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YMCA stereograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Y.USA.107

Content Description

This collection consists of forty-four stereographs. Nineteen of the stereographs are part of a series of images of a YMCA group hiking in Mt. Rainier National Park. Sixteen stereographs are of troops and YMCA activities during World War I. Nine stereographs are of YMCA buildings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-1930

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright, ownership, and to obtain all the necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials.

Historical

Stereographs consist of two almost identical photographs typically mounted on cards with captions providing information about the image on front or back of the card. The illusion of a single three-dimensional image is created when a stereograph is viewed using a stereoscope that allows the viewer to see a single image through each eye.

Stereographs were most popular between 1870 and 1920. Collecting and viewing them was common.

Information taken from: "Stereograph Cards," Library of Congress, accessed April 7, 2022, https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/stereo/background.html.

Extent

.1 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Stereographs depicting a YMCA group hiking on Mt. Rainier in Washington, YMCA activities in France during World War I, and various YMCA buildings.

Physical Location

See Detailed Description section for box listing.

Processing Information

Processed by Alex Bentley April 2022. Includes accession number Y20201230.



Catalog Record ID number:

Title
YMCA STEREOGRAPH COLLECTION
Subtitle
An Inventory
Status
Completed
Author
Alex Bentley
Date
April 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Collecting Area Details

Contact The Kautz Family YMCA Archives Collecting Area

Contact:

612-625-3445