Historic Photograph Collections

Underwood & Underwood stereo collection

PH194_001

Underwood & Underwood (1882-1920) was a North American stereograph firm that distributed images by photographers such as Bierstadt and Jarvis and then began to produce original works, eventually dominating the industry. The firm sold out to Keystone in 1923. This collection consists of 49 images from the Philippines conflict of the Spanish-American War, several Northwest images, and two of President McKinley. There is a cased set of 84 images of Mexico, not itemized.

Box 1

• PH194_01_2009: President McKinley at his desk in the White House, Washington, U.S.A. [McKinley is seated at his desk with fireplace in the background.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Washington, D.C.. DATE 1898.
• PH194_01_2010: President McKinley and Major Generals Wheeler, Lawton, Shafter, and Keefer. 1899. [On board ship with McKinley in coat and top hat, generals in uniform.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Unknown. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2032: Mt. Hood (11,225 ft.) one of America's famous mountains, from Lost Lake, Oregon BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Oregon--Columbia River. DATE 1902.
• PH194_01_2111: U.S. Navy Battleships (Oregon). ["USS Oregon," battleship # 3, BB-3, later IX-22, commissioned 1896, museum 1925-1944, scrapped 1956.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC unknown. DATE 1899-1903.
• PH194_01_2142: Cigar raft on Columbia river, 1902. BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Columbia River. DATE 1902.
• PH194_01_2156: Major General Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905), 1898. Stromeyer & Wyman stereo. [General in uniform and on horseback. Noted career. See below.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Virginia. DATE 1898.
• PH194_01_2157: Cowboys examining a yearling's brand to settle a dispute, Sierra Bonita Ranch, Arizona. BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Arizona. DATE 1902.
• PH194_01_2191: Heroic Washington Volunteers advancing across an open field - Filipinos 800 yards in front - Taquig, Philippines. [Line of men firing guns from prone positions with 2 men observing from the rear.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2193: Our Soldiers entering Malolos, after the Battle, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Men in uniform marching with guns on shoulders.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2196: The 14th Regulars lining up for Mess, Pasay, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Line of men holding mess kits in background, man in foreground operating coffee grinder.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2198: Fighting Line near Pasay - the Trenches and Lookout Guard - Philippine Islands. 1899. [Trench, fortification with sandbags, soldiers on watch, camp with brush shelters and tents behind.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2199: Riddled Wall and Filipino Barricade, at Tina Jeros, Philippine Islands. 1899. [In foreground, battered stone wall/barricade; in background, large two-story building with thatch roof and balconies.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2200: Looking westward and toward the Cathedral and Bay, from the steeple of San Sebastian Church, Manila, Philippines. 1899. [View of the city across the roofs of mostly two-story buildings.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899-1903.
• PH194_01_2201: Battery near San Pedro Macati, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Group of soldiers aiming artillery gun, one holds shell.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2203: General King's Headquarters, San Pedro Macati, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Two-story headquarters building, with American flag flying, surrounded by stone wall; passenger buggys and transport carts appear to be drawn by water buffalo.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2204: The Sacred Church where our wounded were carried, Battle of Santa Ana, Philippines. 1899. [Large Spanish Colonial stone church with tiered bell tower, fenced and guarded church yard in front.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2205: A short rest on the Fighting Line during the Battle of Malabon, P.I. 1899. [Group of soldiers relaxing; one man in civilian clothes, perhaps newspaper reporter.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2206: The Church at Guadalupe - destroyed by fire - the scene of hard fighting, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Stone church in background partially hidden by trees in the foreground. A man and boy sit near the trees.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2207missing: Military scenes, Philippine Islands. 25 Stereos, Underwood and Underwood, Kilburn and Keystone. BY Underwood and Underwood, Kilburn and Keystone. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899-1903.
• PH194_01_2208: Driving the Insurgents through the Jungle, near Pasig, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Line of soldiers in field with jungle behind; aiming rifles across field.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2209: Filipino Venders in the U.S. Army Camp at Manila, Philippines. 1899. [Relaxed scene of soldiers and venders; temporary shelters with goods and food displayed on the ground. Buildings in the background.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2213: Sadness in Victory - our "Boys" caring for dying Insurgents - Battlefield of Malabon, P.I. 1899. [Soldiers grouped around two Filipinos.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2215: Filipino Prisoners of War in Old Manila, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Relaxed scene in a large walled area; many Filipino men and a few women are guarded by several armed American soldiers.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2217: Advancing on Malolos - taking a Hotchkiss Gun over a Bridge destroyed by Insurgents, - Philippines. 1899. [Soldiers moving an artillery gun over a wooden platform covering a large gap in a stone bridge.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2218: For the Stars and Stripes! - Death in the ranks of the Kansans. 1899. [Wounded soldier on the ground is tended by two other soldiers; dead (?) soldier lies next to the firing line; soldiers on firing line continued to fight.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2219: 14th Regulars fighting from captured Filipino Trenches in the woods near Pasay, P.I. 1899. [Wooded area with line of soldier in trench firing as officers(?) observe.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2220: The Sixth Artillery watching the effect of their Shells, Pasay, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Soldiers around gun emplacement look across a field; officer appears to hold a map.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2221: Filipino Prisoners of War at Pasig, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Two rows of men are lined up for camera, soldiers look on; two-story building in background has small barred windows on ground floor.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2222: Skirmish Line halting for rest before wading a paddy-field, Philippine Campaign. 1899. [Long line of soldiers stand on edge of rice paddy. Trees in background.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2223: A Street in Pasay. Philippine Islands. 1899. [Group of off-duty soldiers stand in front of thatch-roofed buildings.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2228: Camp of Fourth U.S. Infantry, Tampa, Fla., U.S.A. Copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. [In background, soldiers at ease around their small tents; in foreground three sets of rifles balanced as tripods.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Florida. DATE 1898.
