Details
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title Views of the estate of George Washington, Mt. Vernon, Va. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1860
Date ca. 1860
Physical Description 4 photographic prints: 2 albumen on stereograph mounts; 2 albumen on cartes-de-visite mounts; 9 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.) or smaller.
Description Views showing the residence of Washington, known as the Mansion, in a dilapidated condition and the gate to the Washington family tomb (erected 1831). Also shows men posed on the grounds, including a man raising his hat and a young boy holding a basket in front of the tomb. Mount Vernon Ladies Association started restoration of the Mansion in 1860.
Notes Manuscript notes on versos of stereographs.
Stereographs on yellow mounts with square corners.
One of images [5737.F.6c] possibly by William and Frederick Langenheim.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Virginia.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Washington family -- Tomb.
Mansions -- Virginia -- Mount Vernon.
Geographic subject Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Genre Albumen prints -- 1850-1860.
Stereographs -- 1850-1860.
Cartes-de-visite -- 1850-1860.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - non-Philadelphia - Virginia [5737.F.1b & 6c]
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv - unidentified - Residences [5737.F.1d & e; 8a]
Accession number 5737.F.1b
5737.F.1d
5737.F.1e
5737.F.6c
5737.F.8a