Photographs: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Photo album containing 511 stereo photographic images. There is a handwritten label inside the cover with the following list in ink. "Hunting scenes, Chicago Parades, New York Parades, Alaska, Spain, Turkey, Naval Views, Statuary, Berts Series" Penciled below is "Coxey Army" The following is a generalized list of the images (some in the inventory are missing): 1-15 Hunting scenes out West; 16-17 Circus personalities; 18-19 missing; 20-28 Statuary (object 21 is missing); 29-67 Chicago World's Fair 1892 including opening day parade; 68-111 NY parade (objects 69 and 78 are missing); 112-116 various images; 117-120 Alaska; 121-138 Actresses; 139 missing; 140-168 various scenes around the world; 169-204 Fort Monroe, VA 1893 Naval celebration with various ships; 205-220 various scenes (object 215 is missing); 221-288 Europe; 289-300 Coxey's Army 1894; 301-310 Egypt; 311-326 Christian Endeavor Army Convention in Washington, DC; 327-330 Europe; 331-336 Atlantic City; 337-380 Battleship Massachusetts and other ships; 381-493 Army Regiments preparing for Spanish American War and Celebrations after the War (objects 492 and 494-497 are missing); 498-501 Italy; 502-511 Louisville, KY after tornado of March 27,1890.

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 1890's
• date made: 1890s
• Object Name: album
• Object Name: Album
• Object Name: Album
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Physical Description: cardboard (overall material)
• Physical Description: leather (overall material)
• Physical Description: fabric (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 28.3 cm x 37.5 cm x 4.5 cm; 11 5/32 in x 14 3/4 in x 1 25/32 in
• Subject: Circus
• Subject: Native Americans
• Subject: Actors
• Subject: Theater
• Subject: Spanish-American War
• Subject: Disasters
• related event: World's fair
• ID Number: PG.4683B
• accession number: 188645
• catalog number: 4683B
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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