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Stereocard photograph collection, approximately 1860-1945

Overview of the Collection

Collector
University of Washington. Libraries. Special Collections Division
Title
Stereocard photograph collection
Dates
approximately 1860-1945 (inclusive)
approximately 1860-1890 (bulk)
Quantity
0.67 cubic feet, (315 stereocards in 2 boxes)
Collection Number
PH0058
Summary
Stereocards from various publishers depicting scenes from the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia, artworks, and story stereocards
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Selections from the collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission required to view original photographs. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
Collection materials are in English.
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Other Descriptive Information

Stereoscopic imaging is a technique that creates the illusion of depth using two 2-D images placed side by side; one in front of the left eye and one in front of the right eye of the viewer. Both offset 2-D images are then combined in the brain to give the perception of 3-D depth. Three strategies have been used to produce this effect: the viewer wears eyeglasses to combine separate images from two offset sources, the viewer wears eyeglasses to filter offset images from a single source separated to each eye, or the light source splits the images directionally into the viewer's eyes without glasses.

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Content Description

Stereocards by various publishers depicting scenes from the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

View selections from the collection in digital format .

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

These stereocards are organized alphabetically by photographer or publisher name followed by stereocards of unknown origination that are organized by location and subject matter.

Acquisition Information

Donors: Matt Emry; Marshall P. McDonald July 27, 1959; I.M. Robbins,1987; Sylvia Burns, 2008; Madeleine Miller Rusk, 2019, Shelta Altenbernd, 2020.

2 items transferred from the Carleton Watkins Pacific Coast Stereoviews (Accession No. PH2009-011); 4 items transferred from the Stewart Holbrook Collection (PHColl511); 103 items transferred from Racer Family Collection (PH444), 2019; 56 stereocards donated by Woods Fairbanks, 2025.

Processing Note

Processed by Aletheia Wittman, 2011; Stefanie Terasaki, 2014; Michael Lowry Lamble, 2019.

56 stereocards added to collection by Christopher Estes, 2026.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Names and Subjects

Subject Terms

  • Buildings--Photographs
  • Statues--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Geographical Names

  • Canada--Photographs
  • Chicago (Ill.)--Photographs
  • Colorado--Photographs
  • Europe--Photographs
  • France--Photographs
  • Japan--Photographs
  • Minnesota--Photographs
  • New York (State)--Photographs
  • United States--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs
  • Stereographs
  • Stereoscopic photographs
  • Tissue stereographs


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