Stereoscopic Card
The cards are stereoscopic photographs in stereoscopic relief , very popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, driven by contact with paper and pasted on a map of standard format, or printed, to observe through a Holmes stereoscope , also said Mexican stereoscope.
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A world historical phenomenon
Maps are available in French, English, German, Italian ... But the phenomenon has grown nowhere more so than in the U.S.: the U.S. charts are by far the most abundant, most careful, too.
Themes
Around the world in relief
In the absence of television, and even photographic printing technique (the old newspapers can only publish line engravings, often from photographs), you can see the world in true photographic prints, and more in relief. This documentary realism that is purchased amount of stereo views for fun and for education of children.
The great of this world
Stereoscopy shows political leaders, religious group, as they really are and not profile medals, as they were since antiquity. The portraits of Napoleon III , Abraham Lincoln are well known, as are those of the popes of the time.
Daily Life
It focuses on the small street trades, but also alien and colonial activities.
Theatre & Comedy
Stereoscopic map strives to be a theater open to the world, even in its rounded windows at the top, imitating the form of scenes around the world.
Another specialty is the stereoscopic appearance of ghosts scary or macabre dances called "devilish", also in vogue in the prcinma: both disciplines are often linked by a common inspiration.
There are also examples of humorous views taken in the studio, which from the 1850s, hilarious show individuals who receive buckets of dirty water or break appears on the haystacks.
Poignant scenes also show the love between Romeo and Juliet, or the neighbor's son who left soldier.
Biblical scenes
They are of two kinds: plaster reconstructions, or scenes in the studio, much more realistic, but not very believable. Anti-religious images are also sold to fans of the genre, many at the time.
Views erotic
It takes. Pictured, and embossed, what power of suggestion! Poor girls, naked, lend themselves to this trade, which has been flourishing.
Views eye for rehabilitation
Unlike previous, then these views are intended to straighten the eyes. They are found among ophthalmologists in different forms, and to this day.
The Holmes stereoscope cards
Stereoscopic drawings
It was necessary to show stereoscopic images since the invention of the stereoscope ( Charles Wheatstone , 1838). Now at that time, photography was not reproducible. So there was drawings, engravings, then daguerreotypes stereo.
Photographic images in black and white
Once it was possible to get views on paper after a series of negative, we could distribute and sell stereoscope and photographic views in stereo, by number, from the Second Empire.
Views handcolored
We tried to give even more realism with touches of color executed in the watercolor and the stencil.
Views painted with transparent effect
These views do not even look like they are being observed in direct light, or by transparency: we see such a memorial day, and even at night through the flame of a candle.
Printed Views
Lithographs and halftone views in black and white and color appeared early in the twentieth century
The Postcard
Economic series of postcards printed in black and white were proposed in glassine sleeves, as soon as it was technically possible.
By 1900, the grocer Damoy Julien , whose wine is justly renowned for the occasion is editor stereoscopic postcards, which he built a beautiful prism stereoscope, with optical quality, delivered in a box wrapped in the best order.
A new start thanks to the digital image
Digital technology is now better able to produce quality printouts as transparent views stereoscope adapted to conventional eye and frosted glass, some fans prefer to produce without much difficulty (with software), their stereoscopic cards, from files Digital images in stereo. The result is gratifying, the image taking a physical form very pleasant.
Gallery
Images selected for the quality of relief:
A street in Manila, contact printing, circa 1900
Young sports for print, circa 1900
Dome of the Rock, circa 1900
Yakushi Temple, Nikko, circa 1900
Pope Pius X, circa 1905
Exhibition 1904 in St. Louis
See also
- Stereoscope (viewer for stereoscopic views)
- Stereoscopy
- (In) Stereoscopy
- Pricipals the French producers , on-site Alpine Stereo
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