Research Catalog

Title

Stereoscopic Views of Yosemite Valley, California [graphic] / by Lawrence & Houseworth, and Thomas Houseworth & Co.

Author

Lawrence & Houseworth, publisher.

Publication

San Francisco : 1864?-1874?

Details

Additional Authors

• Weed, Charles L.
• Lawrence & Houseworth, publishers.
• Thomas Houseworth & Co., publishers.
• Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Description

71 stereographs (photoprints) : albumen, b&w; 88 x 177 mm. or smaller.

Summary

Views of the Yosemite Valley, California; includes views of mountains, rivers, waterfalls and lakes; views of tourists on foot, on horseback and in boats, including a view of P.T. Barnum and a group of people at Mirror Lake; views of hotels, a bridge, a log cabin with a man reading a newspaper out front; views of the ladders leading to Vernal Falls; one view showing Nevada Falls and surroundings after a snow; the ferry across the Merced River; a view of the Three Brothers with a view cameria in the foreground, and a woman fishing in the river in the middle ground. Some views duplicated.

Alternative Title

• California. 282, 1110, 1117, 1118, 1121.
• Yosemite, Cal. 1103, 1104, 1107, 1108, 1111, 1114, 1116-1119, 1121, 1125.
• Yosemite Valley. 1105, 1106, 1113, 1118, 1119-1122, 1128, 1129, 1588, 1589, 1591, 1601-1603, 1606, 1607, 1609, 1610, 1618, 1619, 1621, 1625, 1626, 1631, 1634, 1639, 1641, 1642, 1649, 1652, 1653, 1655, 1659, 1660, 1662, 1665, 1668, 1673, 1678, 1680.

Subject

• Barnum, P. T. 1810-1891
• Mountains > California
• Waterfalls
• Lakes & ponds > California
• Rivers
• Log cabins
• Bridges
• Snow
• Ferries
• Fishing
• Rowboats
• Tourist industry
• Photographic apparatus & supplies
• Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
• Yosemite National Park (Calif.)

Genre/Form

• Landscapes.
• Albumen photoprints.
• Photoprints.
• Stereographs.

Note

• Many views may have been made by Charles L. Weed. Compare nos. 1103, 1107, 1113, 1114, 1116, 1118, 1119, 1121 with mammoth prints held by NYPG.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Cite As (note)

• Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Call Number

MFY Dennis Coll 89-F381

OCLC

NYPG89-F381

Author

Lawrence & Houseworth, publisher.

Title

Stereoscopic Views of Yosemite Valley, California [graphic] / by Lawrence & Houseworth, and Thomas Houseworth & Co.

Imprint

San Francisco : 1864?-1874?

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.

Cite As:

Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Local Subject

Outdoor portraits.

Photographica.

Added Author

Weed, Charles L. Photographer

Lawrence & Houseworth, publishers.

Thomas Houseworth & Co., publishers.

Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.

Added Title

California. 282, 1110, 1117, 1118, 1121.

Yosemite, Cal. 1103, 1104, 1107, 1108, 1111, 1114, 1116-1119, 1121, 1125.

Yosemite Valley. 1105, 1106, 1113, 1118, 1119-1122, 1128, 1129, 1588, 1589, 1591, 1601-1603, 1606, 1607, 1609, 1610, 1618, 1619, 1621, 1625, 1626, 1631, 1634, 1639, 1641, 1642, 1649, 1652, 1653, 1655, 1659, 1660, 1662, 1665, 1668, 1673, 1678, 1680.

Research Call Number

MFY Dennis Coll 89-F381