French soldiers passed the interminably long days, weeks, and months in the trenches in numerous ways. One of these ways was by playing the card game Manille.
Manille in the Dugout
No Men Stand in No Man’s Land
The first in a daily series on the Great War that will continue through the end of November, to honor the memories of those who fought and those who died.
Series: London Zoo
A light-hearted series of poorly shot stereoviews from the goodly folk at VistaScreen.
One-shot #3: Bierstadt & Draper’s Moon
An examination of a 3D image of the moon that predates the moon landing by almost a century - and explore its technique and the people and companies involved.
Raumbild-Verlag Otto Schönstein
A frank discussion of the notable German stereoscopic company primarily active during the Nazi era, and how its images will be presented on this blog.
Puthon Collection Box 1: The Journey Begins
In which we examine the first 11 slides in the Puthon Collection, meet some of our cast of characters, and see the beauty of the regions around Chamonix and Salvan through the lens of an inexperienced stereo photographer.
Puthon Collection: An Overview
An overview of the Puthon Collection, which inspired the creation of this blog.
One-shot #2: Group of Mexican Wax Work
People who start reading this blog regularly will notice a recurring theme in my collection - besides Great War views and amateur stereographs, there's nothing I like more than a weird scene. This a pretty weird stereoview, especially when one considers that it was taken by B. W. Kilburn, one of the great American stereo …
One-shot #1: Austin’s Mill
Most of my stereoviews are either intentional picks to add to particular collections I'm working on, subjects of particular interest to me, or views that I know a friend would want / are reasonably valuable / are unlike anything I've ever seen. But sometimes, while free-viewing my way through bins of worthless lithos and inane …
Welcome to Brooklyn Stereography
An overview of, and introduction to, "Brooklyn Stereography", its crackpot author, the subjects to be covered, and so on and so forth.