• PH194_01_2229: Inspection of U.S. Troops by Gen. Breckenridge, Santiago, Cuba. Copyright 1899 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. [View down long rows of soldiers at attention, officers on horseback in distance; buildings behind soldiers.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Cuba. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2230: Troop B, Third U.S. Cavalry as Infantry for Cuban Invasion. Copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. [Soldiers at attention with gear strapped across their bodies; horses in background.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Florida. DATE 1898.
• PH194_01_2234: Antique Defenses - old Fort Santiago, overlooking the Bay - Manila, Philippine Islands. [Row of cannon and fortifications with bay in background.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines--Manila. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2235: Sixth Battalion, U.S. Cavalry, Entering Camp. Copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. [Rows of cavalrymen in the foreground ride across field toward tent camp among trees in the distance. Probably Camp Tampa, Florida.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Florida. DATE 1898.
• PH194_01_2236: Escolta, the principal business street in Manila, Philippine Islands. Copyright 1899 Strohmeyer & Wyman. [Street scene with carriages and pedestrian, businesses and power lines.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2237: The beautiful Church of San Sebastian - built of steel - Manila, Philippine Islands. 1900. [View of newly built church partly obscured by tree. People on walk look toward camera. See below. BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1900.
• PH194_01_2238: By the Pasig River, Manila, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Harbor scene with ship moored at dock; in foreground women wash clothing in the river, man wades; in background are other boats.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2239: Binondo Church, from across Binondo Bridge, Manila, Philippine Islands. 1900. [Crowded street scene with small carriages carrying passenger and goods, many pedestrians on sidewalks, church at end of street.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines--Manila. DATE 1900.
• PH194_01_2241: Visayan Women Bringing "Tuba" (sap of Cocoanut tree) to Market, Cebu, Philippine Islands. 1900. [Three women carry long wooded tubes on their shoulders, children watch, city streets in background.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1900.
• PH194_01_2242: Filipino Buffaloes - hauling Water to the Front - San Pedro Macati, Philippines. 1899. [Water buffalo pulls wagon, another water buffalo is led, driver and two other men pose for camera; buildings in background. See below. BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2243: The busy Pasig River, near the Bridge of Spain - Manila, Philippine Islands. 1899. [Ships at dock, crowds of people and goods on landing, other ships and waterfront in background.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2244: Old church and smoking ruins of Aguinaldo's headquarters, Malolos, Philippines. 1899. [Large church and monastery wing used by Aguinaldo are in the background, group of Filipinos in foreground look at camera.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Philippines. DATE 1899.
• PH194_01_2246: The Supreme Moment, Chief Justice Fuller administering the Oath of Office to President William McKinley, March 4, 1901. [Close view of stand over the crowd.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Washington, D.C.. DATE 1901.
• PH194_01_2247: William McKinley, the Nation's President, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Copyright 1900 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. [McKinley stands next to table. Room is crowded with furniture and rugs.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Washington, D.C.. DATE 1900.
• PH194_01_2248: McKinley and Wife. Copyright 1896 by Littleton View Co. [Portraits in flower frame of President-to-be William McKinley and his wife.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Washington, D.C.. DATE 1896.
• PH194_01_2249: President McKinley and his eight chosen advisors - Cabinet Room, Executive Mansion, Washington, U.S.A. Copyright 1900 Strohmeyer & Wyman. [Cabinet members listed on back of photo: See below. BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Washington, D.C.. DATE 1900.
• PH194_01_2250: "Rough Rider" Cowboys saluting President McKinley - reception at Los Angeles, Cal. 1901. [Parade with McKinley on review stand, cowboys in front saluting, and crowds along parade route and in windows of buildings, flags and bunting.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC California--Los Angeles. DATE 1901.
• PH194_01_2251: President McKinley at the Congress Gold Mine, Phoenix, Arizona. [President and wife (?) surrounded by dignitaries with mine structure and ore-filled carts in background.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Arizona. DATE 1901.
• PH194_01_2252: President McKinley returning the salutes of the passing boats - River Parade, New Orleans, La. [President with three other men, two in military uniform, review boat and sailors.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Louisiana--New Orleans. DATE 1901.
• PH194_01_2342: "Whenever the Flag is assailed the only terms we ever make with its assailant is unconditional surrender," President McKinley. [President McKinley addressing crowd in park like setting, buildings in background. Copyright 1900, Stromeyer & Wyman. BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Illinois. DATE 1900.
• PH194_01_2347: How is that for High? Coney Island, U.S.A. [In foreground women bathers stand in surf with skirts tied up around their waists. Bathers hold onto ropes leading out to frame and net in deeper water. Copyright 1891 by Strohmeyer & Wyman.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC New York--New York City. DATE 1891.
• PH194_01_2355: Cotton is King - A Plantation Scene, Georgia, U.S.A. Copyright 1895 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. [African-American men, women and children picking cotton in large cotton field; forest in background.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Georgia. DATE 1895.
• PH194_01_2380: The Great Ice Bridge and American Falls, Niagara Falls, U.S.A. Copyright 1900 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. [View of huge ice and snow field formed as ice and slush jam the river. A large group of people climb up the field toward the falls.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC New York--Niagara Falls. DATE 1900.
• PH194_01_2580: "Unclean! Unclean!"(Matt. viii: 2-4) wretched Lepers outside Jerusalem, Palestine. No. 18. Copyright 1896 by Underwood & Underwood. [Three lepers sitting in front of wall in Jerusalem.] BY Underwood & Underwood. LOC Palestine--Jerusalem. DATE 1896.

Box 2: Cased set of Mexico images, c.1903