Donated by Holly Ross in 2008 (EEPA 2008-010); Roy Sieber in 1993 (EEPA 1993-021); Bryna Freyer in 1994 (EEPA 1994-009); and John Vauco and Kelly Armor in 2006 (EEPA 2006-010).
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This collection includes three postcards that depict stereographic images created by Robert Visser of villages, peoples, and a "fetish" figure in Congo (Democratic Republic).
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Stereograph Collection, EEPA 2008-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Robert Visser (1860-1937) was a German merchant, photographer, and collector of ethnographica.
Underwood &h; Underwood (1981-1940s) was an early producer and distributor of stereoscopic and other photographic images, and later was a pioneer in the field of news bureau photography.
This collection is comprised of several different accessions: EEPA 1993-021, EEPA 1994-009; EEPA 2006-010, and EEPA 2008-010.