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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Martha Smith Collection of Stereographs and Postcards
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2002.02
- Creators:
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Underwood & UnderwoodMayor, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1901-1980Underwood & Underwood StudiosExposition universelle de 1867 à Paris
- Dates:
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circa 1904
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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51 Stereographsblack and white2 Postcardsblack and white
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
43 stereographs from the early twentieth century were produced by the Underwood & Underwood Studio depicting various scenes and people from Meiji Japan, 3 stereographs from the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris, France, and two black and white postcards from Japan. Specific Japanese locations depicted include: Yokohama; Mississippi Bay and the Mikado Cliffs; Tokyo; Mt. Haruna, Ikao; Kyoto; Hiroshima; Lake Chuzenji.
Arrangement
Arrangement
0.5 linear foot
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The cards were most likely assembled by Ms. Smith's father, A. Hyatt Mayor (1901-1980), art historian, writer, and Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator of Prints from 1946-1966.
Biographical / Historical
Underwood & Underwood was an early photographic studio who produced steroscopic and photographic images from 1881 to the 1940s. Founded in Ottawa, Kansas by brothers Elmer Underwood and Bert Elias Underwood, the studio worked in Ottawa, Baltimore, and New York City. They sold box sets of photographs and set up distribution offices throughout the world. Underwood & Underwood covered major news events like the Boer War and the Great War.
Administration
Custodial History
Donated by Martha Smith, 2002
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Preferred Citation
Martha Smith Collection of Stereographs and Postcards. FSA.A2002.02. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A2002.02
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan -- 1900-1910 | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Stereographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Postcards | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Meiji, Emperor of Japan, 1852-1912 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
AVRreference@si.edu
