Keystone View Company

Region: United States    Period: 1890–1930    Occupation: Publisher  

The Keystone View Company was one of the largest publishers of stereoscopic photographs in the United States. The company was founded in 1892 in Meadville, Pennsylvania by Benjamin Lloyd Singley. Keystone produced large numbers of stereoviews depicting travel, historical events, and educational subjects. Its stereographs were widely distributed through sales agents and in educational boxed sets for schools. The company expanded its catalogue by acquiring major image archives, including the stereograph negatives of Underwood & Underwood and Hawley C. White. These acquisitions made Keystone one of the dominant stereograph publishers of the early twentieth century.

Related items: Underwood & Underwood  White, Hawley C.

Further reading:

  • Darrah, William C.. The World of Stereographs (1977) , pp. 48-51
Published: 14-03-2026    Last modified: 18-03-2026