Stereoscope
notes: label: Description
content: A stereoscope, like this one, and stereoviews provided the public with captivating three-dimensional views of the Civil War to experience at home. Stereoviews were produced using cameras with two lenses, through which the photographer took two pictures. When viewed side-by-side on a stereoscope, these pictures were perceived as one three-dimensional image. Stereoscopes came in a variety of styles and were handsomely designed to blend in with Victorian parlor decor. Some were handheld devices, some were freestanding, others were housed in attractive tabletop cabinets.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Civil War
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content: Photography
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PG.68.0064
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0545.03
label: accession number
content: 1982.0545
label: catalog number
content: 68.0064
objectType: label: Object Name
content: stereoscope
label: Other Terms
content: stereoscope; Still
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 1/2 in x 5 in x 8 3/4 in; 34.29 cm x 12.7 cm x 22.225 cm