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The great light house lens mounted for work, Electric building, World's Columbian Exposition.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

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United States

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Illinois.

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Stereoscopic views of the World's Columbian Exposition

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Title
The great light house lens mounted for work, Electric building, World's Columbian Exposition.
Additional title: Stereoscopic views of the World's Columbian Exposition. 8567.
Names
Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909 (Photographer)
Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

United States

States

Illinois.

Stereoscopic views of the World's Columbian Exposition

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1893
Place: Littleton, N.H.
Publisher: B.W. Kilburn
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 90-F186
Topics
Illinois
Chicago (Ill.)
Exhibitions -- Illinois -- Chicago
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Genres
Stereographs
Photographs
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG90-F186
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11707463
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f886fee0-c53b-012f-de2a-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1827: Creator Born
  • 1893: Created
  • 1909: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "The great light house lens mounted for work, Electric building, World's Columbian Exposition." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-6040-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "The great light house lens mounted for work, Electric building, World's Columbian Exposition." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-6040-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1893). The great light house lens mounted for work, Electric building, World's Columbian Exposition. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-6040-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The great light house lens mounted for work, Electric building, World's Columbian Exposition.