54 stereographs (photoprints) : albumen, b&w ; 88 x 177mm. or smaller.
1 stereograph (photomechanical print) : halftone, col. ; 89 x 177 mm.
Note
Title devised by cataloger.
Includes views by Bierstadt Brothers, Littleton View Co., Morse & Fronti and other photographers and publishers.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
Summary
Views of homes in New York City including 5th Ave. mansions of A. T. Stewart and the Vanderbilts, a backyard of a rowhouse with its occupants, country houses, including one overlooking the Hudson or other river and one with woman in front, African American man holding horse's reins, African American child in the foreground; also including interior views: an elaborate conservatory with sculpture and fountain, views of halls, bedrooms, parlors; Edgar Allan Poe's house in Poe Park. Some views duplicated.