"American Scenery"

This artifact is a stereoscopic card featuring a view of Arlington House, where Confederate general Robert E. Lee once lived. Stereoscopic cards were popular from the mid-nineteenth century through the early twentieth century. The back of this card is not divided for an address and message; in fact, the back evidences the kinds of jottings done in everyday life--e.g., sums ("22+25=47") and words in cursive ("Indian Indian Indian"). Although the photographs on the front of the card are situated side by side, leading one to view it horizontally, much of the writing on the back was done while the card was turned vertically.

Unknown

Michigan, USA

Unpublished

English

postcard

paper, photograph paper, pencil

None

16
6
22 [+] 25 [=] 47
Indian Indian Indian
Yours
Ill.Ill.
Illinois Illinois

Linguistic: American Scenery. Washington. Arlington House.
Visual: The stereoscopic photographs feature an angled view of the columns at the front of Arlington House.