vol. 3, no. 1 - national stereoscopic association

VOL. 3, NO. 1 March - April 1976

By John Waldsmith

I recently visited a leading Mid- western historical society in hopes of convincing them t o become members of N.S.A. After going through the bureaucratic channels, I was introduced to a lady who had the all en- compassing title of "Audio-Visuals Librarian." I introduced myself as the Managing Editor of Stereo World and proudly handed her our most recent issue. She glanced through it briefly and then looked u p through thick lensed glasses. "Where is the editorial page?" I was stuck for an answer. Shifting my weight t o the other foot, I said we did not have one.

Now for her and anyone who is interested we have an editorial page. We will continue to feature member comment and questions and will attempt t o use the editorial to add a new dimension t o the Stereo World.

Contrary to popular belief, the Stereo World and the N.S.A. are run by only a few very dedicated people. We d o not earn a salary and in fact have put considerable amounts of our own funds and time into its creation and continuance. Our Di- rector, Rick Russack of Fremont, N.H., saw the need for an N.S.A. in the fall of 1973. He mailed letters t o about 25 collectors to get a response t o his idea. I was one of those who responded with an enthusiastic offer to put together the official publication. What was planned to be a four-page newsletter became a twelve page publication. Since then we have seen the Stereo World grow t o a paid circulation of nearly 550 with this issue. As you may have noticed, this issue is a magazine, with a cover illustration, table of contents, etc. I hope you like it and would like t o receive your comments.

There is some confusion as t o how we handle your membership and mailings. All of our banking is done in New Hampshire. Catalog reprints and books are mailed from the New Hampshire address. The Stereo World, member directories and the stereo storage boxes are mailed from Colum- bus. Back issues and directories are available from either source. All back issues are $2 each and the directories are free t o members, and $1 each for extras or to non-members. The address labels are prepared in advance for at least three issues. Therefore, if you have a change of address, we simply correct the label. Several members have sent heated letters demanding some explanation for this action. We have no exclamation, it is just the way we d o it. We d o everything we can to speed u p deliveries

EDITOR IAL

but find that there are regional bottle- return the forms as requested when necks which are slowing down and in they are mailed in May. Also fill out some cases, losing our mailings. The . the form completely. Some members trouble spots are metropolitan Chi- failed t o give their names, addresses, cago, Connecticut and Long Island. and other vital information, such as Letters of protest sent t o various Zip Code, which made the job tedious Postal Service locations have been of and time consuming. (Note: Some n o help in solving our problems. The Post Offices will not deliver mail Stereo World is sorted by Zip Code without a Zip Code). area and then are taken to our local The stereo storage boxes have been Post Office where they are handled a tremendous success. We have fallen immediately. We always try to get behind in filling the orders and hope the issue out on the first day of t o be caught up by March 1 . We have publication or before. (This issue had one case of a lost order sent by should be mailed on or before March mail. Please let me know if you have 1). Three weeks should be a maximum not received your order yet. The boxes for delivery in the Continental U.S. are made to order and the company Please let me know if you received making them are putting them out as this issue after March 21. fast as possible. Thank you for your

The current membership directory patience. was a disaster. We mailed a question- We have several new catalog re- naire form to members who had reprints being offered with this issue. We newed as of May 1, 1975. The dead- would like t o hear from members who line for the directory was June 15. have early catalogs that they would Unfortunately we were still receiving allow us to copy and offer t o members. renewals for 1975 plus the forms as As we begin our third year, I would late as August. Therefore, a decision like to thank the various members who was made to stop compiling the di- have contributed articles, comments, rectory and wait t o see what comes in. and pictures t o the Stereo World. As a result, the first part of the di- Without you we could not claim a rectory excludes a number of mem- position as one of the leading publi- bers. This year we ask you t o please cations in our field.

THE NATIONAL STEREOSCOPIC ASSOCIATION

VOL. 3, NO. 1 March - April 1976

Members of the Board of Directors

Richard Russack, President and Cliair- Contents

man of t l ~ c Board. John Waldsmith, Managing Editor of

Stereo World. Francine Russack, Secretary and Trea- Stereo Celebrities o f Times Gone By

surer. By Gord0n.D. Hoffman Gordon D. Hoffman, Consulting Ed-

itor. Dr. Brandt Rowles, Consulting Editor.

Stereo As I See It By Connie Hitzeroth

Paul Dickson, Public Relations Direc- tor. Plumber's Nightmare, viewer feature

STEREO WORLD is published bi- montlily by tlie National Stereo- scopic Association, R.D. I , Box 426A, Fremont. N.H. 03044. Richard Rus- sack, Director, John Waldsmith, Man- aging Editor, 1345 Tiverton Sq., N., Editorial

Columbus, 0. 4322'1. The business office of the N.S.A. is at tlie New Hampsliirc address. Otlier correspon- The Unknowns derice may be sent to either address. Annual dues $10. (9; 1 1 . for Canadian members, $12. outside the U.S. and Canada.) Closing date is three weeks Comment prior to publication date.

Review Q and A

Copyrighted 1976 hy the National Stcrco- scopic Association.

Page 2

Page 12

Page 2 4

Regular Features

Inside front cover

Page 10

Page 14

Page 20

Page 9

THE COVER: For our first cover we have appropriately wIectcd to cnlagc one half o f thc stcrco vicw o f Sir David Brcwstcr as photo~raphed by Moffat. Turn the page to see the vicw in full stereo, actual size.

Stereo Celebrities of (Editor's Note: 711;s is t11r third and con- cluding article on famous personalities who have appeared on sterco virus. Turn to pap 4 tor a special I S vie\! portfolio of famous celcl)ritics o f tl~c past in strrco.)

By Gordon D. Hoffman

In the first two parts of 1-amous Personalities \\c covcred tllc Prcsidcnts and hlilitary Icadcrs of out country. Now in tl~is. tllc third and i'lnal part of the article on l..amons I'elsonalitics. I would like to po into protnincnt pcoplc 01 the times. 7 his would include sucll pcoplc 35. actors. actrcsscs. singers. westcrrl sllowmen, circus pre- formers and dignitaries of high honor.

Some of tlic names we would list under this category would be

.Sir David Brcwstcr, Iiorace (;reeley, Brigl~am Young, Kild Rill Ilickok, I'.T. Rarnum, Mark Twain and the original Siamese Twins, just t o name a few.

These personalities would he found on the early flat mount cards, while the curved mounts would show such famous men as John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison, Booker T . Washington and ~ a & o n i . Also included would be the great sports figures and pioneer aviators, such as Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, tlie Wright Brothers and Amelia Earhart.

One could go on and o n to cover all the people that would fit in this, the third part of Famous Personalities, but I think we should look back to see who produced and publisl~ed these

views and what views are more readily t o be found.

Of all the early views of famous personalities that I have collected I find that tlle cards of actresses and singers to be the more frequently en- countered. Most of these were done by J . (iurncy or Gurney & Son. The views of actors are a little harder to find and seem a bit more interesting as 1 find tl~cln to he more readily identi- fiable as to the nanics and deeds of those portrayed.

Tllc Antl~onys also issued some ver)' nice V~CH'S of'aclors, most ~iotablc of the nanics \!.ere Edwirl Booth, brotlier of tlic inf'amous John U'ilkes Bootll. who was also an actor, lidwin Forrest and tllc Wallacks, a grcat and most t '~mous father and son act- ing troupe. E. & I{. T. Antliony also produced many views of the theater and opera personalities, tlic most famous one being of Jenny Lind, tlie Swedish nigh tingale.

I t seems that these two publishers, Gurney &I Son and E. B ti. T. An- thony excelled in producing views of fanious personalities in abundance, while the rest of the pllotograpliers werc busy making numerous other interesting views. It is here that I find some of tlle really interesting personalities.

Here will he found views that Gur- ney and the Antlionys did not take for some reason or another. In my study of these views I find that from a period of around 1865 t o about 1875 these two photographers and publishers produced a large number of prominent portraits and then stopped producing them altogether.

Worth mention also are the many

Times Gone By views that you find that are unidcti- tified as to photographer, publisl~cr and personality wit11 tllese types of views, one could spend a considerable amount of time in trying to identify and morc often than not, evcn when they arc identified, you must consult books on tlle different fanious pcr- sonalities to find out what lie or s l ~ c was famous for.

There were many world lcadcrs and rulers who paid our country a visit and our stcrco pltotograpl~crs wcrc tllcrc to photograp11 tl~crn. T l ~ c earliest and most wcll pliotograplled fitas 0 1 ' 111c visit of the Prince ol- \+'ales in 185'). Stacy and Brady I ~ o t l ~ wcrc there to record this Ilistoric visit in stcrco.

Also tllc photograpl~ing of tllc Japancsc 1:mhassy in I X ( > O was well done by the A r l t l ~ o ~ ~ y 13rotllcrs, in fact all the notahles that came to this country were wcll pl~otograpl~cd in stereo and this continued on up tllrougll the curved mourits.

tlerc we find wholc boxed sets of views by Keystone, Underwood & Underwood, and the Kilburri Brothers that show us the visiting royality. The visit of Prince Henry was probahly the best and most wcll done.

Our stereo photographers also tra- veled ahroad to capturc in sterco'the many prominent people that did not come to the United States, as well as different coronation ceremonies of foreign rulers.

We must not forget those foreign photographers who also madc sorne great portraits in stereo. To head the list we must start with the Luckhardt Heads by Fritz Luckliardt ol' Austria. These vicws will compare to tllc best done by the American pl~otograpl~ers.

"Sir David Brewster", by Moffat. A very rare view of the inventor of the hand held stereoscope. (Gordon D. Hoffman Collection).

['age Two

Celebrities Captions The Prince of Wales at his castle in Sandringllam. England were beautiful- ly donc by thc London Stereoscopic C'o. There are many otliers that were done that are only identified by initials or just one name. Like so many of the early foreign views thesc portraits were excellently done.

Stereo views o f Famous Persun- alities werc hcing made from the very beginning of commercially produced views right u p tlirougll the declining years of Keystone. As we now approach prcsc~it day pliotograplly l would like to mention tlic stereo views that were made by View-Master from the early 1950's t o the prcsent. Here we find the fanlous personalities o f our own time in stereo. The space astronauts Glenn. Sliepartl and ('oo- per. Prcsidcnts Kennedy and Johnson.

Last hut not least we liave the stereos that are being madc by tllc members in our own NSA-Amateur Photograpllic Excllangc ('lub. Herc we have a chancc to pllotograpl~ in stereo some of tlic cclchritics that in years t o cornc will be sougllt aftcr treasures. President Ford. as well as a host of otlier political dignitaries should be pllotograpl~ed. Sports figures like Henry Aaron, Petc Rose and 0. J . Simpson would be most welcomed in a collection. The supply of interesting peoplc is almost endlcss, but lets not Ict tllc opportunity slip away.

This then gives us a fairly complete coveragc of famous Personalities in stereo and althougll there may bc otlicrs we liave not covcrcd or men- tioncrl. I am sure that tllcsc tllree articlcs have given you some insight and i11li)rnrnt ion into tlic collecting of Famous I'crsonalit ics in stcrco.

I he folio\\ ing portfolio of fifteen stereo vie\\ s were personally selected by Mr. Hoff- man as those I\-liich arc esemplary of the types of famous personalities discussed in his article.

"Madame Lola Montez", by the London Stereoscopic Co. One of the more flamboyant figures of the <;old Rush days in California and also quite a lady in her younger years in l..urope.

"Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt", No. 2751 by E. & 11. T. Anthony from their "Portrait Gallery" series. Shipping magnate and railroad czar, he was one o f the richest men of his time.

