Woman with Stereoptican Viewer

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

Viewers called “stereoscopes” or “stereopticans” allowed side-by-side photos to be melded into a single image.  They were developed in the early 1850s and created a three-dimensional effect because the photographs were taken from two slightly different points of view.

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Item typePhotograph
PhotographerUnidentified
Datecirca 1867
TopicSocial Activities, Entertainment, Recreation
Science, Technology
EraCivil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Printing
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.37 in Width: 2.25 in
Catalog #1996.12.2858
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Woman with Stereoptican Viewer. Photograph. ca. 1867. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-12-2858/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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