Halftone photomechanical prints
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Scope Note: Prints distinguished by patterns of dots or circular lines, or other indication of the screen interposed between the original image and the camera. Usually used to reproduce continuous tone originals, such as photographs, in books, newspapers, or other publications. First commercially available in the 1880s.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Mount Vernon Mansion, piazza from north end, 1935
Item — Box 4: Series HPC - Box 4
Identifier: RP-3010 ; PS-6988
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:
1935
Mount Vernon Mansion, west front , circa 1920 - circa 1950
Item — Box 2: Series HPC - Box 2
Identifier: RP-2494 ; Photo-6854
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 1920 - circa 1950
