About Digital Collections
Browse
Search only public domain materials
Search Browse About
Search only public domain materials
Items Collections Divisions
Digital Collections Using Images Using Data
Collections Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
 

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

Navigation About Filters

Collection Data

Description
The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of more than six decades, Robert N. Dennis (1900-1983). It includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography; within the geographical groups arrangement is by creator, publisher, or series name. Published series are arranged by item number.
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1850 - 1930 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Topics
United States
Chile
Great Britain
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Stereographs
Photographs
Notes
Biographical/historical: Stereoscopic views consist of two nearly twin photographs -- one for the left eye, one for the right. Viewing the side-by-side images though a special lens arrangement called a stereoscope combines the two flat images and creates the illusion of objects in spatial depth. Photographers around the world produced millions of stereoscopic views between 1850 and 1930. Their popularity soared when Queen Victoria and Prince Albert received the gift of a stereoscopic viewer at the Crystal Palace exhibition in 1851. Stereoscopic views include topographic views, local history, events, industries and trade, costume, urban and country life, and portraits.
Physical Description
Extent: Approx. 72,000 stereoscopic views : 10 x 18 cm or smaller
Albumen prints
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5261fd50-c52e-012f-85ec-58d385a7bc34
Show filters Hide filters
topic
x Grapevines
name
x Centennial Photographic Co
collection
x Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
place
x Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Date Range
to
1 result found
Filtering on:
x Name: Centennial Photographic Co.
x Place: Santa Barbara (Calif.)
x Topic: Grapevines