Mark Jefferson Photograph Collection

Explore Photographs Taken by the Former EMU Chair of Geography Between 1900 and 1935.

  • Barren trees

    Photograph of young trees. Ferns cover the ground around the trees. A corn field can be seen in the background.
  • Barren trees growing on a hill "Trip to South America. 1918"

    Photograph trees and other vegetation taken in South America. The vegetation grows on a hill of dirt. The hill of dirt shows some exposed roots on the ground. 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.
  • Barren Trees on Business road "Trip to South America. 1918"

    Photograph of pedestrians walking down a street taken in South America. The pedestrians walk passed a cinema and a resturant. Barren trees line the sidewalk. A man sits on a horse drawn wagon in the dirt road. 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.
  • Barren walnut tree "Black Walnut, 1936"

    Photograph of a black walnut tree. The trees are barren of foliage. A tree trunk can be seen in the midground. 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.
  • Barren walnut tree "Black Walnut, 1936"

    Photograph of a black walnut tree. The trees are barren of foliage. A tree trunk can be seen in the midground. 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.
  • Barren walnut tree "Black Walnut, 1936"

    Photograph of a black walnut tree. The trees are barren of foliage. A tree trunk can be seen in the midground. 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.
  • Baskets being loaded into the hold, "M.V. Georgie." 1937

    Wooden baskets being loaded into the hold of the M.V. Georgie in 1937. The baskets are being raised up to the ship in a large net, presumably by an unseen crane. Several men stand on the dock next to the ship, along with a child. 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.
  • Bates' Slang. Elmwood. December 1900

    Landscape of a river valley in Elmwood, Massachusetts. A winding stream cuts through the landscape and creates valleys between the grassy hills. Trees cover the hills and a wooden post fence divides a property boundary in the foreground. Several houses can be seen in the background along with shrubs and other scrub trees. It is noted that the picture is showing Bates' Slang.
  • Bates' slang. Elmwood. December 1901

    Landscape of a river valley in Elmwood, Massachusetts. A winding stream cuts through the landscape and creates valleys between the grassy hills. Trees cover the hills and a wooden post fence divides a property boundary in the foreground. Several houses can be seen in the background along with shrubs and other scrub trees. It is noted that the picture is showing Bates' Slang.
  • Battle Creek. A neat residence street. "Houses, buildings, and cityscapes"

    Stereographic duplicate of glass slide 010_MJ_85_078c. 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.