Black and white photograph of the Beehive Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, with Lena Billington Merrill facing the camera.

Black and white photograph of the beginning of Long Sault Rapids in Ontario. Taken by Robert Merrill, likely from a steamship. Water damage is visible on the image, which was scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a shoreline with many sailing ships pulled up on the shore and in the water. In the left background there are several buildings. Photograph was taken by Robert Merrill in the Chinese coastal resort area of Beidaihe Qu.

Black and white photograph of a pier buildings along the shore. Photograph was taken by Robert Merrill in the Chinese coastal resort area of Beidaihe Qu.

Black and white photograph of a steamboat filled with people sailing away from the coast. A sign for the Asiatic Petroleum Company is visible in the background. Photograph was taken by Robert Merrill in the Chinese coastal resort area of Beidaihe Qu.

Black and white photograph of a steamboat filled with people sailing away from the coast. Photograph was taken by Robert Merrill in the Chinese coastal resort area of Beidaihe Qu.

Black and white photograph of nine white men men standing next to the railing of a boat wearing suits and hats.

Black and white photograph of a woman and a boy standing in front of the public entrance building of Cuevas de Bellamar in Matanzas, Cuba. The stone building is surrounded by wood and wire fencing. An automobile is parked in front of the building,…

Black and white photograph showing view of Pikes Peak, Colorado below timber line.

Black and white photograph of the house of Benjamin Abbot, known as the accuser of Martha Carrier of witchraft in Salem. The house has three connected wings, and a wagon is visible in the courtyard between two wings behind a large tree. A short stone…

Black and white photograph of an automobile parked in front of the Bennington Monument. Three people are visible in the automobile. Behind the car is a raised statue of a soldier. The statue stands in front of a tall tower.

Colored lantern slide of a street scene labeled "Benten-dori Yokahama." In the brightly hand-tinted scene, a rickshaw is traveling down the street toward a tall building with a clock tower. A nearby sign shaped like an elephant reads "Fukadaya Ivory…