Underwood & Underwood

industry:
Manufacturer, Publisher
Nationality:
American
based:
Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States

Manufacturer of stereoscopic goods, lantern slides and press illustrations; founded in 1881in Ottawa-Kansas; also traded in London, New York & Toronto; sold all stereographic rights and stock to Keystone View Co in 1920; in 1924-25, took the first vertically controlled aerial photographs of Miami; the company ceased to trade in the 1940s. Premises in London were at 104 High Holborn.

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'Palestine through the Stereoscope Vols I, II, III'. Triple booktype storage box with 97 stereographs and book; 'Travelling to the Holy Land Through the Stereoscope'.

Palestine through the Stereoscope Vols I, II, III
'Japan through the Stereoscope'. Double book-type storage box with 35 stereographs.

Japan through the Stereoscope
Ten volumes of stereographs by Underwood and Underwood, 45 cards per volume, 1855-1880.

10 Volumes of Stereographs by Underwood and Underwood
'Jerusalem through the stereoscope'. Double book-type storage box for stereographs with 26 stereographs.

Jerusalem through the stereoscope
'Hong Kong through the Stereoscope'. Book-type storage box with 16 stereographs.

Hong Kong through the Stereoscope
Gelatin silver photograph by Underwood and Underwood: portrait of Claude Friese Greene and his business partner on board a ship, c. 1925.

William Friese-Greene with Business Partner
Stereoscope, wood, the 'Perfecscope', by Underwood & Underwood, New York, wooden, incomplete, c1896.

Stereoscope, wood, the 'Perfecscope'
'Around the World through the Stereoscope, Vols 1 and II'. Double book-type storage box with 67 stereographs.

Around the World through the Stereoscope, Vols 1 and II

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