Smithsonian Institution and New England stereoscopic views

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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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  Smithsonian excursion to Potomac River shell middens

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  The eight stereoscopic photographs capture the Potomac river, various watercrafts and men approaching the shoreline, and the nearby shell middens referred to in the annotations as shell-heaps. The photographs may have been transferred from the William Jones Rhees papers.

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  Texas and Utah views

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  The albumen photographs consist of three Stereoscopic Views depicting the Alamo, Espada Mission, and Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Texas photographed by F. Hardesty. The cabinet cards capture Ensign Peak, Garfield Landing, and the "Saltair Pavilion" in Salt Lake, Utah; one of the photograph cards is attributed to C.R. Savage. The final photograph is of an unidentified army post. Handwritten notes cite "Hardy, 1945" which may refer to the original Grahame Hardy collection acquired in 1945.

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  Smithsonian Institution materials

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  This series contains correspondence and papers relating to the Smithsonian Institution and its executive officers. Subject matter includes: A. James Smithson (chiefly references to him and his bequest creating the Smithsonian Institution) Routine activities of the Smithsonian Institution 1. Preparation and circulation of reports and other publications, including replies to the plan of organization sent to scientists, educators, etc. in 1847 for their opinions 2. Meetings of the Regents and Executive Committee 3. Visits to the Institution. C. Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the first Secretary, including biography material, papers related to the administration of the Smithsonian Institution, and his other interests including research in physics, Princeton University, the United States Lighthouse Board, the National Academy of Sciences, and correspondence with noted contemporaries; and commemoration including a memorial service held on January 16, 1879 and a statute by William Wetmore Story erected in Washington in 1883 D. Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887), the second Secretary, related to his administrative duties and the United States Bureau of Fish and Fisheries E. Miscellaneous items related to the National Museum, the Library, and encouragement of research Some notable items include: A copy of the receipt given by Charles Coffin Jewett for the books and pamphlets in the Smithson bequest (January 10, 1849) 6 letters from prominent historians, including George Bancroft, Washington Irving, and Jared Sparks, urging publication by the Smithsonian of some Spanish documents relating to the history of the Southwest. A letter from Joseph Henry to Professor Agassiz, giving details of the fire that destroyed part of the Smithsonian Institution on January 24th (January 31, 1865) A letter from George Catlin asking Professor Henry's aid for securing his Indian portraits for the benefit of science (March 21, 1870). There is also a memorial from the New York Historical Society, signed by several members, urging action to preserve this collection (January 1875) 3 letters from Sir John Henry Lefroy to Joseph Henry from Bermuda (1872-1873) A letter from Phineas Taylor Barnum to Joseph Henry regarding a proposed aerial navigation of the Atlantic in a balloon (September 19, 1873) A letter from Rear Admiral John Rodgers to Mrs. Henry notifying her of the action of Congress for the payment of $11,000 to the heirs of Professor Henry in recognition of his services to the Lighthouse Establishment (July 5, 1878) Draft of the address given by Samuel Sullivan Cox at the commemoration services for Joseph Henry (January 16, 1879) 10 letters from Frank Hamilton Cushing to William Jones Rhees from Zuni, New Mexico Territory (1880-1881) There are many letters from prominent figures in science, education, and politics, though it is often routine correspondence.

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  Gilman's Series of Grant Views taken at Mt. McGregor. No. 6: Bed Scene

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  A view of a bedroom of the house in Mount McGregor in Wilton, New York, where President Ulysses S. Grant died in 1885. There is a fireplace on the far left, a bed in the back left corner, a table in the center of the room, and a chair and sofa on the right. There is a wreath resting on the back of the chair.

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  Collection of miscellaneous Northern California photographs and portraits

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  The collection of images include a botanical specimen photograph card (sarcodes sanguniea torrey or snow plant of the Sierra), a U.S. Army encampment scene (Sacramento), portraits, and buildings. Among the photographs are roof tops (San Jose), the Santa Barbara Mission capturing priests in the corridor, Auburn Poultry Producer (store facade), William Chapman Ralston (1826-1875) San Francisco Banker, Miss Adams (Mormon actress), Mary Anderson's farm (Oakland), and a postcard photograph of First Bank in Northern California at Coloma. The Auburn Poultry photograph is noted as being a gift of Collis Halladay (1893) and a majority of the photographs cite "Hardy, 1945" which may refer to the original Grahame Hardy collection acquired in 1945.

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