The place for the most fascinating photographs from history specializing in animating stereoscopic images.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of Maryland Governor and Congressman Francis Thomas (1860's)
Animated stereoscopic portrait of Maryland governor and congressman Francis Thomas, c. 1860's. By Mathew Brady.
Source.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Sunday, March 27, 2016
American Troops Aiming Their Rifles Down a Road in Bonvillers, France (1918)
American troops aiming their rifles down a road in Bonvillers, France, May 22, 1918. Possibly an authentic combat photograph.
Source.
Friday, March 25, 2016
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman Wearing Only Tassels Titled “Pretty and Peppy” (1926)
Portrait of an unidentified woman wearing only tassels titled “pretty and peppy,” 1926. Published as a stereoview by the Exhibit Supply Company.
Source.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Portrait of Visitors Posing in Front of Exhibits at the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri (1864)
Portrait of visitors posing in front of exhibits at the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, 1864.
Source.
Portrait of a Group of Freed Slaves on Their Way to Work in a Cotton Field on Marion Chaplin Place Plantation on St. Helena Island in South Carolina (1860's)
Portrait of a group of freed slaves on their way to work in a cotton field on Marion Chaplin Place Plantation on St. Helena Island in South Carolina, c. 1863-1866. By Hubbard and Mix. Animated stereoview.
Source.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Friday, March 11, 2016
View of African American Civilians in Line to Receive Rations in a Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1865)
View of a street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1865. The crowd of people down the street are said to be African Americans civilians in line to receive rations. By Andrew Lytle. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Hand-Colored Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man Reading a Newspaper (1842)
Hand-colored daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man reading a newspaper, c. 1842. By John Plumbe.
Source.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Portrait of a Group of Spanish POWs in a Camp After the End of the Spanish-American War in Cienfuegos, Cuba (1899)
Portrait of a group of Spanish POWs in a camp after the end of the Spanish-American War in Cienfuegos, Cuba, 1899. By Strohmeyer and Wyman.
Source.
View of Whalers Harvesting a Dead Whale From Aboard Their Ship in Nantucket, Massachusetts (1800's)
View of whalers harvesting a dead whale from aboard their ship in Nantucket, Massachusetts, c. 1800's. By Josiah Freeman. Animated stereoview.
Source.
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Portrait of Two Paiute Men of the Mo-a-pa-rit-ats Tribe Armed With Bows in the Moapa Valley of Southern Nevada (1870's)
Portrait of two Paiute men of the Mo-a-pa-rit-ats tribe armed with bows in the Moapa Valley of southern Nevada, c. 1870's. The original caption was "Mo-a-pa-rit-ats, a tribe of Indians inhabiting the valley of the Mo-a-pa River, a tributary of the Rio Virgen, a tributary in Southern Nevada - five and three are eight." By John K. Hillers. Animated stereoview.
Friday, March 4, 2016
View of Union Soldiers Marching Down a Horse Racing Track During the Civil War in Beaufort, South Carolina (1860's)
View of Union soldiers marching down a horse racing track during the Civil War in Beaufort, South Carolina. By Samuel A. Cooley.
Source.
View of Workers at a Slate Factory in Middle Granville, New York (1880's)
View of workers posing with slate at a slate factory in Middle Granville, New York, c. 1880's. By B. C. Kinney.
Source.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Portrait of a Group of Union Civil War Veterans Posing With a Monument on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1800's)
Portrait of a group of Union Civil War veterans posing with a monument on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1800's. By William H. Tipton. Animated stereoview.
Source.
View of People and Wagons on Mill Street in Grass Valley, California (1866)
View of people and wagons on Mill Street in Grass Valley, California, 1866. By Lawrence and Houseworth.
Source.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
View of Samuel A. Cooley's Photography Gallery in Beaufort, South Carolina, During the Civil War
View of Samuel A. Cooley's photography gallery in Beaufort, South Carolina, during the Civil War. By E. W. Sinclair.
Source.