George R Collection

Missouri River, below Great Falls, Montana, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Missouri River, below Great Falls, Montana, c1897. Named by William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805, most water is now diverted to a hydroelectric plant at the Ryan Dam

Red Cross, 1918, 18 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Red Cross, 1918, 18 May 1918 (date created or published later). President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) with General George R

Mountain House, Cresson Springs, Pennsylvania, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Mountain House, Cresson Springs, Pennsylvania, USA, c1900. People playing tennis in front of the Mountain House Hotel, built in 1881, in the resort of Cresson Springs

Mirror Lake, Adirondacks, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Mirror Lake, Adirondacks, New York, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Natural Bridge, Virginia, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Natural Bridge, Virginia, c1897. Natural arch in limestone gorge of Cedar Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia purchased by Thomas Jefferson from King George III of England for 20 shillings in 1774

Niagara Falls, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Niagara Falls, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Missouri River near Great Falls, Montana, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Missouri River near Great Falls, Montana, USA, c1900. Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark were the first white men to see the falls in 1805

Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington, USA, c1900. Street almost empty of traffic in the town of Tacoma, Pierce County. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell

George R. Davis of Illinois, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
George R. Davis of Illinois, 1865-1880. Davis, Hon. George R. of Ill. Capt. in 8th Mass. Vol. Inf. between 1865 and 1880. Major in 3rd Rhode Island Cav

The Terrace, Central Park, New York, 1874. Creator: George R. Hall
The Terrace, Central Park, New York, 1874. People taking the air on the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain in Central Park, New York City, USA. The area was laid out and constructed during the 1860s

City of New York, from Brooklyn Heights, 1874. Creator: George R. Hall
City of New York, from Brooklyn Heights, 1874. New York, USA: view of sailing ships and paddle steamers on the East River, with Brooklyn Bridge on the right

Loading Oranges on the Ocklawaha River, Florida, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Loading Oranges on the Ocklawaha River, Florida, c1897. The Ocklawaha River is the principal tributary of the St. Johns River

Green Island, Lake George, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Green Island, Lake George, New York, c1897. Green Island is a town in Albany County, New York. The first European to the area, Samuel de Champlain

Gallery of the School of LA Paz (Vizeainas), City of Mexico, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Gallery of the School of LA Paz (Vizeainas), City of Mexico, c1897. Colegio de la Paz Vizcainas was originally established in mid 18th century for the education of orphaned girls and widows

Tremont Street and The Common, Boston, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Tremont Street and " The Common", Boston, c1897. Boston Common, Dating from 1634, is the oldest city park in the United States

The Capitol, Washington, c1897. Creator: Unknown
The Capitol, Washington, c1897. The United States Capitol on Capitol Hill, designed by William Thornton in Neoclassical style and completed in 1800

Devils Den, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Devils Den, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, c1897. Devils Den is a hill at Gettysburg Battlefield, used by artillery and infantry in the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War

Sandy Hook, from Highland Light, New Jersey, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Sandy Hook, from Highland Light, New Jersey, c1897. Community on the Atlantic shore of Sandy Hook, a barrier peninsula along the coast of New Jersey, discovered by Henry Hudson

Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D. C. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. c1897. United States military cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell

City Hall, New Orleans, c1897. Creator: Unknown
City Hall, New Orleans, c1897. In the 19th century, New Orleans was the largest port in the South, exporting most of the nations cotton

Reservoir, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Reservoir, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. Purchased by the city in 1869 from Nicholas Longworth, the reservoir was built between 1866 and 1878

Jackson Monument, Battlefield of New Orleans, Louisiana, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Jackson Monument, Battlefield of New Orleans, Louisiana, c1897. The Chalmette Monument honors General Andrew Jackson and his troops who fought in the Battle of New Orleans, 1815

Mining Camp, Nevada, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Mining Camp, Nevada, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, c1897. Barrington Street is part of the original grid laid out when Halifax was established as a British fortress

Kaministiquia River, below Kakabeka Falls, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Kaministiquia River, below Kakabeka Falls, c1897. A river flowing into western Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C

Garfield Statue, Washington, D. C. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Garfield Statue, Washington, D.C. c1897. Beaux-Arts Monument in the grounds of United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. A memorial to President James A

Court House, Thomasville, Georgia. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Court House, Thomasville, Georgia. c1897. Thomas County Courthouse is a government building built in 1858 on North Broad Street designed by architect John Wind

Green Lake, Colorado, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Green Lake, Colorado, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Monongahela Wharf, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Monongahela Wharf, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c1897. Monongahela Wharf on the Monongahela River was a busy port for steamboats, tugboats and riverboats

