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The anatomy of the human eye as illustrated by enlarged stereoscope photographs
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A complete anatomical ophthalmology teaching kit, The Anatomy of the Human Eye: As Illustrated by Enlarged Stereoscope Photographs, created by Oxford professor Arthur Thomson. The kit includes 67 stereoscopic photographs of human eye anatomy with accompanying printed text, an index to the photographs, and the original clamshell box.
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Text, index, and accompanying material
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A complete anatomical ophthalmology teaching kit, The Anatomy of the Human Eye: As Illustrated by Enlarged Stereoscope Photographs, created by Oxford professor Arthur Thomson. The kit includes 67 stereoscopic photographs of human eye anatomy with accompanying printed text, an index to the photographs, and the original clamshell box.
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Stereographic photographs of the moon and two observatories
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A group of 12 stereoscopic photographs of the moon, and two stereoscopic photographs of observatories. The stereographs are on card mounts containing two images, which, when viewed through a stereoscope, produce a 3D image. The stereographs were produced by various photographers and publishers, including: "Anthony's Stereoscopic Views," made by E. & H. T. Anthony and Co.; John P. Soule; Joseph Ward; C. Bierstadt (from negatives taken by Prof. H. Draper); Bierstadt Bros. (from negatives by L. M. Rutherford. Taken 1864.); Joseph L. Bates; and H. C. Smith. There is an image of an observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and another showing two men with telescopes outside an observatory in Northfield, Minnesota.
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Luray Caverns stereoscopic photographs
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The fifteen stereoscopic photographs consist of images capturing William J. Rhees, his son William H. Rhees, and a party from the Smithsonian traveling to the Luray Caverns in Virgina. The team photographed the Heaton & Adams Hotel, the Shenendoah River, the stagecoach ride, interior views of the cavern, and New Market, Virginia. A few of the photograph cards are stamped William H. Rhees.
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Photograph of stereoscopes
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The B.D. Jackson Collection of Negatives and Photographs consists of 804 4 x 5 in. and 8 x 10 in. glass plate negatives, 1782 film negatives (including stereo negatives), 2302 black and white photographs (including stereos, postcards, and photograph albums), and related manuscript and ephemeral materials, 1903-1950s (bulk 1920s-1930s), that provide a visual history of the growth of many of the San Gabriel Valley's suburban communities, a survey of many of California's (and the western United States') notable landscapes, and an overview of Jackson's career as a landscape and scenic view photographer.
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Photograph album of Santa Cruz, California
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A suede-covered photograph album dating from approximately 1904 containing 48 mounted photographs of Santa Cruz and environs by local photographer Charles L. Aydelotte. Subjects include beachgoers at Santa Cruz beach and views of boardwalk attractions such as the first "Neptune's Casino" (built in 1904 and destroyed by fire in 1906) and the "Electric Pleasure Pier." Other subjects include the "Wave Motor," a motor-driven water tank structure that stored salt water used to wet down dirt roads; the Big Tree Grove of redwoods; a bird's-eye-view of the town; and photographs of crashing ocean waves that appear to take on the form of human faces, with titles such as "Maid of the Mist" and "The Old Man of the Sea." Most photographs have brief captions identifying the subject and location.
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