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Batavia - man watering the street with large watering cans hanging fro...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

The Great Bronze Buddha at Kamakura

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Inseparable from the remembrance of temples seen in Japan is the great bronze statue of Buddha, which for nearly five centuries has sat serene and lonely amid t... More

The Danish Farmer, lantern slide

Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides. .Item Number: P217:set 067 061. .You can find this image by searching for the item number by clicking here ( http://oregondigital.org/digcol ) ... More

[Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Lazio, Italy. Stairway]

Public domain photo of Italian sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Villa Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy. Piazza di Siena]

Site History. House Architecture: Flaminio Ponzio. Landscape: Flaminio Ponzio and Giovannni Vasanzio, 1609-1621. Associated Name: Scipione Borghese. Today: Public site. On slide (printed): "Edward Van Altena" a... More

Man in straw hat standing on Buddhist idol at ruins of Borobudur

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Ani-Musa - the Well of Moses in the Sinai desert 8 miles south of Sue

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-143. Photograph taken from Sinai's western coast on the Gulf of Suez to the south of the town of Suez at Uyun Musa (Biblical Twelve Springs of Moses), s... More

Chinese children, lantern slide, Qingdao China

Public domain photograph of Chinese art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women in national costume, Sundal Guesthouse.

SFFf-1992078.0011..Three women in national costume, "bunad", from the Hardanger region. They're photographed outside Sundal Guesthouse in Mauranger...Photographer:Unknown...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http:/... More

Religion, lantern slide. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Religion is free in Japan, and in the religious world there is conspicuous friendliness between the members of different creeds and sects. ..Shinto (the Way of ... More

Winter Costume, lantern slide. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "The costume of women in winter is mostly of silk, coarse or fine according to the means of the wearer. The shoes are raised on pieces of wood, like stilts, abou... More

The Bund, Hankow, China. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Here is a picture in Hankow of the wide road, or thoroughfare which lies along the river bank and is known as "The Bund". This name is applied both in China and... More

Bangkok - looking up river or canal

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Village on the Menam (?) River. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a canal, barge, historic place, water reflection, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Geisha Girl Playing the Samisen

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "The geisha or singing girl to the "Western" mind fills out the romantic ideal of modern Japan. To the native she is simply a sublimated waitress with dancing an... More

One of Europe's Famous Avenues, Andrassy Strasse, Budapest

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Budapest, the capital of Hungary lies on both banks of the Danube. A number of great bridges join the old city of Buda on the high western bank of the river to ... More

Woman in national costume, ca 1915.

SFFf-1992078.0061..Original caption: "A married woman of Hardanger". ..Photographer: Samuel J. Beckett..www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ( http://www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http:... More

Serge Vargassoff - Part of the Great Wall

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 415033 ( http:// 415033 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Pyramids and Sphinx, lantern slide

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Serge Vargassoff - A woman wearing a headdress

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 415100 ( http:// 415100 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Saddled camel, lantern slide - Egypt

Egypt (?). Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to us...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Khabarovsk (?) - convicts marching under guard; church in background

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Fujiyama from Omiya Village. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides. .Item Number: P217:set 060 052. .You can find this image by searching for the item number by clicking here ( http://oregondigital.org/digcol ) ... More

Street Scene, Calcutta, India lantern slide

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Calcutta, population 1,327,547, is the largest city and the most important seaport. Until 1911 it was the capital of India by Delhi though a much smaller city i... More

Murhvelvingen, Bergen, lantern slide

SFFf-1992078.0046.."Murhvelvingen", the white stone building to the left, was built in 1561 as a private residence for Erik Ottesen Rosenkrantz...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ( h... More

Bird's-Eye View of Paris from Arch of Triumph

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Population, 2,907,000. Paris, the capital of the French Republic, is a very beautiful city, with broad boulevards and numerous buildings of unusual interest. In... More

Ainu women standing outside in the middle of village

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Stone Pailou (Gateway) in Zhongshan Park

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 414882 ( http:// 414882 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Tientsin - mother and children on street

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

A Geisha House, lantern slide - Drawing. Public domain image.

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "A Geisha House is not generally a large establishment-- six or seven to a dozen Geisha's and half as many musumes make it up. The mother or keeper is generally ... More

Overlooking the City of Montreal and the Magnificent Victoria Bridge, ...

