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- Postcard, "Mt. Adams Incline and Rockwood Pottery, Cincinnati, O.," circa 1907 - Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. Here, the pottery is visible atop Mt. Adams, to the left of the incline railway. Nichols hired talented potters and decorators to create innovative ceramic wares. Trendsetting imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery.
- circa 1907
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Postcard, "Mt. Adams Incline and Rockwood Pottery, Cincinnati, O.," circa 1907
Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) founded Rookwood Pottery--the pioneering art pottery company in America--in Cincinnati in 1880. Here, the pottery is visible atop Mt. Adams, to the left of the incline railway. Nichols hired talented potters and decorators to create innovative ceramic wares. Trendsetting imagery and glazes made Rookwood famous and helped establish the look of art pottery.
- Mount Adams Incline Railway, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1907 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- 1907
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Mount Adams Incline Railway, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1907
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- Mount Adams Incline Railway, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1907 - Opened in 1876, the Mount Adams Incline Railway was one of five funicular railways that operated in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 945-foot-long line carried streetcars and automobiles up and down a steep hill in the city's Mount Adams neighborhood. The incline closed in 1948. Despite proposals to repair and revive it, the railway was demolished in 1952.
- circa 1907
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Mount Adams Incline Railway, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1907
Opened in 1876, the Mount Adams Incline Railway was one of five funicular railways that operated in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 945-foot-long line carried streetcars and automobiles up and down a steep hill in the city's Mount Adams neighborhood. The incline closed in 1948. Despite proposals to repair and revive it, the railway was demolished in 1952.
- Incline Railroad at Sea Cliff, People Standing on Platform, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Incline Railroad at Sea Cliff, People Standing on Platform, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- View from Incline Railway, Duluth, Minnesota, circa 1908 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- circa 1908
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View from Incline Railway, Duluth, Minnesota, circa 1908
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.