Keystone View Company Slides
Collection 126
Keystone View Company. Slides, [1910s 1920s]
ca. 700 items
This collection contains stereopticon slides and glass plates produced by the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania. These views are of scenes from all over the world. They were produced for educational purposes and discovered in a Gretna, Louisiana elementary school. There is one study booklet on Mexico which accompanies a section of the slides. In addition there are two boxes of handmade glass slides. One contains scenes from stories of Peter Rabbit, and the second contains miscellaneous items including several images related to the War Between the States.
The donor also included a stereopticon viewer.
Donated by Don Robertson, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Series:
| A. | Stereopticon Slides | Box 1 through Box 20 |
| B. | Glass Slides | Box 21 through Box 23 |
| C. | Geography Unit | Box 25 |
| D. | Glass Plates | Box 26 and Box 27 |
Inventory:
| A. | Stereopticon Slides |
| Box 1 | U.S.A. |
| Box 2 | U.S.A. |
| Box 3 | U.S.A., Canada |
| Box 4 | Australia, U.S.A., Canada, England, Philippine Islands, Costa Rica, Egypt, West Indies, Ceylon, Java, Brazil |
| Box 5 | U.S.A., India, Africa, Asia, Australia, Italy, Palestine |
| Box 6 | Central America, Syria, Palestine, Philippine Islands, Egypt, U.S.A., Mexico, British West Indies, Australia, Norway, Japan, Belgium, Italy, Jamaica, China, Bulgaria, Chili |
| Box 7 | U.S.A., New Guinea, Greece, Holland, Central Africa, Madeira Island, Sicily, Norway, Palestine, Korea, Philippine Islands, Canada, Mexico |
| Box 8 | Netherlands, Bohemia, Palestine, Egypt, South Africa, Ceylon, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Washington, Australia, Philippine Islands, New Guinea, U.S.A. |
| Box 9 | U.S.A. |
| Box 10 | U.S.A. |
| Box 11 | U.S.A. |
| Box 12 | U.S.A., Puerto Rico, Canada, Newfoundland, Labrador, Mexico |
| Box 13 | Mexico, Central America, Cuba, French West Indies, Jamaica, Leeward [Islands] Group, South America |
| Box 14 | South America, Chile, Venezuela, Greenland, South Polar Region, England |
| Box 15 | England, France, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Holland |
| Box 16 | Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland |
| Box 17 | Switzerland, Italy, Sicily Italy, Australia Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Turkey, Greece, Syria |
| Box 18 | India, Ceylon, China, Japan |
| Box 19 | Japan, Korea, Siberia, Java, Philippine Islands, Island of Guam, Africa, Egypt |
| Box 20 | Africa, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, U.S.A. |
| B. | Glass Slides |
| Box 21 | U.S.A. |
| Box 22 | U.S.A. |
| Box 23 | Canada, Labrador, Mexico, Salvador, Costa Rica, French West Indies, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Greenland, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, France, Sicily, Palestine, India, China |
| Box 24 | China, Japan, Philippine Islands, Egypt, U.S.A. |
| C. | Geography Unit |
| Box 25 | Mexico |
| D. | Glass Plates |
| Box 26 | Homemade plates with scenes from Peter Rabbit (11 slides) |
| Box 27 | Homemade plates with miscellaneous scenes including some dealing with the Civil War (14 slides) |
Detailed Inventory:
| A. | Stereopticon Slides (Pictures) | |
| Picture number | Box number | Country |
| 1-100 | 1 through 3 | U.S.A. |
| 1P-19P | 3 | U.S.A. |
| 20P | 3 | Canada |
| 21P | 4 | Australia |
| 22P-30P | 4 | U.S.A. |
| 31P | 4 | Canada |
| 32P | 4 | England |
| 33P-37P | 4 | U.S.A. |
| 38P-39P | 4 | Philippine Islands |
| 40P-47P | 4 | U.S.A. |
| 48P | 4 | Costa Rica |
| 49P | 4 | Egypt |
| 50P | 4 | Philippine Islands |
| 51P | 4 | West Indies |
| 52P | 4 | Ceylon |
| 53P | 4 | Java |
| 54P | 4 | U.S.A. |
| 55P | 4 | Brazil |
| 56P | 4 | Java |
| 57P-64P | 4-5 | U.S.A. |
| 65P | 5 | India |
| 66P-67P | 5 | Africa |
| 68P | 5 | Asia |
| 69P | 5 | Australia |
| 70P | 5 | India |
| 71-82P | 5 | U.S.A. |
| 82P | 5 | Australia |
| 84P-87P | 5 | U.S.A. |
| 88P | 5 | Italy |
| 89P-09P | 5 | India |
| 91P-92P | 5 | U.S.A. |
| 93P | 5 | U.S.A. |