"The Original Siamese Twins - Chang & Ing", by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. Chang is the twin at the right; l:ng is sllo\vn with h ~ s left arm around his brother Chang. The stereograph was made in the early 1870s, not long before they died.

"Edwin Booth, Actor, and his Daughter", No. 4766 by E. & F1.T. Anthony, from their "Portrait Gallery'' series. Taken shortly after the death of his wife.

"Mrs. John Gilbert. as the 'Tuscaroria School Marm' in Pocahontas", No. 2846 by E. & H.T. Anthony from their "Portrait Gallery" series.

"Mark Twain" hy J . Gurney. The great writer and storyteller about the Mississippi River.

"William I:. Cody or Buffalo Bill" by J . Gurney.

"Wild Rill Hickok" by L. A. Richardson, Leoniin.iter. \la\\. Wild Bill posed with a prominent family of the east. Note the fancy rifle, pistol and knife.

"Lucretia Mott" hy M.H. Monroe, Rochester, N.Y. Lady abolitionist who founded a female anti-slavery society in 1833 after she was excluded from some all-male abolitionist meetings.

"Wendell Phillips" hy Sarony from his "Stereo Cclcbrities" series.

"John Rogers, the Sculptor". No. 1030 by C. Bicrstadt. Noted for his "Ropers Groups" of statuary.

"P. T. Barnum" by Ho\\ell. A fine example of the not too frequently photographed slio\\-man.

"C. Marconi. the Genius of Wireless Telegraphy", No.1'1 1960 Ry Keystone View Co.

‘. l ,ord, . I,:dison and I,'irestonc at the King Residence, Marion. Ohio - Pres. hard in:'^ I:uncral." No. 1855 1 by Keystone \lie\\ Co.

"Calmly and Proudly ('01. I . indhCr~h rcccives New York's I:ir.it Welcome - (;rover U'halen of Mayor's ('ommittcc on "\lacon." Ne\\ York Harhor." No. 29365 hy Kcy- stone Vie\r. ('0.

'Sir David Brewster", by an unkno\\n photograplicr. This view shows Brr\rslrr \ \ . i l l t his stercoscopr.

Page Three

Pace Four

REVIEW By Arthur Chandler

Anaglyph, or red-green stereo, is a too-often neglected branch of stereoscopic art. The medium is still very much alive, however, and has proved more adaptable to the book and magazine media than any other form of stereo yet available, with the possible exception of lenticular cards (the kind you find in souvenir shops as postcards, and on the cover of Venture magazine). For those of US

who are interested in anaglyph, here is a short working list of currently available -materials. If you know of more, please let me know.

The most spectacularly constructed anaglyphs now available are the 6 0 geometrical figures printed in Ernst Schorner's Darstellende Geometrie, published by the Carl Hanser Verlag. in Munich, Germany. My copy cost me 57.50 - an excellent bargain, you'll agree, when you see the pictures

but let your local bookstore work out the marks-to-dollars cost for you. In the back of this book there is another book with anaglyph illus- trations advertised, but I haven't seen it.

The July, 1975 issue of the Nation- al Lampoon featured a whole series of anaglyphs (including some mildly pornograph~c 3-D that Brandt Rowles should relish!) You can order this issue by writing the National Lampoon, 635-Madison Ave.,. New York, New York, 10022. The anaglyphs featured include photographs, photomontage, cartoons, etc. Even some of the advertisements are in 3-D. The quality of the pictures ranges from poor to very good. At $1.00, you can't lose.

The children's magazine Dynamite features anaglyph posters in some issues. Send $1 .OO and ask for the 1975 issue that featured the 3-D poster of the outer space creature. The address is Scholastic Magazines, Inc., 50-West 44th St. New York, New York. The poster itself is far-out; it has to be one of the most imaginative anaglyphs ever produced. Incidentally, I wrote to the editors of Dynamite --d asked who did their poster.

her a three month wait, they gave e his name (Salvadore Catalano), but ofessed that "we don't have his

aodress." If anybody knows this fellow, have him join NSA at once!

The cover of Grand Funk's record Shinin' On is an anaglyph with the same kind of maverick wildness as the Dynamite poster - in fact, it might be by the mysterious Salvadore Catalano. Inside the record jacket is another anaglyph, a poster portrait of the members o f Grand Funk. You

can buy or order this disc from any record store. Grand Funk may n o t be worth $5.98, but the record cover certainly is.

Finally, modesty does not prevent me from mentioning the brand new Stereo Views of the Golden Era in San Francisco. After extensive research among collectors (especially NSA member Marilyn Blaisdell) and libraries, we selected 10 old views pertaining t o the Golden Era in San Francisco, 1849-1869. Each view was enlarged and converted t o anaglyph, and set in beautiful borders (also anaglyph). Each of the images is accompanied by historical com- mentary on the picture and its era. There are cityscapes (such as a mar- vellous shot of a house "wandering"

.down Montgomery St.), people (gold miners, silver miners, Bret Harte), interior shots (two Chinese smoking in an opium den), and more. We're quite proud of our work: but we're counting on our brothers and sisters in NSA to help snatch us from the brink of bankruptcy by sending $ 8 (or $12 for signed copies) to S te reop tic Perspectives, 936 Dewing Ave., Lafayette, California, 94549.

Oh Yes. All the above publications come with anaglyph glasses (two pairs with our book!).

By A. Gordon Keys

Darrah's work is, of course, the prime reading for every collector as far as views are concerned up to the 1920s. The second most helpful book I have found is Stereoscopic Photo- graphy by Arthur W. Judge, printed in London in 1950 (Third edition). This is a well-written and well documented book of 480 pages, illustrated with 22 plates and numerous figures and diagrams. After a brief historical look he explains the cause and nature of binocular vision. The next 6 0 pages are devoted to photographic principles in stereoscopy and selection of proper cameras. He examines various types and settles on the Stereo-realist as perhaps one c f the best. Following are 3 0 pages or so on viewing of views - from the naked eye (which takes about 20 minutes t o master) through Elliott's viewer of 1839 u p to the modem View-Master types. A chapter on Polarized light follows.

Another 3 0 pages covers the mounting of stereo pictures. He then gets into photographic applications - such as small objects, wide angle, pseudo-stereoscopy, etc. as well as some instruments (e.g. telescopes).

The next part I found fascinating. He outlines the principles of drawing stereo views and diagrams by hand. Then he touches on anaglyphs. Next he explores educational and scientific

applications (such as anatomical views, eye exercises) leading into micro- stereoscopy. I-Ie has some nice plates of microorganisms. Next is a chapter on the use in astronomy, again with some nice plates of the moon, comets, etc. Then comes a chapter '.on X;Ray stereos. Next, he covers aerial photography. He winds up with some dis- cussion on the projection of stereo pictures.

This book is well indexed and he also give over 100 references. As you may gather, I am sold on this book. In parts it gets a little too technical for me but overall it inspired me to invest in a stereo camera. As I said, this is printed in England and quite possibly is not available in the U.S.

Q AND A "I recently purchased a group of

stereographs which are all on flat cards, most of which are yellow, and all of which have the signature 'J. M. Sloane' on the back. They are a mix- ture of U.S. and foreign views. I would like to know who this man was and approximately when the views were taken." Harry L. Newman, Murray Hill, N.J. *

"I would like t o know if anyone is producing blank stereo cards, size 3%" X 7"." Stanley Fishfader, Los Angeles, Calif.

ANSWER: A member of the N.S.A. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club is currently negotiating with a major supplier of card stock t o supply us with p recu t , rounded cornered, acid- free card mounts. We will report t o the members if and when these mounts are made available. John Waldsmith, Co- lumbus, Ohio. *

"I am writing t o inquire how t o get a successful method o f cleaning off the' 'film' or light dirt which has accumu- lated on stereo views which may have been laying around in dusty attics, un- disturbed for 4 0 t o 5 0 years; or just having been handled too often. Or for that matter, I would like to know how t o clean up and put 'new life' into stereo viewers which have lost their 'shine'. I have experimented with luke. warm water on damp cloths, art gum1 rubbers, and am not happy with the results. Can any member supply information on how you successfully clean your slides and stereo views. This might make a good article for the "Stereo World" magazine as I am sure there must be other relatively new collectors like myself who would appreciate help in this field." John Steffen, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

The Unknowns By John Waldsmith

We believe we may have identified tlie location of tlie balloon ascension shown in tlie last issue. The following letter was received from Walter Black- burn of Lancaster, Pa. He writes ' T h e photo is of a balloon ascension in the square of Lancaster, Pa. A ballonist by tlie name of John Wise made the ascension. He was lost over Lake Super- ior on another flight in 1859. Tlie photographer was probably a man called Glll (surname). a local camera 'artist'. All of tlie names associated with the published view were verified b y the Librarian of the Lancaster County Historical Society. The only hitch is that tlie ascensions were made between 1836-39. Isn't this a little early for stereo photography?"

From all indications, the location o f this view is the square of Lancaster, Pa. The photographer referred t o ]nay be William L. Gill, who made stereo views of Lancaster in the 1870s and 1880s. The earliest photographs (daguerreotypes) made in the United States date from the last months of 1839 and the first part of 1840. Stereo views were not being made until much later. I think what we have here is the correct location but the ascension is f rom a later date than suggested by Mr. Blackburn. Another member, Mrs.

N.R. Henry, of Larned, Kansas, noted that the "National Intelligencer" was the name of a newspaper published in Washington, D.C. at about the time this view may have been taken.

On the view of Mr. Brown, also in the last issue, Paul Dickson, of Garrett Park, Md., suggested that the view may portray William Jennings Bryan and was mislabeled. A recheck of the view indicates n o similarity between our unidentified Mr. Brown and William Jennings Bryan. Also, Arthur Lynch of Louisville, Ky., located the same view in his collection with the same caption. Thank you t o all those who responded.

This issue we feature three unknowns. The first is from the collection of Neal R. Bullington of Patchogue, N.Y. The view is titled "State Capitol and Park." Obviously this would be an easy view t o identify but so far we are stumped. We have a good cross-section of members and hopefully one of you will know where this particular building is (or was) located. The view is an untrimmed print mounted on the larger "artistic" size mount , which is an ivory color, similar t o those used by the Centennial Photographic Co. from about 1876 t o 1884.

Two views have been sent in by Robert E. Cauthen of Leesburg,

Florida. Both views are on flat yellow mounts, with n o identification, and no mark other than the original owner's

'initials. The one view is labeled "Ala- bama and Kearsage" (sic.) This ship view is evidently of a painting but strangely enough it has some stereo effect. Could this possibly be some version of table-top photography? Tlie other view shows a catafalque display- ing tlie casket of some eminent person. From the trees in the view, it is late fall or early spring. The sign on tlie window of the building reads "C. (or G.) D. Kimball & Larkin, fine carriages and sleiglis." You can see a carriage in tlie window, and a sleigh on the sidewalk. Tliere is a man leaning out o f the second floor window. Froni the appearance of tlie casket and the time of year, this is not Lincoln's funeral. My guess is that this is a view of tlie funeral of George Pea- body. Held in 1869, his funeral is often confused with Lincoln's in 1865. George Peabody was probably one of the most well known of Amer- ica's enterprising merchants and suc-: cessful financiers. His funeral was a lavish affair which was attended by thousands of mourners in Massachu- setts. As I said above, this is a guess at the identity of this view. Do we have any members who can supply more information about any of the

Page Ten

three views featured in this issue? While I have your attention, I

would like to make a comment about the identifkation of the unknowns we have featured so far. This column was started and is carried on to assist all members to better identify unknown views in their collections. Unfortunate- ly some members are writing directly to those who own the views and not

letting me know when a view has been identified. As a result I am wasting my time and yours. Recently, I met a member who had submitted a view for the unknowns section and I told him I did not hear from anyone who could identify the view. It was a little bewildering when he responded "Oh, but I heard from who identified the view. Thanks for featur-

ing it." The same applies t o our Q and A section. I know of several instances where members have responded directly to the person asking the question, as a result not sharing the information with others. The success of such features as "The Unknowns" and "Q and A" relies upon particip ation, to allow all members a chance t o have their questions answered.

