Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Adirondack Scenery Glass Projector Slides Collection: King Donation |
Collection |
Adirondack Scenery Glass Projector Slides |
Object Name |
Photograph Collection |
Scope & Content |
Glass lantern projector slides showing various locations in the Adirondacks from about 1870 to 1900. Features a railroad map, steamboats, Marion River Carry, Ausable Chasm, lakes, mountains, hotels, and camps. Of note is a portrait of Orson Phelps, Judge Henry Hilton's residence in Saratoga Springs, John Brown's House and grave in North Elba, NY, and Merwin's Blue Mountain House. A few slides also show the Catskills and views in other U.S. states. Slides were originally used as classroom lecture slides. |
Call Number |
P019557-P019673 |
Catalog Number |
1966.166.0001-0119 |
Date |
between 1870 and 1900 |
Year Range from |
1870 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Dates of Creation |
New York (State), 1870-1900 |
Extent of Description |
116 photographs : transparencies on glass, most black and white ; 8 x 10 cm (lantern slide format) |
Notes |
Collection title devised by cataloger based on the collection and subject material. Part of: Living with Wilderness: Enhancing Access to the AM Historic Photograph Collection (Council on Library and Information Resources Grant, 2015-2017) |
People |
Phelps, Orson Schofield, 1817-1905 Brown, John, 1800-1859 Shurtleff, Roswell Morse, 1838-1915 |
Subjects |
Lakes & ponds Rivers Glass transparencies Maps Railroads Steamboats Portages Mountains Hotels Portrait photographs Men Guides & scouts Boats Camps Waterfalls Canyons Chasms Carriages & coaches Paintings Graves Cities & towns Bridges Forts & fortifications Post offices Houses Women |
Copyrights |
Fair use copy permitted for research, study, or investigational purposes citing the Adirondack Museum. Any other use requires written permission. Cite as: Adirondack Scenery Glass Projector Slides Collection: King Donation, Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, NY |