Stereograph

Object/Artifact

West Chicago City Museum

a – “3218 Amusing the baby”

Name/Title

Stereograph

Entry/Object ID

1978.009.0024a-g

Description

Stereoscope cards (Stereographs), Black and white, entitle "Stereoscopic gems of America and Forgiven Scenery". Cards are grouped by location / topic. They show picturesque scenes around the world and domestic life a – “3218 Amusing the baby” b – “4806 Jamaica, Brookline Street, Port Antonio” c – “3231 A Scramble for Refreshment” - shows dog with puppies d – “5106 4th Ohio Infantry embarking for Puerto Rico” e – “2852 Houses on Lake Luzerne, Switzerland” f – “459 Arabia, a garden in Wady Feiran” g – “2524 Paris Trinity Church Grand Entrance”

Use

View through stereoscope to make a 3D Image

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1895

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Stereograph

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

7" x 3.5"

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Continent

Europe, North America, Asia

Region

South Asia

Related Events

Event

Spanish American War