STEREO As I See It (Icditor's note: Connic Hitzeroth is a rnetn- bcr o f thc N.S.A. Amateur Photographic I<sclinpge ('tub.)

Ry Connie Hitzeroth

For somc time, tlie ~na jor concern of those involved in stereoplio- tograpliy - collectors, makers and spectators lias been in documenta- t ion, perhaps because of a conscious- ness, one that is ever increasing, of history. However, in teiu of film, television, video arts, the burden of this responsibility need no longer be borne by stereopliotography. It is time tlie stereo image moved from the realm of the literary arts t o o n e of the mind and feelings.

The stereoscope and your eyes approach each other, most o r all pcriplieral vision is eliminated, in- tensifying with a privacy and an intimacy your readily apparent visual

experience. Inasmuch as the artist lias created and presented the experience, the spectator is simultaneously tlie voyeur and the seduced. I believe that tlie presence and the necessity for the stereoscope can only enhance the art. The aesthetics o f the stcreo- scope and stereoplate (view) in its presentation of a double illusion - both the photographic emulsion and tlic three-dimensional effect can render plausible tlie most terrestrial of experiences. Further. the nature of this atmosphere that pervades tlie viewing determines to a certain extent the content of my work.

One of my most recent concerns in stereopliotography has been in presenting my work in a classic format while digressing from an authenticity of image t o one where beliefe in true-ttrforrn color and content is sr~spended. This juxtaposition of two elements out of syncopation

is imitative of the actual stereo phenomena where two come together in a co-existence, a reality. My subject matter is that which is a little less than astounding. I-lowevcr, this is so because I feel that it is these ostensibly trivial aspects of our lives that are least regarded and so easily manipulated.

I used t o make sculpture; I have been making stereo images for tlie past two years. Iiach stereoplate is new glamour in externalizing an incredible ocular internal process. My darkroom facilities are quite simple

I like t o use as little equipment as possible t o achieve results. I develop my film and photographic paper, hand color tlie prints and make the mounts (and sometimes the stereo- viewers, although myself 1 have reached the heaven-in-the-sky wlierc I don't need one - hr11 usc i t nonet lieless).

A Photographic H i ~ o ~ ~ f C

(Editor's Note: This is the second part of an article which was published in the Kansas Historical Quarterly, I:cl>. 1934 and May 1937. We reprint the article hy special permission of the Kansas Historical So- ciety.)

Ry Robert Taft

There are records of daguerreo- typists working in Kansas slightly after this date. (1854) Among these may be mentioned Rankin, Needles, Barker and Gregg of Leavenworth, Boles and DaLee of Lawrence, and Hathaway, of Weston, Mo., all of whom practiced before 1860.

Surviving portrait daguerreotypes and ambrotypes made by these men in this period (1 854-1860) are much more common than are photographs of views or incidents. Among the latter class there are two outstanding in the collections of the Kansas State Historical Society. The first of these is a daguerreotype view of a Free State battery, taken at Topeka in 1856. Tlie daguerreotype, wlien found by the writer, was in a badly corroded condition, but by chemical treatment was restored so that it now con- stitutes an interesting and valuable historic record.

The photograph shows the cannon- eers, their tent, ammunition and considerable landscape. This daguerreotype, I believe, is the earliest Kan- sas plrotograph in the collection of the Historical Society.

The second photograph, previously referred to, is an ambrotype of the Doy rescue party. This was made at Lawrence, in the summer of 1859, by A. G. DaLee.

That other view photographs of this period were made cannot be ques- tioned. For example, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper for October 4, 1856, contains two woodcut prints of Kansas interest stated to have been copied from daguerreotypes. The first o f these is a group of Free State prisoners, including Gov. Charles Rob- inson and John Brown, Jr., among others, which is stated to have been copied from a daguerreotype made for Mrs. Robinson. The second shows a broad panorama of Kansas landscape and is entitled "U.S. Troops, near Lecompton, Kansas, Guarding Free State Prisoners, from a daguerreotype made expressly for this paper." The originals of both of these valuable daguerreotypes, if still in existence, would be a welcome addition to tlie records of the Kansas State Historical

Society. During the sixties of the Civil War

I have little information as yet of photographic interest. The number of photographers in the state was doubtless increasing, and many photographs were doubtless taken, of which some surely have survived. The only one with which the writer is familiar is a view of Poyntz avenue, Manhattan, in the early sixties. It is of considerable interest, as it shows an emigrant train, pulled by the familiar oxen of the period, headed west through the main street of the town. This photograph is well known in the state as it was reproduced lithographically in post- card form some twenty-five or thirty years ago.

Tlie development of western railroads at the close of the Civil War naturally focussed attention upon the West and its appearance, and demand was made for authentic photographs of this portion of the country. As a result, a number of photographers came west. I will describe the work of only one of these photographers, as it is of especial interest t o Kansans.

The photographer in question was Alexander Gardner of Washington, D. C. Gardner was a Scotchman brought t o this country in the fifties by Mathew B. Brady, without doubt the most widely known photographer this country has produced.

Gardner achieved considerable re- putation in his own right as a photographer and in 1863 opened his own gallery in Washington, D.C., and is probably best known from several excellent photographs of Lincoln. Gardner also followed the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.

In 1868 Gardner came west and obtained a number of photographs along the Union Pacific, Eastern Division, which at that time was under construction in Kansas.

The Kansas State Historical Society is fortunate enough t o possess a fairly complete set of these photographs in the form of stercographs, the individual prints of which are approximately three inches square. 'Gardner, however, as was quite common in the expeditionary photography of that day, also made larger photographs (8" X 10" and 1 1 " X 14") in addition to the stereoscopic views. It is unfortunate that none of these are in the archives o f the Society.

As these Gardner photographs depict towns, scenes and institutions of this state some sixty-five years

ago they constitute an exceedingly important set of historical documents. In fact, the writer regards this set as the most valuable, historically, of all the fifteen thousand photographs pos- sessed by the Kansas State Historical Society.

comment "Noted with interest your review

of basic texts on stereographs. I would like to suggest that one of the best ways to expand one's knowlcdge of stereography is by examining the pictures themselves, as oftcn as possible, at one of the many public collections around the country. I mean not only such extensive and famous collections as that at the George Eastman House, but also those in some libraries, local historical societies, university museums, etc. Of course, these institutions can add much to our understanding through careful and intelligent organization and exhibition of the material in their curatorship.

"Here at tlie Visual Studies Work- shop a group of graduate students recently organized an exhibition meant to iritroduce fellow students and the Rocliester community to 19th Century stereos. Taken from the 4000 or so stereo images in the VSW collection, the show was an attempt to integrate thc pictures and data about them with an understanding of the era out of which they were produced. To this end, design and sequencing of tlie show emphasized the people of tlic 19th Century: in tlieir day to day activities, as reflected in tlieir architecture and townscapc, and as revealed through the subject matter and symbolic referents of the pictures they collected and displayed. in their par- lors. In a separate section, early 20th Century views were presented so that the audience might make comparisons and draw tlieir own conclusions from the differences between pictures from the different time periods.

"The exhibit is no longer on tlie walls, but the collection is open (by appointment with the Research Cen- ter) t o all."

Charles Desmarais, Visual Stud- ies Workshop, 4 Elton Street, Ro- chester, N.Y. 14607. *

"I have read with pleasure "lm- prints on Stereo Views" (Vol. 2, No. 4 , Sept-Oct. 1975, page 2). 1 have cards with two imprints that are not listed by the author: 3 Italian cards (views of Venetia) with imprint "naya fosographo" and 2 others are with imprint G. DEGOIX." Jean Jullien, Chambery, France.

I'ace Fourteen

sa1.s list

Tor- of 8110 r 1. Pcstmgo and insurance extra. 2, Phone between 7 and 10 p.m. E3T. Please remit promptly,

and l e t us k n a i f you change your mind s o t h a t we do not have t o r o h o other col lectors .

3. Condition &.scribed conservatively. A l l l o t s re turnable .

A, DISASTERS 1. Johnstown Flood: D a q e seen across r i ve r . h o l e l i k e

toy houses tossed together. 0. so i l ed , a b i t l i g h t 12.50

2. Chicwo Firm: Photo by Barnard (Scarce). "Smfes taken from Ruins of Hmll's Safe and lock Co." About 0.. s o i l e a top l e f t , l i g h t fox. 82.50

3. Boaton F i m : Holton and Robinson, Boston. Several Rents before ruined bldg. Nice coapwi t ion 0-VO 82.50

4. SM Francisco ?hrthquake: No. 8208. "The Dynmito Crw". Soldiers , she r i f f ( f1 re ch ie f? ) with star hold in^ s t i ckn of dynamite. E ~ c . 113.00

B. REIONIL 1. Pennsylvania: 3 cabinot s i sb . Cremer: Pairmont Park,

Birds-eye view from Observatory, G.; Cremer, 241, Boat Club Houses, P a i r w n t Park, Rc.; Am. Scene-: Pkuch Chunk, Shws t a n , RE t rackn, bridge frm abve VO 14.50

2. M: Bath. 2 phot. unident i f ied , ca. 1C)'/O. Close pmcramss, e h w houses. publ ic bui ld ings , arohi tecture . Very nice. Lightly foxed. 0 t h e ~ i s e VO. 14.00

3. Minnemoolis: 7 superb cabinet views. 1 Vandemarker and Nally. 2 Palmer, 4 Tenney. Post o f f i ce , assor ted

s t r e e t scenes. public bl-e. Schools All.neer mint $25 4. m: 3 panor-. 1 Moulton, 2 Am. I l l u s t r a t ed . 1

shows sh ips i n harbor (d i s t an t ) . Averago 0-VG 96.00

5. Yosomite: Anthony Ca l i fo rn i a Ser ies . 8 , Nevada Pa11

(501 B'way); 30, "A Mountainous View, Yosemite Valley'

(591). VG. W -50 6. Yellowetone Park: 3 cabinet views. 211. G t . P a l l s from

Red Butte. H d . Calfee, Boseman, Mont, Terr.; Lovejoy &

Foster. 312, Fa l l s of Middle Fork, Gardner River ( l i g t . foxing) ; Hook, Hot S p r i n ~ s . 86.50

7. Nantucket: J . Freeman. View from South Tower. Gor~eous. R e . 85 -00

8. New York Citx: 2 views of paredes. Kilburn 5205, " the Army of Breadmakern. Oreat Centennial, 1889", Crowds. U&U, "Welcoming Adm. Dewey, 1899." So ld i e r s (cadets?) a t a t t en t ion i n foreground, VO-Exc. 85 -00

9. Charleston, SP . : "South Battery". P.A. Nwel l . Msn- siona. horsecar p a r t i a l l y obscured by t r ee . VG 13.00

10, NEW YORK CITY: 7 views. Kilburn, 50&, Birds-eye view of Harbor. 1889. Tu(gs. b q e s . VG.; Copy issue ( so i l ed but ~ o o d con t r a s t ) of Anthony €607. h y i n g pavement on B'way near Wall St. Great Content.; Fisher. Cooper In- s t i t u t e , mount foxed, i m q e s VG; F isher , B q a n t Theatm 3 others , buildings. 0-VO. $10.00

