Collection SCA371-GA430 - Spirit photography collection.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Spirit photography collection.

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title from the content of the collection.

Level of description

Collection

Reference code

SCA371-GA430

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Physical description area

Physical description

2 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 8 cm mounted on cardboard 9 x 18 cm

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1827-1909)

Biographical history

Benjamin West Kilburn (December 10, 1827 – January 15, 1909) was an American photographer and stereoscopic view (stereograph) publisher famous for his landscape images and his visual record of the great migrations at the end of the nineteenth century.

Scope and content

Includes one stereograph that is an example of spirit photography.

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Purchased in 2018.

Language of material

  • English

Availability of other formats

Scanned as TIF file 2019.

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Described by NM in June 2019.

Language of description

  • English

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