Historic architecture and landscape image collection, ca. 1865-1973.

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Historic architecture and landscape image collection, ca. 1865-1973.

Collection consists of images documenting examples of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning in the United States and internationally between ca. 1865 and 1960. Includes mounted black and white and toned photographic prints; hand-colored, mechanically-colored, toned, and black and white glass latern slides; and black and white and color photolithographed postcards.

ca. 11,000 images.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8253109

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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Underwood & Underwood

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Altena, Edward van.

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Detroit Photographic Co.

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