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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 14 October 201914 October 2019

OS #35: Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Wheeler Expedition Zuni War Chief

I refuse to honor Columbus Day, as I have for decades. So in celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day, here's a lovely portrait of a Zuni War Chief from Timothy H. O'Sullivan, primary stereographer on the Wheeler Expeditions.

Posted on 28 September 201928 September 2019

Happy Anniversary: My Top 10 Great War Stereoviews from Brentano’s

Exactly one year ago today I made my first post on Brooklyn Stereography. Today, I'm going to repay the kindness you've all shown with images of: A bomb blast, a wounded man, a plane crash, a ripped-up corpse, a hastily constructed cemetery, and some very weary Hairies. Happy anniversary from Brooklyn Stereography!

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 9 September 20199 September 2019

Birthday Post: Top 10 from Brooklyn Stereography

I have a few hours to kill on my birthday before my wife gets home. So what better way than by posting a Top 10 list of stereoviews that have previously been posted on this blog?

Posted on 25 August 201925 August 2019

Sunday Travels #4: The Netherlands (Amsterdam)

For our final Sunday in The Netherlands, we're back in Amsterdam - about half a century before Raumbild's "Holland". Expect canals, wooden shoes, quaint street scenes - and a couple of really great stereoviews from KVC!

Posted on 15 August 201920 August 2019

Heathrow in 1950s 3D: “Airports are ugly. Some are very ugly.”

Heathrow - Header image

Douglas Adams hated Heathrow Airport. My wife likes it. Somewhere in between these points of view, there was the 1950s "London Airport", as captured here by VistaScreen. In this essay, we'll explore the nature of documentary stereography that was probably boring when shot but has become more interesting with the passage of time.

Posted on 13 August 201919 August 2019

One-shot #33 – Fixing up a Nieuport 10 Sesquiplane by A.O. Fasser

Header image by A. O. Fasser - a Nieuport XB Biplane

Doctor A. O. Fasser took this 3D photo of two men fixing up a tire on a Nieuport 10, most likely in the spring of 1916. Here we take a look at the sesquiplane, before taking a look at the importance of negatives - both in general, and relative to the Fasser Collection.

Posted on 3 August 20199 September 2019

German A7V Tanks: The “Mephisto” and the “Elfriede”

The Germans were late to bring tanks to the Great War; while the Allies built over 5,000, the Germans built a mere 20. This essay examines the history of those 20 A7V-class tanks, and takes a closer, stereoscopic look at two of them.

Posted on 27 July 201928 July 2019

One-shot #32: Fast Day-A Horrible Intrusion (A Victorian Answer to Iron Maiden)

After attending an Iron Maiden concert last night, I was inspired to dig back into my archives and find this morality play in a single 3D genre image - in which a monk, having broken his fast, is visited by a demon and a spirit - which, coming back around, seems like it could very much be the subject of an Iron Maiden song!

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