State Dining Room, Mt. Vernon Mansion, 1878-1883

Item — Box: HPC - Stereograph - Box 1

Identifier: St-3074

Staff Only

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, events, visitors, collection objects, personnel, and changes throughout the estate.

Dates

1878-1883

Creator

Johnson, N. G. (Newton G.) (Photographer, Person)
Johnson, N. G. (Newton G.) (Publisher, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Extent

From the Collection: 89 Linear Feet (Variety of container sizes based on photograph sizes and material types. Over-sized items are housed in drawers.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Stereoscopic view of the new room in the Mansion at Mount Vernon. View towards southwest corner includes Rembrandt Peale's portrait of Washington Before Yorktown, the model of the Bastille and the Vaughan mantel covered by a metal cage. Mounted on orange board. The publisher's imprint on the front of the cardboard mount reads: N. G. Johnson, Photographer, 309 9th St., Washington, D.C. Only Authorized Publisher Of Mount Vernon Views. The label adhered on the reverse reads: State Dining Room, Mt. Vernon Mansion, Or Banquet Hall in which Washington gave his State Dinners, displaying Peal's (Peale's) painting of "Washington Before Yorktown," the Model of the "Bastille" which was made from one of the old stones of which the Prison was built, and the Interesting old relic, the "Mayflower Chair," with its old fashioned straight back, and antiquated appearance, which was brought over in the ship Mayflower, 1620. N. G. Johnson, Photographer, 426 7th St., Washington D.C.

Dimensions

6 15/16 in. x 3 7/16 in.

Subjects

Albumen prints Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Card photographs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Mansion Interiors Subject Source: Local sources
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) Subject Source: Naf
New Room Subject Source: Local sources
Photographs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Stereographs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms