Creator |
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm). |
Contributor |
Langenheim, Loyd & Co. |
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Mills, Robert, 1781-1855, architect. |
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American Stereoscopic Company, publisher. |
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James W. Queen & Company, distributor. |
Title |
Washington Monument, Baltimore, Md. [graphic] / Langenheim. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia : American Stereoscopic Co., Langenheim, Loyd & Co |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1858 |
Date |
c1858 |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 8 x 17 cm. (3.25 x 6.75 in.) |
Description |
View looking east from West Monument Street showing the Washington Monument constructed 1815-1829 after designs by Robert
Mills in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. The 178-foot doric column is visible from the street flanked
by large brownstone mansions.
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Notes |
Title printed on mount. |
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Photographer's blind stamp on mount. |
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Publisher's label pasted on verso. |
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Distributor's label pasted on verso: From James W. Queen & Co., opticians, No. 921 Chestnut St., Philadelphia |
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White mount with square corners. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Biographical / historical note |
The Langenheim Brothers copyrighted a series of stereographs with labels inscribed: "American Stereoscopic Co., Langenheim,
Loyd & Co., Philadelphia" in 1858. They continued to produce stereographs until 1865, when they withdrew from the American
Stereoscopic Co.
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Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Monuments. |
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Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.) |
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Dwellings -- Maryland -- Baltimore. |
Geographic subject |
Charles Street (Baltimore, Md.) -- North -- 699. |
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Mount Vernon (Baltimore, Md.) |
Genre |
Stereographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Albumen prints -- 1850-1860. |
Associated name |
Mills, Robert, 1781-1855, architect. |
Printer |
American Stereoscopic Company, publisher. |
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James W. Queen & Company, distributor. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Langenheim - Monuments and statues [8353.F.24] |
Accession number |
8353.F.24 |