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Collection of Underwood & Underwood stereoscopic photographs
MS 413  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Historical Note
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Collection of Underwood & Underwood stereoscopic photographs
    Date (inclusive): 1896-1908
    Collection Number: MS 413
    Creator: Underwood & Underwood
    Extent: 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of 27 stereoscopic photographs depicting various locations in Jerusalem published by Underwood & Underwood at the turn of the 20th century. The majority of the photographs come from the "Jerusalem Tour" set published in 1904.
    Languages: The majority of the collection is in English, with basic photograph captions also translated into French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian.

    Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Collection of Underwood & Underwood stereoscopic photographs (MS 413). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Provenance unknown.

    Processing History

    The collection was processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, in 2017.

    Historical Note

    Underwood & Underwood was founded in 1881 in Kansas by brothers Elmer and Bert Elias Underwood, and was a large publisher of stereoscopic photographs. At the height of their success the company was producing 10 million stereoviews a year, including boxed sets with specific themes, including education, religion, and travel.
    In 1910, the company began to shift focus to the field of news photography, and in 1920 stereoview production was discontinued and Underwood & Underwood sold its stereographic stock and rights to the Keystone View Company.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of 27 stereoscopic photographs depicting various locations in Jerusalem published by Underwood & Underwood at the turn of the 20th century. The majority of the photographs come from the "Jerusalem Tour" set published in 1904. Some of the stereoviews also contain excerpts from various travel publications published by Underwood & Underwood.

    Collection Arrangement

    The collection is arranged by the photograph number assigned by the publisher.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Jerusalem
    Travel photography

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Stereoscopic photographs