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Population, 618,500. Montreal has a wonder situation. It is a thousand miles from the Atlantic and is on a great navigable river which is the outlet of the Grea... More

Danish Landscape, lantern slide

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Scattered over the landscape in nearly all sections of Denmark are the attractive farmsteads. Many of them have all the buildings pure white. Always they look ... More

Serge Vargassoff - A man in his shoe repair stall

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 415107 ( http:// 415107 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Pavilion, Colorized Lantern Slide

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 414773 ( http:// 414773 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Serge Vargassoff - Dafeng Zushi Temple

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 414928 ( http:// 414928 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Two aborigines of the Worki (?) tribe, Gilbert R[iver], N. Queensland

Public domain reproduction of colorized lantern slide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aborigine man of the Worki (?) tribe, Gilbert River

Public domain reproduction of colorized lantern slide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two Tamil women with large pots on their heads at thewell of the MaraW...

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-245. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library o... More

Entrance to Lyngby Agricultural Museum

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "In the museums extensive provision has been made for preserving features of farm life of past generations. This government museum near Lynby is developed for th... More

Serge Vargassoff - Umbrella repair man

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 414905 ( http:// 414905 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

The marble statue of a standing camel on the Sacred Way of Ming Tombs

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 414955 ( http:// 414955 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Wu Men (the Meridian Gate) in the Forbidden City

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 414841 ( http:// 414841 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

[Villa La Pietra, via Bolognese, 120, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Entran...

Site History. House Architecture: First half 16th century, purchased by Arthur Acton 1907. Landcape: Arthur and Hortense Mitchell Acton. Other: Arthur and Hortense Mitchell Acton owned the villa in 1925. Also k... More

[Villa La Pietra, via Bolognese, 120, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Villa ...

Avenue of acacia trees leading from Cairo to the Pyramids

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-121. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library o... More

Railway, lantern slide - A painting of a train on a track next to a mo...

SFFf-1992078.0035..Railway line, Norway. We have not been able to identify where this picture was taken...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ( http://www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?htt... More

Philadelphia from Pennsylvania Building

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Population in 1920, 1,823,779. (Estimate, 1925, 1,979,364). Philadelphia was founded by the famous Quaker, William Penn. The name "Pennsylvania" means Penn's wo... More

Woman and spinning wheel - A woman standing next to a spinning wheel

SFFf-1992078.0076..Woman in national costume posing with a spinning wheel...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ( http://www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sffbasar/d... More

Woman tea picker in field. 19th century, Library of Congress collectio...

Public domain reproduction of colorized lantern slide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Naked Maori boys bathing. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Bella - Maori woman with husband and child and 2 dogs in front of home...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

A Typical Scene of Street Life in Cairo, Egypt

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Cairo Egypt, the largest city in Africa, has a population of 795,000. It is located at the head of the great delta of the Nile. It is the chief city of Mohammed... More

Picnic, mountain farm, lantern slide

SFFf-1992078.0050..A group of tourists (?) having a rest/picnic at a mountain farm. We have not been able to identify where this picture was taken...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ... More

Tourists on glacier, lantern slide

SFFf-1992078.0014..Group of tourists visiting a glacier...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ( http://www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sffbasar/default.asp?p=resul... More

Painted clay sculptures of Ming dynasty in Dahui Si (Temple of the Gre...

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 415135 ( http:// 415135 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Man and child, lantern slide - An old photo of a man holding a child

SFFf-1992078.0005..Description: The girl is probably Anna Øye, later married Nordang (1906-1997). The man holding her is Elling J. Øyehol (born 1841) from Heimste-Holen...Photographer: S. J. Beckett...www.fylke... More

Black coach with gilded wheels drawn by two horses

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Close-up of bactrian camel on the Amur

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Outdoor Restaurant, lantern slide

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "The eating places have less of the haste and nervous tension which characterize cafeterias and cafes in American cities. In Copenhagen it is common for tables t... More

A glazed gateway with a pavilion in Beihai Park

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 414853 ( http:// 414853 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Trafalgar Square, London, England

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "London, the seat of the British government, is located at the head of the estuary of the Thames. It is one of the most interesting cities in the world. Its loca... More

Doria Pamphili – Pinu eembra, Italy

Original Collection: Arthur Peck Collection, P99..Item Number: P099_D_601..You can find this image by searching for the item number by clicking here ( http://oregondigital.org/digcol ) . ..Want more? You can fi... More

[Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Lazio, Italy. Water theater steps, the ...

Site History. House Architecture: Medieval castle rebuilt in 1663 and 1667. Associated Name: Hervey de Saint-Denis. Other: Walter Gay and Matilda Travis Gay lived here at the time Johnston photographed. Today:... More

[Villa I Tatti, Ponte a Mensola, near Settignano, Italy. Terrace steps...

