Call Number:

PH-00305

Collection Name:

Tour of the World [copy 2]

Creator:

No. of Items:

198 items

Span Dates:

1908

Description:

Set of stereographs published by the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1908, from their "Tour of the World" series. The stereographs are contained in five boxes designed to look like books. Four of the boxes are marked "Tour of the World," and the other is marked "Selected Subjects." The contents of each box, all of which have a book number inscribed in white ink, follow:

Book 1 -- 43 stereographs of the United States and Mexico;
Book 2 -- 44 stereographs of Spain, Portugal, Palestine, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Venice and Syria;
Book 3 -- 44 stereographs of Norway, Germany, France, and Greece;
Book 4 -- 37 stereographs of Great Britain, China, and Japan;
Book 5 -- 30 stereographs of India, Burma, Thailand, and Egypt.

959:0020:0001-0198

Accession No(s):

959:0020:0001-0198; Former accession number for Books 1, 3-4: 964:0861:0006; and former accession number for Book 2: 964:0861:0003.; Originally given one accession number for the entire set (964:0861:0006), when cataloged at collection-level during GEH (George Eastman House) cataloging project. Given new year:lot so each stereograph could receive a unique accession number. MAH 9/18/2019

Location(s):

Box 1-2
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Box 3-5
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