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The world-famed quarries which have furnished the marble for all of Italy's master sculptures, Carrara

The world-famed quarries which have furnished the marble for all of Italy's master sculptures, Carrara

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The world-famed quarries which have furnished the marble for all of Italy's master sculptures, Carrara
ManufacturerAmerican, active 1892–1949
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The world-famed quarries which have furnished the marble for all of Italy's master sculptures, Carrara
  • from "Italy Through The Stereoscope"
Datec. 1914
PlaceItaly
PlaceMeadville, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumGelatin silver stereograph
DimensionsEa. image: 3 1/4 × 3 in. (8.3 × 7.6 cm)
 Mount: 3 3/8 × 7 in. (8.6 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of William J. Hill
Object number2004.1221.68
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceWilliam J. Hill, Houston; given to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed center recto: "73"

Printed on the left edge of the mount:
"Keystone View Company / Copyrighted, Underwood & Underwood / Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers"

Printed on the right edge of the mount:
"Meadwille, Pa., New York, N.Y., Portland, / Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney. Aus."

Numbered and titled lower right:
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Title printed on verso in multiple languages.

Printed information on verso mount may include the Geography, City Life- History, People-Biography, Industries.


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Marble blocks from the famous quarries, the world's best marble for art sculptures, at railway station, Carrara
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Marble blocks from the famous quarries, the world's best marble for art sculptures, at railway station, Carrara
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Gelatin silver stereograph
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Tomb of Michelangelo - the great master - Church of Santa Croce, Florence
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Tomb of Michelangelo - the great master - Church of Santa Croce, Florence
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San Marco, Venice - "an oriental poem in marble, mosaic and gold"
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Gelatin silver stereograph
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Pieta, by Michelangelo, St. Peter's Church - the most celebrated marble in Rome
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Pieta, by Michelangelo, St. Peter's Church - the most celebrated marble in Rome
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The famous statue of St. Peter - whose feet have been kissed by millions, Rome
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The famous statue of St. Peter - whose feet have been kissed by millions, Rome
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Capuchin Hotel (old convent, 13th century) and great cliff which fell into the sea, 1899 - Amalfi
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Gelatin silver stereograph
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Sacra Via, over which Rome's triumphal pageants passed - west from the Colosseum - Rome
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Sacra Via, over which Rome's triumphal pageants passed - west from the Colosseum - Rome
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Gelatin silver stereograph
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Capitoline, Palatine and Caelian Hills - once the world's center - from the Janiculum, Rome...
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Capitoline, Palatine and Caelian Hills - once the world's center - from the Janiculum, Rome...
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Gelatin silver stereograph
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572. In the Pitti Palace — Raphael's Madonna of the Chair, Florence, Italy
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572. In the Pitti Palace — Raphael's Madonna of the Chair, Florence, Italy
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Roman Amphitheater, Verona, Italy - erected A.D. 260 - second only to the Colosseum
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Roman Amphitheater, Verona, Italy - erected A.D. 260 - second only to the Colosseum
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Amalfi, Italy - from the Capuchin Convent - "I beheld the scene and stood as one amazed"
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Amalfi, Italy - from the Capuchin Convent - "I beheld the scene and stood as one amazed"
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Gelatin silver stereograph
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Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy - between a palace and a prison
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Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy - between a palace and a prison
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