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Call Number:

PH-01034

Collection Name:

Michael Kostuik Photography Collection

Creator:

Kostiuk, Michael, 1944- (1944 - )

No. of Items:

233 items

Span Dates:

20th century

Description:

The collection contains 233 pieces assembled by Michael Kostuik (American, born 1944). Included are: 17 posters; 13 pieces of photographic equipment; 19 toys pertaining to photography; 19 uncatagorizable items; 26 xographs; 83 stereographs; 40 photographic prints; 42 slides; 3 photographic business cards; and 1 box of lantern slides by an unidentified photographer. Photographers whose work is included in the collection are: Charles Swelund, Underwood & Underwood, and Woomansterne. Item listing follows.

Posters
997:0034:0001 -- Philadelphia June 25, 1976;
997:0034:0002 -- The Bool made Art;
997:0034:0003 -- Crater Baltimore;
997:0034:0004 -- Homage to the Statue of Liberty;
997:0034:0005 -- Works By;
997:0034:0006 -- Thank You for Not Smoking;
997:0034:0007 -- Pres. Elect Reagan;
997:0034:0008 -- Sparta Camp;
997:0034:0009 -- Arnold Newman;
997:0034:0010 -- Steve Kahn;
997:0034:0011 -- Night Walke;
997:0034:0012 -- Offering;
997:0034:0013 -- Sasson Soffer;
997:0034:0014 -- The Little Model Maker;
997:0034:0053 -- Kiosk Model Kit with instructions;
997:0034:0208 -- Bill Graham Presents;
997:0034:0209 -- Bird Mobile Kit;

Cameras and Technology
997:0034:0015 -- Underwood and Underwood Stereoscope in box with cards;
997:0034:0016 -- Bloomingdale’s Small Wonder Camera;
997:0034:0017 -- Eastman Kodak Brownie Holiday Flash Camera with flash;
997:0034:0018 -- Eastman Kodak Brownie Holiday Camera no flash;
997:0034:0019 -- Kodak Supermite Flash;
997:0034:0020 -- Stereo Lens and Shutter;
997:0034:0021 -- Stereoscopic Forensic Atlas;
997:0034:0022 -- U-Build Kodak Pocket Camera Kit;
997:0034:0023 -- Stereoviewer with three stereos in pouch;
997:0034:0206 -- Box camera;
997:0034:0207 -- Film pull;
997:0034:0231 -- Glass plate holder(?).

Toys
997:0034:0024 -- Bag containing 12 pairs of 3-D Glasses
997:0034:0025 -- Set of 18 Stereoscopic 3-D computer drawings with stereoscope
997:0034:0026-0027 -- Two GAF ViewMasters
997:0034:0028 -- Box of GAF ViewMaster slides
997:0034:0029 -- Vanity Fair Spider-Man Camera
997:0034:0030 -- Bag containing nine pairs of 3-D Glasses
997:0034:0031-0035 -- Four pairs of 3-D glasses
997:0034:0036 -- Shilman miniature cameras with atlas, sunglasses, road map, and fake money;
997:0034:0037 -- Package of Elin camera buttons;
997:0034:0038 -- HS Press Flip Book;
997:0034:0039 -- Walt Disney Moving Picture Flip Book;
997:0034:0040 -- Envelope containing one pair of 3-D glasses;
997:0034:0041 -- Envelope containing three pairs of 3-D glasses;
997:0034:0211 -- 3-D Picture viewer in package with story.

Miscellaneous
997:0034:0042-0043 -- 2 empty Kodak albums;
997:0034:0044 -- 1 empty Brownie photo album;
997:0034:0045 -- 1 empty photo album;
997:0034:0046 -- 1 empty photo frame;
997:0034:0047-0052 -- Six mailable stereoscope postcards;
997:0034:0054 -- 1 AT-1 plastic camera stand;
997:0034:0055 -- 1 box phenakistascope discs;
997:0034:0056 -- 1 print copy booklet;
997:0034:0057 -- 1 “ASK” sign on string;
997:0034:0072 -- Ballerina Mobile Kit;
997:0034:0210 -- Art print of bovine silhouette;
997:0034:0230 -- 1 box picture framers;
997:0034:0232 -- T-Samples with Cupid cutouts.

Prints and Slides
997:0034:0058-0071 -- Sheet of 14 xographs;
997:0034:0073-0094 -- 22 Stereoscopic photographs in 1 bag;
997:0034:0095 -- Mailable Pinhole Camera (housed with posters);
997:0034:0096-0117 -- Underwood and Underwood Stereoscopic photographs;
997:0034:0118-0132 -- 15 Stereoscopic photographs by Charles Swedlund in envelope;
997:0034:0133-0155 -- 21 Stereoscopic photographs in one bag;
997:0034:0156-0162 -- Old photographs in individual sleeves;
997:0034:0163-0193 -- 30 loose prints;
997:0034:0194 -- Five packaged Sawyer’s Pana-vue slides in 1 pack;
997:0034:0195-0198 -- Four packages of Sarbo-seens slidess;
997:0034:0199-0201 -- 12 packaged Technicolor slides in 3 packs;
997:0034:0202 -- 5 packaged GAF Pana-vue slides in 1 pack;
997:0034:0203 -- Void;
997:0034:0204 -- Polaroid picture in envelope;
997:0034:0205 -- Packaged slides of eyes (close-up);
997:0034:0212-0215 -- Box of lantern slides;
997:0034:0216-0224 -- packaged Woodmansterne slides in packaging;
997:0034:0225-0226 -- Xographs (housed with 997:0034:0058-0071);
997:0034:0227-0229 -- Photographic business cards;
997:0034:0233 -- Loose photographic print.

Accession No(s):

997:0034:0001-0410; Transfer from Fine Art Library, 1997

Location(s):

Flat File (posters)
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Kostuik, M., Box 1 (997:0034:0016-0019)
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Kostuik, M., Box 2 (997:0034:0020-0021, 0206, 0230-0231)
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Kostuik, M., Box 3 (997:0034:0024-0025, 0030-0034, 0040-0045, 0047-0052, 0056-0057, 0072, 0210, 0232)
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Kostuik, M., Box 5 (997:0034:0035-0039, 0046, 0054-0055, 0211)
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Kostuik, M., Box 8 997:0034:0022)
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Kostuik, M., Box 4 (997:0034:0026-0029)
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Kostuik, M., Box 6 (997:0034:0058-0071, 0141-0202, 0204, 0205, 0212-0229, 0233)
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Kostuik, M., Box 7 (997:0034:0073-0094)
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