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Princeton University Library Collection of F. Jay Haynes Photographs, 1877-1880s (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 3.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of an assembled collection of photographs by Yellowstone National Park and Northern Pacific Railway photographer F. Jay Haynes (1853-1921), mostly from the late 1870s and 1880s, including albums of albumen prints of various Yellowstone National Park sites and scenes along the Columbia River in Oregon, as well as stereograph views of Yellowstone National Park, wheat farmers in the Dakota Territory, and locations along the route of the Northern Pacific Railway.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Princeton University Library Collection of Konstantinos Dimitriou Photographs, 1889 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
Konstantinos Dimitriou (dates unknown) worked in Athens from ca. 1875 to 1900. He photographed towns, archaeological sites, and monuments, producing large-format pictures for the tourist trade. [http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/guides_bibliographies/photography_greece/photographers.html] Consists of an open collection for Dimitriou photographs of classical sites in Athens, including the Syntagma square, theTemple of Olympian Zeus, the Erechtheum, the Propylaea, the arch of Hadrian, the Acropolis, the Odeion of Herodes Atticus, the Byzantine church of Saints Theodore, and two grave-markers. There is also an image of Piraeus signed by Dimitriou.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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360 Photographs of American Scenery Collected by Norman Selfe on the Spots Represented in 1884, 1870-1884 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 6.25 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of a photograph album containing over 300 photographs of urban and rural locations in North America, Hawaii, and New Zealand, collected by Australian engineer Norman Selfe (1839-1911) during his 1884 tour to inspect engineering and architectural works abroad. The photographs document street architecture in San Francisco, California; redwood logging ventures in Humboldt County, California; as well as locations in the Oregon, Washington, and Utah Territories; the states of Colorado, Nevada, Missouri, Illinois, New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts; federal buildings in Washington, D.C.; and cities and natural features in Canada, including British Columbia, Montreal, Toronto, Niagara Falls, and the St. Lawrence River. Includes photographs taken by William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), George Dobson Valentine (1852-1890), George Fiske (1835-1918), I. W. Taber (1830-1912), and others.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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