Stereoscopic photographs.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to double pictures of the same scene that produce the effect of three dimensionality when viewed through a stereoscope. They were first envisioned in 1832 by the English physicist Charles Wheatstone, who described this as a uniquely photographic art form, since a draftsman could not draw two scenes in exact perspective from viewpoints separated only 2 1/2 inches, which is the normal distance between human eyes necessary for the three-dimensional effect. Wheatstone's mirror stereoscope was not practical for use with photographs, and the invention was not popular until the 1850s, when Sir David Brewster, a Scottish scientist, designed a simpler viewing instrument. The introduction of the collodion process, which simplified exposure and printing techniques, allowed three-dimensional photographs to become a popular craze. They may be daguerreotypes, negatives, or other forms of photographs. For images in the form of photographic prints on cards, use the more specific term ""stereographs."".
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
15 stereoscopic photographs of Scottish scenes.
File
Identifier: Acc.11919
Scope and Contents
Taken by members of the Stereoscopic Society of which R W Copeman was President. The versos bear technical notes.
Dates:
1901-1915.
Papers of William Winter Hamilton, relating to the Select Committee on the Civil List., 1952-1985
Series
Identifier: Acc.10951/92-98
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Correspondence and papers, 1936-1992, of William Winter Hamilton (b.1917), writer politician, Labour MP for West Fife, 1950-1974 and for Central Fife, 1974-1987.
Dates:
1952-1985
Photographs and silhouettes of members of the Paul family., 1645-1848, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.5147
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.Annotated envelope (folio 1) containing miniature portrait photographs of:
W Paul (folios 2-5);
R Paul Junr (folios 6-7);
unidentified sitters (folios 8-11);
annotated wrapper (folio 12) containing five miniature portrait photographs of the same unidentified sitter (folios 13-17).Annotated paper bag (folio 18) containing a photographic copy of a published portrait of Charles Williamson (folio 19).Silhouette, 1848, of T...
Dates:
1645-1848, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly 19th century, of the Paul family; including some papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
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Correspondence and papers of the Paul family.
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Papers concerning the education, careers, activities and interests of the Paul family.