This collection consists of a number of stereographs produced by different publishers with the majority published by Underwood & Underwood. There subject matter of the stereographs are the Boer War in South Africa from 1889 to 1902; the Timothy Eaton Company including store interior shots; views of Niagara Falls and the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario.
Underwood & UnderwoodCollection consists of a complete set (10 volumes) of the Stereoscopic Studies of Anatomy, prepared under authority of the University of Edinburgh by Professor D.J. Cunningham, and edited by David Waterston, Professor M.H. Cryer, and Frederick E. Neres. New Revised Edition. New York: Imperial Publishing Company, 1911.
Each volume contains approx 20-26 stereographic photographs depicting the human body, mounted on board, along with textual description.
Volumes 1-5 are in box 1. Volumes 6-10 are in box 2. The volumes are as follows:
- Cranio-cerebral topography and central nervous system
- Central nervous system, continued, and head and neck
- Thorax, heart, and pericardium
- Mediastina, lungs, and upper limb
- Lumbar region, abdomen, and inguinal region
- Viscera and perineum
- Pelvis and lower limb
- Lower limb, continued
- Internal anatomy of the face
- Temporal bone and internal ear
Collection also includes a stereoscopic viewer, which is kept in the Archivist's office.
The fonds consists of 100 black and white stereoscopic views entitled "World War Through the Stereograph" Volumes 1 and 2. Each stereograph is numbered and has on the reverse a descriptive text.
Keystone View Company