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Call Number:

PH-00359

Collection Name:

Ambrotypes Photography Collection

No. of Items:

157 items

Span Dates:

1850s-1870s

Description:

The collection consists of 157 ambrotypes by unidentified photographers. This record does not include ambrotypes found in named or Literary File collections.

Accession No(s):

964:0021:0010, 0014-0073, 0075-0091, 0093-0099b, 0101-0103, 0105-0106, 0108-0151; 959:0009:0001-0008; 978:0022:0001a-0001b; 994:0019:0001 Accession number 964:0021:0090 was also found in the Main tab of the Dr. Carey Coll. PH-02845

Location(s):

Ambrotypes Boxes 1-3
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Ambrotypes Boxes 4-11
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Ambrotypes Box 18
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Ambrotypes Boxes 12-17
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Ambrotypes Boxes 12-19
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Curatorial permission required 16 osb Gernsheim Ambrotype (Boxes 01-16)
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Curatorial permission required 2 osb, Non-Gernsheim Ambrotypes (Boxes 1-2)
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See Also:

Bracher Photography Collection

Ellis Photography Collection

H. C. Booth Photography Collection