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Lantern Slides SP 0025 Legacy Finding Aid for Manuscript and Photograph Collections 801 K Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001 What are Finding Aids? Finding aids are narrative guides to archival collections created by the repository to describe the contents of the material. They often provide much more detailed information than can be found in individual catalog records. Contents of finding aids often include short biographies or histories, processing notes, information about the size, scope, and material types included in the collection, guidance on how to navigate the collection, and an index to box and folder contents. What are Legacy Finding Aids? The following document is a legacy finding aid – a guide which has not been updated recently. Information may be outdated, such as the Historical Society’s contact information or exact box numbers for contents’ location within the collection. Legacy finding aids are a product of their times; language and terms may not reflect the Historical Society’s commitment to culturally sensitive and anti-racist language. This guide is provided in “as is” condition for immediate use by the public. This file will be replaced with an updated version when available. To learn more, please Visit DCHistory.org Email the Kiplinger Research Library at [email protected] (preferred) Call the Kiplinger Research Library at 202-516-1363 ext. 302 The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., is a community-supported educational and research organization that collects, interprets, and shares the history of our nation’s capital. Founded in 1894, it serves a diverse audience through its collections, public programs, exhibits, and publications. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. SPECIAL PHOTO COLLECTIONS FINDING AID Title: SP 0025 Lantern Slides General Collection, 1808-1935 Scope and Content: Consists of over 700 identified lantern slides representing scenes in the Washington D.C. area. The collection is listed by street location with churches, historic houses, and memorials cross referenced. The following have separate headings but not all slides have been cataloged: Capitol, Library of Congress, Mount Vernon, Union Station, Washington Monument, and White House. The collection also includes unidentified images. Donor: The core of the collection seems to have been a donation of over 600 slides from the estate of Frederick Lewis Fishback, taken from about the turn of the century until Mr. Fishback’s death in 1927. These were unidentified at the time of the donation and have been added to since from various donors. The collection has been given the accession number 1962.006, but the original 600 slides from that donation have not been specifically identified. Size: 2.0 cubic ft. (40 containers) Restrictions: None SP 0025 Lantern Slides General Collection NO. Street Scenes – by Location/Name A-1 A Street NE at 1st Street A-2 A Street SE at 1st Street; Carroll Row A-3 Agriculture Dept. (old) on Mall A-4 Alexandria, VA.; Gatsby Tavern A-5 Alexandria, VA.; Gatsby Tavern A-6 Alexandria, VA.; Wise Tavern A-7 Alexandria, VA.; Christ Church A-7a Christ Church Alexandria—colored (From Fishback 83.29.2) A-7+1 Alexandria, VA.; Carlyle House (by Edmondson Co., Cleveland) A-8 Arlington, VA.; Custis-Lee House A-9 Arlington, VA.; Custis-Lee House A-10 Arlington, VA.; Custis-Lee House A-11 Arlington, VA.; Cemetery, Amphitheatre A-11A Arlington, VA.; Amphitheatre (Wellington, 2002.121) A-12 Arlington, VA.; Cemetery, gravesites A-13 Arlington, VA.; Cemetery, gravesites A-14 Arlington, VA.; Cemetery, gravesites A-15 Arlington, VA.; Hoover Airport (H-5) A-16 Arsenal, Washington, siege guns, 1898 A-17 Arsenal, Washington, firing siege guns, 1898 A-18 Firing signal gun on the Arsenal Grounds—Soldiers (B. P. Murray) B-1 B Street NW (Constitution Ave) 1700 Block; Burnes Cottage B-2 B Street NW (Constitution Ave) 1700 Block; Burnes Cottage B-3 B Street NW (Constitution Ave) 1700 Block; Burnes Cottage B-4 B Street NW (Constitution Ave) 1700 Block; Burnes Cottage; Van Ness House B-5 B Street NW (Constitution Ave) 1700 Block; Van Ness House B-6 B Street NW (Constitution Ave) 1700 Block; Van Ness House B-7 B Street NW (Constitution Ave) 1700 Block; Van ness House B-8 B Street SE (Independence Ave) at New Jersey Ave. B-9 B Street SE (Independence Ave) at 2nd Street Sewell House B-10 B Street SE (Independence Ave) at 2nd Street Sewell House B-11 Boundary Stones B-12 Boundary Stones Map C-1 C Street NW at 3rd Street; house on SE corner C-2 C Street NW #326 C-3* C Street NW #339 C-4 C Street NW #339 C-5 C Street NW at 17th Street; Carberry House C-6 Cabin John Bridge C-7 Campbell Hospital; Civil