Collection Summary
Visual Materials from the Daniel Carter Beard Papers
ca. 1840-ca. 1941
ca. 1840-ca. 1941
Guide Record
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941
ca. 2,917 photographs, stereograph cards,
postcards, prints, and tintypes
English
Collection material in English.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Daniel Carter Beard was an American book
illustrator and art instructor who specialized in the drawing of outdoor life and
wildlife in the United States and Canada. He was very involved in outdoor activities and
was an important figure in the formation of the Boy Scouts of America. This group of
photographic and graphic materials probably served as his personal study
collection.
Please note that terminology in historical
materials can appear in Library descriptions and does not always match the language
preferred by members of the communities depicted, and may include negative stereotypes
or words some may consider offensive. The Library presents the historic captions because
they can be important for understanding the context in which the images were
created.
Provenance
Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; 1969; (PR 06 CN 775, DLC/PP-1969:143).
Processing History
The processed portions of the Visual materials from the Daniel Carter Beard papers were
processed by the staff in the Prints and Photographs Division. Item titles for LOT 11162
were devised and transcribed by Library staff. This finding aid contains unverified data
from old container lists transcribed by Erin Ebert in 2020. Finding aid was encoded by
Leah Rios in March 2021.
Not all of the groups of material are described at the same level of detail. Additional
materials that form the Visual materials from the Daniel Carter Beard papers not
included in this finding aid are listed below. For more information about service of
these additional materials, search our [Online Catalog] by call number.
- PR 06 CN 775: Visual materials from the Daniel Carter Beard papers [unprocessed
portion]
- PR 13 CN 1969:143: Visual materials from the Daniel Carter Beard papers
[unprocessed portion]
Transfers
Materials were transferred from the Manuscript Division to the Prints and Photographs
Division. A portion of the collection is still located in the Manuscript Division and
can be identified as part of the Daniel Carter Beard papers, 1798-1941. An inventory of
this material is available in their [finding aid]. More
information about the division can be found at the Manuscript Division [Homepage] and
[Contact Page].
Related Material
Additional materials by Daniel Carter Beard are described in our [Online Catalog]
and searchable by call number or descriptive words:
- The
[Cabinet of the American Illustration] collection contains more than 100
drawings by Beard. Most are pen and ink illustrations for A Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur's Court (New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889) by Samuel
Clemens.
- LOT 9774 (H): Miscellaneous pictures, mainly views
Rights Restrictions
Rights status of individual images not evaluated. For general information see: ["Copyright and Other Restrictions..."]
Access Restrictions
The Visual materials from the Daniel Carter Beard papers is open to research.
Requesting Materials
For information about service in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, including
obtaining copies, see ["Information for Researchers."]
Online Content
To see already digitized images from this collection, search our [Online Catalog]
by call number or descriptive words.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Visual materials from the Daniel
Carter Beard papers, and item or reproduction number, if available [e.g., LOT 11161, no.
1 or LC-DIG-ppmsca-12345]
Scope and Content Note
Daniel Carter Beard was an American book illustrator and art instructor who specialized
in the drawing of outdoor life and wildlife in the United States and Canada. He was very
involved in outdoor activities and was an important figure in the formation of the Boy
Scouts of America. This group of photographic and graphic materials probably served as
his personal study collection. Some of the mounts and photographs are marked with
editorial notations that indicate that they may have been published in one or more of
his books or articles on outdoor or scouting activities. It is also probable that he
used these images as sources for subjects and details in his own illustration
drawings.
Arrangement
The processed portions of the Visual materials from the Daniel Carter Beard papers are
organized into multiple LOTs:
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[LOT 11156 (F) (S)](ead10001):
Photographs, postcards and prints from the Daniel Carter Beard papers
-
[LOT 11161 (G)](ead10065):
Oversized prints, photographs, and reproductions of miscellaneous subjects from the
papers of Daniel Carter Beard
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[LOT 11162 (H)](ead10085):
Tintypes from the papers of Daniel Carter Beard
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941.
