University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
PH1440
Rollwagen, John
John Rollwagen
collection of Photochrom photographs
1898-1906
65 Photocrom prints (1 box)
Collection materials are in
English.
Photocrom photographs of scenes in the
United States and Canada made by the Detroit Publishing Company
The Photochrom (also known as Photochrome) is a color photo lithograph
created from a black and white photographic negative. The process is a
photographic variant of chromolithography, the broader term for color
lithography. The color is achieved through using multiple lithograph stones,
one per color in the printing process. A separate stone would be made for each
color to be used which required at least a minimum of four stones (for the
three primary colors and black) for the image. The image was printed on
high-quality paper which resembled the smooth photographic printing paper of
the day. The image was then finished off with a varnish to add depth and
richness to the appearance of the photograph.
The process was developed in Switzerland and brought to the United
States by the Detroit Publishing Company in 1897. The Detroit Photographic
Company was started by publisher William A. Livingstone and photographer Edwin
H. Husher in the late 19th century but did not go by that name until 1905 after
which it quickly changed the name to the Detroit Publishing Company. The
Detroit Publishing Co. enjoyed a period of enormous success as a world-wide
publisher of photographic prints and postcards, but its sales began to decline
during World War I, and with the introduction of new and cheaper printing
methods it was forced to go into receivership in 1924 and by 1932 the company's
assets were liquidated.
Photochrom photographs from the The Detroit Publishing Company showing
scenes from the United States and Canada.
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Photocrom lithograph process
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Photocrom lithograph process
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Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on
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Donor: John Rollwagen, December 8, 2015.
Processed by Wesley Nelson, April 2016
California--Photographs
Colorado--Photographs
Florida--Photographs
Massachusetts--Photographs
New York (State)--Photographs
Pennsylvania--Photographs
Utah--Photographs
Wisconsin--Photographs
Wyoming--Photographs
United States--Photographs
Canada--Photographs
Chromolithography
Color lithographs
Detroit Publishing Co., lithographer
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Photographs
California
Utah
The Detroit Publishing Company Photochrom
Collection
United States
California
1/1
1
View of Glacier Point and South
Dome in Yosemite Valley, California (53018)
1898
1/1
2
View of Silver Apron waterfall in
Yosemite Valley, California (53019)
1898
1/1
3
Exterior of Mission Dolores in San
Francisco, California (53020)
1898
1/1
4
Close-up of California poppies
(53089)
1899
1/1
5
Farnsworth's Loop on Santa Catalina
Island, California (53077)
1899
1/2
6
Exterior of the Hotel Metropole on
Santa Catalina Island, California (53094)
1901
1/2
7
Lick Observatory on the summit of
Mt. Hamilton, California (53006)
1902
Colorado
1/2
8
View of the Sangre de Christo
Mountains from Poncha Pass, Colorado (53130)
1898
1/2
9
View from the ruins of Cliff Palace
in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (53118)
1898
1/2
10
View of Lake San Cristoval in
Hinsdale County, Colorado (53105)
1898
1/3
11
View of 700-ft. granite spire known
as Currecanti Needle on the Gunnison River, Colorado (53100)
ca.1898-1905
1/3
12
Ute Jose Romero and his family, Colorado
(53409)
1899
1/3
13
Southern Ute Pee Viggi and squaw, Colorado
(53411)
1899
1/3
14-15
View of Mount of the Holy Cross in
the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado (53136 &
53119B)
1900
1/4
16
View of Long's Peak from Mont Alto,
Colorado (53153)
1901
1/4
17
View of Silverton with Sultan
Mountain in the background, Colorado (53151)
1901
1/4
18
View of railroad tracks in Royal
Gorge, Colorado (53103)
1901
1/4
19
View of Toltec Gorge, Colorado (53158)
1906
Florida
1/5
20
Exterior view of the Royal Ponciana Hotel near the
Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach, Florida (53220)
1898
1/5
21
View of man walking along paved path near water in
Palm Beach, Florida (53221)
1898
1/5
22
