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William H. Rau Publisher[1, 2]



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  • Name William H. Rau Publisher  
    Gender Unknown 
    Business Address/Year 187--189-?  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Association Griffith and Griffith (Relationship: Undetermined) 
    Association Universal View Company (Relationship: Undetermined) 
    Association Underwood and Underwood (Relationship: Undetermined) 
    Person ID I2349  Camera Workers | W, vol. 1, 1858-1900
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2023 

  • Photos
    William H. Rau Publisher stereo, 189-?    		William H. Rau Publisher stereo, 189-?
    The photograph depicts part of the Canadian Pacific Railway station and hotel at Glacier, with the Hermit Range in the background, along with CPR railway cars. The snowsheds protecting the railway line are visible in the right background. This stereograph was sold by the Universal View Company.
    William H. Rau Publisher stereo, 1898-1900?    		William H. Rau Publisher stereo, 1898-1900?
    The photograph depicts the sternwheeler Canadian on the Yukon River as it heads to the Klondike gold fields. The Canadian serviced the upper Yukon River beginning in the summer 1898. This stereograph was sold by Griffith and Griffith.
    William H. Rau Publisher stereo, copyright 1900.    		William H. Rau Publisher stereo, copyright 1900.
    The photograph depicts the Discovery Claim in the Klondike gold fields, Yukon Territory. This stereo was sold by Griffith and Griffith.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Stereo publisher.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: William Herman Rau (1855-1920) was himself a photographer and also a major figure in the publication of stereo views. He published under his own name, as well as under the name Universal View Company. His stereographs were sold by both the Universal View Company and other firms such as Griffith and Griffith. It is not known if he ever visited British Columbia as a photographer.
      According to Treadwell and Darrah (1994b), Rau's business was acquired by Underwood and Underwood in the 1890s.
    • FORMATS: Stereographs.
    • IDENTIFYING MARKS: name on stereograph print mount front; stereograph print mount front usually titled and may be numbered and dated with a copyright date.

  • Sources 
    1. [S147] COLLECTION: LOC.
      Stereographs

    2. [S1201] Complied by T. K. Treadwell and William C. Darrah; updated by Wolfgang Sell, Treadwell and Darrah (1994b), (National Stereoscopic Association, 1994, updated 28 Nov 2003), 578-579.