Card photographs
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Scope Note: Paper photographic prints made by a variety of processes on commercially produced cardboard mounts of standard sizes (with some variation). Introduced in the 1850s. This term includes negatives and unmounted photographic prints intended for such standard mounts. Often portraits.
Found in 864 Collections and/or Records:
Massachusetts Room., 1884-1894
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 1: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: PG-145
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
Massachusetts Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 1: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: RP-3220 ; Photo-7178e
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
Massachusetts Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 1: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: HPC - Cabinet Cards
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
Massachusetts Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 1: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: RP-3220 ; Photo-7188d
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
Massachusetts Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 1: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: HPC - Cabinet Cards
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
Massachusetts Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 1: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: RP-113 ; PG-5079/d
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
Massachusetts Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 1: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: HPC - Cabinet Cards
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
Massachusetts Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 1: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: RP-550 ; Photo-4080
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
Massachusetts Room, Mount Vernon Mansion., 1884-1894
Item — Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
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 300 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 a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.
Dates:
1884-1894
Mills' Bronze Equestrian Statue of Gen. Washington., 1869
Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7154 ; Waldsmith 070
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 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 a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.
Dates:
1869
Mills' Bronze Equestrian Statue of Gen. Washington. , 1869
Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7154 ; Waldsmith 069
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 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 a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.
Dates:
1869
Model of Bastille, in Mt. Vernon Mansion, In the New York Room., 1884-1894
Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
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 300 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 a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.
Dates:
1884-1894
Mount Vernon., 1858
Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-6 ; St-3020
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:
1858
Mount Vernon., 1870-1875
Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-7
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:
1870-1875
Mount Vernon., 1860-1862
Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-6 ; St-3017
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:
1860-1862
Mount Vernon., 1870-1875
Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: 2017-VR-024
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:
1870-1875
Mount Vernon., 1870-1875
Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-398 ; Photo-3702
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:
1870-1875
Mount Vernon., 1870-1875
Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: HPC - Stereographs
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:
1870-1875
Mount Vernon., c. 1874
Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 035
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 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 a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.
Dates:
c. 1874
Mount Vernon, 1858
Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 042
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 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 a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.
Dates:
1858
Mount Vernon., c. 1856, 1858
Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3612 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 119
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 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 a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.
Dates:
c. 1856; Copyright: 1858
Mount Vernon, c. 1880
Item — Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC07
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 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 a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.
Dates:
c. 1880
Mount Vernon Estate, steamboat Charles Macalester at wharf, c. 1900
Item — Box 16: Series HPC - Box 16
Identifier: 2019-VR-006
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:
c. 1900
Mount Vernon Estate, Upper Garden, c. 1900
Item — Box 17: Series HPC - Box 17
Identifier: RP-1889 ; Photo-6352
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:
c. 1900
'Mount Vernon,' humorous souvenir card, February 16, 1876
Item — Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 2: Series HPC - Cabinet Cards
Identifier: RP-30 ; Misc-3087
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:
February 16, 1876
Mount Vernon Mansion, east front, November 20, 1902
Item — Box 4: Series HPC - Box 4
Identifier: RP-535 ; Photo-4060
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:
November 20, 1902
Mount Vernon Mansion, east front, circa 1894
Item — Box 3: Series HPC - Box 3
Identifier: R-324 ; PG-1146a
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:
circa 1894
Mount Vernon Mansion, east front, circa 1894
Item — Box 3: Series HPC - Box 3
Identifier: R-324 ; PG-1146b
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:
circa 1894
Mount Vernon Mansion, east front, Undated
Item — Box 3: Series HPC - Box 3
Identifier: R-332 ; PG-1158
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 Mansion, east front, Undated
Item — Box 3: Series HPC - Box 3
Identifier: R-332 ; PG-1159
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
- The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
- 3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
- Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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