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View-Master and Reels, 1946-1966

Overview of the Collection

Title
View-Master and Reels
Dates
1946-1966 (inclusive)
Quantity
.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 box), (Approximately 200 reels)
Collection Number
PC 150 (collection)
Summary
A View-Master is basically a stereoscopic viewer designed to view seven pairs of film images, rather than pairs of printed photographs that a traditional stereoscopic viewer would view. The collection consists of 200 View-Master reels and one View-Master viewer (Model C, black). The images collected here primarily cover the western United States, the northeastern USA and southeastern Canada, and Mexico.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

View-Masters date to 1939, created initially by Sawyer's Photo Services (later purchased by GAF Corporation). A View-Master is basically a stereoscopic viewer designed to view seven pairs of film images, rather than pairs of printed photographs that a traditional stereoscopic viewer would view. During the 1940s and 1950s they became very popular; the most common subject of View-Master reels tended to be scenic views of tourist destinations.

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Content Description

The collection consists of 200 View-Master reels and one View-Master viewer (Model C, black). The collection is intended primarily as a photographic artifact rather than as a true historic resource, though reels 108, 112, 116, 145, and 151 are all with the Pacific Northwest scope that the MASC's collections usually cover. The images collected here primarily cover the western and southwestern United States, the northeastern USA and southeastern Canada, and Mexico.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright applies.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] View-Master and Reels, 1946-1966 (PC 150)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the numberical items corresponding to the original numbers printed on the items. Several sets are included, and where the original promotional envelopes or promotional brochures for those have been retained, those are noted.

