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Additional authors

1. Weed, Charles L.
2. Lawrence & Houseworth, publishers.
3. Thomas Houseworth & Co., publishers.
4. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Description

1. 71 stereographs (photoprints) : albumen, b&w; 88 x 177 mm. or smaller.

Summary

1. Views of the Yosemite Valley, California; includes views of mountains, rivers, waterfalls and lakes; views of tourists on foot, on horseback and in boats, including a view of P.T. Barnum and a group of people at Mirror Lake; views of hotels, a bridge, a log cabin with a man reading a newspaper out front; views of the ladders leading to Vernal Falls; one view showing Nevada Falls and surroundings after a snow; the ferry across the Merced River; a view of the Three Brothers with a view cameria in the foreground, and a woman fishing in the river in the middle ground. Some views duplicated.

Alternative title

1. California. 282, 1110, 1117, 1118, 1121.
2. Yosemite, Cal. 1103, 1104, 1107, 1108, 1111, 1114, 1116-1119, 1121, 1125.
3. Yosemite Valley. 1105, 1106, 1113, 1118, 1119-1122, 1128, 1129, 1588, 1589, 1591, 1601-1603, 1606, 1607, 1609, 1610, 1618, 1619, 1621, 1625, 1626, 1631, 1634, 1639, 1641, 1642, 1649, 1652, 1653, 1655, 1659, 1660, 1662, 1665, 1668, 1673, 1678, 1680.

Subject

1. Photographica
2. Outdoor portraits
3. Stereographs
4. Photoprints
5. Albumen photoprints
6. Landscapes
7. Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
8. Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
9. Photographic apparatus & supplies
10. Tourist industry
11. Rowboats
12. Fishing
13. Ferries
14. Snow
15. Bridges
16. Log cabins
17. Rivers
18. Lakes & ponds > California
19. Waterfalls
20. Mountains > California
21. Barnum, P. T (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891

Genre/Form

1. Landscapes.
2. Albumen photoprints.
3. Photoprints.
4. Stereographs.

Call number

1. MFY Dennis Coll 89-F381

Note

1. Many views may have been made by Charles L. Weed. Compare nos. 1103, 1107, 1113, 1114, 1116, 1118, 1119, 1121 with mammoth prints held by NYPG.

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Cite as (note)

1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Author

1. Lawrence & Houseworth, publisher.

Title

1. Stereoscopic Views of Yosemite Valley, California [graphic] / by Lawrence & Houseworth, and Thomas Houseworth & Co.

Imprint

1. San Francisco : 1864?-1874?

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.

Cite as:

1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. Outdoor portraits.
2. Photographica.

Added author

1. Weed, Charles L. Photographer
2. Lawrence & Houseworth, publishers.
3. Thomas Houseworth & Co., publishers.
4. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Added title

1. California. 282, 1110, 1117, 1118, 1121.
2. Yosemite, Cal. 1103, 1104, 1107, 1108, 1111, 1114, 1116-1119, 1121, 1125.
3. Yosemite Valley. 1105, 1106, 1113, 1118, 1119-1122, 1128, 1129, 1588, 1589, 1591, 1601-1603, 1606, 1607, 1609, 1610, 1618, 1619, 1621, 1625, 1626, 1631, 1634, 1639, 1641, 1642, 1649, 1652, 1653, 1655, 1659, 1660, 1662, 1665, 1668, 1673, 1678, 1680.

Research call number

1. MFY Dennis Coll 89-F381