The Original Virtual Reality
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
The Original Virtual Reality
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A close up image of a stereoscope holding a J.F. Jarvis stereograph of Washington DC found in the Dorr House at Historic Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida.
In the late 1800s, a stereoscope and stereoview cards could be found in almost every American home, much like the television set is today. Stereographs or stereoview cards were two nearly identical photographs, typically of a famous place or event, printed side by side on cardboard. When these cards were viewed through the stereograph, the viewer saw a three-dimensional image.
Special Features:
USA Photographers 1.30.20
ABC Group 3.12.20 "N is for Not New"
Copyright 2019 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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December 18th, 2019
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