Stereoscopic Images of Lighter Than Air
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Balloons and Airships in Stereocards
Stereocards provide just one way of showing a scene in three dimensions, which adds to the realism of the presentation. The most usual format is on a cardboard mount, 7 inches wide by 3.5inches tall, with two similar but not identical views places side by side. They are meant for viewing in a Stereoscope, but can be free-viewed as a 3D image after a little practice. Older stereocards tend to be flat, but the later ones (post 1900)are usually curved. This is not a sign of ageing, it is what the makers intended.
Stereocards were produced in massive numbers in both Europe and America from about 1850 to well into the 20th century and are still produced in small numbers today.
Follow the links to groups of thumbnail images - which link to larger images of balloons and airships which can be viewed in 3D. Most of the images are reproductions of Stereo cards produced early in the last century. Example of entries on the following pages:
The pages of stereocard thumbnails are divided into:
Using submissions to Ebay as a guide, all the more common lighter-than-air cards were published by Keystone. The relative numbers of the common cards are shown in the Ebay Frequency page. Some of the images from these pages have been made into Red/Cyan anaglyphs for viewing with coloured glasses by Serge N. Kozincev. They can be seen at: http://stereoart.ru/gallery.php?page=galleryIbalonold This page was last updated on 06-Jun-2004. |
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