Dillon, Luke C., 1836-1904
Person
Biography
Photographer to Mount Vernon, 19th century
Found in 92 Collections and/or Records:
Britannia Wellington Kennon Peter, June 4, 1892
Item — Box: HPC - Box 37
Identifier: RP-98 ; PG-5049
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
June 4, 1892
Butler's House, Mount Vernon, 1884-1894
Item — Box: HPC - Stereorgraphs - Box 2
Identifier: RP-231 ; Photo-5229
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1884-1894
Butler's House. Mount Vernon, 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Waldsmith Collection - Box 1
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 013
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1894
Cabinet cards by Luke Dillon - Mansion exterior and grounds, 1884-1894
File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents
Mansion exteriors and grounds by Luke Dillon including S.W. View of Mansion, Tomb of Washington (2 different views), Butler’s House, West View (West Front – 2 different views), North Gate, West View (with West Gate), East View (East Front), Summer House
Dates:
1884-1894
Cabinet cards by Luke Dillon - Mansion interiors, 1884-1894
File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents
Cabinet cards – Mansion interiors by Luke Dillon including Pennsylvania Room, Maine Room, West Virginia Room, New Jersey Room, Florida Room, Maryland Room (Bedchamber of Eleanor Custis), Hall and Stairway, Georgia Room (Lady Washington’s Sitting Room), New York Room (New Room), Key of the Bastille, Mrs. Washington’s Bedchamber, Massachusetts Room (Study), Kitchen of Mount Vernon, Ohio Room (Nellie Custis Music Room), Washington’s Room and bed on which he died, District of Columbia Room,...
Dates:
1884-1894
Conservatory, Mount Vernon., 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC46
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1894
Copy photograph - Visit of President Harrison and his official party, May 1889
Item — Box: 32
Identifier: RP-310 ; PG-5513
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
May 1889
Delaware Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC30
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1894
East Front of the Mansion., 1890-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1890-1894
East View of Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Waldsmith Collection - Box 1
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 005
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1894
East View of Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1889
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC08
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1889
East View of Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1889
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1889
East View of Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1889
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1889
East View of Mount Vernon Mansion., 1890
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1890
East View of Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1889
Item — Box: HPC - Stereograph - Box 1
Identifier: RP-8 ; St-3024 ; R-107a
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1884-1889
East View of Mt. Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — Box: HPC - Stereograph - Box 1
Identifier: RP-231 ; Photo-5227
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1884-1894
Flower Garden, 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 17
Identifier: RP-1964 ; Photo-6427
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1884-1894
Georgia Room., 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC25
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1894
Hall and Stairway, Mt. Vernon Mansion. Showing clock at head of stairs., 1884-1894
Item — Box: HPC - Stereograph - Box 1
Identifier: St-3069
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1884-1894
Hall and Stairway, Mt. Vernon Mansion. Showing clock at head of stairs., 1884-1894
Item — Box: HPC - Stereograph - Box 1
Identifier: RP-8 ; St-3025 ; R-107b
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1884-1894
Hall and Stairway, Mt. Vernon Mansion. Showing clock at head of stairs., 1884-1894
Item — Box: HPC - Stereograph - Box 1
Identifier: RP-231 ; Photo-5231
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1884-1894
Hall and Stairway, Mt. Vernon Mansion. Showing clock at head of stairs., 1884-1894
Item — Box: HPC - Stereograph - Box 1
Identifier: RP-398 ; Photo-3693
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1884-1894
Hallway, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC21
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1894
Illinois Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC26
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1894
Korean Minister and Secretaries of Legation at Mount Vernon, 1889
Item — Drawer: 1
Identifier: HPC - Oversized Material
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1889
Massachusetts Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC28
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1894
Model of Bastille, in Mt. Vernon Mansion, In the New York Room., 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Waldsmith Collection - Box 1
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 007
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1894
Mount Vernon Estate, Greenhouse, Undated
Item — Box: 12
Identifier: RP-397 : Photo-3684
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
Undated
Mount Vernon Estate, Kitchen and well house, 1878-1885
Item — Box: 12
Identifier: RP-258 : Photo-5392
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds,...
Dates:
1878-1885
Mrs. Washington's Bed and Chamber, Where She Died, (May 1801.) [1802] Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC37
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first...
Dates:
1884-1894

