Photostats (TM) (copies)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Copies made on a particular early projection photocopier created in the first decade of the 1900s by the Commercial Camera Company, which became the Photostat Corporation. The "Photostat" name, was originally a trademark of the company, later became genericized, and was often used to refer to similar machines produced by the Rectigraph Company.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Photostat of Mount Vernon Mansion, east front, Undated
Item — Box 4: Series HPC - Box 4
Identifier: RP-2994 ; PS-6972
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
