Charles Beseler Lantern Slide Company salesman sample catalogs

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16424, Charles Beseler Lantern Slide Company salesman sample catalogs, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.2 Cubic Feet 1 cubic box, 1 half-width document box
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16424, Charles Beseler Lantern Slide Company salesman sample catalogs, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Charles Beseler Lantern Slide Company salesman sample catalogs (1890s-1920; 1.2 cubic feet) document a portion of the titular company's product line at the turn of the 20th century. The collection consists of ten albums--about 950 lantern slide prints in total--on a variety of topics. Many photographs are of historical and Christian figures, while others range from architecture and engineering diagrams to landscapes and artwork.

Biographical / historical:

The Charles Beseler Company was founded in 1869 and sold a variety of slide and photographic equipment. The company remains active producing darkroom equipment to this day, and is headquartered in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

Source: https://www.beselerphoto.com.

Arrangement:

The materials within the collection are arranged by catalog number.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Photograph albums
lantern slides