Keystone View Company educational lantern slides set, 1904-circa 1919

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Summary

Creator:
Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University) and Keystone View Company
Abstract:
Set of 96 black-and-white glass lantern slides used in the United States for the teaching of history and geography. All of the slides except one were published by the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania. The 97th slide is a clear film transparency of a map of Germany following World War I, published by the Excelsior Illustration Company. Images include well-known United States historic sites; landmarks in colonial cities such as Williamsburg and Boston; views and cultural scenes from the Middle East, Japan, Hawaii, Korea, and the Philippines; a U.S. suffragists' parade in 1913; a set of Japanese and Western wedding scenes; and a few images of U.S. troops taken during the Mexican, Cuban and Philippine conflicts and in World War I. One slide shows the ruins of Belleau, France, circa 1918. Another features a memorial portrait of Secretary of State John Hay (d. 1905). The slides all measure 4 x 3.25 inches. They are accompanied by two booklets with detailed narrative entries for most of the slides. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.10173

Background

Scope and content:

Set of 96 black-and-white glass lantern slides used in the United States for the teaching of history and geography, probably in secondary schools and colleges. All of the slides except one were published by the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania. The 97th slide is a clear film transparency of a map of Germany following World War I, published by the Excelsior Illustration Company. Titles were transcribed from the originals as assigned by the Keystone Company.

Images include well-known United States historic sites; landmarks in colonial cities such as Williamsburg and Boston; views and cultural scenes from the Middle East, China, Japan, Hawaii, Korea, and the Philippines; a set of Japanese and Western wedding scenes; and a few images of U.S. troops taken during the Mexican, Cuban and Philippine conflicts and in World War I. One slide shows the ruins of Belleau, France, circa 1918. Other images include a U.S. suffragists' parade in 1913, a memorial portrait of John Hay, Secretary of State (died in 1905), the ship U.S.S. Maine, the "Rough Riders," and a portrait of the American Consul in Cuba. The slides all measure 4 x 3.25 inches. They are accompanied by two booklets with detailed narrative entries for most of the slides.

Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.

Biographical / historical:

The Keystone Views Company was founded in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1892, and by 1905 was one of the largest producers of commercial lantern slides and stereographs in the world. At that time, Keystone established its Educational Department, which produced many sets of stereographs and slides for use in classrooms, including medical departments. They were bought out by Mast Development Company in 1963, but the Keystone name continued to be used for certain products. [Source: Wikipedia, accessed Sept. 2014.]

Acquisition information:
The Keystone View Company educational lantern slides set was acquired by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library at an unknown date, and accessioned in May 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by: Paula Jeannet and Sara Reams, May 2014

Accessions described in this finding aid: 2014-0086

Arrangement:

The slides are arranged in order by their original Keystone Views Company catalog number.

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[Identification of item], Keystone View Company educational lantern slides set, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.