26 stereographs (photoprints) : albumen, b&w; 88 x 178 mm. or smaller.
Summary
Views of central and southern Illinois: 28th street in Cairo, showing buildings, walkways and a bridge; Aurora: interior of the German Catholic church, Memorial building erected by the Soldiers' Monument Ass'n of Aurora, general view of W. Aurora showing homes, the river, train yards; Bloomington: the Normal School building, two views of the town after a sleet storm, Jan. 1871; Clinton: carriages on Washington street and icy trees, after sleet storm, 1883, group of young men and women posing on steps of a school (?); Danville: view of the interior of a millinery shop, and a view of a man walking along a creek: "bound for the coal underneath the ground"; views of rock formations in Deer Park near LaSalle, includes views of photographer's wagon and a buggy; interior view of Charles Emory house at Decatur showing framed photographs, a stereo-viewer with stereograph, figurines, etc.; Elgin: general view showing churches, river, homes, a home with trees in the yard in bloom, a street view showing covered wagon; man pointing over field surrounded by split rail fence that another man is plowing near Elgin; group reading and sewing on the porch of C. C. Merrill's house, Galesburg; Jacksonville: Strawn's Opera House, Cassell & Loar Groceries, showing their delivery wagons out front, a furniture store, a covered bridge.
Illinois Central R.R. bridge, Lasalle, people and wagon on bridge below; crowd gathered for unknown event on the street in Morris; Ottawa: large group of men on steps of building, another smaller group, 6 "young lady Sunday school teachers" on bank of river, one with parasol, Ottawa township high school and neighboring church; Pearl's stripping coal bank, Paris & Danville R.R., men work in pit surrounded by split rail fence; Peoria: homes including H.F. Day's, block of buildings opposite west side of courthouse square, the Universalist Church; an orchard in the valley of the Illinois, near Peru: 4th of July [1896] celebration in Marengo showing clowns with cannon, simple ferris wheel.
Alternative title
American scenery.
Aurora and vicinity.
Gems of the Illinois Valley.
Bowman's series of miscellaneous sterescopic views.