Site History. House Architecture: Cecil Ross Pinset, from 1909. Landscape: Cecil Ross Pinset, from 1909, and with Geoffrey Scott from 1914. Associated Name: Bernard and Mary Smith (Mrs. Bernard) Berenson. Today... More

Wulong Ting (Five-Dragon-Pavilion) in Beihai Park

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 414806 ( http:// 414806 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Serge Vargassoff - Horse drawn carriage

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 415109 ( http:// 415109 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

The wall of Tuan Cheng (Circular City) in Beihai Park

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 414801 ( http:// 414801 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Seoul - entrance to Audience Hall

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Panorama of Paris, France, France, 19th century

Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides. .Item Number: P217:set 051 019. .You can find this image by searching for the item number by clicking here ( http://oregondigital.org/digcol ) ... More

Glacier and waterfall, lantern slide

SFFf-1992078.0038..Glacier and waterfall, Norway. We have not been able to identify where this picture was taken...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ( http://www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/d... More

Skyscrapers of New York - Egypt

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "This picture shows the lower end of Manhattan Island. This is the business and financial center of New York city, and the office building are commonly known as ... More

[Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Lazio, Italy. Water theater]

Site History. House Architecture: Giacomo della Porta and Carlo Maderno, 1598-1603. Landscape: Giacomo della Porta and Carlo Maderno, 1598-1603. Associated Name: Pietro Aldobrandini. Other: Also know as the Vi... More

Indian women in railway coach below signs reading "Native females" and...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Seoul - street scene toward East Gate

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

State Steet, Chicago, lantern slide

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "With an estimated population in 1925 of 2999,239, Chicago is the second largest city in the United States, and although it is a thousand miles from the ocean, i... More

["Cliveden," Viscount Waldorf Astor house, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, En...

Site History. House Architecture: Sir Charles Barry, built 1850-1851. Landscape: William Waldorf Astor from 1893 and Norah Lindsay from 1924. Other : Nancy Langhorne Astor and Viscount Waldorf Astor owned Clive... More

Serge Vargassoff - A noodle stall on the footpath

Format: Hand painted lantern slides...Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication...Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection.. ( http:// ) .. 414904 ( http:// 414904 ) ..Acquisition credit line: G... More

Peking - inside view of gateway leading toward the Emperor's Palace

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-USZ62-78843. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library... More

Suez - railway crossing, lantern slide

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Two men conversing on street, Qingdao China

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Turbanned man on railway hand car holding red flag

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Natives beside the track at Gampola railway station

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Four Indian men standing. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Woman seated, wearing brightly-colored skirt and blouse

Woman appears to be Filipino. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Eating with chopsticks, lantern slide, Qingdao China

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Woman with water jar on head. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Canton - harbor crowded with sampans

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Chinese gunboat, lantern slide, Qingdao China

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Peddler with basket, lantern slide, Qingdao China

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

WTC [i.e. World Transportation Commission] dining on porch of building

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Benares - men sawing wood on the banks of the Ganges

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Irkutsk (?) - boy on small sledge pulled by 3 bear cubs

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Bride in national costume - An old photo of a woman in a costume

SFFf-1992078.0044..Woman in national costume and bridal crown, Hardanger...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ( http://www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sffbasar/de... More

Villa d’Este, Tivoli – 1000 fountains allee

Original Collection: Arthur Peck Collection, P99..Item Number: P099_D_566..You can find this image by searching for the item number by clicking here ( http://oregondigital.org/digcol ) . ..Want more? You can fi... More

Bergen, lantern slide - A watercolor painting of a harbor with boats

SFFf-1992078.0065..Bergen; view of the city from Fløyen...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ( http://www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sffbasar/default.asp?p=resu... More

Hellesylt, lantern slide - A painting of a village in the mountains

SFFf-1992078.0010..Hellesylt. At the time the photo was taken, (approx. 1891-1903) there were two hotels in Hellesylt , Grand Hotel and Tryggestad Hotel...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/s... More

Skjervet and Café Fosheim - A train traveling through a lush green val...

SFFf-1992078.0036..Skjervet in Granvin, Hardanger. The white building is Café Fosheim. The building was moved from Voss and rebuilt in Skjervet in 1902. It had previously been used as a hotel and a school house... More

Sundal, Mauranger, ca 1898-1901.

SFFf-1992078.0042..Sundal, Mauranger in Hardanger. In the late 1800s/early 1900s a lot of tourists came to Sundal in order to visit the Bondhusbreen glacier...Photographer: Samuel J. Beckett..www.fylkesarkiv.no... More

Fantoft, ca 1898-1901 - An old photo of a church with people standing ...

SFFf-1992078.0026..The Fantoft stave church in Bergen...Photogrpaher: Samuel J. Beckett...www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv.no/sff... ( http://www.fylkesarkiv.no/foto/detalj?http://www.sffarkiv... More

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