| Description |
68 stereographs (photographic prints) : albumen, b&w ; 88 x 178 mm. or smaller. |
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1 stereograph (photomechanical print) : halftone, b&w ; 88 x 178 mm. |
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3 stereographs (photographic prints) : silver gelatin, b&w ; 90 x 179 mm. |
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39 stereographs (photographic prints) : albumen, b&w ; 100-113 x 178 mm. |
| Note |
Title devised by cataloger. |
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Includes views by C. W. Woodward, Frank Robbins, Detlor & Waddell and other photographers and publishers. |
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Includes six hand-colored views. |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated. |
| Event |
Woodward, Union View Co., L. D. & Co., and American scenery series are from the same negative series. |
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Some Frank Robbins views have had name removed and the label of the National Oil Journal attached. |
| Summary |
Views in the oil region of Pennsylvania and New York: primarily views along Oil Creek, but also views in the Tuna Valley of New York and Pennsylvania; primarily views of oil derricks, including the first oil well (1859, near Titusville), refineries, storage tanks, shipping in barrels on barges and by railroad tank car, shooting wells with nitrolycerine, pumping oil, oil refinery and tank fires, drilling and removing drills from wells; also includes views of the r.r. bridge over Kinzua Creek, including a construction view; views of wagons fording a river, a ferry, towns in the oil region including Bradford, Oil City, Summit City, Tidioute, Tarport and Limestone; views of homes including "Old Boyd House," a log cabin, with "oil exchange" in background, views of churches, burning oil tanks at Olean, N.Y., a train wreck on the B. B. & K. R. R., people picnicking at Flat Iron Rocks, and a view of a man on horseback paying a bridge toll at Petroleum Center; group portrait of men and boys in the hollow bole of a tree. |
| Cite As: |
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views. |
| Subject |
Barrels -- Pennsylvania.
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Barges.
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Bridge construction -- Pennsylvania.
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Disasters -- Pennsylvania.
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Fires -- Pennsylvania.
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Fires -- New York (State)
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Oil wells -- Pennsylvania.
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Petroleum chemicals industry -- Environmental aspects.
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Petroleum industry -- New York (State)
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Petroleum industry -- Pennsylvania.
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Picnics.
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Railroad bridges -- Pennsylvania.
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Railroad tank cars -- Pennsylvania.
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Rock formations.
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Trees.
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Bradford (Pa.)
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Oil Creek (Pa.)
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Tidioute (Pa.)
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Titusville (Pa.)
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Pennsylvania.
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New York (State)
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| Genre/Form |
Group portraits.
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Albumen prints.
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Halftone photomechanical prints.
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Photographic prints.
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Silver gelatin prints.
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Stereographs.
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| Added Author |
Johnson, T. H. (Thomas H.)
Photographer. Johnson's photographic views in the oil regions of Pennsylvania.
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Mather, J. A., 1829-1915,
Photographer. Mather's stereoscopic views of the Pennsylvania oil region.
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Macurdy, J. C.
Stereoscopic views, in the Pennsylvania oil regions.
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Robbins, Frank, 1846- ,
Photographer. Bullion oil region. 3, 7.
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Robbins, Frank, 1846- ,
Photographer. Bradford oil region.
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Robbins, Frank, 1846- ,
Photographer. Large stereoscopic views of the Pennsylvania oil region. 27-32.
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Robbins, Frank, 1846- ,
Photographer. Views of the Penna. oil region. 16, 20, 40, 49, 50, 53, 54, 83, 107.
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West, J,
Photographer. Stereoscopic views of the Pennsylvania oil region. 1.
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Woodward, C. W. (Charles Warren)
Photographer. Oil regions of Pennsylvania. 2758, 2768, 2776, 2784, 2787, 2797.
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American Stereoscopic Company.
Views of the oil region. 174, 179.
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Copeland & Fleming.
Views of the Pennsylvania oil region.
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Detlor & Waddell.
Stereoscopic views of the oil country. 19, 28, 29, 42, 73, 76.
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Keystone View Company, Publisher.
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J. Ward & Son., photographers.
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L.D. & Co, Publisher.
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Underwood & Underwood, Publisher.
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Union View Company.
Oil regions of Pennsylvania. 2757, 2758, 2760, 2761, 2763, 2769, 2770, 2771, 2773, 2780, 2787, 2790, 2795, 2796, 2798, 2800, 2803, 2804, 2806.
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Webster & Albee.
Artistic American scenery.
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West & Waddell.
Stereoscopic views of the Pennsylvania oil regions. 75, 80, 129.
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| Added Title |
American scenery. 2753, 2754, 2757, 2773, 2781, 2784, 2787, 2803, 2805.
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American series.
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American views, new H series.
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Metropolitan series.
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| Call No. |
MFY Dennis Coll 91-F314
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| Research Call Number |
MFY Dennis Coll 91-F314
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