Photographic items owned by Paul Romaine

Photographic items owned by Paul Romaine 12/31/2004

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

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.

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 &

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

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