Mount Vernon Ladies' Association - Lantern Slides - Set 4

Extent:
85 Photographic Slides
Physical description:
Set of 85 lantern slides, hand-colored and black and white: portraits of George Washington; illustrations of events in George Washington's life; portraits - Ann Pamela Cunningham, Elenaor "Nelly" Parke Custis, Lawrence Washington. Also, a series of historic sites (some unidentified): Wakefield; Marmion; Stratford Hall; Kenmore; Yorktown; Rising Sun Tavern (Fredericksburg); Mount Airy; Mary Ball Washingotn House; Moore House (Yorktown); George Washington Masonic Memorial (Alexandria); Pohick Church; Jamestown; Stenson; White House (New Kent County, Virginia); and four views of Mount Vernon. Most slides have no photographer attribution and several are taken by Martin G. Schneckenburger. Several are labeled but many are unmarked. Housed in two boxes - Box 1 (slides 1-50); Box 2 (slides 51-85)
Subjects:
Lantern slides

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Parent restrictions:
This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

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