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Glen Obscura.

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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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New York

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Stereoscopic views of Watkins Glen, New York

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Title
Glen Obscura.
Additional title: Northern Central Railway.
Names
Purviance, W. T. (William T.) (Photographer)
Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

United States

States

New York

Stereoscopic views of Watkins Glen, New York

Dates / Origin
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: W. T. Purviance
Date Created: 1850 - 1930 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 91-F167
Topics
New York (State)
Tourism -- New York (State) -- Watkins, Glen
Watkins Glen (N.Y.)
Genres
Stereographs
Photographs
Notes
Content: Includes several series' by Purviance.
Content: Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Content: Title devised by cataloger.
Content: Views of Watkins Glen, New York, including gorges, waterfalls, bridges, hotels and the village of Watkins and Seneca Lake; groups on porches, on the suspension bridge, in gorges, some including African Americans.
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-F167
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11708019
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ec013840-c562-012f-c4f2-58d385a7bc34
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

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  • 1850: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Glen Obscura." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1930. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-e0b5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Glen Obscura." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-e0b5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1850 - 1930). Glen Obscura. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-e0b5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Glen Obscura.