A collection of 22 stereoviews and one (1) CDV highlighting different cities and landmarks around Minnesota, ca. 1850s-1900s. From at least nine different photographers and studios.
This lot includes:
1. St. Paul. Series, "Gold Medal Views of Minnesota Scenery." Charles A. Zimmerman, photographer. Imprint to mount recto and verso.
2. View on the N.P.R.R. Series, "Stereographs of Minnesota Scenery." W.H. Illingworth, photographer. Imprint to mount recto.
3. [Ft. Snelling]. Series, "Minnesota and Upper Mississippi Stereoscopic Views." W.H. Illingworth, photographer. Imprint to mount recto. Consignor note to mount verso identifying the image.
4. Fort Snelling, at the Junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. Series, "Stereographs of Minnesota Scenery." W.H. Illingworth, photographer. Imprint to mount recto.
5. City of St. Paul. Series, "Stereographs of Minnesota Scenery." W.H. Illingworth, photographer. Imprint to mount recto.
6. St. Paul Street Scenes. Series, "Stereographs of Minnesota Scenery." W.H. Illingworth, photographer. Imprint to mount recto.
7. Image of a horse-drawn cart on a St. Paul street. Series, "Stereographs of Minnesota Scenery." F.A. Taylor, photographer. Imprint to mount recto.
8. St. Paul Street Scenes. Series, "Stereographs of Minnesota Scenery." W.H.Illingworth, photographer. Imprint to mount recto.
9. 1142. 1/4 mile west of Sleepy Eye. "A step off." Series, "E. & T. Minnesota Snow View Series of 1881." Elmer & Tenney, photographer. Imprint to mount recto and verso.
10. 1154. Cutting snow blocks. Series, "E. & T. Minnesota Snow View Series of 1881." Elmer & Tenney, photographer. Imprint to mount recto and verso.
11. 1133. Breslings Cut, 1 1/2 miles west of Oshawa. Series, "E. & T. Minnesota Snow View Series of 1881." Elmer & Tenney, photographer. Imprint to mount recto and verso.
12. 1154. Cutting snow blocks. Series, "E. & T. Minnesota Snow Blockade View Series." Elmer & Tenney, photographer. Imprint to mount recto and verso.
13. 1156. Drawing snow blocks out. Series, "E. & T. Minnesota Snow Blockade View Series of 1881." Elmer & Tenney, photographer. Imprint to mount recto and verso.
14. 1193. Cutting Blocks—A huge block. Series, "E. & T. Minnesota Snow View Series of 1881." Elmer & Tenney, photographer. Imprint to mount recto and verso.
15. 1141. East approach to Kelly's Cut. Series, "E. & T. Minnesota Snow View Series of 1881." Elmer & Tenney, photographer. Imprint to mount recto and verso.
16. Unidentified street view of Minneapolis. Period pencil inscription to mount verso identifying the city.
17. Outdoor albumen CDV of Saint Paul. Saint Paul: Whitney's Gallery, n.d. Identification printed to mount recto. Imprint to mount verso. Period ink name written to mount verso.
18. [Cataract House & vicinity.] W.H. Jacoby, photographer. Period pencil inscription identifying shot to mount verso. Imprint to mount recto.
19. View in the City of Brainerd. Series, "Scenery on the Northern Pacific Railroad." Caswell & Davy, photographer. Imprint to mount recto.
20. Presbyterian Church, Duluth. Series, "Lake Superior Scenery, North Shore." Caswell & Davy, photographer. Imprint to mount recto.
21. [Castle Rock Minn. Near Farmington, Minn.] Benjamin Franklin Upton, photographer. Imprint stamped to mount recto. Period and consignor inscriptions identifying shot to mount verso.
22. [Duluth Minn.] Unknown photographer. Period pencil inscription identifying shot to mount verso. Period name written to mount verso.
23. 676. Streets of Minneapolis. Series, "Stereographs of Minnesota Scenery." S.M. Williams, photographer. Imprint to mount recto. Period inscription affirming title to mount verso.
[Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards]
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