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The era of 3D photography began around the same time as photography.
In the 1850's, with the introduction of paper prints, it became a craze
and continued as a major source of home entertainment up through the turn
of the 20th Century.
Here at the turn of the 21st Century, 3D has a much more limited audience. The massive heritage of high-quality 3D imagery does not get much exposure in the modern media. The presentations here use humble techniques to bring these images to a wider audience. Hyperstereo presents the world as seen through the eyes of a giant. George Stacy was an early master of the technique. Here is a view in New York City circa 1860. Click here to look into the past as a virtual giant. |
| Naughty But Nice Girls gone wild, a century ago. Click here to see a view of four charmers, not quite baring it all for the camera. |  |
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Boston Uncommon Moving through our lives and times we alter the light that reveals our presence. In the 19th century, from a rooftop near Boston's Park Street Church, a moment was captured, including an unexpected detail. Click here to explore further. |
| John Roebling's Niagara Bridge built in 1855 was a marvel of engineering, a major accomplishment which proved the reliability of well-designed suspension bridges, Subsequently his design for the Brooklyn Bridge was approved. In the mini-gallery, you will see an enlarged version of the image to the right (photographed by Charles Bierstadt, brother of the famous artist of Western American landscapes). Also on exhibit, a view by William England and two others by an unknown photographer. here. |  |
Wet
Plate Photography in Action- Salem Depot The field requirements of
wet plate photography included a dark place to prepare and then develop
the image. The photo wagon, the dark box, and the dark tent are variations,
and often enough they show up in the images so developed. Here's
an unusual darkbox out in the streets of Salem, Massachusetts,
circa 1860's to 1870's.
Still on exhibit...
Presented in Right/Left/Right format--either cross your eyes to view
the left pair or view the right pair in parallel.
Gallery 1 Three intriguing images from
the 19th century
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