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Collection Reference Number GLC05139.03
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1860s 
Title Collection of stereocards including views of London, Paris Niagara, Yosemite and the Nile
Date ca. 1860-1902
Author Ingersoll, Truman W. (1862-1922)  
Document Type Photograph
Content Description Collection of 61 stereocards received with Alexander Beckers' stereo viewers, GLC 5139.01 and .02. The subjects of the stereocards vary. There are 11 black and white photographic cards of views of London and England (#1-11), miscellaneous black and white photographic stereocards of various places such as Niagara Falls, Yosemite, Edinburgh, the Nile etc. (#12-28). The remainder of the cards are painted photographs. Many depict domestic scenes meant to teach a lesson (# 29-43) and were most likely all copyrighted by Truman W. Ingersoll as a few are printed with his copyright and all are similar in appearance. The remainder are miscellaneous painted photographs of various domestic, religious, or nature scenes (#44-61).
Subjects Global History and Civics  Foreign Affairs  Photography  Geography and Natural History  American West  Middle East  Travel  Religion  Children and Family  
People Ingersoll, Truman Ward (1862-1922)  
Theme Foreign Affairs; Religion; Children & Family
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
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