Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Stereograph Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
EEPA.2008-010
Creators:
Visser, Robert, 1860-1937
Underwood & Underwood
J. F. Jarvis (Washington, D.C.)
C. Bierstadt (Publisher, Niagara Falls, N.Y,)
H.C. White Co.
Dates:
1897-circa 1903
Languages:
French
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Physical Description:
9 Stereographs
3 are black and white collotype printed postcards
Repository:
This collection includes three postcards that depict stereographic images created by Robert Visser of villages, peoples, and a "fetish" figure in Congo (Democratic Republic).

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection includes three postcards that depict stereographic images created by Robert Visser of villages, peoples, and a "fetish" figure in Congo (Democratic Republic).

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Robert Visser (1860-1937) was a German merchant, photographer, and collector of ethnographica.
Underwood &amph; Underwood (1981-1940s) was an early producer and distributor of stereoscopic and other photographic images, and later was a pioneer in the field of news bureau photography.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Holly Ross in 2008 (EEPA 2008-010); Roy Sieber in 1993 (EEPA 1993-021); Bryna Freyer in 1994 (EEPA 1994-009); and John Vauco and Kelly Armor in 2006 (EEPA 2006-010).
Processing Information
This collection is comprised of several different accessions: EEPA 1993-021, EEPA 1994-009; EEPA 2006-010, and EEPA 2008-010.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Preferred Citation
Stereograph Collection, EEPA 2008-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Postcards Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stereographs Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Congo (Democatic Republic) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Egypt Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Zulu (African people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Libya Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
National Museum of African Art
P.O. Box 37012
MRC 708
Washington, DC 20013-7012
elisofonarchives@si.edu