11. %: 3 J.G. Parka. Montreal from Mountain, VG; U&U

Market place. Montreal. l o t s of a c t i v i t y , R c . ; Canada View Co.. Coal p i e r , North Sydney, C.B. lox upper r i g h t otherwieo VG. 86.00

12. &: 2 views. Loeuat St.. by Root's Gallery, Dubuquo, 0-VO; "Snar Bound" between Conover and Ridgray, 1873, 128. Freight t r a i n almost submerged by McKaj, Decorah. O t . Content, l i g h t con t r a s t , soi led . 84 -00

13, Auburn. N.Y.: Birds+ye v i e r . Lindsley's Sunbeam Gol- lery. Nioo p m o r a u , business block. s igns . 0. $3.00

14. Ch icue : 2 oabinet viewo: Union stockyards by Ccpelin &

Son, G.; b u y s t r e e t scene w. many wagons, carr iages . pedotrimxu, by VallinRford H w e r , mount dog erred. im0g.s 0-VO. 16.00

15. N w Orleurs: Canal St., S.T. Blessing 4@, p u t of

photographer's s ign v i s i b l e i n foreground. VO. S5.OO 16, Votervi l le . Mnino: Dunn Block. G,C. Carelton. VO. $2.50

1. Elovated 88. U&U .Along tho Bwsry, NYC". h o . ap- proaching. horsecar0 i n d i s t m c o . Ot. Stereo. Exc.14.00

2. Horsecu: New P m t Offico. IRC. A J . Fishor. Honeor r

med. d ie tanco, s i d e v i e r i n f ron t of bldg. 0. 83.50 3. Miseissipoi Biver Steamers: S t o m e r landin&, New Or-

leans. Curved mount, W . 1 . C h u e , Baltimore. (copy?) C l m s i c shot . Boat f i l l s f u l l Tram. Soi lod l o f t framo, $4.00

4. Ohio River Steamers: Thatcher, Boston. 1 close . 3 oth- e r s a l o n ~ bank. Also poss ible copy. but g rea t sho t . VG-E. $7.50

5. Carriages: 2 u?luual viows, t o u r i s t s ' c a r r i ages stopped a t econic po in t s i n N.H. mountains. Horses unhitched. 1

n ice close-up, n i ce d e t a i l . G-VO, 1 5 .OO 6. h o m o t i v o : Kilburn 2941. S i l v e r Ore Train. Clear Creek

Canyon. Col. Funnel s t a c k , box cars . VO. $5 .@J

7. locomotive: Kilburn, 307 cabinet. Frankenstein Tres t l e and Train, PEO RR. Good c lose-w. VG. $7.50

8. M t . Washington RR: Locomotive ascending. Phot. unldent-

i f i e d , long explanation on label . Lt. con t r t . G-V012.50 9, Misslssivoi River Steamboats: "Levee, N-0.. k." Cabin.

view by S.T, Blessing. 4 steamers. bales on levee, R r t .

s h ips , a l t h o w h unimwinat ive composition w. empty space i n fo re~round . G. 88.00

10. Union and Oontral Pac i f i c RR: 3 viewa. "Giant Gap from Track", Savwo, Exc. ; "Bloomer Cut, 60 f t . h i ~ h , near Auburno. S a v q e , VG. ; Tunnel, Veber Cnjn, Ca r t e r Ere810

1. Xinsua BriMe (Penn.1: Cabinet. Train and locomotive on

very high t r e s t l o (301 f t . ) . O. 85.00 2, Brooklyn Briwo: Cabinet, N.Y.Viev Co,, s a i l i n g sh ips

i n foreground, 0-. U&U, 1901. b l d ~ s . i n fo rq round , skyl ine , Em. 85.00

3. Susoonsion B r i d ~ e s : 3 views, Purviance, cabinet , Niag- a r e , e t r i k i n g photo. VG+; Cur t i s , N w Suspension Bridge G.; H.J. Davis. S t i l l v a t e r Bridge. Greenfield, M.VG 85

E, FOREIGN VIEWS 1. Pa le s t ine and Near East: 5 cabinet views, Ed. Wilson,

1682. Includes Ci ty Wall of Dmsseus, ru ins on tho Nil.. i n t e r i o r of Dale Memorial Hall. Beirut. G-VG 810

2, G/W. Wilson: 3 viewa. 517, Loch Mario; 528, Melrose Ab- bey; 655, Wells Cathedral. A l l some mount damago, pho- ton general ly good. $3.00

F. MISCELLANEOUS 1. Photograohic: Photo s t and a t Niagara Fa l l s . 'Photwra-

phic and Steroographic Views of tho Fa l l s " on sign. Photographor Unidentified. (1. 85 -00

2. Assortment of e a r l y Am. Views: 8 oquaro cornered. 1 Barnun. 1 Soulo ivory. Allen (Boston) birtmplace of Ed. Everet t , Middlesex 9uarry by Burrows and Bunday, 4 oth-

o r ea r ly New England. Ave. G. 810.00 h i m a l a : 3 views; ca. 18'10, l i t t l e ~ i r l holding 8 bon- @- not on a sad dalmatian; 2 ca. 1900 amateurs back t o back on same mount, man i n communion with s q u i r r e l . s q u i r r e l ea t ing from hand. VO. $3 -50

4. Libby R i s o n : Anderson. VO. 83.50 5. Actress: Neilson, by Gurnoy. G-VO, S3.W

6. R u s s o J a ~ a n e s e W a r : 3 U&U. 7559, Japanoso s ioge y n ; 7562, Japaoeeo b a t t e r i e s f i r i n g on t he Russian fo r t ro sa Port Arthur; Japanese s a i l o r s load in^ gun8 on Cruiaor

& a n . me . 17.00

The following numbers a r e still ava i l sb lo from our Jon.-lob.

md: 2.5.7.8.9,10.11.14.15.18~20,22~25~29,33,FI35~36,38,39~ 42,43,u,45.50.53.59.60.63.70. V i l l earmider ofform o r rill trmdo f o r ~nd<mM, oecupation-

a h , bndon Storoo. Co. o r otbu pionoor o r c l u s i c viows (American o r huopoan.) Also want t o purchase saw.

Page Fifteen

CLASSIFIEDS As part of t h e i memberhip dues, all members receive 100 words of FREE classified advertising. Free ads are limited to a maximum of three (3) a year, with a maximum of 35 words per ad. Additional ads may be inxrted at IOQ per word. Please include payments with ads. Display ad rate is $25. a page, 'Tamera Ready" (to be reproduced exactly as submitted.) Other size ad rates sent upon request. Deadline for Classified ads is three weeks prior to publication date. Notice of display ads must be received thra weeks before publication date, but the actual ad copy can be received up to two weeks before publicat~on date. . .

FOR SALE WANTED

EXCEEDINGLY RARE, 16 card AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC EX- CHANGE CLUB set by Towler in very good condition. All 16 views for $950, or $65 each. 100 card Beckers table viewer, 20" high. Complete working condition, $175 plus .postage. Edin- burgh Anatomy Section 111. 3 2 cards complete in box - $25.00. Many viewers and cards available, 504 and up. Let us know your wants by subject or photographer. We trade or buy Nantucket, ships and harbors, N.Y. City, croquet players or Nyack views. Len and Carol Anne Ances, 204 Lexow Ave., Upper Nyack, N.Y. 10960.(914)358-1 114.

THREE UNCUT SHEETS of six color lithographic stereo views, $40.00 each. Want to buy St. Louis or Western views. Wright, 10072 F Crown Point, St. Louis, Mo. 6 3 136.

STEREO VIEWS O F THE GOLDEN ERA IN SAN FRANCISCO is now for sale. Ten large anaglyphs (including alasses), lovely stereo borders, his-

WANTED - Canadian stereo views. Especially Manitoba. Also need the following t o complete my set of Sears, Roebuck Company Tour through plant, Nos. 26, 32 , 47. Robert Deur- brouck, 166 Fernwood Ave., Winni- peg, Manitoba, Canada, R2M 1C3.

WANTED: Civil War period stereo- grams, Lincoln, Civil War personalities, people, scenes, etc. Collecting stereos since 1950. Lloyd Ostendorf, 225 Lookout Dr., Dayton, Ohio 45419.

WANTED: Views of Western N.Y. St., Rochester, Buffalo, Pan-Am. Ex- po., Finger Lakes Region, Erie & Gen- esee Canals, Early oil wells. Views of Piano & Organ manufactures. Alan Mueller, 470 Ripplewood Dr., Ro- chester, N.Y. 14616.

WANTED - Stereo views in book box sets, and text books by Underwood or Keystone. No Tour of World wanted. Want TN-Vue stereo film strips. Henry Ewald, 9920 Bassett, Livonia, Mi. 481 50. " , .

torical iommentary. Limited edition of 1,000. $ 8 each ($12 for signed WANTED: Stereos and early photo- copies). Stereoptic Perspectives, 936 graphs of Mackinac Island, Michigan. Dewing Ave., Lafayette, Calif. 94549. . Mackinac Island State Park Com-

mission, Mackinac Island, Michigan 49757.

STEREO VIEWS in paper 3iid @ash. V~ewcrs , cameras and all other a~ i t iquc photograpllica. Write I;)r free mailir~gq. Leon Jacobson, 1 0 1 Genesee I'ark Drivr. Svracuse. N.Y. 13111.

FOR SALE: Rare early 6 X 13 Lum-. iere Autochrome glass color plates, VG.

, European and other scenes taken by a well travelled and artistic family. Bernard Clifton, P.O. Box 98, Hart- ford, N.Y. 12838.

TRADE

TRADE: Imperial stereoscopic anatomy of the head and neck. Cunning- ham and Waterston. CranioCerebral . topography - Central Nervous Sys- ' . tern. 35 views - set is complete - excellent. Stereographs mounted on 7 X 9 descriptive cards copyrighted 1909. Trade for boxed White, U & U or Keystone views. Harry 0. Copher, D.D.S., 1306 Kanawha Blvd., E. Suite I , Charleston, W. Va. 25301.

INFORMATION - Photo or drawing of accordion style hand held stereo viewer. Mine is missing the piece which holds the card. C. Blosser, 609 Long- street, Summerville, S. C. 29483.

WANTED FOR RESALE: U.S. stereos on war, politics, negroes, mining, sports, interesting people, transportation, entertainment, industry, etc. Send description and price. William Colby, Kenrich Co., "Everything in Paper Collectibles", Box 248, Temple City, Ca. 9 1780.

. VIEWS O F ALTON, ILLINOIS wanted or anything pertaining to this town or Madison County. Earl Moore, 152 Walnut St., Wood Dale, Ill. 60191.

WANTED: Stereos of John Rogers statuary groups and Michigan. Will trade or buy. Mrs. Schoewe, 18819

.Purlingbrook, Livonia, Mich. 48152.

SUBSCRIBERS WANTED. Send six dollars to receive three issues of our illustrated catalogue of antique photography. Hundreds of select images, stereoviews, daguerreotypes, cases, much more. GRAPHIC ANTIQUITY, P.O. Drawer 1234, Arlington Hts., Ill. 60006.3 12-25546 12.

PRIZE FIGHTER action views and fire engine action views. Premium prices paid. Noyes Huston, Box 449, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 92067.

WANTED to buy or trade: stereo views of the dairy industry; ice cream making, milk bottle filling, butter or cheese manufacture, delivery of dairy products, etc. John E. Carson, 16208 SE 31st St., Bellevue, Wash. 98008.

AUSTRALIAN AND TASMANIAN VIEWS wanted: any period, any condition. Also non-stereo photos. Nigel Lendon, C/O Commonwealth Fund, 1 East 75th St., N.Y., N.Y. 10021.

