Historic documents and sites lantern slides
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: P017
Scope and Contents
This collection includes glass lantern slides mostly created by W. H. Bass Photo Company in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1897 to circa 1916 regarding early Indiana history, including historic sites at Vincennes, New Harmony, and the state capitols, as well as the Indiana centennial. Many of the slides depict historical documents relating to early European settlement of the Northwest Territory and portraits of prominent Hoosier individuals. It is possible these slides were used for presentations during the Indiana centennial in 1916.
Dates
- circa 1897-circa 1916
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
"Lantern slides are positive transparent photographs made on glass and viewed with the aid of a “magic lantern,” the predecessor of the slide projector. Lantern slide plates were commercially manufactured by sensitizing a sheet of glass with a silver gelatin emulsion. The plate was then exposed to a negative and processed, resulting in a positive transparent image with exceptional detail and a rich tonal range. Lantern slides were used for home entertainment and public lectures, and they were displayed in photographic exhibitions."
Excerpt from: McCabe, Constance. "Lantern Slides." National Gallery of Art. Accessed May 24, 2021. https://www.nga.gov/research/online-editions/alfred-stieglitz-key-set/practices-and-processes/lantern-slides.html.
Excerpt from: McCabe, Constance. "Lantern Slides." National Gallery of Art. Accessed May 24, 2021. https://www.nga.gov/research/online-editions/alfred-stieglitz-key-set/practices-and-processes/lantern-slides.html.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (1 index card box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in numerical order by assigned number.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed in 1999 by Marcia Caudell. Collection reprocessing completed and EAD finding aid created 2021/05/26 by Brittany Kropf.
- Authors -- Indiana
- Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881
- Catholic Church -- Indiana
- Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818
- Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885
- Colonists -- United States -- 18th century
- Corydon Capitol (Corydon, Ind.)
- Fort Sackville (Ind.)
- Fur trade
- Fur trade -- Indiana
- Gibault, Pierre, 1737-1802
- Historic sites
- Indiana Centennial Commission
- Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis, Ind.)
- Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, Ind.)
- Jennings, Jonathan, 1784-1834
- Lantern slides
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Monuments
- New Harmony (Ind.)
- Northwest Territory
- Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877
- Politicians
- Psychiatric hospitals
- Railroads
- Railroads -- Indiana
- Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916
- Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864
- Soldiers
- Statues
- Vigo, Francis, 1747-1836
- Vincennes (Ind.)
- Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905
- Wallace, Zerelda G. (Zerelda Gray), 1817-1901
- Watson, James E. (James Eli), 1863-1948
- Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
- Women political activists
- Title
- Historic documents and sites lantern slides
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