| 94P | 5 | Palestine |
| 95P-98P | 5 | U.S.A. |
| 100P | 5 | Palestine |
| 101P | 6 | Central America |
| 103P | 6 | Syria |
| 104P | 6 | Palestine |
| 105P | 6 | Philippine Islands |
| 106P | 6 | Egypt |
| 107P-108P | 6 | U.S.A. |
| 109P | 6 | Mexico |
| 110P-114P | 6 | U.S.A. |
| 115P | 6 | Mexico |
| 116P-117P | 6 | U.S.A. |
| 118P | 6 | British West Indies |
| 119P-120P | 6 | U.S.A. |
| 121P | 6 | Australia |
| 122P-123P | 6 | U.S.A. |
| 124P | 6 | Norway |
| 135P-127P | 6 | Japan |
| 128P-129P | 6 | U.S.A. |
| 130P | 6 | Belgium |
| 131P | 6 | U.S.A. |
| 133P | 6 | Italy |
| 134P | 6 | Jamaica |
| 140P-144P | 6-7 | U.S.A. |
| 145P | 7 | New Guinea |
| 146P | 7 | Greece |
| 147P | 7 | U.S.A. |
| 148P | 7 | Holland |
| 149P-170P | 7 | U.S.A. |
| 171P | 7 | Central Africa |
| 172P | 7 | Madeira Island |
| 173P | 7 | Sicily |
| 174P | 7 | Norway |
| 175P | 7 | Palestine |
| 176P | 7 | Korea |
| 177P | 7 | Philippine Islands |
| 178P | 7 | Canada |
| 179P | 7 | Mexico |
| 181P | 8 | Netherlands |
| 182P | 8 | Bohemia |
| 185P | 8 | Palestine |
| 186P | 8 | Egypt |
| 187P | 8 | South Africa |
| 188P | 8 | Ceylon |
| 189P-192P | 8 | Japan |
| 193P | 8 | Korea |
| 194P | 8 | Manchuria |
| 195P | 8 | Washington |
| 196P-197P | 8 | Australia |
| 198P | 8 | Philippine Islands |
| 199P | 8 | New Guinea |
| 201-256 | 8-12 | U.S.A. |
| 257-258 | 12 | Puerto Rico |
| 260-261 | 12 | U.S.A. |
| 262-277 | 12 | Canada |
| 278 | 12 | Newfoundland |
| 279 | 12 | Labrador |
| 280-290 | 12-13 | Mexico |
| 291-294 | 13 | Central America |
| 295-299 | 13 | Cuba |
| 300 | 13 | French West Indies |
| 301 | 13 | Jamaica |
| 302 | 13 | French West Indies |
| 303 | 13 | Leward [Islands] Group |
| 304-327 | 13-14 | South America |
| 328 | 14 | Chile |
| 329-339 | 14 | South America |
| 340-341 | 14 | Venezuela |
| 342 | 14 | Greenland |
| 345 | 14 | South Polar Region |
| 347-363 | 14-15 | England |
| 364 | 15 | France |
| 365-373 | 15 | Scotland |
| 374-382 | 15 | Ireland |
| 383-394 | 15 | Germany |
| 395-398 | 15 | Belgium |
| 399-403 | 15-16 | Holland |
| 404-406 | 16 | Denmark |
| 407-415 | 16 | Norway |
| 416-420 | 16 | Sweden |
| 421-432 | 16 | France |
| 433-439 | 16-17 | Spain |
| 440-449 | 17 | Switzerland |
| 450-454 | 17 | Italy |
| 455 | 17 | Sicily |
| 456-459 | 17 | Italy |
| 460 | 17 | Austria Hungary |
| 461-462 | 17 | Austria |
| 463-466 | 17 | Austria Hungary |
| 467-469 | 17 | Serbia |
| 470-471 | 17 | Austria Hungary |
| 472-474 | 17 | Turkey |
| 475-478 | 17 | Greece |
| 494 | 17 | Syria |
| 500-510 | 18 | India |
| 511-512 | 18 | Ceylon |
| 513-524 | 18 | China |
| 525-541 | 18-19 | Japan |
| 542-543 | 19 | Korea |
| 544 | 19 | Siberia |
| 545 | 19 | Java |
| 546-553 | 19 | Philippine Islands |
| 554 | 19 | Island of Guam |
| 555-559 | 19 | Africa |
| 560-569 | 19 | Egypt |
| 570-584 | 19-20 | Africa |
| 585-890 | 20 | Australia |
| 591 | 20 | New Zealand |
| 592 | 20 | New Guinea |
| 593-600 | 20 | U.S.A. |
| Serial Number | Box Number | Country |
| 26293-26295 | 20 | U.S.A. |
| B. | Glass Slides | |
| Slide number | Box number | Country |
| 3-260 | 21-22 | U.S.A. |
| 262-276 | 23 | Canada |
| 279 | 23 | Labrador |
| 281, 289 | 23 | Mexico |
| 292 | 23 | Salvador |
| 294 | 23 | Costa Rica |
| 297 | 23 | Cuba |
| 302-303 | 23 | French West Indies |
| 310 | 23 | Brazil |
| 314, 317 | 23 | Argentina |
| 325 | 23 | Chile |
| 343 | 23 | Greenland |
| 366 | 23 | Scotland |
| 378 | 23 | Ireland |
| 390 | 23 | Germany |
| 398 | 23 | Belgium |
| 399 | 23 | Netherlands |
| 405 | 23 | Denmark |
| 407-408 | 23 | Norway |
| 421 | 23 | France |
| 455 | 23 | Sicily |
| 498 | 23 | Palestine |
| 506, 507, 509 | 23 | India |
| 518, 522 | 23-24 | China |
| 530, 536, 541 | 24 | Japan |
| 551-552 | 24 | Philippine Islands |
| 561, 567 | 24 | Egypt |
| 595 | 24 | U.S.A. |
| C. | Geography Unit | |
| Numbers | Box number | Country |
| 501-525 | 25 | Mexico |
| D. | Glass Plates | |
| Box number | Description | |
| 26 | Homemade with scenes from Peter Rabbit, 11 slides | |
| 27 | Homemade with miscellaneous scenes including some dealing with American Civil War, 14 slides | |