Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards, 1856-1981

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Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards, 1856-1981

1856-1981

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Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 315 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earliest known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and an international collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.

236 stereographs and 61 cabinet cards

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George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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Parker, Edmund, 1827-1898

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Edmund Parker (1827-1898) was enslaved at the Mount Vernon Estate in Virginia under John Augustine Washington III. Edmund Parker later returned to the estate as a paid employee, and stood sentry over Washington’s tomb....

Waldsmith, Robert, 1913-1993

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