Photographic items owned by Paul Romaine                    12/31/2004

Format          Description

Stereo     Ph     New York Harbor, looking southwest from Brooklyn Bridge to Liberty Statue, New York City, U.S.A.. 

                    (Underwood & Underwood, © 1902). Curved Cream mount

                    Railing of Brooklyn Bridge in foreground, with ships and tugs in the harbor, and Statue of Liberty in far background

Stereo     Ph     Broadway from Barnum's Museum [at Fulton Street].  (E. Anthony, © 1859). Flat Ivory mount with square

                    corners

                    Square corner on white mount. Anthony "Instantaneous Views" taken apparently from the second or third story. Shows

                     busy street and foot traffic. Printed copyright recto and printed title on verso.

Stereo     Ph     South Ferry Boats, New York.  (Kilburn Brothers, ca. 1870). Flat Yellow mount

                    Yellow mount. Shows ferry boat heading towards a shoreline filled with low buildings and churches. Dating based on

                    Kilburn brothers partnership 1865-1877 (Edward retires in 1877; Benjamin W. takes over 1877-1909)

Photo Print Ph     Snapshots off top Empire State, New York.  ([s.n.], 1931). 

                    Three brownie (?) camera shots, from the Empire State Building, each captioned on verso in contemporary ink and all

                    dated June 23, 1931: (1) "looking north from Empire State building New York;" (2) "Hudson river S.S. [illegible?] from

                    Empire State Building NY;" and (3) "looking south from Empire State Building”.  Each photograph measures 3-3/8" by

                    2-3/8". The Empire State Building (1250 feet) was completed in 1931.

Stereo     Ph     View of the Post Office and Broadway.  (Kilburn Brothers, ca. 1875). 

                    Title in negative. The Post Office, at Park Row, was completed in 1875 and demolished in 1938-39

Stereo     Ph     Broadway from the Post Office, New York.  ([s.n.], ca. 1875). Slightly curved White mount with rounded corners

                    No publisher on mount. The Post Office, at Park Row, was completed in 1875 and demolished in 1938-39

Stereo     Ph     America's Greatest Thoroughfare, Broadway from the Empire Building past Trinity Church Steeple.  (H.C.

                    White, © 1908). 

Stereo     Ph     Up Broadway and Fifth Avenue from Flat Iron Building.  (Keystone View Company, © 1904). Curved Gray,

                    rounded corners

                    Aerial view from roof, looking up Fifth Avenue; shows commercial signs

Stereo     Ph     Building one of New York's greatest skyscrapers, showing steel framework [Singer Building].  (Underwood &

                    Underwood, ca. 1908). Curved

                    Printed description on back identifies as the Singer Building, taken from the roof of the Park Row Building. The Singer

                    Building (612 feet) was completed in 1908. Stamped 3 and S43

Stereo     Ph     Elevated railroad on the Bowery in New York.  (Griffith & Griffith, ca. 1896). 

                    Photograph by William Rau. Shows El, Trolleys, carts and cobblestone street. Rau, active 1870s-1900, was distributed

                    by Griffith & Griffith from 1896 (Darrah, World, p. 52)

Stereo     Ph     Broadway, N.Y. [looking south from Canal; street crowded with wagons].  ([s. n.], ca. 1870). Flat Yellow

                    Yellow flat mount. Title written on verso in pencil. Shows storefronts with horse and wagons on street. This reprints an

                    Anthony 1867 negative without attribution; see Frederick S. Lightfoot, Nineteenth Century New York, pl.39

Stereo     Ph     The famous Flatiron Building -- most remarkable commercial building in the world, New York.  (Underwood &

                    Underwood, © 1904). Curved Gray, rounded corners

                    Taken from West side of Madison Square. Long printed notice on verso

Stereo     Ph     Broadway, New York, showing the great skyscrapers.  (B.W. Kilburn, 1900). 

Stereo     Ph     Manhattan and the Hudson River from the Air (Fairchild Aerial Survey).  (Keystone View Company, ca. 1932?).

                    Curved Gray, rounded edges

                    #32823T and top T37(star). Panorama of much of lower Manhattan and midtown, including the Empire State Building

                    and the faintly visible George Washington Bridge. Fairchild Aerial Survey were done between 1922-1936 (Darrah,

                    World, p.76)


Stereo     Ph     See Them from the Air! - The World Renowned Skyscrapers of Lower New York City. [Aerial stereoview of

                    lower Manhattan].  (Keystone View Company, ca. 1932?). Curved Gray, rounded edges

                    #26294, also top 25. Fairchild Aerial Survey?

Stereo     Ph     Cathedral of Commerce -- Woolworth Building known as the Product of  Five and Ten Cent Pieces, New York

                    City.  (Keystone View Company, ca. 1912). Curved Grey

                    No. T13 and 32373. The Woolworth Building (767 feet) was completed in 1912.

