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Material Objects Archive
Objects, images, and a proliferation of materialities engage bodies and minds, events and ideas, in ways both profound and subtle. Material objects, especially as they are activated in religious practices broadly conceived, are situated at the heart of MAVCOR. This Material Objects Archive offers an ever-expanding online gallery of such objects. We invite you to use it as a tool for thinking and teaching, researching and writing—and we welcome your suggestions and contributions to this collaborative enterprise.
In 2017, MAVCOR initiated the MAVCOR Digital Spaces Project, documenting sacred spaces via 360º panorama (360s) and high resolution giga-pixel (Zooms) photography. You can view all Digital Spaces Project 360s and Zooms here, or you can check the appropriate box in the Material Objects Archive search to view affiliated material objects.
Material Objects
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Mumler, William H.Date:1862-1875 CEPlace of Origin:BostonRepository:The J. Paul Getty MuseumKeywords:Spirit Photography, Photography
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Introduction to the Portrait Album
Date:1855-1870Repository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Text, Guide, Photography, Photo Album -
Nigeria Mission Photographs
Date:ca. 1938-1941Tradition:ProtestantPlace of Origin:OgbomosoRepository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Nigeria, Africa, Photography, Missions, Missionaries -
The New Testament Illustrated and Explained
Date:1895 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:United StatesRepository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Bible; picture Bible -
The Holy Bible
Date:ca. 1880Tradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:New YorkRepository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Book, Bible, Text -
The Home of the Bible: What I Heard and Saw in Palestine
Date:1896 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:New YorkRepository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Book, Holy Land, Photography, Engraving, Text, Pilgrimage -
The Holy Land through the Stereoscope
Underwood & UnderwoodDate:1896-1905Medium:paper, stereographic projectionTradition:ChristianRepository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Photography, Stereograph, Jerusalem, Holy Land -
Bird's-eye-view of Nazareth, Palestine
Date:1899 CEMedium:paper, stereographic projectionTradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:LittletonRepository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Nazareth, Holy Land, Photography, Stereograph -
Life of Christ Stereographs
Date:late 19th-early 20th centuries CEMedium:paper, stereoscopic photographyTradition:ProtestantRepository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Stereograph, Photography, Life of Christ -
Freemason altar
Granniss, G. N.Date:ca. 1870Medium:paper, stereographic projectionTradition:FreemasonryPlace of Origin:WaterburyRepository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Freemasonry, Photography, Stereograph, Altar -
Chromolithograph Reproduction Life of Christ Stereographs
Date:ca. 1900-1920Medium:paper, chromolithography, stereographic projectionTradition:ProtestantRepository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Photography, Stereograph, Jerusalem, Holy Land, Jesus, Crucifixion, Nativity, Life of Christ -
Reproduction Holy Land Stereographs
Date:1900s CEMedium:paper, chromolithography, stereographic projectionTradition:ProtestantRepository:Private Collection of Rachel McBride LindseyKeywords:Photography, Stereograph, Jerusalem, Holy Land