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Underwood & Underwood stereograph sets

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Description
Over 1,500 stereograph photographs published by Underwood & Underwood in box sets featuring photographs of various countries. There are 15 sets, all labeled with the name of the country and "through the stereoscope." Each set contains approximately 100 to 200 images with captions, showing landmarks, cities, architecture, scenery, people, etc. The sets are: Austria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Russia, South African War, Spain, and Switzerland. There are also four accompanying index books, for China, Egypt, Italy, and Switzerland, three of which have color illustrated bookplates for Howard Edwards Huntington and Leslie Green Huntington.
Type
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Production date
approximately 1897-1904.
Call number
photST Underwooda
Creator
Underwood & Underwood(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Provenance unknown. In library as of 1999.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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