Stereo     Ph     West Point from across the River, N.Y..  (Keystone View Company, n.d.). Curved Grey

                    # 6313. H79. Appears to be a photograph from Constitution Island

Stereo     Ph     Home Again! To the land of the Free and the home of the Brace! New York, U.S.A. [South Ferry, New York City

                    from Water].  (Keystone View Company, ca. 1920?). Curved Grey

                    #'26512T. T400 Probably part of a Keystone Travel series, with this card at the end

Stereo     Ph     Flat Iron Building, Fifth Avenue and Broadway, New York, N.Y., U.S.A..  (Keystone View Company, © 1903).

                    Curved Gray, rounded corners

                    Taken from a second story (?), shows shop awning at lower right

Stereo     Ph     The Cemetery at Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., U.S.A..  (Keystone View Company, ca. 1920?). Curved Grey

                    #6299 . Also numbered 36 at top.

Stereo     Ph     Pallisades [sic], Hudson R[iver].  (Barnum Photographer, ca. 1870). Flat Yellow, square edges

                    Title from pencil note on verso. View from water. Blind stamp "Barnum Photographer." Darrah notes that Barnum

                    was active 1850s-1870s. Photo from foot of Palisades. (Shows gravel quarrying?)

Stereo     Ph     New York -- Englewood Cliffs.  (Miller & Best, ca. 1880s). Flat Yellow, rounded corners

                    Yellow mount. Photo from top of cliffs, but closer to spit of land. Advertisement on verso for Pharmacist D. R. Young

                    of Vergennes, Vt. Darrah, Stereo Views (1964) lists Miller & Best in his group 1878-1898. In World of the

                    Stereograph, he dates most yellow mounts 1861-70. Probably a reprint (see top center, cropped half-moon insignia).

Stereo     Ph     New York -- Englewood Cliffs.  (Miller & Best, ca. 1880s). Flat Yellow, rounded corners

                    Yellow mount. Photo from top of cliffs, with trees in foreground. Shows a black child seated near the edge of the cliff.

                    Advertisement on verso for Pharmacist D. R. Young of Vergennes, Vt. Probably a reprint (see top center, cropped

                    half-moon insignia).

Stereo     Ph     14 stereocards of New York [itemized].  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

Stereo     Ph     Bridge of Sighs, Tombs Prison N.Y..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Shows the bridge over a cobble stone street

Stereo     Ph     St.  Paul's Church & Astor House N.Y..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Depicts St. Paul's Church at background center from street. Foot traffic and Harlem trolley. Astor House, "the first

                    mammoth luxury hotel in New York" opened in 1836 at Broadway between Vesey and Barclay streets. (p. 149,

                    Lockwood, Manhattan Moves Uptown) "Its glory faded in the early 1850s, as several 'monster hotels' ... opened  on

                    Broadway." (p. 150)

Stereo     Ph     City Hall N.Y..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Shows City Hall from the west side, with some foot traffic in front

Stereo     Ph     Brooklyn Bridge & Ferry Boat N.Y..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Shows ferryboat in near background and the bridge in distant background.

Stereo     Ph     Manhattan Bridge, from High Bridge Tower N.Y..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    View looking south from High Bridge Tower, towards Manhattan Bridge. Shows picket fence (?) in foreground and

                    suggests the rural character

Stereo     Ph     Swan Boats, Central Park N.Y..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Depicts approximately eight people seated in the boat, with foliage in background


Stereo     Ph     Egyptian Obelisk, Central Park N.Y..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Shows "Cleopatra's Needle". No people around

Stereo     Ph     Roadway & Cars, Brooklyn Bridge N.Y..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Shows roadway for carts at left, rails at center and far left, and pedestrian walkway at left center. The bridge's towers

                    are barely visible. Utility poles are visible at left

Stereo     Ph     Bethesda Fountain, Central Park N.Y..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Fountain is shot from ground level, at an angle. The water is clearly shown flowing. People are trees are visible in

                    distance.

Stereo     Ph     The Mall, Central Park N.Y..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Depicts a crowded mall, with bare trees. In near foreground a young man wearing a derby looks at the camera.

Stereo     Ph     The Mall, Winter.  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Shows the Mall in in Central Park, with bare trees and few people

Stereo     Ph     A Dive, Coney Island, Lady Diving.  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Depicts a woman in knee-length bathing side diving head-first into the water. Her head and arms are partially

                    submerged. The bathing house is in the background

Stereo     Ph     Bethesda Fountain, Central Park [from above].  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    View of the fountain from Bethesda Terrace, with park visitors around. Low definition

Stereo     Ph     Columbus Monument, 59th St..  (Alfred S. Campbell, © 1896). Flat Tan, rounded corners

                    Light-colored. Depicts Columbus memorial at corner of Central Park, with passersby.

Stereo     Pr     25 Views Copyrighted Stereographs [slip-cover].  ([s.n.], ca.1918). 