Organizations
Boy Scouts of America.
Camp Fire Club of America.
Subjects
Clothing & dress--1840-1950.
Hunting--1840-1950.
Nature--1840-1950.
Portraits--1840-1950.
Form/Genre
Photographic prints--1840-1950.
Postcards--1840-1950.
Prints--1840-1950.
Stereographs--1840-1950.
Tintypes--1860-1880.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/2021637012]
Container List
Photographs, postcards and prints
from the Daniel Carter Beard papers, ca. 1840-ca. 1935
ca.
1840-ca. 1935
LOT 11156 (F) (S)
2,338 items
Boy scouting, various
activities
LOT 11156-1 (F)
28 items
Geographic views in the United
States
LOT 11156-2 (F)
325 items
Berea, Kentucky (Commencement
Day)
LOT 11156-2-A (F)
11 items
Gladwin County, Michigan, Feb.,
1893 (logging operation)
LOT 11156-2-B (F)
50 items
Geographic views: lakes,
streams, waterfalls, geysers
LOT 11156-2-C (F)
53 items
Geographic views: mountains,
glaciers, canyons, and other geological features (buttes, arches,
etc.)
LOT 11156-2-D (F)
34 items
Trees, plants, fungi (including
close-ups)
LOT 11156-2-E (F)
82 items
2 folders: folder 1: 28 items;
folder 2: 54 items
Various views of towns, houses
(esp. log cabins), railroads, and bridges
LOT 11156-2-F (F)
95 items
2 folders: folder 1: 42 items;
folder 2: 53 items
People and places,
non-U.S.
LOT 11156-3 (F)
291 items
South African music and
dance
LOT 11156-3-A (F)
56 items
South African and Swazi
peoples, including traditional clothing, housing, soldiers, etc.
LOT 11156-3-B (F)
49 items
South African geography and
industry, especially mining
LOT 11156-3-C (F)
44 items
South Africa -- British
occupation
LOT 11156-3-D (F)
19 items
Arab culture, especially
traditional clothing
LOT 11156-3-E (F)
30 items
Unidentified European cultures
(France, Germany, England, Scotland, etc.), featuring traditional
clothing
LOT 11156-3-F (F)
46 items
Other foreign cultures
(Philippines, China, New Zealand, Japan, etc.)
LOT 11156-3-G (F)
30 items
Canada: geographic views and
people, especially of British Columbia
LOT 11156-3-H (F)
17 items
Various animals, birds, reptiles,
fish, insects, etc. subdivided as follows:
LOT 11156-4 (F)
294 items
Bears
LOT 11156-4-A (F)
15 items
Birds
LOT 11156-4-B (F)
25 items
Birds' nests
LOT 11156-4-C (F)
21 items
Caribou, deer, elk
LOT 11156-4-D (F)
22 items
Domestic animals (horses, cows,
pigs, dogs, cats, etc.
LOT 11156-4-E (F)
36 items
Primates (monkeys, orangutans,
baboons, etc.)
LOT 11156-4-F (F)
42 items
Pronghorn antelope, mountain
goats and sheep
LOT 11156-4-G (F)
27 items
Reptiles, amphibians, and
fish
LOT 11156-4-H (F)
19 items
Rodents and
marsupials
LOT 11156-4-I (F)
29 items
Trained animals
LOT 11156-4-J (F)
17 items
Miscellaneous wild animals
(including buffalo, foxes, sea mammals), animal skeletons and fossils,
insects
LOT 11156-4-K (F)
41 items
European Americans
LOT 11156-5 (F)
172 items
Individuals engaged in various
outdoor activities: camping and canoeing, hunting, trapping, lumbering,
building, etc., in Minnesota, California, among other locations.
LOT 11156-5-A (F)
69 items
2 folders: folder 1: 44 items;
folder 2: 25 items
Individuals engaged in sports:
snowshoe instruction, fishing, shooting, shot-put, boxing, etc.
