Stereograph, "The Sun Photographed through Forty-Inch Telescope," circa 1917

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THF285360 / Stereograph, "The Sun Photographed through Forty-Inch Telescope," circa 1917
THF285361 / Stereograph, "The Sun Photographed through Forty-Inch Telescope," circa 1917 / back
THF285362 / Stereograph, "The Sun Photographed through Forty-Inch Telescope," circa 1917 / detail
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Artifact Overview

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. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of our Sun taken through a 40-inch telescope at the Yerkes Observatory.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Stereograph

Date Made

circa 1917

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made by the Keystone View Company.

Collection Title

Keystone View Company Stereograph Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

92.0.173.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 7 in

Inscriptions

front, left side: Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / COPYRIGHTED / MADE IN U.S.A. / Publishers front, top: 593 front, right side: Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y., Portland, Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus. front, bottom: 16764--The Sun Photographed Through Forty-Inch Telescope. Copyright Yerkes Observatory.
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