![]() Yellowstone National Park, Grand Canyon Area Mormon Temple Tabernacle and Grounds, Salt Lake City Hawaiian National Park, Island of Hawaii (2 editions) Golden Gate International Exposition, 1940 This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O'English on July 16, 2012. Additional reels were donated by Jim Edstrom in October of 2020 and incorporated later in that month. The View-Master and reels in this collection were donated to MASC by Trevor James Bond on July 16, 2012. This collection is open and available for research use. Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 Restrictions on Access Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Several sets are included, and where the original promotional envelopes or promotional brochures for those have been retained, those are noted.Īdministrative Information Publication Information The collection is arranged in the numberical items corresponding to the original numbers printed on the items. The images collected here primarily cover the western and southwestern United States, the northeastern USA and southeastern Canada, and Mexico. The collection is intended primarily as a photographic artifact rather than as a true historic resource, though reels 108, 112, 116, 145, and 151 are all with the Pacific Northwest scope that the MASC's collections usually cover. The collection consists of 200 View-Master reels and one View-Master viewer (Model C, black). During the 1940s and 1950s they became very popular the most common subject of View-Master reels tended to be scenic views of tourist destinations. A View-Master is basically a stereoscopic viewer designed to view seven pairs of film images, rather than pairs of printed photographs that a traditional stereoscopic viewer would view. View-Masters date to 1939, created initially by Sawyer's Photo Services (later purchased by GAF Corporation). Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, ![]()
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