A group of older students working in a room. Sunlight is entering the room, casting a shadow on most of the participants. A woman appears to be using a typewriter. From an envelope titled "To be printed"
Snow covers a large backyard, with trees and a cement bench. The house or building is slightly visible on the right. From an envelope titled "Snow Shadows, Jan. 26, 1937."
Snow covers a large backyard, with trees and a cement bench. The house or building is slightly visible on the right. From an envelope titled "Snow Shadows, Jan. 26, 1937."
A man and women walking down a dirt path between a field and the woods. A smokestack or chimney is visible behind the trees. From an envelope titled "Campus Scenes, Oct. 1942."
A portrait of a man from 1930. He is standing the front yard of a house and he is wearing a white shirt, vest, tie, and overcoat. A woman can be seen in the background getting into her car, and several other houses can be seen in the background. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Photograph of a man sitting on a pile of rocks. The man wears a hat and appears to be reading a piece of paper. Large trees grow around the pile of rocks. The pile of rocks is near an open field. Mountains rise in the background. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
A man walking down a dirt path towards buildings. The buildings are mostly hidden from view by trees. From an envelope titled "Campus Walks, Sept. 30, 1942."
A miner's house in Penna Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. The house is likely a split residence, or a portion of if was added onto at a later date because the materials do not match. It is a wooden structure with six bays and a shingle roof. A timber fence surrounds the house, giving it a stockade feel. A coal pile can be seen in the foreground and a large hill covered with vegetation can be seen in the background.
A model of a village, with clay houses and pine cones as trees, rests on a desk. A drawing of hills hangs behind it on the blackboard. From an envelope titled "Artwork, June 1936."
A rowing boat is tied to a post in the foreground while the expanse of the paper mill can be seen in the background. It sits along the river, likely for easy shipping access.
A road, flanked by trees and farmland, covered with snow. An unidentified object appears at the top of the photograph. From an envelope titled "Snow Scenes, Woods, Feb. 25, 1940."
A road lined with trees and covered with snow. Houses and buildings are visible on the right and center of the photograph, and a tall wire fence is on the right. From an envelope titled "Snow Shadows, Jan 27, 1937."
A robin stands on a nest, which appears to be resting on a window sill. An egg is inside the nest. A section of the negative is missing on the center-right edge. From an envelope titled "Scenes, 1934, Creative Expression."
Photograph of a field. The field has embedded boulders and short grass. The field is near mountains. The sky is highly overcast. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Photograph of a small shed in a desert area. The shed is square in shape and has gable roof. The shed is surrounded a small wooden fence. Rocks and Pine trees surround the shed. Mountains rise in the background. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
A small pond in a garden. A decorative rock structure is in the middle of the pond. Yucca plants circle the pond. A birdhouse is visible in the background. From an envelope titled "Fall Scenes, 1933. Science Garden, Pond- Back Campus."
A photo of a stream running through the woods. A woman stands on a hill far in the background. From an envelope titled "College Camera Film. Mar. 18, 1943."
A student listens to another student play the violin. Both are dressed in period outfits. They are on stage. From an envelope titled "Christmas Play, 1933."
A student sits smiling on the ground. She is near a pine tree and she is holding her camera. From an envelope titled "College Camera Film. Mar. 18, 1943."
Overlooking the notch in Niagara Falls from the angle of Horseshoe Falls in Ontario, Canada. Water crashes over the edge of the falls and creates large spray clouds that obscure most of the base of the falls. River rapids can be seen in the foreground and several buildings can be seen in the background on the banks of the Canadian side of the falls.
A member of the track team poses in the start position outside. Roosevelt School appears in the background. From an envelope titled "Spring Sports, 1933."
Photograph of a dirt road. The road is surrounded by trees. Tracks can be seen the dirt. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Photograph of a small village at the base of rocky cliffs in Ontario, Canada in July of 1929. A stone house and small barn sits below a boulder field in the foreground. It appears that a portion of the addition on the back of the house is being built of deconstructed. There are piles of timber sitting on the roof of the addition. Several other warehouse buildings can be seen in the background, further down the winding road at the base of the cliffs. Trees cover the cliffs and help to hold falling rocks in place. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Photograph of an African American woman sitting outside of her house with three children. She is wearing a cotton gingham dress. Two of the children are dressed in cotton dresses and the boy has a cotton button-down shirt and wool pants. He is holding a small book. The house is constructed of hand-cut brick and mortar joints with a wooden window with a wooden shutter. A large wooden tub sits in front of the house.
Photograph of an African American woman sitting outside of her house with two small children. She is dressed in a cotton button-down dress, a shawl, and a headwrap. The children both have cotton dresses. The house is constructed of hand-cut brick and raked mortar joints with a wooden window with a wooden shutter.
Photograph of a young man sitting on the curb of a street. He is wearing a suit jacket, a tie, a shirt, and a pair of matching pinstripe pants. A tree grows next to the sidewalk and a house with a wooden swing can be seen in the background. Leaves are stuck in the mud on the side of the road and they cover the ground around the tree. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Photograph of an academic building most likely on the Michigan State Normal College, now Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan. The building is three stories with an arch over the main entrance that is surrounded by corinthian order columns. The building has recutangular windows. A large denticulated gable sits above the main entrance. The roof has a stone balustrade surrounding the flat portion. A concrete walkway leads the the main entrance and is surrounded by trees and other vegetation.
Image from a published source. aerial picture of the coast range north of Mollendo, Peru. The landscape is rugged and mountainous. Clouds cast shadows on the mountainsides. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Looking across Kilauea in 1921. The landscape of the volcano is barren and stream rises out of the ground. Ash deposit walls can be seen in the foreground. Kilauea is an active shield volcano that has a high frequency of eruptions.