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Manufacturer
Unknown artist, American
Printseller
A. Frankfield & Co.
(active New York, NY, 1856 – 1912)
Datec. 1875
MediumAlbumen prints mounted on cardstock
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (8.9 × 17.6 cm)
Credit LineRuth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College
Object numberS2024.4.4
Not on view
DescriptionPirated stereograph depicting a Central Park gatekeeper standing near his hut and holding a billy club. Two men lean on a fence at the right side of the image.
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Markings
Recto, left margin (printed): "AMERICAN VIEWS."
Recto, right margin (printed): "NEW YORK CITY."
Recto, bottom margin (printed): "Gate-keepers Hut, Central Park."
Verso, center, upside down (purple stamp): "A. FRANKFIELD & CO., / OPTICIANS & JEWELERS / Cor. 6th Av. & 14th Street, / NEW YORK."
Recto, right margin (printed): "NEW YORK CITY."
Recto, bottom margin (printed): "Gate-keepers Hut, Central Park."
Verso, center, upside down (purple stamp): "A. FRANKFIELD & CO., / OPTICIANS & JEWELERS / Cor. 6th Av. & 14th Street, / NEW YORK."
Unknown artist, American
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Albumen print mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2024.4.3
Unknown artist
Date: 1900
Medium: Hand-colored gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.38
Unknown artist, American
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Albumen print mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2024.4.5
Unknown artist, American
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Albumen print mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2024.4.6
Unknown artist, American
Date: c. 1895
Medium: Albumen print mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2024.3
Webster & Albee
Date: c. 1890
Medium: Albumen prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.31
International View Company
Date: 1902
Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.35
Keystone View Company
Date: 1904
Medium: Gelatin silver print mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2024.4.1
Montgomery Ward & Co.
Date: c. 1893
Medium: Gelatin silver print mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2024.4.2
Underwood & Underwood Publishers
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.19
Keystone View Company
Date: 1898
Medium: Gelatin silver prints mounted on cardstock
Object number: S2023.1.30