                    Printed generic sleeve for photogravure stereocards, apparently set no. 124 "An Automobile Tour around New York

                    City" (see automobile for tour). Darrah, World of Stereograph, pp. 54-55, discusses these "lithoprints" and dates a

                    "New York City" set of 20 cards to ca. 1908, and "An Automobile Trip around NYC" with 25 cards to 1918. These

                    cards are either Photogravures or Colotypes.

Stereo     Pr     A View of Famous Broadway.  ([s. n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     Steamship Docks above Brooklyn Bridge.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     A Detail of New York's Finest Going on Duty.  ([s. n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     Automobile Sightseeing.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard. Shows car filled with tourists and guide holding speaker. Nice image.

Stereo     Pr     Bartholdi's Statue [Statue of Liberty].  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     Brooklyn Bridge and View of Brooklyn.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     Lake George, New York.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     East River Bridge.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     Steam Yachts and Ferry Boats, New York Harbor.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.


Stereo     Pr     Battery Park with some of New York's Tall Buildings.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     The Famous Bowery as it is today.  ([s. n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     Market under East River Bridge.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     The Hall of Fame [Bronx, N.Y.].  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     The Broadway Squad, New York's Mounted Police.  ([s. n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard. Shows police on horses.

Stereo     Pr     Art Museum, Central Park, New York City.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard. Depicts the Metropolitan Museum before McKim Mead & White's "new" façade was

                    added.

Stereo     Pr     The Postoffice [sic].  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     The World Building and City Hall.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     Panorama of cadets encampments, West Point, N.Y..  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     Interior of Madison Square Garden at Night.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard. Shows brightly lit interior.

Stereo     Pr     Flat Iron Building and view of Fifth Avenue.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard. This view appears to have been taken from the old Madison Square Garden

Stereo     Pr     The Custom House.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     Castle Garden now the Aquarium.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard. View taken from the park at foot level. Once the immigration depot for New York City.

Stereo     Pr     Tomb of General Grant.  ([s. n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     Fountain and Lake, Central Park, New York City.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Pr     A Birdseye [sic] view of the skyscraper district.  ([s.n.], ca.1918). Flat White, with rounded edges

                    Photogravure stereocard.

Stereo     Ph     The wonder of the age, Brooklyn Bridge, from The World building, New York, U.S.A..  (Underwood &

                    Underwood, ca 1900). Curved

                    #5289. Sepia-toned. Shows ships and tugs passing underneath. (Printed description on back mentions a newer bridge

                    being constructed. Also numbered top center 2, and right edge S32

Stereo     Ph     From Empire B[ui]ld[in]g, N[orth] past Trinity steeple up Broadway, New York.  (Underwood & Underwood, ca.

                    1900). Curved

                    # 10712. Numbered at top 1.


Stereo     Ph     View in New York Harbor [gelatine-bromide].  (E. & H.T. Anthony, ca. 1880). Flat Pale gray, with rounded

                    corners

                    Shows steam paddle-wheel ship "Iron Steamboat Co" in foreground, with other ships in background. A small island

                    (Governor's Island?) appears in distant background. Darrah, World, p. 25 dates the Gelatine-Bromide (dry-plate)

                    process to 1880 and the 36 views of New York for which it was used.

Stereo     Ph     East River Bridge, N.Y. [Brooklyn Bridge] [gelatine-bromide].  (E. & H.T. Anthony, ca. 1883?). Flat Pale gray,

                    with rounded corners

                    Shows bridge in distance, with ferry boat "America" in near distance (dwarfing the bridge). Darrah, World, p. 25 dates

                     the Gelatine-Bromide (dry-plate) process to 1880 and the 36 views of New York for which it was used. Bridge

                    completed May 1883; towers completed 1875 and temporary footbridge opened 1877

Stereo     Ph     Flat Iron building, Fifth Avenue and Broadway, New York, N.Y., U.S.A..  (Keystone View Company, n.d.). Curved

                    Gray, rounded corners

                    Variant? Foreground right shows awning

Stereo     Ph     Up Broadway and Fifth Avenue from Flat Iron Building.  (Keystone View Company, before 1902?). Curved Grey

Stereo     Ph     New York, Brooklyn Bridge from New York.  (Griffith & Griffith, ca. 1896). Flat Yellow

                    Close-up view of the bridge, showing two ships (one steam and one sail) in slips at the base of the bridge. Before 1890

                    (per seller), but Griffith & Griffith started to distribute Rau from 1896; negative may be ca. 1888-1900.

Stereo     Ph     From Brooklyn Bridge west -- great skyscrapers, financial district of the New World's Metropolis, New York

                    City [east river waterfront, with bridge wires in foreground].  (Underwood & Underwood, 1902). Curved

                    Great view of the waterfront and buildings of lower Manhattan through the bridge's cables

Stereo     Ph