| 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 |
