Herbert Wendell Gleason photographic negatives of New York and Pennsylvania, 1911-1921.

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Gleason, Herbert Wendell, 1855-1937. Herbert Wendell Gleason photographic negatives of New York and Pennsylvania, 1911-1921.

Herbert Wendell Gleason photographic negatives of New York and Pennsylvania, 1911-1921.

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Lake Mohonk subjects include: Mohonk House built by the Smiley Brothers, who also built Canon Crest Park in Redlands, CA (see Series X), Peterskill Falls, plants (including New England Asters, chestnut oak leaves, maple leaves, sassafras leaves, witch hazel, and woodbine), and panoramic views of Sky Top Path from "Hayes Lookout" and Rondout Valley, and views along Laurel Ledge Drive and down Undercliff Road. Staten Island images consist of historic Fort Wadsworth, and the William Emerson Place; seaward views from Richmond Road, Dongan Hills, and from Emerson Hill; and wave-marks on sand at low tide. Gleason photographed the skyline of lower New York City, the Statue of Liberty, and Staten Island from the Staten Island Ferry. Pennsylvania consists of several Philadelphia scenes including, Bond Street toward City Hall, Independence Hall, the University Museum, and one image of the Dupont Water Garden (Longwood Gardens) in Kennett Square.

17 photonegatives : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. or smaller.38 photonegatives : film ; 13 x 18 cm. or smaller.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection