Photos - Printed Diagrams & Figures., 1895 - 1904
Series-level Scope and Content Note
67 glass negatives and copies of photos produced from them, being records of correspondence, legal documents, machines and Armat's house. Possibly originally photographed as evidence for a legal case.
Dates
- 1895 - 1904
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Extent
From the Collection: 1.0 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
3 photos of printed diagrams of patented ideas for the viewing of motion pictures between 1861 to 1904. Among those whose designs appear are W. K. L. Dickson, F. S. Chance, W. P. Davis, Herman Casler, C. Francis Jenkins, Coleman Sellers, and Van Hoevenbergh.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
DIAGRAMS - PHOTOS: Photograph
SELLERS, COLEMAN - DIAGRAM - PHOTO: Graphic Image
VAN HOEVENBERGH, - DIAGRAM - PHOTO: Graphic Image
HOEVENBERGH, VAN - DIAGRAM - PHOTO: Graphic Image
CASLER, HERMAN - DIAGRAM - PHOTO: Graphic Image
DICKSON, W. K. L. - DIAGRAM - PHOTO: Graphic Image
CHANCE, F. S. - DIAGRAM - PHOTO: Graphic Image
DAVIS, W. B. - DIAGRAM - PHOTO: Graphic Image
JENKINS, C. FRANCIS - DIAGRAM - PHOTO: Graphic Image
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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