Langenheim Brothers stereograph collection
Abstract
This collection consists of 13 glass stereographs created by Langenheim Brothers, a Philadelphia based Photography Company.
Dates
- 1854-1856
Creator
- Langenheim, William, 1807-1874 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.
Biographical / Historical
Brothers William and Frederick Langenheim became two of the first successful commercial photographers in America. Both were born in Germany--in 1807 and 1809, respectively--and immigrated to the United States as young men. By the early 1840s, Frederick and his brother had opened a portrait studio in Philadelphia at the Mercantile Exchange. Many prominent Americans, including President John Tyler, sat for them. Frederick operated the camera and produced photographs; William worked as business manager.
The brothers initially practiced the daguerreotype process but were induced to purchase the rights to use William Henry Fox Talbot's calotype process. They not only ran a successful portrait studio but also helped pioneer several photographic advancements in the United States: the use of glass negatives and positives to make prints and projections, and the calotype process to make stereo images. They were the first photographers to travel around the United States making and selling popular tourist views. After William's death in 1874, Frederick sold the business. He died five years later.
Extent
1.0 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The Langenheim Brothers Photograph Collection consists of 1 box of 13 glass stereographs. The photographs depict non-Maryland sites including the Catskills Mountains and Niagara Falls in New York, the Wire Bridge in Fairmount Pennsylvania, and Windsor Castle in England. There are also a few unidentified images.
Creator
- Langenheim, William, 1807-1874 (Person)
- Langenheim, Frederick, 1809-1879 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Langenheim Brothers stereograph collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Damon Talbot
- Date
- 2014-08
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2020-01-23: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org