Photomechanical prints
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Scope Note: Prints made from photographically prepared printing surfaces. Most have a distinctive dot or screen pattern, but some are continuous tone. Usually planographic.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
702. Mt. Vernon, Va. Gen. Washington Tomb., 1898
Item — Box HPC - Stereorgraphs - Box 2: Series HPC - Stereographs
Identifier: RP-15 ; St-3036
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: 1898
Mt. Vernon. Va. Gen. Washington's Tomb. , 1898
Item — Waldsmith Collection - Box 1: Series RP-3216 ; ST-7184
Identifier: RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 205
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 a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.
Dates:
Copyright: 1898