Acquisition Information

The View-Master and reels in this collection were donated to MASC by Trevor James Bond on July 16, 2012. Additional reels were donated by Jim Edstrom in October of 2020 and incorporated later in that month.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O'English on July 16, 2012.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Bryce Canyon National Park
    Container: Reel 16-17
  • Description: Bryce Canyon National Park (1948)
    Container: Reel 17
  • Description: Grand Canyon National Park, North Rim
    Container: Reel 36
  • Description: Garden of the Gods
    Container: Reel 51
  • Description: Park of the Red Rocks
    Container: Reel 53
  • Description: Golden Gate International Exposition, 1940
    Container: Reel 58
  • Description: Hawaiian Hula Dancers (2 editions of 61)
    Container: Reel 61-62
  • Description: Honolulu
    Container: Reel 63
  • Description: Island of Oahu
    Container: Reel 64
  • Description: Island of Hawaii, Kona Side
    Container: Reel 65
  • Description: Island of Hawaii (2 editions)
    Container: Reel 66
  • Description: Island of Maui
    Container: Reel 67
  • Description: Tropical Flowers of Hawaii
    Container: Reel 68-70
  • Description: Hawaiian National Park, Island of Hawaii (2 editions)
    Container: Reel 71
  • Description: Island of Kauai
    Container: Reel 72
  • Description: Waikiki, Island of Oahu
    Container: Reel 73
  • Description: Mt. Vernon, Home of George Washington
    Container: Reel 76
  • Description: Niagara Falls
    Container: Reel 81
  • Description: Niagara Falls in Winter
    Container: Reel 82
  • Description: Rainier National Park, Paradise Side
    Container: Reel 108
  • Description: Redwood Highway
    Container: Reel 112
  • Description: Sequoia National Park
    Container: Reel 116
  • Description: Mormon Temple Tabernacle and Grounds, Salt Lake City
    Container: Reel 122
  • Description: Yellowstone National Park, Grand Canyon Area
    Container: Reel 126
  • Description: Yellowstone National Park, Lakes and Canyons
    Container: Reel 126
  • Description: Yellowstone National Park, Mammoth Area
    Container: Reel 127
  • Description: Yellowstone National Park, Waterfalls and Animals
    Container: Reel 127
  • Description: Yellowstone National Park, Geysers and Pools
    Container: Reel 129
  • Description: Washington D.C.
    Container: Reel 136-137
  • Description: Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, Portland
    Container: Reel 145
  • Description: Columbia River Highway (2 editions)
    Container: Reel 151
  • Description: New York City
    Container: Reel 156-157
  • Description: Rockefeller Center and Empire State Building, New York City
    Container: Reel 158
  • Description: Colonial Williamsburg
    Container: Reel 181
  • Description: Lake Tahoe
    Container: Reel 183
  • Description: Beautiful Caverns of Luray, VA
    Container: Reel 194-195
  • Description: San Francisco (3 editions)
    Container: Reel 198
  • Description: Sun Valley in Winter
    Container: Reel 206
  • Description: Cave of the Winds
    Container: Reel 234
  • Description: Royal Gorge, Colorado
    Container: Reel 238
  • Description: Pike's Peak
    Container: Reel 245
  • Description: Denver and Denver Mountain Parks
    Container: Reel 246
  • Description: White Mountains
    Container: Reel 265
  • Description: The Mohawk Trail
    Container: Reel 268
  • Description: Vermont State, North Section
    Container: Reel 272
  • Description: Mt. Monadnock, Autumn Foliage
    Container: Reel 274
  • Description: The Mohawk Trail
    Container: Reel 275
  • Description: Autumn Foliage of New England
    Container: Reel 277
  • Description: Historic Plymouth
    Container: Reel 280
  • Description: Banff National Park, Alberta
    Container: Reel 318
  • Description: Historic Philadelphia and Valley Forge
    Container: Reel 351
  • Description: Toronto, Ontario
    Container: Reel 376
  • Description: Quebec City
    Container: Reel 383
  • Description: Taxco
    Container: Reel 504
  • Description: Pyramids of Teotihuacan and Tenayuca
    Container: Reel 506
  • Description: Monte Alban and Mitlan Ruins, Oaxaca
    Container: Reel 507
  • Description: Tule Tree Fair, Oaxaca
    Container: Reel 514
  • Description: Lake Pátzcuaro
    Container: Reel 516
  • Description: Vicinity of Mexico City
    Container: Reel 517
  • Description: Cuernavaca and Vicinity
    Container: Reel 518
  • Description: Chichen-Itza, Mayan Ruins, Yucatan
    Container: Reel 520
  • Description: Mexican Bullfight
    Container: Reel 523
  • Description: Charros, Costumes and Dances of Mexico
    Container: Reel 524
  • Description: Rio de Janeiro and Copacabana Beach
    Container: Reel 671
  • Description: The Tower of London
    Container: Reel 1012
  • Description: Lucerne
    Container: Reel 2014
  • Description: Making Swiss Cheese
    Container: Reel 2015
  • Description: St. Moritz
    Container: Reel 2017
  • Description: Wind in the Willows, The
    Container: Reel 4084
  • Description: Lake Louise, Canadian Rockies
    Container: Reel A0071-A0073, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Inside Passage to Alaska
    Container: Reel A0201-A0203, with envelope
  • Description: Iceland
    Container: Reel A0853
  • Description: San Francisco Sightseeing Tour
    Container: Reel A167, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Yosemite National Park
    Container: Reel A1711-A1713, with envelope
  • Description: San Francisco
    Container: Reel A1721-A1723, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Disneyland: Adventureland
    Container: Reel A1771-A1773; RPA1772-RPA1773, with envelope
  • Description: Disneyland: Fantasyland
    Container: Reel A1781-A1783; RPA1781, with envelope
  • Description: Disneyland: Tomorrowland
    Container: Reel A1791-A1793; RPA1791-RPA1792, with envelope
  • Description: Disneyland: New Orleans Square
    Container: Reel A1801-A1803, with envelope
  • Description: Los Angeles, California
    Container: Reel A1811-A1813, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Redwood Highway, California
    Container: Reel A1821-A1823, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Monterey to Santa Barbara California Coast
    Container: Reel A1861-A1863, with envelope
  • Description: Hollywood, California
    Container: Reel A1941-A1943, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Wonderful World of Disneyland: America on Parade
    Container: Reel A2151-A2153, with envelope
  • Description: Busch Gardens, Los Angeles, California
    Container: Reel A2331-A2333, with envelope
  • Description: Knott’s Berry Farm and Ghost Town
    Container: Reel A2351-A2353, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Grand Teton National Park
    Container: Reel A3071-A3073, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Colorado
    Container: Reel A3201-A3203, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Pikes Peak and Colorado Springs Area
    Container: Reel A3211-A3213, with envelope
  • Description: Rocky Mountain National Park
    Container: Reel A3221-A3223, with envelope
  • Description: Royal Gorge and Central Colorado
    Container: Reel A3231-A3233, with envelope
  • Description: Denver and Denver Mountain Parks
    Container: Reel A3241-A3243, with envelope
  • Description: Mesa Verde National Park
    Container: Reel A3251-A3253, with envelope
  • Description: Durango-Silverton Railroad and San Juan Loops
    Container: Reel A3271-A3273, with envelope
  • Description: Colorado Ski-Country U.S.A.
    Container: Reel A3311-A3313, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Santa’s Workshop, North Pole, Colorado
    Container: Reel A3332-A3333
  • Description: Bryce Canyon National Park
    Container: Reel A3461-A3463, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell
    Container: Reel A3551-A3553, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Monument Valley: Arizona and Utah, Land of the Navajo
    Container: Reel A3561-A3563, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Grand Canyon South Rim
    Container: Reel A3611-A3613, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert
    Container: Reel A3651-A3653, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: New Mexico
    Container: Reel A3751-A3753, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Black Hills of South Dakota
    Container: Reel A4861-A4863, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Badlands National Monument, South Dakota
    Container: Reel A4891-A4893, with envelope
  • Description: O’Hare Field, Chicago
    Container: Reel A5541-A5543, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Container: Reel A6321
  • Description: Niagara Falls
    Container: Reel A6551-A6553, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Niagara Falls: Canadian Side
    Container: Reel A6561-A6563, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, The
    Container: Reel A7951-A7953, with envelope
  • Description: Car and Carriage Caravan, Luray, Virginia
    Container: Reel A8303
  • Description: Walt Disney World: Liberty Square
    Container: Reel A9501-A9503, with envelope
  • Description: Miami and Miami Beach
    Container: Reel A9631-A9633, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Tiki Gardens, Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
    Container: Reel A9743
  • Description: The Golden Triangle, Florida Gulf Coast. Clearwater
    Container: Reel A9843
  • Description: Scenic USA
    Container: Reel A9961-A9963, with envelope, booklet
  • Description: Nassau in the Bahamas
    Container: Reel B0261-B0263, with envelope
  • Description: Alpine Wild Flowers
    Container: Reel B6302
  • Description: Lady and the Tramp
    Container: Reel B3152
  • Description: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    Container: Reel B3153
  • Description: Madame Tussaud’s Waxworks
    Container: Reel C2821
  • Description: The Birth of the Savior
    Container: Reel CH6A-CH6B
  • Description: Preview reel, Picture Tour of Scenic Wonders U.S.A.
    Container: Reel DR49
  • Description: Estes Park and Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado
    Container: Reel SP9042
  • Description: National Monuments of Western Colorado
    Container: Reel SP9043
  • Description: Prehistoric Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde, Colorado
    Container: Reel SP9055
  • Description: Alpine Wild Flowers, Western U.S.A.
    Container: Reel WF-3
  • Description: Promotional materials and instructions
    Container: Folder 1

Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English
2016

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