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Lot 541
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of approx. 95 stereoviews highlighted by images of US presidents, views in and around Washington, DC and Mount Vernon, and African American and female subjects.
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 1, 2022
Lots Close
Mar 8, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 - 400
Price Realized
$281
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of approx. 95 stereoviews highlighted by images of US presidents, views in and around Washington, DC and Mount Vernon, and African American and female subjects.

Presidential subject matter, including portraits, views of inaugural parades, etc. (23) Benjamin Harrison (1); Grover Cleveland (13); Roosevelt (Theo.) (2);  two unidenfied; plus Col. Lindbergh being welcomed by the nation; the train carrying Harding's body to Chicago; TR in his office; joint session of House and Senate; more.

African American subject matter (3) - including groups of African Americans on the streets of Washington, DC.

Views featuring female subjects, incl. what appears to be a suffrage convention (3)

Views in and around Washington, DC (17), the 14th Street Circle, the White House; the State Department building; the view from the Capitol dome; Rock Creek.

Interior and exterior views of the Smithsonian (10) - grounds, mounted dinosaurs (T. rex, of course), the "castle" itself from various directions, many more.

Views of Mount Vernon (23) including Washington's bedroom, Martha's bedroom, a state dining room, many outdoor views that include outbuildings such as the butler's house and  the gardener's  house, Washington's tomb, inside and outside, many more.

Miscellaneous views of locations throughout the US and genre scenes (16)

Lithographed views (2)

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