Little Girl Sewing with Her Dolls, "A Stitch in Time Saves Nine," 1889

Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. This stereograph with a title from a well-known proverb encouraged the viewer -- perhaps a child -- to prepare and not wait to do needed work.