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UCLA Catalog Record ID
History
Scope and Content
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: A Collection of Stereoscopic Views
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2050
Physical Description:
5.5 Linear Feet
(11 boxes, 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1850-1920
Abstract: Stereograph images were most commonly made by using the stereo camera, a machine that took two simultaneous images of the
same subject through two lenses placed side by side. By the mid-1850s, collecting and viewing stereographs was very popular.
The collection consists primarily of American stereographs by numerous photographers and publishers and several stereofilms
of various European locations.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material:
English
.
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue
the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Collection of Stereoscopic Views (Collection 2050). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
History
Stereograph images were most commonly made by using the stereo camera, a machine that took two simultaneous images of the
same subject through two lenses placed side by side; by the mid-1850s, collecting and viewing stereographs was very popular;
when properly viewed, stereographs give the sense of a three dimensional scene.
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of American stereographs. The collection includes stereoscopic views by numerous photographers
and publishers. Also includes several stereofilms of various European locations.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stereoscopic photographs.