Historical Stereographs

A series of stereographs illustrating historical locations and structures, featuring candid street views and architectural details from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Mt. Washington, r.r. , Mountain railroads, Trestles
Mt. Washington, r.r. , Mountain railroads, Trestles
151 assets in this story
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Conway Castle, North Wales.. Unknown maker, British
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Armenia, ruin ..
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Thadeus Bartlett's house. 1874. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Sawmill River (Mass.), Floods , Massachusetts, Mill River Disaster, 1874
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Ruins of Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece , Greek temples, Archaeological sites, Temple of Zeus Olympia, Greece. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection
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Building foundation , Foundations Edgar Sutton Dorr Photograph Collection
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Principal Breach, Singpoo. Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
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Exterior of King Karel XIV Johan's birthplace of Sweden in Pau; Maison Ou Est Ne Bernadotte Ir. Roi de suede, à pau ..
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View from the Petersburgh i.e. Petersburg railroad Depot, Richmond, Virginia, looking south-west, showing a portion of the burnt district, and Gamble Hill in the distance. Civil War Photograph Collection , Exhibited: "The Universal Archive : The Condition of the Document and the Modern Photographic Utopia" at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), 2008-2009. Buildings, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, War damage, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Union, Virginia, Richmond.
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Interior Custom house. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. South Carolina, Charleston (S.C.)
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Golden Gate, from Alcatraz Island.. Eadweard J. Muybridge (American, born England, 1830 - 1904)
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The Moulin de la Galette, Moulin Radet in the foreground and Moulin Blute-end at the background, Montmartre, 18th arrondissement, Paris The mill of the cake, Moulin Radet in the foreground and mill bluette in the background, Montmartre, Paris (18th arrest). 1845-1855. Anonymous photography.
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Suspension Bridge. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), Winter, Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.), Winter , New York (State) , Niagara Falls (N.Y.)
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Building & rocks near the Temple of Dayrel Bahree. Thebes.. Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)
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View on Main St. American views. Excelsior series. Scenes after the flood at Johnstown, Pa. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1865. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Johnstown (Pa.)
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Panoramic view from Washington Street. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1872. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Boston (Mass.), Fires , Massachusetts , Boston, Great Fire, Boston, Mass., 1872
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Arch Street, from Summer , Fires, Great Fire, Boston, Mass., 1872
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Mosquee Emir Akhour au Caire. Unknown
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Promenade, New York & Brooklyn bridge, N.Y. Popular series. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1867 - 1910. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), New York (N.Y.), Bridges , New York (State) , New York, Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.), East River (N.Y.), Bridge construction , New York (State) , New York
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RUINS AT ANI, ARMENIA: ANCIENT CITADEL OF ANI IN THE PLAIN OF THE AKHOURIAN RIVER (LEFT); THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ANI (RIGHT)
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Josephcrits on the groom's clothing at the cash stereograph Great Auerberg publisher: Berlin cardboard. paper albumen print the cross ~ symbols of Christ. tower, clock tower ~ monumental adornment Großer Auerberg
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View of the Tagus in Toledo, with the Puente de Alcántara, Jean Andrieu, 1862 - 1876 in the background stereograph Toledo cardboard. photographic support albumen print landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct Brug Van Alcántara
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Rudersdorfer limestone quarry, Germany, Johann Friedrich Stiehm, E. Linde & Co, 1860 - 1890.
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Archaeological excavations in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LVI, No 18, May 5, 1929.
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At St. Vasilios, Kynouria, where water flows freely , Fountains, Pails. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection
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Fort Point, San Francisco. Attributed to Eadweard J. Muybridge (American, born England, 1830 - 1904)
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Minerva Terrace, west side. 1886 - 1910. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, National parks & reserves , Wyoming, Rocks, Springs, Pools
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Rail Road Bridge. The "Best" Series: Portage, N.Y. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1870. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), Portage (N.Y.), Railroad bridges, Genesee River (Pa. and N.Y.)
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The old woolen mill, and the fatal trees, Johnstown, Pa. U.S.A. , Disasters, Mills, Trees
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R.R. Bridge and Devils Gate - Weber Canon. Pacific R.R.. Edward and Henry T. Anthony & Co. (American, founded 1862, merged 1902)
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Gaspar van Wittel, The Waterfall and Town of Tivoli The Waterfall and Town of Tivoli
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Antietam, Maryland. Antietam bridge on Sharpsburg and Boonsboro turnpike | Library of Congress
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Justinuskirche, Frankfurt/Main-Höchst: Views Window Carolingian Construction (from: Sketch and Photo Album 23)
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Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown , Monuments & memorials, Bunker Hill Monument Boston, Mass.
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City gates, looking into St. George Street. Florida, the land of flowers and tropical scenery. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Florida, Saint Augustine (Fla.), City walls
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Kôm-Ombou (Ombos). Vue Générale des Ruines. Félix Teynard (French, 1817 - 1892)
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The Archway of Fort Marion, St. Augustine. Chapin's Handbook of St. Augustine. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Florida, Saint Augustine (Fla.), Castillo de San Marcos (Saint Augustine, Fla.), Forts & fortifications , Florida , Saint Augustine, Cannons, Arches
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Birkenholzarchitektur in Wladimir Wolinsky .
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Empty Rose house. Views in Pool's Garden, Chicago. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.), Parks , Illinois , Chicago
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Nonnen rock in the Zittau mountains
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The "Hell Hole" New Hope Church, Georgia. George N. Barnard (American, 1819 - 1902)
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Turkey: Scutari Cemetery. Dated: 1852. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to image): 16.7 x 17.5 cm (6 9/16 x 6 7/8 in.). Medium: salted paper print. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ernest De Caranza.
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Nelson Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh.. Robert Adamson (Scottish, 1821 - 1848)
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Muhle on the Tempelhofer mountains. Berlin..
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Sinking, with compressed air, the forward pier (no. 4) on the Grenelle side. Louis-Émile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917)
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A Street on Montreal after Snow Storm 1869. Alexander Henderson, photographer (Canadian, 1831 - 1913) 1869 A man stands near an open carriage on a snow-covered sidewalk. The sidewalk itself is lined with buildings on one side and snowbanks on the other. (Recto, mount) lower center, below image, in pencil: "A Street in Montreal after snow storm 1869 space 9"; Lower center, below image, in purple ink: "a street in Montreal after / snow storm";
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St. George St., showing the Old Spanish Convent. Florida, the land of flowers an tropical scenery. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Florida, Saint Augustine (Fla.), Streets , Florida , Saint Augustine
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Henry Ward Beecher's grave, Greenwood Cemetery, N.Y., U.S.A. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1891. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), New York (N.Y.), Cemeteries , New York (State) , New York, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.), Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 , Tomb
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Ruins of the Great Chelsea Fire, Sunday, April 12, 1908. Chelsea High School , Fires, Ruins, Schools, Chelsea High School Chelsea, Mass.. Chelsea Public Library Archive Collection
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The Hell Hole, New Hope Church, GA Made 1866 United States. Albumen print, plate 27 from the album Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign (1866) . George N. Barnard
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Boston, Boston Stone, brought from England about 1700. , Historical markers, Archive of Photographic Documentation of Early Massachusetts Architecture
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Pier no. 4; Louis-Émile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); July 18, 1887; Albumen silver print