A stereoview of a tall cactus plant, ca. 1870.

Photograph

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A stereoview of a tall cactus plant, ca. 1870.

Entry/Object ID

2014.389.1.1

Description

A stereoview of a tall cactus plant in Los Angeles, ca. 1870. The photograph is printed on thin paper with a second layer used as a backing and then inserted in the arched cut out frame. The photograph is set into the protruding cardboard frame. The view is of a tall cactus with several branches. A person with an obscured face stands to the right. There is a pinhole in the right image, darkening of the image, and the second layer of the left image is peeling. The item is in fair condition.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Stereoscopic Photographs