Object Details
Photographer
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903
Soule, John P. (Boston, Mass.)
Series Creator
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Series Citation
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Nineteen images of bridges (primarily non-railroad), including seven of the Niagara Falls suspension bridge; two of the Great Kinzua Bridge near Alton, Pa., under construction; one Brooklyn Bridge; one of an unidentified covered bridge; and others. Photographers represented include Charles Bierstadt, John P. Soule, and others.
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Place
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
Pennsylvania -- Stereographs
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Topic
Bridges
Covered bridges -- Stereographs
Railroad bridges -- Stereographs
Photographer
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903
Soule, John P. (Boston, Mass.)
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs / Bridges
Sponsor
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Digitization of Series 2.2: Stereographs was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.
Extent
19 Items
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Silver stereographs on paper, mounted.
Date
ca. 1868-1902
bulk mostly ca. 1875-1880
Container
Box 1 (Stereographs)
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereographs
Photographs
Processing Information
Most of the stereographs in the Warshaw Collection were reorganized and processed by Jennifer Songster-Burnett in January-May 1991.
Series 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.
Genre/Form
Stereographs
Photographs -- 1870-1880 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Stereographs
Restrictions
Unrestricted research use on site. Photographs must be handled with white cotton gloves, unless protected by plastic sleeves.
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Record ID
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