Title

Wooden stereoscope, 1890s. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

This stereoscope has a wooden view box, holder, slide, and handle. Square glass plates are placed into the viewer. The view box is decorated with bird's eye maple veneer around the outside. Metal prongs are attached to each end of the holder for securing the stereograph. The holder is notched at the center bottom to adjust the distance from the viewer down the slide, with a metal bracket nailed to the bottom of the holder across the slide. The turned wooden handle is attached to the bottom of the viewer with a metal rotating bracket.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A73_182

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

144,0Mb (3,2Mb) / 29,0in x 19,3in / 8688 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

wood people black country museum color wooden location century African American African-American afro-american United States of America Colour cinematography 19th century nineteenth century stereoscope heritage American America USA object united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art stereoscopes