A Merchant from San Antonio, Texas, c1897. Creator: Unknown
A Merchant from San Antonio, Texas, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Upper End of Au Sable Chasm, the Adirondacks, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Upper End of Au Sable Chasm, the Adirondacks, c1897. The Ausable River runs through a sandstone gorge near Keeseville, New York State. In 1760, Major John Howe explored the chasm on ropes

Washington Monument, Washington D. C. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Washington Monument, Washington D.C. c1897. Obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. built to commemorate George Washington. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof

Grace Church and Rectory, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Grace Church and Rectory, New York, c1897. French Gothic Revival parich church on Broadway in Manhattan designed by James Renwick. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. c1897. Construction began on the Smithsonian Institution Building in 1849 with design by architect James Renwick Jr

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, c1897. Decorative brick Gothic Revival building designed by John Hubbard Sturgis and Charles Brigham at Copley Square

Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, c1897. Founded in 1859 and known informally as Shaws Garden after its founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw

Agassiz Column, Yosemite, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Agassiz Column, Yosemite, c1897. Balancing rock in Yosemite National Park, California. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co

Fountain Square, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Fountain Square, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. The Tyler Davidson Fountain cast in bronze by Ferdinand von Miller in 1867. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R

Ute Pass, Colorado, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Ute Pass, Colorado, c1897. Originally a buffalo trail becoming a wagon road in the 1860s for transport to Leadville mining camp. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo

Washingtons Home, Mount Vernon, Virginia, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Washingtons Home, Mount Vernon, Virginia, c1897. Palladian style Palladian plantation mansion of George Washington at Mount Vernon

Hanging Moss on Live-Oak, Savannah, Georgia, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Hanging Moss on Live-Oak, Savannah, Georgia, c1897. Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), an epiphytic plant growing on live oak (Quercus virginiana) typical to the area

Washingtons Headquarters, Newburg, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Washingtons Headquarters, Newburg, New York, c1897. George Washington lived at Hasbrouck House in Orange county, New York State during the final year of the American Revolutionary War

State Capitol, Sacramento, California, c1897. Creator: Unknown
State Capitol, Sacramento, California, c1897. Neoclassical structure by architect M. Frederic Butler, completed between 1861 and 1874. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof

Forefathers Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Forefathers Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts, c1897. Plymouth Rock, a dedham granite boulder is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford

Whittiers House Danvers, Massachusetts, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Whittiers House Danvers, Massachusetts, c1897. Home of John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 -1892) an American Quaker and abolitionist

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone, Wyoming, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone, Wyoming, c1897. Lower Yellowstone Falls in the Rocky Mountains at Canyon Rhyolite. The first European to see the falls was likely French fur trapper Baptise Ducharme

Grave of J. Howard Payne, Georgetown, D. C. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Grave of J. Howard Payne, Georgetown, D.C. c1897. Memorial of poet, author, and statesman John Howard Payne at Oak Hill Cemetery in neighbourhood of Georgetown, Washington DC

Avenue of Tents, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Avenue of Tents, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, c1897. Tent City, a permanent Christian camp community in Ocean Grove on the Atlantic Oceans Jersey Shore

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George R. Was a man of many adventures, capturing the beauty of America through his lens. From the mighty Missouri River below Great Falls, Montana in 1897 to the enchanting Natural Bridge in Virginia during the same year, George R. Had an eye for nature's wonders. One cannot forget his breathtaking shots of Niagara Falls, frozen in time and frozen in awe-inspiring grandeur, and is as if he could hear the thunderous roar and feel the mist on his face even through a photograph. But George R. 's talents were not limited to landscapes alone; he also captured glimpses of human life across different parts of America. The Mountain House at Cresson Springs, Pennsylvania stands tall and proud against its picturesque backdrop - a testament to both architectural marvels and natural beauty. Moving westward, Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, Washington comes alive under George R. 's lens - bustling with activity and showcasing the spirit of urban life at the turn of the century. While much remains unknown about George R. , we do know that he hailed from Illinois between 1865-1880. Perhaps it was during this time that he honed his craft and developed an unyielding passion for photography. George R. 's work extends beyond American borders too; from loading oranges on Florida's Ocklawaha River to Green Island on Lake George, New York - each frame tells a unique story about people's lives intertwined with their surroundings. Intriguingly enough, one can catch a glimpse into Mexico's rich history through George R. 's lens as well – specifically within Gallery of the School of LA Paz (Vizeainas), City of Mexico circa 1897 – offering us a window into another culture altogether. Finally, closer to home again but still far-reaching in scope are two iconic images by none other than George R. Hall himself: The Terrace at Central Park captures timeless elegance while City Of New York, from Brooklyn Heights showcases the city's majesty. George R.