LOT 11156-5-B (F)
45 items
Portraits of individuals
including moonshiners, mountain men, U. S. presidents and generals, also,
DCB's studio and models points of historical interest
LOT 11156-5-C (F)
58 items
American Indians, portraits and
activities
LOT 11156-6 (F)
68 items
Ships and boats
LOT 11156-7 (F)
83 items
2 folders: folder 1: 59 items; folder
2: 24 items
Postcards of various
subjects
LOT 11156-8 (F)
121 items
Photographic reproductions of
paintings by James H. Beard and others, sculpture
LOT 11156-9 (F)
41 items
2 folders: folder 1: 23 items; folder
2: 18 items
Flora & Fauna: Stereographs of
various subjects (e. g., wild animals, birds, Native Americans, Post-Civil War
views, New Orleans, ca. 1865-1890)
LOT 11156-10 (S)
49 items
Hunting and camping
LOT 11156-10-A (S)
18 items
Places, people, and
ships
LOT 11156-10-B (S)
24 items
American Indians
LOT 11156-10-C (S)
7 items
Prints: natural history, hunting
and trapping, ca. 16th-19th c.; subdivided as follows:
LOT 11156-11 (F)
380 items
Natural history: various
subjects
LOT 11156-11-A (F)
20 prints
Mollusks, 19th c.
LOT 11156-11-B (F)
45 prints
Hunting and trapping of birds,
ca. 17th c., including falconry
LOT 11156-11-C (F)
31 prints
Hunting and trapping of
mammals
LOT 11156-11-D (F)
36 prints
Prints: portraits, 18th- and
19th-c., subdivided as follows:
LOT 11156-12 (F)
124 prints
Portraits, 18th-19th c., mostly
English (mainly published by Caulfield, London, 1790s)
LOT 11156-12-A (F)
46 prints
2 folders: folder 1: 21 items;
folder 2: 25 items
Portraits, 19th c., of famous
men, mostly Americans
LOT 11156-12-B (F)
68 prints
2 folders: folder 1: 36 items;
folder 2: 32 items
Portraits of U. S.
Presidents
LOT 11156-12-C (F)
10 prints
Prints: American buildings and
scenery, ca. 1770-1870 and views of the U. S. Capitol, ca.
1830-1870
LOT 11156-13 (F)
40 prints
2 folders: folder 1: 28 items; folder
2: 12 items
Prints: costume and fashion, 18th-
and 19th-c.; also, miscellaneous subjects, subdivided as follows:
LOT 11156-14 (F)
137 items
Fashion of the 18th- and 19th
centuries for women and children, American and British
LOT 11156-14-A (F)
35 prints
Foreign fashions and
costumes
LOT 11156-14-B (F)
12 prints
French costumes throughout the
centuries from France pittoresque, 1834
LOT 11156-14-C (F)
50 prints
American Indians and their
Indigenous regalia
LOT 11156-14-D (F)
6 prints
Ships and boats
LOT 11156-14-E (F)
9 prints
Miscellaneous subjects, mostly
19th c.
LOT 11156-14-F (F)
25 prints
Girl Pioneers of America,
subdivided as follows:
LOT 11156-15 (F)
301 items
First aid, rescue techniques,
signaling
LOT 11156-15-A (F)
44 photographs
Large groups, portraits and
scenes
LOT 11156-15-B (F)
38 photographs
Miscellaneous outdoor
activities
LOT 11156-15-C (F)
218 photographs and 1
album
2 folders: folder 1: 45 items and 1
album with 29 items; folder 2: 173 items
Miscellaneous folder (landscapes,
animals, portraits)
LOT 11156-16 (F)
8 large photographs
Oversized prints, photographs, and
reproductions of miscellaneous subjects from the papers of Daniel Carter Beard,
1850-1935?
1850-1935?