Standard Terms

VIEWS An "Excellent" view is a clear. s h a r p image on a clean, undam- aged mount. "Very good" is used t o describe a view slightly less perfect than t h e above. There will be ' no major defects in the view o r mount. A "Good" view is in about ;iverage collectable condition. An imicge may be slightly faded, cor- ners may I)e rut)l)ed o r t h e m o r ~ n t mity be stained. Please s t a t e if views have foldetl o r d a m a g e d mounts.

CAMERAS "New" - Equipment a s shipped f rom the manufacturer . "Mint" - 100 per cent original finish, every- th ing perfect. in new condition in every respect. "Excellent" - SO per cent to 100 per cent original f inish, s imilar to new, used little, no noticeable mar r ing of wood o r leather, little o r no brassing, lens clean and clear, a l l mechanical p a r t s in perfect working order. "Very good" - 60 per cent original f inish, item complete but wood o r leather slightly s c r a t c h e d . sc r~f fed . o r marred, metal worn but n o corrosion or pitmarks. "Good" - 35 per cent o r i g i n a l finish. minor wear on exposed surfaces, no major broken p a r t s bu t may be in need of m i n o r r e p l a c e m e n t parts . metal rusted o r pitted in places bu t c l e a n a b l e , leather scuffed a n d l o r aged. "Fair" - 25 per cent original condition, well used and worn, in need of par t s replacement and refinishing.

Page Sixteen

SHAKER STEREOS: Any views, any communities and publishers, please writc description, condition and price. Will buy all. Also Soutli American views. please quote. Jerome Rubin, 28 Sackvillc St.. Charlcstown, Mass. 02 120.

WANT TO PURCHASE stereo views including: American railroads and trolleys (rolling stock. stations, no scenery). Also am interested in views of major cities. Always interested in Keystone and Underwood cards; will also purcllasc other older cards. Walter Blackburn. 1410 Millcrsvillc Pike, I.anc;rstcr. I'a. 1700.Z.

SHAKER stcreo vicws. Shaker plioto- graphs and post cards with Sliaker vicws. (;us Nelson. ('llcsllirc, Mass. 0122.5.

WANTED: Views of the 1030 N.Y. World'!, Fair. Liricoln, F.D.R.. Jewish life and historic events. Send des- criptioll or pllotostat. Kerr), Baron. (10 10 Avenue U, 13rooklyn. N.Y. 1 1233.

WANTED: World's Fair vicws: "('entury 01' Progress". ('llicago, 1033; New l 'ork M'orld's Fair of' 1030; Sat1 Francihco World's Fair of 1030. Also 10tI1 ('entury views of New York City. and Saratoga Springs. Jack Fin- ney. 1113 Ricardo Road. Mill Valley, Calif. 0404 1 ( 4 1 5 ) 388-6403.

YOUNG BEGINNING collector wants to huy 1l.S. stcreo cards to start basic collcctioti. Prefer buildings. cities. landtilarks. outdoor views. Will con- sider buying in quantity if good condition. Janics Levy. 1150.3 Davis Blvd., Sarasota. Fla. 33577.

WANTED: Stereo cards of Michigan. Will huy or trade. Write W. Dnoha. 37 Avonlca St. SW. Grand Rapids, Mi. 4050X.

WANT stereo views, cartes de visitc. album pliotos, postcards of hun~arl freaks. daring-unusual Scats, bizarre, Mexican border activities. Tom Mea- dor. Box 32 16, Sari Angclo, Texas 7Oc)O 1 .

EGYPT, PALESTINE stclco vlews wanted by graduate student in Egypt- ology. No curved mounts. please, and no copy views. Fritlr views especially desired. and Ferrier glass views.. Bel-- nard Fishman, 4210 Walnut St., Pliiladelpliia, Pa. 19 104.

WANTED: Stereo cards showing any kind of sporting events. Also any pre- Civil War cards or any preCivil War Presidents. R. Oliver, Box 2, Tobias, Neb. 68453.

STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY UNLIM- ITED huys and sells stcreograpllic

4; equipment, supplies, and imagcs. Send SASE for price list or send description of equipment for sale or wanted to S.P.U., 82 1 1 27th. Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 337 10.

SAN FRANCISCO and California city views. early Indians (pre 1890), and Western town views - Pay top price or trade? Especially Watkins, Muy bridge, Ilousewortli, Taber and W. H. Jackson. Larry Moskovitz, P.O. Ros 13 15 1, Oakland, Calif. [MO(> I .

EUROPEAN views. and vicws of the I'acific Northwest. My specialities arc Russia and Oregon. Am also interested in transportation vicws (ships, trolleys, etc.). I an1 interested in buying, not trading. I'lcasc send list describing views l'or sale, including publisher, subject, date, and condition to: Richard Thompson, 960 N. E. Ylst Avenue, Portland, Oregon 07220 U.S.A. I particularly appreciate receiving views on approval.

ANN ARBOR, A N D OTHER MICHI- GAN VIEWS wanted. Trade or buy. llavc small general stereo collection, large variety of other images, some 1.eica and other cameras to trade for collectible stereos of any kind. I'aul Skiba. 13 10 Morningside. Ann Arbor, Micll. 4 8 103.

ACTIVELY COLLECTING material re. South Carolina Milttary Academy (Thc Citadel) all types of Civil War vicws. I also desire views of Maya ruins (archeologic), Yucatan and Guatemala. A.B. Harley. Jr.. MD, Box 3498. Florence, S. C. 29501.

PLEASE SEND THESE home to roost so we can crow about them: stcreos/photos of Spencer, Spencer Springs, Taugllannock Falls, Trumans- burg in upstate New York. Joan F. Cooke, Anderson Dr., R.D. 2, Homer, N.Y. 13077.

WANTED: Stereo views and all other early images showing brass musical ilistrunicnts. typewriters, scwing machines, birds o r nondomcstic anirn:rls. Mike Drazin. 130 Rockland Drivc. West L.af'ayctle, Indiana 47900 (Phone 3 174(1.3-(>763).

STEREO VIEWS of' ccnlcr, side, & stern wheelers, sailing vessels (especially tlie "Great Eastern"), Dock & Harbor scenes, as well as views of, and by photographers from Brockton, (North Bridgewater), Mass. Will buy outright or trade. L. M. Rochette, 107 Connell Ave., Brockton, Mass. 02402. (6 17) 586-34 14 Evenings.

MALIZARD-PARIS WANTED: tinted views on ornate blue mount. Also ruins of Paris, French instantaneous, landscape, genre; in VG or E condition only. Nigel Lendon, C/O Common- wealth Fund, 1 East 75th St., N.Y., N.Y. 10021.

PRE-1900 ASBURY PARK, Freehold, Long Hrancl~, Ocean Grove, Red Bank, N.J. vlews. Including Anthony, Kil- burn, Littleton, and Pach. Also New Jersey Stereoscopic View Co. vicws. T. McMahon, 142 Lexington Ave., Fair Haven, N.J. 0770 1 .

PRE-1890 stereos and other p l~o to- graphs of Military Academy, West Point. N.Y. Also of San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda, Calif., before 1890. N. Henry, Fort Larned, Rt. 3, Larned, Ka. 67550.

WANTED TO BUY OR TRADE: Early Western views, landscapes and views of National Parks and monu- ments, also views of Paris and foreign landscapes. Roger N. Shelby, P.O. Box 7708, Phoenix, Arizona 8501 1 .

WANTED: Baltimore, circus (midgets - wire walkers - Barnum, etc.) A. Seidman, 59 Caraway Road, Reisters- town, Md. 2 1 136.

WANTED: Generous trades offered for views of Jacksonville, Florida, especially by Seaver. Clem Slade, 4290 Great Oaks Lane, Jacksonville, Fla. 32207.

HAVE YOU SEEN any stereos of Charles Knowlton, Kankakee, Illinois? I need any and all! Will pay a good price. Lindsay, 152 W. Baker, Man- teno, Ill. 60950.

WANTED: Lens for 1902 Sears, Roe- buck stereoscope. Will pay postage and reasonable. cost. Milton Stark, 401 3 9 No. 90th St. W., Leona Valley, Calif. 03550.

WANT good stereoscopic cards, Un- derwood & Underwood Jerusalem #s 1-7, 2'1, & 3 1 . Complete set of 1000 Galveston Flood scenes. All kinds of cylinder records & cylinder machines & parts, busy bee disc, & parts & wooden cobs for hand organs. Alton Vogel, 704 E. Cameron Ave- nue, Rockdale, Texas 76567.

WANTED Books with mounted photographs or gravures - magazines (Camera Work, Camera Notes, Camera Craft, Philadelphia Photographer, Pho- tographic Times Bulletin, Anthony Bulletin, etc.) large photographs by Jackson, Watkins, Muybridge. etc. Janet Lehr, 45 East 8.5, N.Y., N.Y. 1 0028.

MlCHlCAN view wanted: lumbering. railroading, mining, towns, etc. Also desire circus, gold mining, American Indian and railroad subject matter in general. Have many views available for trade. Will also purchase. Leonard Walle, 521 Adams, Plymouth, Mich. 48 1 70. (3 13455-5099).

. . - .

ANY STEREO CARD. Cartc-dc-visite. album cad. post curd of P.1 . Harnum. hlidgets. cspec~ally ~ 3 1 1 1 General & hlrs. Tom Tllumb. Lorenzo Judge, Ii. Main St.. MTL). Del.. M~ddleboro, Ma. 0234h.

FOR RESEARCH: I am looking for the following 1876 Philadelphia Cen- tennial views. The Portugese Pavilion, Frank Leslie's (Magazine) Pavilion, Glass Magazine; or Crystal Building, Butter & Cheese building, Bankers' Pavilion, Pomological annex, and the Carriagetorium (carriage "garage"). Not wanted to buy or trade but rather for a research project I am doing. Will return, postage and insurance costs on loaned cards. Will pay "bonus" to anyone who has all, or almost all, the above. T. J. McMahon, 142 Lexington Ave., Fair Haven, N.J. 07701. . .

WANTED: Stereographs of California (especially Southern and San Fran- cisco), Nevada, also mining and early aviation subjects. Ken Prag, Box 431NS, Hawthorne, Calif. 90250.

NEW MEXICO & Southwest views, tlssues, quality handcolored views. v~cws o n milkglass or porccla~n. Richard L.evy, 2734 Burton SL:. Albuquerque, New Mexico 87 10(i.

WANTED: Position as Photographic curator or historian with private or public institution. Will relocate any- where. Available for interview after March 19. John Waldsmith, 1345 Tiverton Sq., N., Columbus, 0.43229.

WANTED: Criminals, beggars, hobos, street occupationals, asylum inmates, orphans, street arabs,*unusual store- fronts, exotic-freak nudes, unusual post-mortems, slumdwellers, prosti- tutes. The rare, unlikely, and grim. Appollo,_P.O. Box 10562, Portland, Ore. 97210.

Those interested in new and recently used stereo cameras, viewers, mounting supplies etc. may want to drop a note to: Stereo Photography Unlimited, 821 1 27th Avenue North, St. Petenburg, Fla. 33710. The man in ,

charge, NSA. member Greg J. Tay- lor, puts out a free d o g . '

. The response to our early catalog reprints has been tremendous and with this issue we feature several new ones. Also we are offering again some which .have been sold out and are still being requested.

NEW CATALOGS

Kilburn Brothers, circa 1867. An undated catalog but obviously very early as the numbers do not reach 300. The cover of the catalog indicates that the views were for sale by Bates of Boston. Ten pages. Price $2.00 plus 394 for first class postage.

L. M. Melander & Bro. Chicago, c. 1880. Melander was a very prolific publisher and this large catalog lists many subjects including: comics, Yosemite, California, New Mexico, Indians, Canyon de Chelle,. Fort Defiance, Southern, and others, such as Chicago and the Fire. Includes a copy of the order blank that was apparently distributed with the catalog. 29 pages. $3.00 plus 784 for first class postage.

