Miscellaneous Stereographs

Series 6: Miscellaneous Stereographs, 1894-1907, is divided into seventeen subseries: Subseries 1: American Series, 1887; Subseries 2: C.H. Graves Publisher, 1907; Subseries 3: Griffith and Griffith, 1894; Subseries 4: Pesko Binocular Company, 1907; Subseries 5: William H. Rau Publisher, undated; Subseries 6: Domestic scenes, undated; Subseries 7: Military, undated; Subseries 8: Miscellaneous, undated; Subseries 9: Places--Asia, undated; Subseries 10: Places--Cuba, undated; Subseries 11: Places--Egypt, undated; Subseries 12: Places--France, undated; Subseries 13: Places--Germany, undated; Subseries 14: Places--Italy, undated; Subseries 15: Places--Monte Carlo, undated; Subseries 16: Places-- Palestine, undated; and Subseries 17: Places--United States, undated. The series consists of lantern slides and stereo views from distributors that include the American Series; Griffith and Griffith; Pesko Binocular Company; William H. Rau Publisher; and the Universal Photo Art Company. The stereographs related to domestic and military issues and geography are dated circa 1905, and copyrighted by H. C. White, and distributed by World Series. The stereo views produced by William H. Rau, a publisher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, show parades and other ceremonies at Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) encampments and Elks conventions held in Philadelphia. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army who served in the American Civil War.