Souvenir Travel Views
PhotographerPhotographed by
Auguste Garcin
Swiss
PhotographerPhotographed by
Adolphe Braun
French, 1812 - 1877
PhotographerPhotographed by
E.O. Waite
PhotographerPhotographed by
Moller & Hawthorn
American
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1870
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/16 x 7 1/8in. (10.6 x 18.1cm) and smaller
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/16 x 7 1/8in. (10.6 x 18.1cm) and smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 7/8 x 8in. (12.4 x 20.3cm) and smaller
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/16 x 7 1/8in. (10.6 x 18.1cm) and smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 7/8 x 8in. (12.4 x 20.3cm) and smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionSouvenir views, mostly of scenes in Amsterdam and Switzerland. Other views include the Palace Hotel Car in Worcester, Massachusetts; Thomasville, Georgia; and Japan.
Object number2011.344.1169-.1178
Markings2011.344.1169, 2011.344.1176, 2011.344.1177, verso, bottom, printed in black ink on label: Information about the location depicted.Inscribed2011.344.1169, 2011.344.1176, 2011.344.1177, recto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "AD BRAUN / a Dornach (Ht. Rhin)"Verso, center, printed in black ink: "[photographer's studio mark] / A.D. BRAUN / PHOTOGRAPHE / DE S.M. L'EMPEREUR / a Dornach (Ht. Rhin)"
2011.344.1170, recto, printed in black ink on left side: "PALACE HOTEL CAR, EDWIN FORREST."
Bottom, printed in black ink: "JEROME MARBLE, / PRES'T AND GEN'L MANAGER. / WORCESTER EXCURSION CAR CO. / WORCESTER, MASS. / CHAS. B. PRATT, TREASURER"
Right side, printed in black ink: "PHOTOGRAPHED BY E. O. WAITE"
2011.344.1171, 2011.344.1172, 2011.344.1174, verso, center, printed in black or purple ink: "SUISSE SAVOIE / GARCIN / PHOTOGRAPHE A GENEVE / MIDI DE LA FRANCE"
2011.344.1171, verso, right side, handwritten in black ink: "Bridge at Berne"
2011.344.1172, verso, right side, handwritten in black ink: "Gevenva / Suisse"
2011.344.1174, verso, right side, handwritten in black ink: "Bird's eye view of Berne"
2011.344.1175, recto, bottom, handwritten in black ink: "Jontie + Hattie In Japan"
2011.344.1178, verso, printed in black ink: "Views in and Around THomasville. / No. 4 Mitchell House ["4 Mitchell House" handwritten in black ink] / PHOTOGRAPHED BY / MOLLER & HAWTHORN, / Thomasville, - - - - Ga. / Times Job Print."NotesConstituent Note: Photographs are the work of professional photographers. They were probably purchased by Harriet von Schoonhoven Thorne during her travels.
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