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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:

View of the Potomac River from the East Porch., 1884-1889

 Item — Box 1 - Waldsmith - cabinet cards: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; Waldsmith CC17
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: 1884-1889
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / RP-3216-ST-7184, Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards / Cabinet Cards - Robert Waldsmith Collection

View of the Potomac River, with Fort Washington in the distance, from the East Lawn at Mt. Vernon, 1878-1883

 Item — Box HPC - Stereorgraphs - Box 2: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: 2022-VR-013
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: 1878-1883
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Stereographs / Stereographs - Box 2 / Potomac River and East Lawn

Views of Washington, D. C., and Vicinity [Tomb at Mount Vernon]

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 185
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: 1856-1981
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / RP-3216-ST-7184, Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards / Stereographs - Robert Waldsmith Collection

Visitors at Hotel Raleigh, Washington, D. C., July 10, 1896

 Item — Box 24: Series HPC - Box 24
Identifier: 2019-VR-007.003
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: July 10, 1896
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Box 24 - Photograph Collections / Photograph Collections of Mount Vernon

Visitors at Mount Vernon , July 10, 1896

 Item — Box 24: Series HPC - Box 24
Identifier: 2019-VR-007.001
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: July 10, 1896
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Box 24 - Photograph Collections / Photograph Collections of Mount Vernon

Visitors at Mount Vernon - Coach House, July 10, 1896

 Item — Box 24: Series HPC - Box 24
Identifier: 2019-VR-007.002
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: July 10, 1896
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Box 24 - Photograph Collections / Photograph Collections of Mount Vernon

Visitors at Texas Gate , May 19, 1902

 Item — Box 21: Series HPC - Box 21
Identifier: RP-2275 ; Photo-6733
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 19, 1902
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Box 21 - Estate Grounds / Walls, Gates, and Terminal Area

Visitors at the Mansion, West Front Steps, July 10, 1896

 Item — Box 24: Series HPC - Box 24
Identifier: 2019-VR-007.001
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: July 10, 1896
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Box 24 - Photograph Collections / General Views of Mount Vernon

Visitors at the Tomb, May 19, 1902

 Item — Box 32: Series HPC - Box 32
Identifier: RP-1126 (retro) ; Photo-5574
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 19, 1902
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Box 32 - Personnel (undated) and Visitors / Visitors - 19th c.-1909

W. W. Corcoran (William Wilson)

 Item — Box Cartes de visite - Box 1: Series STC - People - Identified; Series STC - People - Unidentified; Series STC - Places
Identifier: STC-11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord...
Dates: 1859-1868
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / STC, Sarah Tracy Collection / People - Identified

Washington and Family

 Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: RP-28 ; PG-3085
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: Majority of material found in 1850-2010
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Cartes de visite / People

Washington City Views. No. 2748. Tomb of the Mother of Washington., 1863

 Item — Box HPC - Stereorgraphs - Box 2: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-397 ; Photo-3689
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: 1863
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Stereographs / Stereographs - Box 2 / Tomb of Mary Washington

Washington City Views. No. 2748. Tomb of the Mother of Washington., possibly 1863

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 193
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: possibly 1863
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / RP-3216-ST-7184, Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards / Stereographs - Robert Waldsmith Collection

Washington Crossing the Delaware

 Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: P06
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: Majority of material found in 1850-2010
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Cartes de visite / People

Washington Family

 Item — Box 1: Series HPC - Box 1; Series HPC - Cartes de visite
Identifier: HPC - Cartes de visite
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: Majority of material found in 1850-2010
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Cartes de visite / People

Washington Homestead, at Mt Vernon. VA., c. 1859

 Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-3226 ; Photo-7194
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. 1859
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Stereographs / Stereographs - Box 1 / Mansion - East Front

Washington Homestead at Mt. Vernon Va., October 16, 1872

 Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-6 ; St-3018
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: October 16, 1872
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Stereographs / Stereographs - Box 1 / Mansion - East Front

Washington Homestead, at Mt Vernon Virginia., c. 1859

 Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-6 ; St-3016
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. 1859
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Stereographs / Stereographs - Box 1 / Mansion - East Front

Washington Homestead, at Mt. Vernon, Virginia. , October 16, 1872

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 033
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: October 16, 1872
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / RP-3216-ST-7184, Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards / Stereographs - Robert Waldsmith Collection

Washington Homestead, Mt. Vernon., 1867

 Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: 2018-VR-019
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: Copyright: 1867
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Stereographs / Stereographs - Box 1 / Mansion - West Front

Washington Homestead, Mt. Vernon., c. 1859, 1867

 Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-14 ; St-3035
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. 1859; Copyright: 1867
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Stereographs / Stereographs - Box 1 / Mansion - East Front

Washington Homestead, Mt. Vernon, VA., c. 1859

 Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: A-809
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. 1859
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Stereographs / Stereographs - Box 1 / Mansion - East Front

Washington Homestead, Mt. Vernon, Va., c. 1859

 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: c. 1859
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Stereographs / Stereographs - Box 1 / Mansion - East Front

Washington Homestead, Mt. Vernon, Va., c. 1859

 Item — Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-374
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. 1859
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / HPC, Historical Photograph Collection / Stereographs / Stereographs - Box 1 / Mansion - East Front

Washington Monument

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7154 ; Waldsmith 068
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: 1856-1981
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / RP-3216-ST-7184, Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards / Stereographs - Robert Waldsmith Collection

Washington Monument and State Capitol, Richmond, Va., February 1989

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 102
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: February 1989
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / RP-3216-ST-7184, Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards / Stereographs - Robert Waldsmith Collection

Washington Monument, Richmond, Va.

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7154 ; Waldsmith 094
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: 1856-1981
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / RP-3216-ST-7184, Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards / Stereographs - Robert Waldsmith Collection

Washington Monument, Richmond, Va.

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7154 ; Waldsmith 096
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: 1856-1981
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / RP-3216-ST-7184, Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards / Stereographs - Robert Waldsmith Collection

Washington Monument, Richmond, Va.

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7154 ; Waldsmith 093
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: 1856-1981
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / RP-3216-ST-7184, Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards / Stereographs - Robert Waldsmith Collection

Washington Monument [Statue of George Washington]

 Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7154 ; Waldsmith 091
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: 1856-1981
Found in: Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association / RP-3216-ST-7184, Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards / Stereographs - Robert Waldsmith Collection
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