Object Details
- Description
- A stereoscope, like this one, and stereoviews provided the public with captivating three-dimensional views of the Civil War to experience at home. Stereoviews were produced using cameras with two lenses, through which the photographer took two pictures. When viewed side-by-side on a stereoscope, these pictures were perceived as one three-dimensional image. Stereoscopes came in a variety of styles and were handsomely designed to blend in with Victorian parlor decor. Some were handheld devices, some were freestanding, others were housed in attractive tabletop cabinets.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- PG.68.0064
- catalog number
- 1982.0545.03
- accession number
- 1982.0545
- catalog number
- 68.0064
- Object Name
- stereoscope
- Other Terms
- stereoscope; Still
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 1/2 in x 5 in x 8 3/4 in; 34.29 cm x 12.7 cm x 22.225 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Photographic History
- Civil War
- Photography
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_1102002
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-8cd3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