London Stereoscopic Co. A very important catalog dated 1860. We've had numerous requests to offer this one again. This catalog lists the second series of the Views of American Scenery series which is the one with the fancy back. It also lists the fine foreign views available, including those of the Holy Land and Egypt (Frith), China, Switzerland, Paris, etc. Also lists a set of 30 views of the Great Eastern (Price $1 1 .OO in a morocco case) but does not indicate individual titles. A must for any collector interested in early material. Also includes a price list of viewers. 50 pages, $3.00 plus 784 for first class postage.

John P. Soule, Boston. This undated catalog is believed to date May, 1868. It lists the first 900 views issued by this very fine and underrated photographer. Subjects include the entire .White Mountain Series as well as the Civil War subjects and the Portland Fire views. Also includes Niagara Falls and West Point. Many of the views are dated precisely in this catalog. 27 pages, $3.00 plus 784 for ,

,first class postage.

in 1873. It contains the full scope of the Kilburns at the time and they call themselves the largest firm in the , country at the time. Subjects include '

the Boston Fire, Canada, California, Washington, D.C. and numerous foreign views. The large number of American views include a listing of the 'Mt. Washington R. R. views, Maple Sugaring, Harvesting, Yachting, Mill Interiors, etc. The catalog is 43 pages and a most important one. Price is $3.50 plus 784 for first class postage.

./Alfred A. Hart, Central Pacific Rail- road. This is not a catalog but it is a listing of the title of each of the 364 views that Hart took along the line of the C.P.R.R. Watkins used the same numbers so this list will help collectors to know what they are missing. Price is $2.50 plus 654 for first class postage.

Still Available

Bedy & Co., June 1864 - A most important catalog of Civil War stereo views and photographs. Price is $2.50 plus 504 postage and handling. * Alexander Gardner, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1863 - A 28 page catalog which is a must for those interested in the Civil War period. Price is $3.00 plus 504 postage and handling. * S.R. Stoddard, Glens Falls, N.Y., 1877 - An interesting 15 page catalog by this well known New York State photographer. Price is $2.50 plus 504 postage and handling. * Langenheim Brothers, Philadelphia, 1861 - Available again, this 36 page catalog of the pioneer American firm of stereo producers. Price is $2.5.0 plus 504 postage and handling. * C. W. Woodward, Rochester, N.Y., June 1876 - This is an interesting 40 page catalog by a major publisher of the period. Price is $3.50 plus 50Q postage and handling.

1

E. & 11. T. Anthony, New York, c. 1867 - This 104 page catalog is one of the most important in the field. I'rice is $4.00 plus 5 w postage and handling.

Kilbmn Brothers. Undated catalog If you wish you may specify "hook circa 1874. The highest number in rate" postage on orders for three or this catalog is 2085 and it lists the more catalogs and include $1 .SO for

'entire Mexican series which was issued postage.

A l l items with 5 day re turn pr iv i lege , postpaid. 20. Indian. In+,erestin,a, appears t.o t e new1:med I am especially in teres ted i n foreign st,ereoviews brave&:.~oung t,opless squaw, perhaps of a views of photographers: please see npr ad ins ide t h e po,>rer Great Pasin&plain t r i be . 'Jer-J minor f ront cover of t he NSA Directory. I f I promised t o l i ~ h t , corner crease, e l s e Exc. 1870's $30 send you something, please remind me. ?hank you.

21. Indian. Good proup of 4 Indians by Younp&Chase Linc-ln, Xeb. 1870's. One vlew. Ejtc. $25

1. Anthonv Instantaneous, 102. Dated i8.59: F e r ~ 22. In t e r io r . Unusual group of 4 sck.o?l rooms, boat Crossing t o Brooklyn. Close, VG. $12 IJewbureh, NY. Fine cabinet s ize . Fxc. $15

2. Aviation. Key. 26408: 6 Americans who f i r s t 23. In ter ior . Worcester Iiink, Rlair&Son VG. $4 ci rc led the ear th , close grcur po r t r a i t i n f ront of a i rp lane , 1924. k c . $6 24. Kansas Citv Flood, 1903. Underwood 9446. S t a t e

T . Line St. wit," boxcars ha l f covered, Sch l i t z 3. Book. Emot throuah the stereoscoce. Underwood. Brewe~r. Scarce disast,er. Exc.

36iipp b!: Breasted. b c k s map, Exc. $10 $ 5

25. Laneenheim. Covered b r i d ~ e on Wissahickon, near 4. Book. India throuah the s t e r eosco~e . Underwood. Philadelphia. Usual lcw c m t r a s t but good

783pp. by Ricalton. b c k s map, Exc. $10 compositisn. VG-Exc. 1.858. $14

5. Book. Real children i n manv lands throuah t h e 26. Mrs. Maxwell's Museum. 2 cabinet s i ze ; 14, 8: stereoscope. !!nderwod. :Y!?rr. Laeq . :dc..G2O B i s o n ( ~ ~ ) , Ers :.I and animals(Exc) 1875. $9

6. Book. Stereo views. Darrah, 1964. 255pp. 11ew$8 27. O c c u ~ a ~ i o n a l . Enelish shoemaker, 1860's. Exc $7

7. w. Switzerland throuah the stereoscore. 2 7 4 ~ 28. Pres. Roosevelt, 1903. Underwood. With Gov.

.t Emery. (Jncierwood. L c k s map, &c. $10 Weils, S a l t Lake, Utah. Close. Exc. .- , L@ $6 , ..., 1 , 2 8. Cats. 3 views; 2 Soule: Qua r t e t t e ChoiF&l1khitie; 29. pres. Poosevelt. Keystone 13200. Speakinp a t

I' <? ?A 1 Anthony: 6650 Pussy. 1870's. VG. $7 -. . ~ p t o n , Ind. 7% & crowd, ~ o o d view. Exc. $4.5

.<\,b 9. Centennial. Locomotive; s ide view of WO engine 30. Pres. MeKinlev Funeral. In ternat ional View Co.

1 - 4 1 cabinet s i ze , Cent. Photo. Co., s l . l i gh t , 911. Close hearse & crowd by Lasson. Ex.-$4 but choice exhibit . VG. $8

31. Photoara~hy. 4 views show in^ darkboxes. Inc. 10. Centennial. Skeleton of g iant s lo th about 12 ' h r v i a n c e , Stoddard. 2 ?kc.. VG, G. $18

t o l l . Cabinet size. CP Co., choice. Exc. $5 32. Phot-rraph~:. 3 views shmfine darktents inc.

11. Civi l War. War Photo Co. 157. Building pontoon GaLes. One 1860ts, VG. Sritiga, shows timber ship. Tan cabinet s i ze ,

$14

OfSullivan photo. VG. $14 33. hotonrauhv. Vallee, Quebec. Terrace frnm Citadel, pood view of photo waeon. VG. $10

12. Civi l War. War Photo Co. 2510. Ft. Sumner near Fai r (;aks, 1862. Dramatic closeup l i g h t a r t i l l . -34. Railroad. 3 Purviance views on Penn Cent.ral, and men ready f o r ba t t l e . Numbered 2339 i n a l l with engines, cars. 1870's. VG. $11 negative, tan cabinet size. VG. $16

35. R ~ a e r s Gmuus. 2 par lor i n t e r i n r s by P r e s c ~ t 1). Civi l War. War Photo. CG. E3l. Mortar"Dictatort' s h ~ ~ w l n ~ " C i eckers"r rwp i n fore~round. VG. $9

mountni on hR f l a t c a r , with gun crew. VG+ 818 36. Viewer. F,e"Eolmes Viewer. " An hist,oricall::

14. Civi l War. War Photo. Co. 2557. Fontoons on inp'rt an t hand-held viewer with. fixed handle. wheels. In teres t ing view. %c. 814 Stamped witt. t he name of i t ' s inventor

15. Civi l War. War Fhoto Co 2539 Pontoon bridge open f o r boats. Amasine engineering. Exc. $12

16. [Coolev. Sam] Inscribed: Eceingl'sweet potato patchUat Fort Royal SC. Fine view of blacks Fr white overseer. A hyperstereoscopic instantaneous view taken a s two separa te exposures with t he same camera. Sam was an o f f i c i a l a r q photographer i n C War. VG-hc$lO

17. Diable. Recolte du Diable (Devil 's ~ a r v e s t ) . Tissue by B.K., Paris, #26. VG. $6

"Jqsepi L. Bates, B-s+:n" who modified Hnlmes' desik-n by addins a s l i d i n p card holder. Bates did not patten t?..i:: an.? na!ed +be viewer ir. Holmes' hmor. Ear1:i 1860's. VG+. $30

37. Viewer. Thef'Keystone J r " 4 f l a t , - f ~ l d i n r viewer f o r the smaller paper views (2 .25~5" ) sold b:; Keystone i n ear ly '.9001s. Mint wit,]: box. $20

38. Viewer. S m l l f la t - fo ld ing viewer of polished a lu~inw; , f - r the smaller paper views 6- :. F c ~ ~ r a t z"s t .e reo-ndust r ie" i n Germany. Mint. c t ~ n d i L i o n i n ori=:nal bnx. $15

18. G u n q . 3 female personal i t ies , i ~ s c r i b e d I D ' S 39. .-. H. C. l \ l , i te Co. A wooden viewer with including White Fawn, 1868. VG-Exc. $16 polished aluminurr. k-..r? and velvet t r i m . Mint

with clean brioht surfaces. In q r i r i n a l box 19. Indian. 3 Eskimo views. Keystone inc. cabin which i s missin:, s?me 'ape and },as a detdacbed

i n t e r i o r and close kayak. Exc. $8 end piece. $ 2 ~

The Photadraphfc Historical So- ciety of New England will hold their Trade Show on March 27-28 at the Holiday Inn, Rte. 128, Woburn, Mass. The hours are from 1 0 t o 5 with an 8 AM. opening on Saturday morning for those people .who have table reservations only. On Saturday night an auction will take the place of a speaker after the banquet. Anyone wishing to consign items to the auction will probably be asked to d o so during the show on Saturday. There will be an appraisal table open from 10-12 and 2 4 both days o f the show and neither of the appraisers will be able t o buy at that table. For further information, contact the Show Chairman, Larry Rochette, 107 Connell Ave., Brock- ton, Mass. 02402, (617) 586-3414. *

The Photographic '~ i s to r ica l So- ciety o f New York have set April 10 as the date for their Trade Show. For further information, contact Shirley Sprung, 202 Herrick Ave., Teaneck, N.J. 07666. *

The Midwest Photographic Histori- cal Society have set May 1-2 as the dates for their Trade Show, which will be held in Kansas City, Mo. For further information, contact M.P.H.S., Box 882, Columbia, Mo. 65201. *

The Western Photographic Col- lectors Association will hold their Trade Show on May 15-16. For further information, contact W.P.C.A., P.O. BOX 4294, Whittier, Calif. 90607.

* The Central States members of

N.S.A. will hold their Talk & Swap meet at Alsip, Ill. (S.W. of Chicago) on May 15 and 16. As with the last meeting in November 1975, this Talk & Swap meet will be held at the Holiday Inn, just off 1-294 at 127th St. and Cicero. Starting time will be noon Saturday with a mini-auction at 9:00 P.M. Saturday night. As before, donated as well as consigned items will be auctioned off. All pro- ceeds will go to pay expenses for the meeting room and the excess will go to the N.S.A. treasury. On Sunday, t l ~ e meet will open at 10:OO A.M. with a Show and Tell session at 1:00 P.M. The meeting will close at 6:00 P.M. There will be a S 1 donation asked of all who attend to help pay expenses.

