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Showing posts with label hoax. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hoax. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Animated Stereoview of Two Men Posing With the Taughannock Giant Near Taughannock Falls, New York (1879)
Animated stereoview of two men posing with the Taughannock Giant near Taughannock Falls, New York, 1879. By W. L. Hall. The body turned out to be a hoax created by locals.
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Source: New York Public Library.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
A Short List of Non-Stereoscopic Civil War Stereoviews
A list of stereoviews I have come across that do not reveal any actual depth. They are usually just two of the exact same photograph next to each other. Most appear to be made on purpose but some might have been made accidentally. Many more will hopefully gradually be added.
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| President Abraham Lincoln, 1864. |
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| Amputation scene at Union field hospital. Source. |
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| Battle of Bull Run Monument dedication in Virginia, June 10, 1865. Source. |
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