Sampson's Fleet. U.S. Battleship "Oregon", Forward Deck
1898 · Albumen print, stereo
Each image: 8.2 × 17.7 cm (3 1/4 × 7 in.); Card: 8.6 × 17.7 cm (3 7/16 × 7 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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William H. Rau
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William Herman Rau was an American photographer who was active primarily in the latter half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for his stereo cards of sites around the world, and for his panoramic photographs of sites along the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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