At our last meeting we found the Holiday Inn's restaurant served excellent food with an extensive salad bar. We will try t o have members sit together for dinner again, but d o not plan to have a banquet. We have reserved 10 roorps ,which are located in

the same wing as our meeting rpom. For advanced reservations and further information, please contact Gordon D. Hoffman, Meet Chairman, Box 324, Green Lake, WI. 54941.

* The Photographic Historical So-

ciety of Canada will hold their Trade Show on May 15-16. For further information, contact P.H.S.C., Box 115, Postal Station S , Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5M 4L6. *

The Chicago Photographic Col- lectors Society will host the National Stereoscopic Association t o what is being planned as the largest photographica Exhibition held to date. It will be held at the O'hare Inn, Chi- cago, Ill., on Sept. 1 1-1 2. Over 9600 sq. ft. of display area have been reserved. Plans have tentatively been set for a banquet dinner, guest speaker, and an auction sale. Also there will be competitive displays plus over 100 tables of items for sale or trade. Sun- day of the Show, the N.S.A. will hold their annual meeting. We hope to have reservation and e n t w forms readv for mailing in the ~ a ~ l ~ u n e '~s te reb World"

"In reference to the article on page 18 of the January-February 1976 issue of Stereo World, regarding the two stereo views by W. Woodward, I would call your attention to The Photo- graphic Journal (Two years later to become the British Journal of Photo- graphy, Volume VI, for 1x59.)

"This journal, edited by G . Shad- bolt (who also occupied high positions in many of' the area photographic societies), gave a full report of the January exhibition of the Nottingham Photographic Society; interestingly enough, there are. only two mentions throughout the entire year of this Society.

"In any case, there were three categories of photographs: "A", pictures X X 10" and larger; "B", pictures 6% X 8%'' and less; and "C" stereographs (referred to as "double stereograph pictures.")

"Tllree pllotograpliers i r ~ tllc Soci- ety entered ttlc competition in this exhibition: "11.S.," with one vipw; Mr. Woodward, with six views; and tllc Rev. James J . Dredge, with Sour views.

"In commenting on his choice for the award, Mr. Shadholt commented, "I have however no douht that Mr. Woodward is fairly entitled to the pre-

ference, for though the specimens sent by Mr. Dodge are exceedingly good, they are not quite equal in manipu- lation t o those of Mr. Woodward, which have equal artistic merit."

"Mr. Shadbolt chose Woodward's #29 as being most deserving. One might ponder, however, that the view shown by Mr. Lowden in your issue of Stereo World is dated January 6 , 1859; whereas Mr. Shadbolt's report on the Society exhibition is dated two days earli~r, January 4th." John S. Craig, Craig Lihrary, Simshury, Conn. *

Mr. Lowden's answer to Mr. Craig's letter.

"How fantastic you should find a reference with such stupendous de- tails! It is mind-boggling how much looking in the right place can dewlge t o the researcher!

"Many and extreme thanks for the service rendered. You are very kind.

"After reading the xeroxes from the Photographic Journal and your letter, it strikes me that perhaps you misinterpreted the Joumal piece. Con- trary to your letter which infers there were only three photographers and a total of only I I views entered in the competition, there were evidently ;In unnamed number of photographers entered in the Class C cornpetition and 57 views in total submitted to the competition by them. The three photographers and the 1 1 views you cite are tl~ose which all recieved "particular mention," out of the 57 submitted or entered, and, of the 11, one by Woodward, #?I, received the "most deserving" appellation (pre- sumably the "Prize!").

"Your sharpness in questioning the date of the card in light of the two day difference hetween the date of Shad- bolt's report and that stated in Stereo World is not explainable by me. I llave cllecked the actual "Wilford No. 20" card, and the date upon its backside is indeed January 6. Perhaps there was a two day delay between Shadbolt's decisions and the notification (letter?) officially to Woodward'?" Ronald I). Lowden, Jr., Narbcrth, Pa.

* "I am writing a history of Snug

Harbor (Staten Island, N.Y.) and would like to know if any stereo views exist of it. Specifically I would like to locate the 2 1 views advertised hy J. Loefflcr of Tompkinsville, Statcn Island, N.Y. "Sailors' Snug llarhor". I have inquired of tllis matter :it the local Ilistorical society and major museums and libraries o f tlle city without any result. I would be very llappy if you could help mc Ioc:~te tllem." Uarnett Sllcphcrd, Staff Ilistorian, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, Staten Island, N.Y.

Page Twenty

*** 8 . T E Y S O M A I L A U C T I O N ***

C-INC DATE, YlPCB 31, 1976

A. VPPWEP cONm 10907 Orchud S t r e e t

h i r f u , Virginia 22030 (703) 273-0244

- = OF AUCTION - - Stated condit ion i m am defined i n tho Steroo World. &.fund i f diematimfied and l o t i m returned wi th in f i v e by.. - Lot8 w i l l b. mold t e highemt bidder a t 10Y rain. over next high bid. I n t h e event of t i e bide, earl iemt pomtmark w i l l d e t o m i w tho moccoeef~l bidder. - 8ucceemfrl bidder. w i l l h n o t i f i e d by mil. Lot. w i l l bm 8bippod upon n c o i p t of p a p a n t . Poetago and ineurance a r e t o be paid by bidder. - The r igb t t o refuee any bid i m remewed. - I n f o r u t i o n and bide by telephone hotween 7 PM k 10 PM f l T , o r by nil. - h t i u t e d pricom a r e only guide l inee . Bid am you 8.0 f i t . - CLOSING DATE IS MAYCII 31. 1976. a t 10 PM gST. A 1 1 uil bid. ehould bo pomturkcd p r i o r t o thim time.

1. PBOTOGUPIUC - J. Carbutt Rocky Ut. View.. Penciled t i t l e : "John Carbutt k friend. en U r i d i a n 105 i n 1866. Orawe mount. N e u view ehowm camera, wagon, e tc . . f i v e men a t c u p tab le . &arc*. VG EST S35.

2. - J. Carbutt Rocky Y t . V i w m . h n c i l e d m ~ e , .I. 60 Rockiee i n 1866." show. u n by f i r e . c u o r a , e tc . VG E8T S25.

3. - Quoen of B n l g i u W i n g Ste reo Photo. teymtome No. 18770. 8howe c u e r a . EX R3T $8.

4. LL)(iGING - R.C. m i t e met of 12 v i m 8 of logging ind- -81ack warped view.. EX E3T 118. - C e l u b i a Brpomition, Webator k A l k e ,

n beaut i fu l condit ion. EX-VG EST S40. 6. J. CARBVrr - Glimpeem of t h e Great Wemt, two v i w e .

No. 16. Uh~ae-Ha-Ha, t h e A r t i e t ' e Cheice; and No. 21, S u m p o ~ i o n Bridge, Over t h e Himeimmippi River, a t St. Anthony. UM. Square corner mount.. VC EST S10.

7. - Bnautiem of t h e Upper Nimeimmippi, No. 1, b a n d Saloon, Steumer Northern Light. Yellow mquue mount with Rov. 6trmp. VG EST S8.

8. - A8 above, two v i w e . No. 5, Bridge over t h e Yieeimeippi a t S t . Paul; No. 24, Pulp i t Rock, 111.. Yellow e q u u e mounte with Rev. S t u p . . VG BBt SI4.

9. - A8 above, No. 167, Fort Sae l l ing , Him. ? ~ O D Dokofm eide. Clomm view of Fort with t h r e e men. Yellor equare mount with Rev. S t u p . VG EST Sl2.

10. - A* above, No. 169, River Imnding a t Red mng, Him. Show8 barge and b u r e l e a t dock. Yellow ma- w u a t with Rav. S t u o . VG EST $8.

roce ive t h e i r r a t i e u om i m m w day.. Y o l l r rrt, m i m i l u t o Lot8 14-14. M u k o r limtod. rO* u m.

16. INDIAN8 - Sot ef 1 0 rim by ?. meiler. mCuili.r G n g a - l n d i a w r u d i h ~ e b ~ g . ~ ria. of t ~ . Cayongrny, o r Coreado, i n d i a u of R a m 1 1 i n U a i r h b i t a t . Go- t e s t on t h e roverme e f .rch rut. Red mounte, dated 1896. Ow v i a hu ecratck. Photography a d condi t ion a x e e l l e a t u IDZ .ma.

27. - Kilbur r No. 270 - "Indiaa 4 . t , ~r Mount h m e r t , Y.* C I b i u t mount. w e d v i a

Of people, teat., mtc. VC+ lDBT (IS. 28. NUDISTS - R o n u d e met of 29 N d i 8 t 8cOWe, e/a IWI .

Z B s &OW nude poopla. m r n t e d 0. ,=..d e t e r e o of foc t . ~ c u c e . VG U r W5.

29. nRP DEP- - scarce eleme-up v i a of b a d drm pruper, t h r e e ? i r o n a m a n d u a c e t . 8 . ~ d m r i t t o n t i t l e , Noptune Homo, Phi la . Green mq- mount, pommibly

by Nowell. Cornera .how l i g h t wou. VG rsT $28.

30. CIVIL WAR - Anthony W u view8 No. 1357, .Wuom t ra im near TorGtown. Va." Yellow mouat. Show. l a r g e m u k r of wagone. Very a l i g h t m i l . vc rat W.

31. - Anthony'. Inmtantaneo~m V i a 8 No. 4596. h n c o l n *era1 i n N u Yo*. Sbowm troop. a t r e s t during parade. Yellow mount. ehowe w o u . a CBT $II.

32. - Gudnor Photographic Incidomtm of t h e W a r , Ro. 258, 'A Confederate Sharp-Shooter, r b e Iru kern k i l l e d by a mhell a t B8t t le of Got tyehrg ." Nog. by Gibson. W f mount. VG glT $40.

33. - Copy of G.N. b r w d Ne. 46, I m t u i e r of For t Sarp ta r i n 1861, a f t o r mvacmtion. Nice mortkorm view on uaeignod y e l l w mount. VG rsi $10.

34. - Soule War V i m No. 377, *B.rpor*m h r r y ?ram Virginia mid*--looking np.. Yellow 8q- mud. Very a l i g h t #pot t ing en r i g h t i y e . VG KST $15.

35. - Stacy No. 693 (NOT BIGNQ), .Chulemtom 3u V i w m . " Yellow m u a t , . l ightly t r i m d en onde. Spot on l e f t i u g e . VG B T $10.

36. ANTHONY - (501) C a l i f o r n i a V i a 8 No. 13. Big h o e ia Grove. Yellow m q w e mount. Ekwe b r n k i m

r i g h t p la te . VG raT 88. 37. - (g. ~ n t h o n y ) Ramble Tbre.g Somtlerr T i e r

Z T F G n.n. NO. 676, *A v i a a t t h e 8 t a n c a Viaduet. Very c lean v i m . Ye1l.r memnt. VG PBT $9.

38. - (591) Winter i n Catokillm. No. 785. Ilbam -to f a r u t i o n . Yollow mquaro mount. Spot em lower r i g h t i u g o . VG EST $a.

39. - (501) Camtral PUL 1!63, two v ia . . # I O U , %am 8.11 Tower, Lookimg S.E. #1099, .The torrace.. Sqruro mrntm. A1066 ham Rev. Stump a d -11 pioco of papor mtuck t o r i g h t image. VG EST $10.

11. - ho viwmr View8 of Chicago No. 60, S t a t e 40. - (501) No. 1875, *Irort I r l a p t t e . N u Tork

%treat k i 'dge . Sham bridge k building of C.B. Dupoe Bubar. Dimtant V i w : Cleme-up of RE W i t c h lbwer.

