National Anthropological Archives

Louis Constant Victor Rilliet photographs and diaries, circa 1880-1900

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.83-38
Creators:
Rilliet, Louis Constant Victor
Dates:
circa 1880-1900
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
2 Diaries
500 Stereographs
circa
glass
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs and diaries made by Louis Constant Victor Rilliet during his business trips throughout Europe and the Middle East. The photographs largely document scenery, buildings, people, and transportation. The diaries, dated 1880 and 1891-1892, discuss visits to Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Egypt, Tunisia, Palestine, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Turkey, Syria, Malta, Lebanon, Iran, Albania, Switzerland, and England. A viewer for Rilliet's glass stereographs, probably a veriscope, is also available in the collection.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Louis Constant Victor Rilliet (ca. 1848-1917) was a Swiss merchant who mostly traded in silks and velvets in Europe and the Middle East. As a young man, Rilliet had wanted to become an artist, but his father forbade it. During some of his travels, he created watercolor illustrations in his diaries and made stereographic views on glass.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Edward S. and Germaine M. Gallagher, 1983.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is fragile, but may be open for research subject to approval by the photo archivist.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 83-38, Louis Constant Victor Rilliet photographs and diaries, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 83-38


Keywords

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