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Creator Jarvis, J. F. (John Fillis), 1849-1931.
Title A group of natives, Chipigana. Tropical Scenery. Darien Expedition. [graphic].
Publisher [Washington (D.C.)] : J.F. Jarvis
Date [1870 or 1871]
Physical Description 1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 9 x 18 cm (3.5 x 7 in.) (stereograph format)
Description Stereoview depicting a group of Panamanian Black men and boys posed in front of huts and next to their half-made canoes. View from T.O. Selfridge's 1870-1871 naval expedition of the Isthmus of Darien. Authorized by the U.S. Government, Selfridge explored and surveyed the area as a possible route for a ship canal in Panama. He was accompanied by photographer T.H. O'Sullivan in 1870 and Philadelphia photographer John Moran in 1871.
Is referenced by Darrah, The World of stereographs, p. 141
Notes Title from item.
Publication information supplied by Darrah.
Manuscript note on verso: Bessie J. Smith.
J.F. Jarvis was the largest manufacturer of stereoviews in Washington D.C. during the late 19th century. He published his own trade list and numerous views of government surveys.
Gift of Eleanor Smith, 1977.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject United States Darien Exploring Expedition (1870)
Blacks -- Panama -- Darien, Isthmus of.
Boys -- Panama.
Canoes -- Panama.
Huts -- Panama.
Men, Black -- Panama.
Black boys -- Panama.
Black men -- Panama.
Geographic subject Panama, Isthmus of (Panama)
Genre Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereos - Darien Expedition [66653.D.10]
Accession number 66653.D.10