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Glass negatives

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 537 Collections and/or Records:

[El Capitan, Yosemite], circa 1900-1931

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508867], Box: 3
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 61
Scope and Contents

There is a body of water below, surrounded by evergreen trees. Looming above it is a ledge of rock; mountains are seen in the background.

Dates: circa 1900-1931

[Electra 2000 kw, five units generators], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508735], Box: 1
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 106
Scope and Contents

This is a view from the right side of the room, with large pieces of machinery in a line. On a beam on the ceiling there is a sign that reads, "Niles-Bement-Pond Co. Crane Department, Phila, PA, U.S.A.; Order No. 1147 June 1900; Capacity 6000 LBS." There are stairs with railings on the right side that lead to the lower level.

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electra 2000 kw, five units generators], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508735], Box: 1
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 107
Scope and Contents

This is a view from the left side of the room, with large pieces of machinery in a line. On a beam on the ceiling there is a sign that reads, "Niles-Bement-Pond Co. Crane Department, Phila, PA, U.S.A.; Order No. 1147 June 1900; Capacity 6000 LBS." There are stairs with railings on the right side that lead to the lower level.

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electra at work], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508735], Box: 1
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 103
Scope and Contents

A building is on the left of the picture, surrounded by mist or fog, with a river running in the foreground.

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electra buildings], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508867], Box: 3
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 92
Scope and Contents

There is a hillside sloping downward with long, thin boards going down it. Many mules and pieces of tubing and wood can be seen along the foreground. A team of horses is below, in front of a large pipe (called a Penstock).

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electra buildings], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508867], Box: 3
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 93
Scope and Contents

There is a hillside sloping downward with long, thin boards going down it. Many mules, wood, and pieces of tubing can be seen along the foreground. Steam is coming out of a building on the left. A team of horses is below, in front of a large pipe (called a Penstock).

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electra camp power house completed], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508867], Box: 3
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 91
Scope and Contents

A river is bending to the right many small buildings are to the left. Water is shooting into the river. The background consists of hills covered with trees.

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electra line men], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508735], Box: 1
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 90
Scope and Contents

There is a man in a striped shirt, hanging from an electric pole by a harness, standing on a wire.

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electra line men], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508735], Box: 1
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 89
Scope and Contents

There is a man in a striped shirt, standing on top of a ledge of an electric pole.

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electra Power House], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508867], Box: 3
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 98
Scope and Contents

A gelatin dry plate positive featuring a front view of buildings at the bottom of a very steep hill. A large pipe goes down the center of the hill with a building about halfway up the hill and many other buildings scattered around the hill. This is the same is the gelatin dry plate positive #100.

Dates: circa 1898-1902