Great Signal Rock, TN Stereoview Card
This collection consists of an 1887 stereoview card (two photographs that can be combined to create a 3-D image) of The Great Signal Rock, Summit of Lookout Mt., Chattanooga, Tenn., USA
Dates
- 1887
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Biographical/Historical Note
Great Signal Rock, Summit of Lookout Mt. Chattanooga,TN stereoview card was made by Benjamin West Kilburn in the 1870s. Kilburn was born on December 10, 1827, in Littleton, New Hampshire. In 1865, he started a company in New Hampshire that produced stereophotographic views, many of them from photographs he took personally. He died in 1909 in Littleton, New Hampshire.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was purchased by Special Collections on March 28, 2007.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository