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Isaac Holden’s Glass Lantern Slide Shows: Specimens of North American Marine Algae and Views of Newfoundland: circa 1885-1897

1897réf. 394021Bridgeport Connecticut 1897. Good. A unique collection of 87 glass lantern slides permanent positive images from the library of Isaac Holden an important Connecticut based phycologist and founding editor and contributor to the monumental: Phycotheca Boreali-Americana: A Collection of Dried Specimens of the Algae of North America. The collection consists of two sets totaling nearly 60 slides of images of dried marine algae specimens “Exsiccatae” and a set of about 25 slides taken in and around the town of St. John’s on the coast of Newfoundland. There are also a few slides of fauna insects and Holden as a dashing young man. The marine algae specimens were collected by Holden at Seaside Park along the Connecticut coast and Long Island Sound in the mid-1880s. About half of the species are identified in manuscript with the Latin name place date and Holden’s signature reproduced in the image. Three images have been dyed in red. It’s very likely that the unidentified specimens were collected by Holden and his close friend and colleague Frank Shipley Collins who co-edited and also contributed to the Phycotheca. Both sets of specimens include a few charts and figures. The set of Newfoundland views date from Holden’s 1897 trip to collect specimens of marine algae many of which were distributed in the Phycotheca. The views are of the rocky coastline and adjoining seascapes including a few snow-covered areas and several images of fishermen and other inhabitants at work in the harbor or in boats along the coast. The glass lantern slides measure 4” x 3Â¼” or 3Â¼” x 3Â¼” a subset of about 20 specimen slides consisting of the image plate and clear cover plate held together with plain paper folded over the edges. Many slides have glossy paper frames mounted in between the plates. The slides range in condition from fair to very good with scattered spotting and soiling. Several of the original paper edges are detached or missing a very few have been replaced with masking tape about 15 slides lack most or all of the original paper edges and are separated including a few lacking a cover plate. About five specimen slides are damaged with cracks to the glass and some deterioration to the image. About half are housed in a contemporary wooden box with chromolithographic labels from Bridgeport Connecticut. A unique and historically important research collection of early photographic images of marine algae and of the remote coastline of Newfoundland. The collection is divided into four sections: Set 1. 40 slides: North American Algae Specimens & Miscellaneous: Images of various types of seaweed and related algae. Set 2. 18 slides including three dyed in red: Seaweed and related algae signed and dated in the image: “Bridgeport Conn. 1885”. Subset 3. 4 slides: Fauna/insects. Set 4. 25 slides: Views of Newfoundland: Images of St. Johns Newfoundland and vicinity: about half include local people. There are also five additional slides reproducing various maps. unknown

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Papers of Isaac Holden Manufacturer and Phycologist of Bridgeport Connecticut circa 1870-1910

1910réf. 394188Bridgeport Connecticut 1910. Very Good. A small collection of four glass lantern slides 21 black and white photographs and additional ephemera from the library of Connecticut phycologist Isaac Holden founding editor and contributor to the Phycotheca Boreali-Americana: A Collection of Dried Specimens of the Algae of North America. The collection consists of miscellaneous materials documenting two of Bridgeport’s leading manufacturers Isaac Holden and William Skilling Mills and includes evidence of their ties to circus impresario P.T. Barnum. Two of the glass slides are partially damaged else very good overall. Born in 1832 Holden graduated from Dartmouth College and began his career as a teacher specializing in the preparation of young men for college and scientific schools. He gave up teaching in 1872 to join the Wheeler & Wilson Company in Bridgeport manufacturers of sewing machines becoming Vice President and in charge of the business until his death in 1903. His interest in botany was lifelong and he spent the last fifteen years of his life researching and collecting marine algae at Sea Island Park on the Connecticut coast and Long Island Sound as well as the inland fresh water streams and lakes. Among the photographs are several family portraits including the patriarch of the Mills family Dwight Phelps Mills and images of various family members and friends out and about in Bridgeport and Naugatuck. Also included are photographs of rugged landscapes and rocky coastline including Australia and Maine. The four glass lantern slides consist of a view of P.T. Barnum's elephants being paraded across Bridgeport’s new iron draw bridge 1888 and three unidentified portraits: a young woman in ballet slippers resembling one of P.T. Barnum's Circassian beauties; a very old woman with a remarkable furrowed face; and a very young boy. The ephemera consists mostly of printed and engraved cards etc.: Rewards of Merit religious and calling cards some of which are inscribed and woven keepsakes. Of special interest are several calling cards and identified family photographs that link the Holden family to the Stanley Brothers of Maine the earliest manufacturers of dry plate glass negatives and slides in the 1880s. A compelling small archive from this leading Bridgeport man member of the New England Botanical Club and president of the Bridgeport Scientific Society documenting the life of the city when Barnum was mayor and Olmstead had created Sea Island Park. A detailed list is available. unknown