War sketch CA U.S. CAPITOL 6 containers (list not fully developed) CA-01 Supreme Court Room in Capitol (by Edmondson Co., Cleveland) CA-02 Hall of Statues in Capitol Carroll, Hancock and Franklin (by Edmondson Co., Cleveland) CA-03 George Washington tomb in Capitol (from Searle) 2 SP 0025 Lantern Slides General Collection NO. Street Scenes – by Location/Name CA-04 Capitol Rotunda(from Searle) CA-05 Capitol, east side(from Searle) CA-06 Supreme Court Room in Capitol (from Keystone) CA-07 On Capitol steps. President Harding’s Funeral (from National Photo) CA-08 From Capitol steps. President Harding’s Funeral (from National Photo) CA-09 West Side of Capitol from the Botanic Gardens in the fall around the turn of the 20th century.( L. V. Hallock) CA-10 Capitol Vista from the Botanic Garden— shows several plants in the gardens.( L. V. Hallock) Note says see also Taft Collection #64. CA-11 Henry Clay in U. S. Senate, 1850 print CA-12 Capitol painting, “Battle of Lake Erie” by William Powell, 1873 CA-13 Capitol painting, Electoral Commission of 1877 by Cornelia A. Fassetts CA-14 Capitol statues—Robert Fulton, Roger Williams, William Allen, Nathaniel Greene CA-15 Capitol Hill from the west. CA-16 Panorama View of Capitol and Mall from Washington Monument, ca 1900? (from Fishback 83.29.1) CA-17 Print of the Capitol in 1814? just before the British invasion (B. P. Murray) CA-18 Print of the Capitol in 1830-1850 (B. P. Murray) CA-19 East side of Capitol in winter (B. P. Murray) CA-20 Summer tree on Capitol Grounds (B. P. Murray) CA-21 Capitol view from Soldiers’ Home Grounds— color (B. P. Murray) CA-22 East side of Capitol (B. P. Murray) C-8 C & O Canal C-9 C & O Canal C-10 C & O Canal CHURCHES – See separate list below C-11 Columbian University C-12 Columbian University Law School C-13** Connecticut Ave. NW at K Street; Shepherd House C-14 Constitution Ave. NW, 2100 block; Nat. Academy of Sciences sketch C-15 Corcoran Gallery (S-6) C-16* C Street NW #334, Standard Art Marble Tile Co. C-17 Congressional Cemetery; Greenleaf Monument (G-17) C-18 Church of Covenant (National Presbyterian Church), Connecticut Avenue & N Street (From Fishback 83.29.3) D-1 D Street NW 300/400 blocks; Court House, Old City Hall D-2 D Street NW 300/400 blocks; Court House, Old City Hall D-3 D Street NW #1202, Bond Paper Co. D-4 Dalecarlia Reservoir D-5* Delaware Ave. SW,1200 block; Casanova House D-6 District Bldg., 14th & E Street NW (E-5) D-7 Dupont Circle, at New Hampshire Ave. NW, Leiter Mansion D-8 Dupont Circle, at Massachusetts Ave. NW, Stewart’s Castle D-9* Delaware Ave. NE, #217, Eastern Dispens. & Casualty Hospital 3 SP 0025 Lantern Slides General Collection NO. Street Scenes – by Location/Name E-1 E Street NW, at 6th Street; Chase House E-2 E Street NW, at 8th Street; Blodgett Hotel E-3 E Street NW, at 12th Street; Herzog’s Store E-4 E Street NW, 1300 block; north side, ca. 1915 E-5 E Street NW, 1300 block; south side/District Bldg. (D-6) E-6 East Capitol Street SE, at 2nd Street, Grant Row E-7 Eastern Dispensary & Casualty Hospital (D-9) E-8 Eighteenth Street NW. #622 E-9 Eleventh Street, SE, Philadelphia Row E-9A Ellipse, Zero milestone (Wellington, 2002.121) E-10 Engraving & Printing Bureau Bldg., 14th & B Street SW E-11 Engraving & Printing Bureau Bldg., 14th & B Street SW E-12 Engraving & Printing Bureau Bldg., 14th & B Street SW E-13 Engraving & Printing Bureau, making paper money (Keystone) F-1 F Street NW, #614 F-2 F Street NW, 1400 block, ca. 1890 F-3* F Street NW, at 18th Street, NW corner F-4 Farragut Square F-5** Fifth Street NW F-6 Florida Ave. NE, at 6th Street; Brent House F-7 Fourth Street SW, 1300 block, Wheat Row F-8 Foxall country house; Spring Hill F-9 Freer Gallery, Mall F-10* F Street SE; at 2nd Street Duddington House F-11** Fifteenth Street NW; Southern Bldg. north to Hotel Bellevue, 1912 F-12 Farragut Square (Statue) Shepherd’s Row in background. F-13 Franklin Square, Franklin School in background, 1925?, hand colored (Farnham) G-1A Gallaudet University G-2 Georgetown, incl. C & O Canal G-3 Georgetown, Aqueduct Bridge G-4 Government Printing Office; North Capitol & H Street NW G-5 General view; Pennsylvania Ave. NW east to Capitol G-6 General view; from Washington Monument, NW over downtown G-7 General view; from Washington Monument, to the SW G-8 General view; from Washington Monument, to the north G-8A General view; from Washington Monument, NE over Federal Triangle(Wellington, 2002.121) G-9 General view; from the Capitol; to the west over the Mall G-10 General view; from the Capitol, to the west over the Mall G-11 General view; from the Capitol, down North Capitol Street G-12 General view; from Massachusetts and Wisconsin Ave.
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