Stereograph

Object/Artifact

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West Chicago City Museum

a – “Rough Riders” filling belts with cartridges

a – “Rough Riders” filling belts with cartridges

Name/Title

Stereograph

Entry/Object ID

1978.009.0017a-v

Description

Stereoscope cards (Stereographs), Black and white, published by Strohmeyer & Wyman, and sold by Underwood & Underwood, dated from 1898 - 1899. Cards are grouped by location / topic. They show military scenes from the Spanish American War. a – “Rough Riders” filling belts with cartidges b – “Col. W. J. Bryan’s Regiment – 3d Nebraska Volunteers – Camp Columbia, Havana Cuba c – “In line for Rations, Camp Tampa, Florida USA” d – “After Deck on the “Oregon” – showing two 13-inch, for 8-inch, and two 6-inch guns” e – “Cubans in their trenches – Awaiting the Spaniards – Pinar del Rio, Cuba” f – “First US Infantry Camp, Picnic Island, Tampa Fla, USA” g – “Out Gallant Naval boys stripped as they fought Cevera’s Fleet” h – “Lieut. Richmond Pearson Hobson – the hero of the “Merrimac” “ i – “On the US Skirmish Line – Ready for the Enemy” j – “Dearest Annie , - To-morrow we move on toward Santiago where we expect a hard battle” k – “In the camp of our brave solider boys, Tampa Florida, USA” l – “Skirmish Line Entrenchment – Preparing for the Enemy” m – “Chaplain Brown of the Rought Riders” Preaching to the Regiment” n – “American Boys Shamming Battle – Spanish Fort Commanding Highway near Havana, Cuba” o – “Troop I, 6th US Calvary, Camp Tampa, Florida, USA” p – “Roosevelt’s “Rough Riders” in camp, Tampa, USA” q - " In line for Rations, Camp Tampa, Florida USA" r- "Dock at Tampa on the Day of Sailing for Santiago de Cuba" s - "Our Grand Battleship 'Oregon' (aft) " t - "The first-class Battleship "Indian" returning home from Santiago" u - "The Docks - first week of American occupation - unloading flour, Havana, Cuba" v - "President McKinley at his desk in the White House, Washington USA"

Use

View through stereoscope to make a 3D Image

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1898

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Stereograph

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

7" x 3.5"

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

McKinley, William, United States Army

Related Events

Event

Spanish American War