Showing posts with label london stereoscopic company. Show all posts
Showing posts with label london stereoscopic company. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Hand-Colored Photo Portrait of a Group Posing in Front of Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia (1859)

 

 Hand-colored portrait of a group posing in front of Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia, c. 1859-1860. Attributed to William England. Originally published as a stereoview by London Stereoscopic Company. The man sitting in shadow on a ledge at right might have been a local guide that the photographer had hired while the three posing at the bottom of the gorge might have been tourists.

Source: New York Public Library.

Friday, November 4, 2022

Photo Looking Down Pennsylvania Avenue Taken From The US Capitol By Photographer William England (1859)

Photo looking down Pennsylvania Avenue taken from the US Capitol by photographer William England, c. 1859. Originally published by the London Stereoscopic Company.

Source: Library of Congress.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Animated Hand-Colored Double Exposure Stereoscopic Scene of a Ghost Haunting Two People (1856)


"The Ghost in the Stereoscope." Animated hand-colored double exposure stereoscopic staged scene of a ghost haunting two people, c. 1856. Published by the London Stereoscopic Company. Attributed to Hablot Knight Browne.

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Monday, October 20, 2014

View of Displays and Visitors in the Interior of the 1862 International Exhibition


View of displays and visitors in the interior of the 1862 International Exhibition, also known as the Great London Exposition, a world's fair held in South Kensington, London, 1862. Published by the London Stereoscopic Company. Animated stereoview.

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Saturday, October 4, 2014

"The Ghost in the Stereoscope" Hand-Colored Double Exposure Animated Stereoviews of Ghosts Haunting People (1856)



"The Ghost in the Stereoscope," hand-colored double exposure animated stereoviews, c. 1856. Published by the London Stereoscopic Company. Attributed to Hablot Knight Browne.

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