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Photographers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

James Zellner glass plate negatives

 Collection
Accession: 1974-278
Abstract:

This collection consists of glass plate negatives showing scenes from Carbon County, Pennsylvania during the second half of the nineteenth century, as well as a selection of archival prints. The majority of the images show scenes from Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe) and the surrounding area, the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway, and the waterfalls at Glen Onoko.

Dates: circa 1870-1895

Kemp, Edward H. (Edward Henry), 1868-1948

 Person
Dates: Existence: 1868 - 1948

Swords Bros, Photographers advertising card

 Collection
Accession: 2013-222
Abstract:

The Swords Bros was a photography studio, gallery and frame makers in York, Pennsylvania in the late-nineteenth century. This item is an advertising card for Sword Bros Photographers on 25 West Market Street for their frame department.

Dates: undated

Walter E. Burton diaries

 Collection
Accession: 2837
Abstract:

Walter Ervin Burton (1903-1995) was a technical writer, photographer, and inventor. He worked as a staff photographer and reporter for the Akron Times, Time Press, and Herald Publishing Companies. He became a freelance writer in 1927, contributing hundreds of articles to various magazines. This collection consists of nine handwritten diaries detailing the life and work of Walter E. Burton. As a freelance writer and inventor, Burton worked at home, creating and/or researching mechanical projects and writing them up for journals. He spent much of his time puttering and experimenting in his basement, meticulously recording each project, its completion, amounts paid him, etc. All of the diaries contain full-page entries for each day of the year. The run of diaries is incomplete; years included are 1957, 1960 to 1962, 1982, and 1984 to 1987. Researchers interested in the development and process of analyzing the mechanics of devices would find this collection of particular significance.

Dates: 1957-1987

William H. Rau lantern slides

 Collection
Accession: 1971-360
Abstract:

William H. Rau (1855-1920) was prominent Philadelphia photographer. During the 1870s and 1880s, William H. Rau would become best known for his work photographing scenic views from around the world. In 1895, Rau received a commission from the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Once again traveling in a customized passenger car, Rau traveled on the Lehigh Valley Railroad’s lines from New York City to the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania and upstate New York, documenting hundreds of landscapes along the way. Over two hundred images from this appointment would later be placed in Lehigh Valley Railroad terminals and public sites along the railroad’s reach.

Dates: circa 1895

William H. Rau stereoviews and negatives

 Collection
Accession: 2024-233
Abstract:

William H. Rau (1855-1920) was a prominent Philadelphia photographer. During the 1870s and 1880s, Rau was best known for his work photographing scenic views from around the world. This is a small, artificial collection primarily consisting of Rau's stereoviews of city and countryside scenery, as well as a set of twelve images that depict a story. The glass negatives show the interiors of Rau's Philadelphia photography studio and workers. The materials date from around the 1890s to 1904.

Dates: 1890-1904