Stereograph

Object/Artifact

West Chicago City Museum

a – “Dombori or Theatre Street, Osaka, Japan” 1896

Name/Title

Stereograph

Entry/Object ID

1978.009.0021a-o

Description

Stereoscope cards (Stereographs), Black and white, published by Strohmeyer & Wyman, and sold by Underwood & Underwood, dated from 1894-1899. Cards are grouped by location / topic. They show picturesque scenes around the world a – “Dombori or Theatre Street, Osaka, Japan” 1896 b – “The enchanting Yurmuri Valley, near Matanzas, Cuba” 1899 c – “The Wonderful Giant’s Causeway, County Antrim, Ireland” 1897 d – “Scotland’s Pride – The Great Forth Bridge and the Highland Kilt” 1896 e – “Princess Street, Edinburgh, Scotland” 1896 f – “Palm Gardens, the Famous Beer Gardens of Frankfort, Germany.” 1894 G – “The Great Market of Havana, Cuba.” 1899 H – “Passing Morro Castle, Entering the Harbor, Havana Cuba.” 1899 I – “On Glacier Rock, Yosemite (3,200 feet from the ground below) California USA” 1899 J – “Majestic Pike’s Peak, through the Gateway of the Garden of the Gods, Colorado USA” 1898 K – “General View from Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, USA” 1894 L – “Cotton is King, Plantation Scene, Georgia USA” 1895 M – “Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley, California, USA” 1894 N – “Nearly a mile straight down and only a step, Yosemite from Glacier Point, Cal.” 1894 O –“Avenue of Palms, Los Angeles, California, USA” 1894

Use

View through stereoscope to make a 3D Image

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1895

Time Period

19th 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

Country

Japan, United States of America, Germany

Continent

Asia, North America, Europe

State/Province

California