Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls Stereoview c1890 Charles Bierstadt Antique A1350 for Sale

Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls Stereoview c1890 Charles Bierstadt Antique A1350 For Sale

Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls Stereoview c1890 Charles Bierstadt Antique A1350:
$10.95

"Whirlpool Rapids" (225)

Photographed by Charles Bierstadt (1819–1903). Beginning in 1863, his business was based at Niagara Falls.

This is a stereoview (also known as a stereograph or stereoscope card). It was one of the first forms of 3D photography. The images were captured with a special stereoscopic camera, which had two lenses - simulating the view of our left and right eyes. The two, nearly identical pictures were then mounted next to each other (most commonly on a piece of cardstock, glued on as photographs or printed as lithographs). The image could then be seen in three dimensions when viewed through a device known as a stereoscope, stereopticon, and/or televiewer.

Standard-size stereograph, measuring about 3.5 x 7 inches.

Will be shipped safely and securely! All of my paper items are protected by archival sleeves and packaged in rigged cardboard.