The place for the most fascinating photographs from history specializing in animating stereoscopic images.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Union Soldiers From Battery M of the 2nd US Artillery on Review in Fair Oaks, Virginia (1862)
Union soldiers from Battery M of the 2nd US Artillery on review in Fair Oaks, Virginia, 1862. By James F. Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Friday, May 23, 2014
San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath in Color
Color animated stereoscopic photograph taken near City Hall of the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
President Abraham Lincoln Meeting With General George B. McClellan in the General's Tent on the Antietam Battlefield (1862)
President Abraham Lincoln meeting with Union General George McClellan in the general's tent on the Antietam battlefield near Sharpsburg, Maryland, October 3, 1862. By Alexander Gardner. Animated stereoscopic photograph.
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Friday, May 16, 2014
Union Zouaves Posing in Camp at Brandy Station
Union Zouaves of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment posing in camp at Brandy Station, Virginia, 1864. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated time-lapse photograph.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Confederate Dead at Miller Farm Shortly Before Burial
Union soldiers posing with dead Confederate troops who died during the Battle of Antietam at the Miller Farm, 1862. By Alexander Gardner. Animated stereoscopic photograph.
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Changing of the Guard in Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina (1865)
Union soldiers during a changing of the guard ceremony in Fort Wagner on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1865. By Samuel A. Cooley. Animated stereoscopic photograph.
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Japanese Troops Killed in an Assault on a Russian Fort During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)
Russian soldiers posing with Japanese troops killed in an assault on a Russian fort during the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904. Animated stereoview.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Animated Stereoview of a French Artillery Observation Post on the Marne Front During World War I
Animated stereoview of a French artillery observation position on the Marne front during World War I. Published by Keystone View Company.
Source: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Japanese Soldiers in a Trench during the Siege of Port Arthur
Japanese soldiers in a trench during the Siege of Port Arthur, c. 1904. Animated stereoview.
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The Damaged Electrical Generator Room of the Spanish Cruiser Reina Mercedes After Her Capture (1898)
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Two Union Soldiers Posing with Quaker Guns on Port Royal Island
Two Union soldiers of the 79th New York Volunteer Infantry posing with three Quaker guns, Port Royal Island, South Carolina, 1861. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photograph.
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Sunday, May 4, 2014
A Convoy of Wounded Soldiers on the Road to Brescia After the Battle of Solferino (1859)
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Time-lapse view of a convoy of wagons bringing wounded soldiers to Brescia in the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino during the Second Italian War of Independence, 1859. The stereoscopic images were taken a short time apart, possibly around second, giving the image a slight amount of motion when animated.
The animations have slight variations in the positioning of the stereoview photographs on top of each other. The photographs to not seem to match up very well like other stereoviews in the series which might be a result of the time-lapse in their making.
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Friday, May 2, 2014
Crew of the USS Monitor on the James River
Members of the crew of the USS Monitor posing on its deck while on the James River a few months after its fight with the CSS Virginia, July 9, 1862. By James Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photograph.
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USS Monitor on the James River
Union Navy officers and sailors on the deck and turret of the USS Monitor on the James River a few months after its fight with the CSS Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads, 1862. Two cannonball impacts can be seen on the turret on the left. By James Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photograph.
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Royal Engineers Digging a Second Line Trench in Flander During World War 1
British soldiers of the Royal Engineers digging a second line trench in Flanders during World War 1. Animated stereoview.
Union Officers Posing as if in the Middle of a Mock Brawl
"A muss at headquarters," Union officers posing as if in the middle of a mock brawl, Falmouth, Virginia, 1863. By James Gibson. Animated stereoscopic photographs taken within a fraction of a second of each other.
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United States Christian Commission Headquarters at White House Landing
Union soldiers and civilians posing at a headquarters of the United States Christian Commission, White House Landing, 1864. Animated stereoscopic photograph.
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