LOT 11161 (G)
19 items
Miscellaneous prints and photographs
including 19th century fashion plates, 2 panoramas, animals, Camp Fire Club of
America pamphlet.
Fourth Biennial Conference of
Scout Executives, Hot Springs, Ark., Sept. 22-29, '26
LOT 11161, no. 1 (G)
1 item
Annual Meeting of the American
Forestry Association and the Southern Forestry Congress, Richmond, VA. Jan.
6-7, 1926
LOT 11161, no. 2 (G)
1 item
Street views no. 1 Park
Row
LOT 11161, no. 3 (G)
1 item
[Print of 6 birds]
LOT 11161, no. 4 (G)
1 item
Five Points, 1827 - For
Valentine's Manual
LOT 11161, no. 5 (G)
1 item
Godey's Fashions for October
1964
LOT 11161, no. 6 (G)
1 item
L'Illustration, Août [August]
23, 1879, No. 1904-121, "Le Merle"
LOT 11161, no. 7 (G)
1 item
sketch on back
The Writings of Charles Dudley
Warner, American Publishing Company, Hartford, Conn.
LOT 11161, no. 8 (G)
1 item
Godey's Fashions for August
1862
LOT 11161, no. 9 (G)
1 item
item is ripped in half
Les Modes Parisiennes: Peterson's
Magazine, March 1877, Morning Callers.
LOT 11161, no. 10 (G)
1 item
The Park, 1827, For Valentine's
Manual
LOT 11161, no. 11 (G)
1 item
Godey's Fashions for September
1866
LOT 11161, no. 12 (G)
1 item
Godey's Fashions for July
1862
LOT 11161, no. 13 (G)
1 item
Camp Fire Club of America,
Roosevelt Dinner, Hotel Pennsylvania, Monday, April 26, 1926
LOT 11161, no. 14 (G)
1 item
The Young Black Crested Night
Herron from Flushing [?]
LOT 11161, no. 15 (G)
1 item
[Statue of woman with two
children]
LOT 11161, no. 16 (G)
1 item
[Reindeer]
LOT 11161, no. 17 (G)
1 item
[People with cow and
cart]
LOT 11161, no. 18 (G)
1 item
[Ship: Theodor Ruger]
LOT 11161, no. 19 (G)
1 item
Tintypes from the papers of Daniel
Carter Beard, 1860-1880
1860-1880
LOT 11162 (H)
124 items
Side view of a shirtless man
pushing a metal bar which appears to be attached to a weighted exercise(?)
machine, between 1860 and
1900
between 1860 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 1 (H)
1 item in a 5x7 sleeve
Full-length portrait of man in
19th century period costume, between 1870 and 1900
between 1870 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 2 (H)
1 item in a 3x5 sleeve
Full-length portrait two boys, the
older one carrying the younger on his back, between 1860 and 1900
between 1860 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 3 (H)
1 item in a 5x7 sleeve
Full-length of four men posed with
rifles, hunting dog, and a brace of game birds, between 1880 and 1900
between 1880 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 4 (H)
1 item in a 3x5 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man,
seated in a chair, leaning to one side with his left hand resting on a clothing
frame(?), between 1880 and
1900
between 1880 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 5 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length rear view of a woman
holding a bonnet(?), between
1880 and 1900
between 1880 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 6 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length portrait a man
carrying a bundle on his back and snowshoes under one arm, appearing to walk
through a snowy landscape, between 1880 and 1900
between 1880 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 7 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length portrait of two young
men wearing frock coats with sashes and pistols at their waists, between 1860 and
1900
between 1860 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 8 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Two yoked oxen, between 1860 and
1900
between 1860 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 9 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Man dressed as a friar with head
tilted back as if singing, between 1860 and 1900
between 1860 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 10 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a woman
wearing a large ruffled bonnet, sitting on the floor while tatting(?), between 1870 and
1900
between 1870 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 11 (H)
1 item in a 3x5 sleeve
Three-quarter length portrait of a
young woman wearing a dress with mutton-chop sleeves and high collar, seated
holding an umbrella, between
1890 and 1910
between 1890 and 1910
LOT 11162, no. 12 (H)
1 item in a 3x5 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man in
