Nathaniel Moone photograph collection
Collection Scope and Content
The photographs were reproduced from 167 glass-plate negatives discovered by Mr. Moone in a townhouse on Fifth Street, NE, after the structure suffered a fire in 1977. The Gelman Library provided space for the first major exhibit of the photos in 1982. The identity of the photographer remains in question, but evidence indicates that they were likely taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston who was a well known photographer of Washington and its political figures during the period 1889-1910 and beyond. Many of the photos are of government officials during the McKinley and Roosevelt terms. An entire series consists of photos of the Lake Mohonk resort in Lake Mohonk, New York, which was a favorite retreat of President Theodore Roosevelt and other cultural elite during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection consists of 168 photos. It is divided into six series: Maryland; Lake Mohonk, NY; Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Unidentified; and Portraits.
The Special Collections Department at Gelman Library acquired the Nathaniel H. Moone Collection in 1995.
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1910
Creator
- Moone, Nathaniel (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Some records may be restricted.
Restrictions on Use
Regarding Series 1 through 6, although Gelman Library owns the photographs and has the right to produce photos for scholarly purposes, Nathaniel Moone retains the right to restrict commercial reproduction of the photos. Any request to do so must be given written permission by Mr. Moone.
Although Mr. Rudolph Taylor owns the plates, it is Mr. Moone who acts as researcher and agent for them. It was in this capacity that Mr. Moone agreed to sell the photographs to the Gelman Library, to be maintained as a permanent collection not to be augmented or reproduced without, the written consent of Nathaniel H. Moone. They will be available to the public for research purposes according to the requirements of the Gelman Library.
Historical or Biographical Note
Nathaniel Moone discovered 167 glass-plate negatives in a townhouse on Fifth Street, NE, after the structure suffered a fire in 1977.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs were reproduced from 167 glass-plate negatives discovered by Mr. Moone in a townhouse on Fifth Street, NE, after the structure suffered a fire in 1977. The Gelman Library provided space for the first major exhibit of the photos in 1982. The identity of the photographer remains in question, but evidence indicates that they were likely taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston who was a well known photographer of Washington and its political figures during the period 1889-1910 and beyond. Many of the photos are of government officials during the McKinley and Roosevelt terms.
Collection Organization
Organized into six series: Maryland; Lake Mohonk, NY; Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Unidentified; and Portraits.
Acquisition Information
The Special Collections Department at Gelman Library acquired the Nathaniel H. Moone Collection in 1995.
Subject
- Johnston, Frances Benjamin (Person)
- Moone, Nathaniel (Person)
- McKinley, William (Person)
- Roosevelt, Theodore (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Nathaniel Moone photograph collection, 1889-1910
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
George Washington University Gelman Library
2130 H Street NW
Washington DC 20052 United States of America
speccoll@gwu.edu
