Stereograph, "The Planet Uranus and Two of Its Moons," 1916
THF285375 / Stereograph, "The Planet Uranus and Two of Its Moons," 1916
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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 view of Uranus and two of its moons.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Stereograph
Subject Date
1916
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by the Keystone View Company. Photograph taken by Edwin Hubble at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.0.173.9
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:
598
front, right side:
Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y., Portland, Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus.
front, bottom:
16765--The Planet Uranus and Two of Its Moons. Copyright Yerkes Observatory
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