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Pacific Northwest and Alaska Photographers Stereocard Collection, approximately 1874-1970

Overview of the Collection

Title
Pacific Northwest and Alaska Photographers Stereocard Collection
Dates
approximately 1874-1970 (inclusive)
1874-1910 (bulk)
Quantity
0.46 cubic feet, (231 stereocards in 2 boxes)chiefly 3 ½" x 7"
Collection Number
PH0031
Summary
Stereocard photographs of the Northwest region of the U.S., Alaska and Canada taken by Northwest photographers
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

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Languages
Collection materials are in English.
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Other Descriptive Information

Stereographs or stereocards consist of two nearly identical photographs or photomechanical prints, paired to produce the illusion of a single three-dimensional image, when viewed through a stereoscope. Stereograph images are produced by a special camera that has two lenses. 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 from photographers throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Images of a variety of subjects, including people, natural scenery (mountains, waterfalls, forests, and rivers), buildings, industry, frontier towns and cities.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

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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 stereocard photographs are arranged in series by photographer or publisher (the distinguishing origination identified on the stereocard.)

Acquisition Information

Source of Olympia Brewing Company Excursion: John Michael Lang Fine Books, January 16, 2007. Item PNW15-PNW25 source: Maslan, 1988. Kinsey2 donated by Woods Fairbanks, 2025. Toles1b, 2b-2c, 3b, 4-36 purchased from Vigilante Rare Books, November 2024.

Processing Note

Processed by Don Romero, 2013. Processing completed 2013.

Items Huntington 3-5, PNW 26 transferred from the Granville Haller Collection PH Coll 1372, 2016.

This finding aid reflects the reorganization and redistribution of stereocard collections PH Coll 31, PH Coll 372, and PH Coll 58. The stereocards originally grouped in these collections were reorganized into a more helpful intellectual arrangement and are now titled the Pacific Northwest and Alaska Photographers Stereocard Collection (PH Coll 31), the Stereocard Photograph Collection (PH Coll 58), and the Keystone Stereocard Collection (PH Coll 372.) One stereocard added from Aquisition No. 2025112501, 2026. 36 stereocards added from Aquisition No. 2024112102, 2026.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Names and Subjects

Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Geographical Names

  • Alaska
  • Alaska--Photographs
  • Oregon
  • Oregon--Photographs
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Photographs
  • Spokane (Wash.)--Photographs
  • Washington (State)
  • Washington (State)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs
  • Stereographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Blosser, J. A (photographer)
    • Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward), 1862-1922 (photographer)
    • Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909 (photogapher)

    Corporate Names

    • Continent Stereoscopic Company (creator)
    • Underwood & Underwood (creator)


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