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Stereoscopic Views Collection
LSC.2050  
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  • 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 on this page.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained 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.

    Processing Information

    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
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    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942328793606533 

    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.