A Guide to the William P. Angrick II Collection of Latin American and Caribbean Stereographs

Finding aid created by Ana D. Rodriguez and Richard Phillips. Updated in November 2017 by Katiana Bagué.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections

October 2015

Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Angrick II, William P.
	Title:	William P. Angrick II Collection of Latin American and Caribbean Stereographs
	Dates:	1860, circa 1890-1940s
	Abstract:	Collection of 25 stereograph images and three view master reels showcasing scenes and views from South American countries, Cuba, Jamaica, and Florida.
	Extent:	25 Stereographs and three view master reels.
	Identification:	MSS 0342
	Language(s):	English
	Note:	This guide is available in Spanish at https://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/manuscript/guides/angrick_es.pdf
		Items from this collection have been digitized and are available online in the UF Digital Collections. For more information please see the note below.

Biographical/Historical Note

William P. Angrick II (1945- ) was born in the Panama Canal Zone, where his father, William P. Angrick, served as part of the Army Corps of Engineers for the duration of the Second World War and his mother, Barbara G. Angrick, worked as a civilian secretary with the U.S. Navy. Angrick has been a collector of history and mementos of the Panama Canal since his youth. His keen interest in Latin America stems from his connection to the Panama Canal Zone. Angrick and his sister Barbara Genualdi decided his parents' papers, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the Panama Canal, and his own private collection should be gifted to the George A. Smathers Library for research and education.

Stereographs, two almost identical photographs paired to create a three-dimensional experience, were first made in the 1850s. People viewed stereographs as a form of entertainment until the 1920s. Stereographs also had an educational purpose: they provided images of significant events and of diverse places and people.

Scope and Content

The William P. Angrick II Collection is comprised of 25 stereograph images and three view master reels showcasing scenes and views of a group of South American countries, Cuba, Jamaica, and Florida. Taken in 1860, the five stereograph views of Cuba show scenes of slaves in a plantation. The rest of the stereographs date approximately from 1890-1919. Three publishing companies are featured in this collection: Keystone View Co., E. Anthony, and the Universal Photo Art Company. The group of South American countries included in this collection are: Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, and Bolivia. The collection also includes Jamaica, and Florida's Seminole Indians.

Of special interest in this collection are the stereographs that portray Cuban slaves' lives on the plantations. Slavery in Cuba was not abolished until 1886, long after the invention of photography. For this reason, stereographs like the ones listed below provide a rare glimpse of life under slavery.

Arrangement

Items in this collection are arranged alphabetically by country or region.

Access or Use Restrictions

Access

This collection is open for research.

Related or Separated Material

Paul A. Hughes Collection of Caribbean Stereographs at the University of Florida

Panama Canal Stereographs at the University of Florida Digital Collections

Tom Pohrt Collection at the University of Miami

Administrative Information

Alternative Format Available

Digital reproductions of items in the William P. Angrick II Collection of Latin American and Caribbean Stereographs are available online via the University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC). Please read the Permissions for Use statement for information on copyright, fair use, and use of UFDC digital objects.

Alternate Form of Finding Aid

This guide is available in Spanish at https://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/manuscript/guides/angrick_es.pdf.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William P. Angrick II Collection of Latin American and Caribbean Stereographs, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated by William P. Angrick II.

Selected Subjects and Access Terms

Agriculture.
Bananas.
Buildings.
Central America.
Chile -- Antofagasta.
Colombia -- Buenaventura.
Costa Rica.
Cuba.
Ecuador -- Guayaquil.
Mexico -- Acámbaro (Guanajuato).
Plantation life.
Seminole Indians.
Slavery.
South America.
Stereographs

For further information, please contact: Special Collections Access Services.

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