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Posted on 18 December 202018 December 2020

The Irving Theatre: VistaScreen’s rarest set shows London’s first strip joint

Header image for VistaScreen's "The Irving Theatre Set One"

The rarest, and today generally most expensive, VistaScreen set ever produced features The Irving Theatre, located on Irving Street in the West End. Far from what you'd think of when you think "West End Theatre", however, the Irving was London's first proper strip club - and it looks fantastic.

Posted on 25 September 202025 September 2020

Why I Love Amateur Glass Stereoviews: 7 Great War Slides from France

Header image from an amateur glass stereoview

Long-time readers of Brooklyn Stereography should be unsurprised that I love amateur glass stereoviews. In this article, I use a set of seven received earlier this week to highlight exactly why.

Posted on 19 August 202019 August 2020

Raumbild’s non-fascistic “Tiere aus aller Welt” (Animals from All Over the World)

Raumbild is most closely associated with Nazi propaganda produced between 1936 and 1945. But after the war, Otto Schönstein's images were much more benign - and I needed a break from heady stuff. So enjoy the lovely animal stereoviews of Tiere aus aller Welt!

Posted on 3 July 20203 July 2020

Eastbourne Model Village: Benjamin White’s Masterwork in 3D

An awful mood turned pleasant due to some of my VistaScreen 3D collection - most notably Eastbourne Model Village from the late 1950s.

Posted on 20 June 20202 July 2020

Aus der Lebensgemeinschaft des Waldes – The German Forest in 3D

Aus der Lebensgemeinschaft des Waldes Header

Of all of the Raumbild albums created by the Nazi regime, "Aus der Lebensgemeinschaft des Waldes" might well be the most innocuous. Come take a stroll through the German forest - in 3D!

Posted on 19 November 201919 November 2019

The Decline of the British Aristocracy: Exclusive Historic Houses in 3D

As the British Aristocracy fell into decline, they were forced to open the doors to their stately historic houses to the common person. Here's a look at some, from 1956 in VistaScreen 3D.

Posted on 11 November 201911 November 2019

Remembrance Day 2019: 101 Amateur 3D Photos for 101 Years

On the 101st anniversary of the Armistice, we take a look at 101 unique stereoscopic 3D photos - taken by amateurs, and not sold commercially.

Posted on 22 September 201922 September 2019

Be Seeing You: Portmeirion, The Village from ITV’s “The Prisoner”, in 3D

Be Seeing You: Portmeirion, The Village from The Prisoner

Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself. So we're all going to wind up as prisoners in Portmeirion, the North Wales village designed by a mad visionary and used for the exteriors of "The Village" in ITV's 1967 sci-fi allegory "The Prisoner". Shown in VistaScreen 3D and in annotated screengrabs from the series,

Posted on 17 September 201918 September 2019

The Isle of Man: A Trip to 1950s Ellan Vannin in Stereoscopic 3D

Today we look at the Isle of Man, or Ellan Vannin as it's known to the speakers of its native zombie language, Manx Gaelg. A small island in the Irish Sea, this self-governing Crown dependency was the first place in the world where women could vote in national elections - and boasts the world's oldest parliamentary body. Come take a look!

Posted on 1 September 20191 September 2019

The German Invasion of Poland in 3D: The 80th Anniversary of WW2

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Today marks the 80th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland, and thus, the Second World War. And of course, Heinrich Hoffman and Raumbild were there to capture it. While we can't celebrate this anniversary, we can study it - with 80 stereoviews split between two posts. This one focuses on "Die Soldaten des Führers im Felde Band I: Der Feldzug in Polen".

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