& Co., with eign advort ieing -8 & pigs f e e t . (Pre- Yellow mquro momat. VG BBr $0.

f i r e ) ; Rocky Y t . Viewm No. 298. V i a on t h e Ovuland 41. - (591) No. 415. "The D.0) Cmt 0. t k8 km- Stage Route, Virginia Dale. A nice ~ C ~ E I ~ C on Orm(le '=fa R.B., Noar carpontor'm Station.. T0l l . r mount. VG* EST $12. moure mount. PP Engine i n distance. VG m3T $a.

12. - Chi=we, *The ~ r d t e & h r r e l l B ~ O C ~ 41. - ($01) Cent ra l R r k 1865, NO. 3720, %. b f o r e t h e Fire.. Orange m u a t EX EST S6. s.. Tinted. Y e l l m m q w e mount. m+ pyr 87,

13. INDIAN8 - C.F. Rice, No. 1929 - Tub.. and R i m 8.d on -pope. Rod mount. Very f a i n t spo t t ing i n mky area. Show8 eeven indiana and ch i ld . VG+ EST $14.

The nost eleven l o t * a r e f r a a the *Wotographic I l lumt- trationm of Imdiaa Characterg by B u i l t e n k Iodylek, Sioux City, Iowa, met of t h e -ha Indian.. Yountm a r e yellow and, with the exception of No. 43, ahow l i e t i n g of t h e aerie. on revarm-. A 1 1 u o i n excellent condit ion. 14. INDIANS - No. 43 - "Nm-ba-dou-ba. (No p r i n t i n g on

revorme. ) EX EST S20.

5 - NO. 50 - "Wah-num-h~-pe-rab-b.. U EST S23.

16. - No. 56 - " I w a Chief k IaterpretormW( EST sa3. 17. - No. 58 - "R-dm-gi-ho - Chief" U EST S23. 8 - No. 78 - *Shon-ga-mLh - Chiof" EX EST S23.

19. - No. 79 - "Gi-he-ga - Chiof. E)( B8T $13. 10. - No. 80 - "¶be Young Wifeg U &9T S23.

11. - No. 86 - .Yellw 8 w k e and Wamh-co- Chiefmg EX CBT 823.

11. - No. 107 - 'E-ha-ham-ha h j o y i n g h i e Pip*. -at eatraacm t o wigwam. EX EST S20.

13. - No Nruhor - gWinne~goe8m Group EX EST SZO. 24. - No N u h r - mWinnabngeem. Indian8 .t. EX e8T (110.

15. - 8 . a d r r i t t o n t i t l e , W i ~ b a g o o m wait ing t o

43. - (501) No. 6386, Fort W i l l i u U e u y Botel, -11, N.Y. ello ow square w u n t . VG* PTr $8.

The f o l l m i n g meven lot. a r e by W.R. Jackaem co. n a y u o on buff cabinet mount* and a r o very clean. 44. 11.8. J*CYBOII - No. 4321 - . C u t l e (irte, Ilrico Camom.

Utah.. Hae m u l l *cuff on mount. VG 'GT M. 45. - No. 4702 - "Salt M e City,. D i m t u t

view. 8 l ighf u r k on r i g h t i y e . Q rST $0. 46. - No. 4706 - .Zion'm Ce-operative Y.r-

chant i l* Ammociation." Clome-up v i a . U mm $16. 47. - No. 4710 - Lion Poumo. Clemo-mp of

b e l ~ i n g o r mamy of B. ~ o c l a ( ~ m wive.. VG P ~ T $18. 48. - No. 4709 - The Eagle Gate a d b e -

u ive souse. VG #St $16. 49. - No. 4711 - Amelia R l u o . llvll mcmff

f h r u Y i n l r o r c r a t c k on r i g h t l y e . G+ $8.

SO. - No. 4721 - ' U t e Poin tg BLwm.rL.n I d t o ham receded from hote l . VG+ Z6T 8 1 G .

51. BIINB8 - Blbaay, N.Y. - I b r e e v i a 8 of GoveZwr'm eou... Outaide; L i b r u y ; Dining Room. T i c t e r i u era. Rod wuntm. S l i g h t moil on ens v i m . ~a RBT n.

52. - Piro Cent ra l R r k v i a . by S tmy. (Rim yu do08 not a p p o u . ) #I83 - I n tho R u b l e $ C(15 - Cut ef tb. Lake; H 7 7 - The k t e r f a l l ; #11 - The b - 1 #516 - The Boat BoUae. Y e l l a m q w e nut.. hu have had Rev. S t u p r e w v d . VO U T $14.

Pagc Twenty-one

comment O u t "In fro111 ITIJ tllc article Shadows'. 'James F. (Jan.-I;&.) Gibson,

"Some time ago Donald Loker gave me a run down on tlie Niagara rope walkers I tllought may be of interest to Stereo World readers. As you know, liis main interest is Niagara Falls, as he is or was a curator for old Fort Niag- ara. Thc names arc as follows: Blondin (Jean Francis tiravelet real name) sevcral times in I850 and 1860.

Signor Farini, several times in 1800 and Aug. 8, 1864.

Harry Leslie. Summer of 1865. Prof. I. F. Jenkins, Aug. 25, 1869. Signor Henry Bellini, Aug. 25, 1873. Signorina Maria Speltcrini, July 8, 1876.

Steve Peer, June 22, 1887. Samuel John Dixon, Sept. 6 , 1800. Clifford Calvery, Oct. 12, I802 and July 1 . 1803.

D. H. McDonald, July, 1893. James E . Hardy, July 1 and 4, 1896.

"I believe he said that Peer lost liis life on one crossing at night." Earl Moore, Wood Dale, 111.

"Here is a stereo view I took at tlie November meeting of tlie Central States N.S.A. The next meeting will be in May and I look forward to another great get-together. Standing left to right is Gordon Hoffman, Joe Shoe- maker, Dick Oestreicher, Tom Hesel- tine. Mickey Zurek, 1)ave Tinder. Jean Walle, Leonard Walle, and John Waldsmith. Sitting, left to right, Pam Oestreiclier. Mrs. Zurek, and Isabel Saycrs." Ijrandt Kowles, B I ~ Rap~ds. Mich.

I made a11 error on page 20. (;ibso~i's Gettysburg views may also be found in the reprint series made by \V. H. Tipton. C. J. Tyson did not publish a reprint series. My thanks to Mr. Williani Fr:lssa~iito and Mr. Williani C. Darrah, who both caught my mistake and brought it to my attention. Also, Mr. Fmssanito wrote '1 recently came across an oversized CDV of a mounted cavalryman taken in the field. The original label on the reverse bears the imprint, 'Gibson's Photograph Gallery, Army of Potomac.' This is apparently by James F. Gibson because there are no other Gibsons listed in the official records. The CDV is tlie only evidence we have found which indicates that Gibson worked in- dependently during the Civil War." Thomas Waldsmitli, Columbus, 0.

"A few comments you might pass along for the benefit of those people who type sales or auction lists for insertion, or to be printed in, "Stereo World".

"If at all possible use an electric typewriter with a "Carbon" or film ribbon. If this is not available, when using a manual typewriter use a backing sheet (Columbia ribbon & carbon or equivalent, and if possible use a "Solvent Film Ribbon" (Similar to "Carbon" ribbon for an electric typewriter, but made for manual machines.) Lastly, use a correction fluid. such as "Liquid Papcr" for mistakes." Lawrence M . Kocliettc, Brockton, Mass.

CANCEL NOTES (Iditor's Note: This ir part of an article which \\as puhlished in the January 1976 issuc of TI1c American Revenuer and is rcprintcd Ilerc by special pcrrnisrion.)

By Michael Gromet

The May 1975 AR Cancel Notes discussed photographers cancels on I st Issue U.S. 1 have turned up two more cancels, as drawn above. J . H. Whitley was located in Elmira, N.Y. The cancel is in black ink or1 a 5& Playing Card ( R 28c). Tlie outsidc circlc rne;isurcs 22 mm.. the ~ n s ~ d e clrclc 13'5 nim.

R. M . Collins was operating out of Syracuse, N. Y. Collins used a rectarig- ular Iiandsta~np, wl~ich is rather unusual. Tllc cancel is in black ink on tlie 24 Playing ('ard blue ( R I lc). Tlie rectangle 1ne:lsurcs 2 I mrn X 15 mm.

1 i S T E R E O V I E W

Held Perio,dically b y Mail

Six L i s t s $2.00

I With Prices Realized s3.00

Views sold at a 20O/o commission

152 Walnut St.

Wood Da le , Ill. 8 0 1 9 1

Phone 312/766 -7883

Plumber's Nightmare This "Plumber's Nightmare'' viewer

is from the collectior~ of N. Clement Slade, Jr., of Jacksonville, Fla. In part, licre are his coniments on this unusual viewer. "The concrete scorings in the I~ackground are 4". At its pictured extension, tlie viewer stands 23%". Y o u will note two small knurled knobs on the support column which is in three sections. These small k n o b s control compression fittings s o that height t o top of framework can be controlled froni about 18" t o 26". The large knob at the top o f the column controls tilt. The other offset knob turns a gear which rides in a rack affixed t o the underside of t h e tongue of the viewer and controls focus. The card holder remains in place while the viewer moves back arid forth. The light swivels for best effect. I have put a dimmer-switch in tlie line. The superstructure appears to serve no purpose other tlian t o maintain balance. Except for the viewer and light reflector the whoie contrivance is of polished brass."

Do we have any members with a sirnilar viewer?

Exhibit Through June 8, The International

Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, N.Y., has a n exhibition of more than 110 Southworth and Hawes daguerreotypes. The purpose of both the exhibition and the accompanying catalogue is t o attempt to securely re- establish the reputations of South- wor th and Ilawes as important Amer- ican picture makers and to present t l ~ c i r work as a vital part of tlie history of American art.

The exhibition will present a retrospective look at the work of thcse two Boston pioneers. Portraits of personalities, such as Ralph Waldo Llmcrson. Henry Wadsworth Long- f'cllow, Daniel Webster, Lola Montez arid Harriet Beecher Stowe as well as the likenesses of less notable indi- viduals will be on view. After June 8, tlie exhibition will travel to the National Portrait Gallery in Washing- t o n , D.C. and to the Museum of Finc Ar t s in Boston. For further information contact Christine Hawrylak at IMI'/GEH, (716) 271-3361.

Announcement

D o you have a friend or relative who is interested in stereo views and is not an N.S.A. member? If so, you may be interested in our Gift Membership offer. We are offering a years membership in N.S.A. which includes six issues of "Stereo World", 100 words of free classified advertising and participation in the fastest growing photographica organization in the world. Also with the membership will be included a copy of William C.

Darrah's Stereo Views: A Histop) of Stereographs in America and Their Collection. This book is a must for any collector of stereo views. We are offering this Gift Membership offer a t SIS (A Sl9value) .

The Darrah book is also being offered at S8.95 postpaid. Quantities on this book are limited. We strongly recommend Stereo Views as the most important reference source for all N.S.A. members.

COMING Charlotte Kobogum e t al v. the Jackson Iron Co.

Ry Richard Oestreicher

Keystone, An Issue of Issues By Robert Wright

"Up Among Its Myraid Spires" Mediocrity and Excellence in Stereoscopic Images

By Artliur Chandler

The Langenheims, Early Paper Stereographs By Richard Russack

Views of the Sanitary Fairs By Richard Kussack

Hurst's Stereoscopic Studies of Natural History By John David Laird

The abc the larg

, three Telebinocular viewers from the collection of Pa fairly recen

vol. 3, no. 1 - national stereoscopic association

Documents