; mounts 9 x 18 cm (stereograph format) | Photographs show different areas of France. Subjects include the Metz Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe, the lake near Mont Cenis, and the gardens at Versailles.
    • Date: 1860
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    Stereographs of animals Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 13 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show a wide variety of animals. Several are posed shots of animals that have been stuffed, including "Snowy Owls and Deer," and "The Greedy Mink and Foxes and Disgusted Owl." Also includes live animals, such as an image of "Prof. Gentry's Wonderful Trained Dogs" and several images of...
    • Contributor: Littleton View Co - Underwood & Underwood
    • Date: 1889-01-01
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    [Stereographs of Egypt] 5 photographs : prints on card mounts ; mounts 9 x 18 cm (stereograph format) | Photographs of Cairo show ruined mosques, the Tombs of the Caliphs, and the Central Saloon of the Boulaq Museum. One photograph of Alexandria shows the harbor.
    • Date: 1850
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    [Stereographs of Switzerland] 17 photographs : prints on card mounts ; mounts 9 x 18 cm (stereograph format) | Photographs show bridges, churches, buildings, landscapes of mountains and lakes, and general views of Switzerland. Towns and areas shown are Bale, Fribourg, Geneva, Great St. Bernard Pass, Grindelwald, Interlaken, Jungfrau, Kander River Valley, Lauterbrunnen, Lucerne, Martigny, Unterseen, and Vitznau.
    • Date: 1860
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    Stereographs of Norway Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 35 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show miscellaneous views of Norway. Includes church architecture and interior shots, including a wedding ceremony; an exterior shot of the Royal Castle; cemeteries; scenic countryside views; farming; a group of American tourists; and a Scottish home. Also includes a large crowd during a visitation from King Oscar II of...
    • Date: 1905-01-01
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    Stereographs of fossils 22 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, gelatin silver ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show images of recently deceased animals caught in tar or asphalt, newly excavated fossils, and animal skeletons and skulls reconstructed, seemingly for scientific purposes. Includes the unfortunate fate of a ground owl, the partly excavated skull of a mastodon, a complete and posed skeleton of a saber-toothed...
    • Contributor: Gilbert, James Zaccheus - Winter, F. C. (Frank C.)
    • Date: 1909
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    [Stereograph of a rattan cradle] 1 photographic print : stereograph. | Stereograph shows room with empty rattan cradle.
    • Contributor: Underwood & Underwood
    • Date: 1907
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    Stereographs of Florida 44 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 11 x 18 cm. and 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show primarily sites in St. Augustine and the native vegetation of Florida. Includes Fort San Marcos, the City Gates, and the Plaza; a cypress swamp, palmettos, and trees covered with Spanish Moss. Other locations include one view of Harriet Beecher Stowe's home in...
    • Contributor: Pierron, Geo. (George) - Seaver, C. (Charles) - Florida Club (Cooperative)
    • Date: 1870
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    Stereographs of African Americans 6 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm. | 2 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 11 x 18 cm. | Photographs show African Americans, primarily scenes of every day life. Includes children and mothers, domestic life, men playing stringed instruments, and men at a wharf. Four photos show Florida scenes, other locations are unidentified.
    • Contributor: Barker, George
    • Date: 1886
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    Stereographs of plant life Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 5 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show various flowers and trees. Includes a night blooming cereus, Chrysanthemums, and a grapefruit still on the tree.
    • Contributor: Littleton View Co - Underwood & Underwood
    • Date: 1884-01-01
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    Stereograph views of Egypt Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 2 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, gelatin silver ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show locations in Egypt including columns of ruins at Karnak and a colonade at Philae.
    • Contributor: Graves, C. H. (Carleton H.) - Universal Photo Art Co
    • Date: 1899-01-01
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    Stereographs of California, 1870 80 photographic prints : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm. | Stereoviews of California include the following counties: Calaveras, Fresno, Mariposa, Mendocino and Tuolumne. The LOT also includes stereoviews of the cities of Sacramento and Stockton. Views of sites along the road to Yosemite include Sprague's ranch, Knight's Ferry, and the Jacksonville mine.
    • Contributor: Soule, John P.
    • Date: 1892
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    Stereographs of Monterey, California Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 12 photographs on stereo cards : stereograph, gelatin silver print ; 9 x 18 cm. | 1 photographon stereo card : stereograph, hand-colored, gelatin silver print ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show various landmarks and scenic views of Monterey, California. Includes "The Old Customs House, " "Cypress Point, " "Colton Hall, " and "The Robert Louis Stevenson House. " Also includes one...
    • Contributor: Stone, George Eathl
    • Date: 1925-01-01
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    Stereographs of African Americans Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 39 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show African Americans, primarily scenes of every day life. Includes street scenes, children and mothers, courtship, domestic life, family groups and employment.
    • Contributor: Campbell, Alfred S.
    • Date: 1896-01-01
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    [Stereographs of foreign views] 8 photographs : prints on card mounts ; mount 9 x 18 cm (stereograph format). | Photographs are of towns and cities in Austria, Myanmar, Italy, Norway, Palestine, and the Azores. Some show churches, a nun's convent, and a mosque.
    • Date: 1860
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    Stereographs of devotional paintings Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 7 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show religious paintings. Includes a series of three titled "The Rock of Ages" ("The Wreck," "The Rescue," and "The Ascension."), "Crown of Thorns," "Crucifixion," and "St. Agnes the Martyr."
    • Contributor: Littleton View Co - Underwood & Underwood
    • Date: 1893-01-01
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    Stereograph views of Egypt Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 4 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, gelatin silver ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show an aerial view of Cairo, the Sphinx and pyramids at Gizeh, the Ramses II statue at Memphis and ruins at Karnak.
    • Contributor: United Photographic Company
    • Date: 1908-01-01
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    Stereograph views of Palestine Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 2 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, gelatin silver; 18 x 9 cm. | Photographs show the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem and people and camels in a market in Bethlehem.
    • Contributor: Wasson, C. L. (Charles L.) - International View Co
    • Date: 1902-01-01
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    Stereograph views of Egypt Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 6 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show the Nile Bridge and Mosque of Amru (Amr Ibn al-As) in Cairo, the Colossi of Memnon at Thebes, the Sphinx, tourists at the pyramids, and a shepherd with a flock of sheep.
    • Contributor: Griffith & Griffith
    • Date: 1896-01-01
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    Stereographs of European cities Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 31 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm. | Photographs show images from Austria, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, and Switzerland. Includes some aerial views of Germany; two views of St. Peter's Cathedral, Rome; Hotel de Ville, Paris; and canals in Holland.
    • Contributor: Nesemann, E. (Enno), Active - Nesemann, E. (Enno)
    • Date: 1892-01-01
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    Stereograph views of Palestine Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 2 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereograph, silver printing-out paper ; 18 x 9 cm. | Photographs show sites in the West Bank including Abraham's Oak near Hebron, and the Monastery of Mar Saba in the Judaean Wilderness.
    • Contributor: Graves, C. H. (Carleton H.) - Universal Photo Art Co
    • Date: 1899-01-01