suit and hat, holding papers and a board(?) in front of his face while
clutching a ruler(?), between
1890 and 1910
between 1890 and 1910
LOT 11162, no. 13 (H)
1 item in a 3x5 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man with
a fringed, knitted bag across his chest, posed as if shooting a rifle, between 1880 and
1910
between 1880 and 1910
LOT 11162, no. 14 (H)
1 item in a 5x7 sleeve
Full-length rear view of a man
posed as if shooting a rifle, between 1870 and 1900
between 1870 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 15 (H)
1 item in a 5x7 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man
dressed as a colonial era soldier(?), seated on the ground drinking from a
canteen, between 1870 and
1900
between 1870 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 16 (H)
1 item in a 5x7 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a young
girl reclining in a hammock, between 1880 and 1910
between 1880 and 1910
LOT 11162, no. 17 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man
holding a top hat and walking stick, between 1890 and 1910
between 1890 and 1910
LOT 11162, no. 18 (H)
1 item in a 5x7 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a boy
dressed in soldier(?) costume holding a rifle, between 1870 and 1900
between 1870 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 19 (H)
1 item in a 5x7 sleeve
Man paddling a canoe, between 1890 and
1910
between 1890 and 1910
LOT 11162, no. 20 (H)
1 item in a 5x7 sleeve
Close up view of front of
locomotive, showing light, smoke stack and bell, ca. 1870
ca.
1870
LOT 11162, no. 21 (H)
1 item in a 5x7 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man
standing in front of a wooden bench, between 1890 and 1910
between 1890 and 1910
LOT 11162, no. 22 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man
dressed as a monk, seated on a cloth-covered crate, between 1860 and 1900
between 1860 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 23 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man
dressed as a medieval soldier(?), standing holding a halberd, between 1880 and
1900
between 1880 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 24 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man
gesturing, between 1880 and
1900
between 1880 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 25 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length rear view of a man
seated on a barrel, gesturing as if riding a horse, between 1880 and 1900
between 1880 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 26 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length rear view of a man
dressed in an early 18th century coat, holding an unidentified object, between 1870 and
1900
between 1870 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 27 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man
dressed as a monk, leaning on a cloth-covered crate, between 1860 and
1900
between 1860 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 28 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a man,
dressed in frock coat and top hat with sash and pistol at his waist, seated on
a crate, between 1860 and
1900
between 1860 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 29 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Full-length portrait of a child
sitting amidst rubble, between
1860 and 1900
between 1860 and 1900
LOT 11162, no. 30 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Large group of top-hatted men and
women on horseback, ca. 186-
ca. 186-
LOT 11162, no. 31 (H)
1 item in a 8x11 sleeve
Untitled, chiefly
portraits
LOT 11162, no. 32 to 36 (H)
5 items in 3x5 sleeves
Untitled, chiefly
portraits
LOT 11162, no. 37 to 64 (H)
28 items in 5x7 sleeves
Untitled, chiefly
portraits
LOT 11162, no. 65 to 116 (H)
52 items in 8x11 sleeves
Kicking horse
LOT 11162, no. 117 (H)
1 item (larger format)
Man dancing?
LOT 11162, no. 118 (H)
1 item (larger format)
Structure in the snow
LOT 11162, no. 119 (H)
1 item (larger format)
Men sawing down tree
LOT 11162, no. 120 (H)
1 item (larger format)
Two men on horses
LOT 11162, no. 121 (H)
1 item (larger format)
Cow
LOT 11162, no. 122 (H)
1 item (larger format)
Men working in the
snow
LOT 11162, no. 123 (H)
1 item (larger format)
A striped bass on a plate,
ca. 186-
ca. 186-
LOT 11162, no. 124 (H)
1 item (larger format)