View of old causeway lined with palm trees near
Ormond, Florida (53223)
1898
1/5
23
U.S.S. "Texas" off the Florida coast
(53230)
1898
1/5
24
Looking across the Miami River at the Royal Palm
Hotel, Miami, Florida (53510)
1900
Massachusetts
1/6
25
Exterior view of the Main Building at Smith College
in Northampton, Massachusetts (53606)
1900
1/6
26
Exterior of the Main Building at Wellesley College,
Massachusetts (53693)
1901
New York
1/6
27
View of American Falls from the Canadian shore,
Niagara Falls, New York (53249)
1898
1/6
28
View of bridge spanning Whirlpool Rabids in the
Niagara River Gorge near Niagara Falls, New York (53253)
1898
1/6
29
View of the Bronx River in Bronx Park, New York
(53645)
1901
1/6
30
Looking across the St. Lawrence River at Heart
Island in the Thousand Islands region of New York (53671)
1901
Pennsylvania
1/7
31-32
Exterior view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (53723 & 53724)
1900
1/7
33
Exterior view of the Main Building at Girard College
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (53727)
1901
Utah
1/7
34
Exterior of the Lion House, family residence of
Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, Utah (53419)
1899
1/7
35
Looking down a tree-lined avenue at Salt Palace in
Salt Lake City, Utah (53601)
1900
Wisconsin
1/8
36
Exterior view of the Court House in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin (53680)
1900
1/8
37
View of Juneau Park and Lake Michigan in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin (53682)
1901
Wyoming
1/8
38
View of Lake D'Amalia and the Wind River Mountains,
Wyoming (53269)
1898
1/8
39
View of Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National
Park, Wyoming (53304)
1898
1/8
40
View of Summit Basin in Mammoth Hot Springs,
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (53310)
1898
1/9
41
View of the Pulpit Terraces in Yellowstone National
Park, Wyoming (53317)
1898
1/9
42
View of the Fountain Paint Pot in Lower Geyser
Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (53311)
1898
1/9
43
View of Castle Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin,
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (53313)
1898
1/9
44
View of bluffs overlooking Green River, Wyoming
(53205)
1898
1/9
45
View of the Fountain Paint Pot in Lower Geyser
Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (53327)
1902
1/10
46
View of Sapphire Pool with forest and rolling hills
in background, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (53333)
1902
1/10
47
View of the Liberty Cap mineral deposit with
buildings in background, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park,
Wyoming (53344)
1902
1/10
48
View of two people standing atop Jupiter Terrace in
Yellowstone Park, Wyoming (53323)
1902
1/10
49
Eruption of Riverside Geyser on the Firehole River
in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (53345)
1905
Other States
1/11
50
View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River near Twin
Falls, Idaho (53268)
1898
1/11
51
Exterior view of the Detroit Museum of Art, Michigan
(53212)
1898
1/11
52
View of Lake Tahoe and Cave Rock,
Nevada (53000)
1898
1/11
53
Jose Jesus and his wife, New Mexico
(53414)
1899
1/11
54
View of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in
Cleveland, Ohio (53717)
1900
1/12
55
View of Mount Hood from Lost Lake, Oregon
(53541)
1900
1/12
56
Farmers with horse-drawn threshers in field
harvesting wheat, South Dakota (53284)
1898
1/12
57
Exterior of the Custis-Lee Mansion in Arlington,
Virginia (53713)
1900
1/12
58
View of Jackson Monument with the White House in
background, Washington, D.C. (53247)
1898
Canada
1/12
59
Footpath overgrown with trees in Niagara Glen on the
Canadian side of Niagara River Gorge, Ontario, Canada (53256)
1898
1/13
60
Exterior view of the Redpath Library and Museum at
McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (53649)
1901
1/13
61
View of the Reservoir in Mount Royal Park, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada (53651)
1901
1/13
62
Exterior of the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in
Quebec, Canada (53657)
1901
1/13
63
Looking across the St. Lawrence River at the
Citadelle-de-Quebec in Quebec City, Canada (53663)
1901
1/13
64
On the St. Lawrence River near the city of
Rivière-du-Loup in Quebec, Canada (53665)
1901
1/13
65
Exterior view of Parliament Buildings in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada (53669)
1901