Local photographers and artists, the Brooks family, will be brought back to life, in 3-D, to support the Salisbury Museum on Thursday, March 17, 2022.
Tag: History and Research
“ALL THE YEAR ROUND : British Celebrations and Events in the Victorian Era” Free Online 3-D Talk
Two days before Valentine's Day, Saturday Feb 12th 2022 17:30 GMT, join photo historian Denis Pellerin, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscope, for over an hour of 3-D images showing how the Victorians celebrated the main events of the year. Along the way you will discover some long-forgotten celebrations and how a tiny piece of paper revolutionised the lives of millions and did a lot to help commercialise some of these events.
Christmas Sledging in the 1910s in Stereoscopic 3-D!
As a little way to celebrate the festive season I'm sharing some glass Verascope slides from the 1910s.
Free Online 3-D Event: Cha-Cha Chatterton
The stories behind Victorian and modern stereos after Henry Wallis's 1856 work "The Death of Chatterton" and how to create similar images will be discussed by Photo Historian Denis Pellerin on the 7th October 2021, 18:30 BST. The event is free but you need to register, which you can do in this post.
Stamford, Lincolnshire in 3-D in 1859 and 2021
I was very kindly given a set of six stereoviews of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. As soon as I saw them I felt inspired to research and retrace the photographer's footsteps, setting off on a mission in the rain very early the following day, despite not exactly being on Stamford's doorstep or familiar with the town.
Exploring the Alps in Stereoscopic 3-D with a Jules Richard Verascope Camera
I thought it'd be nice to share my small collection of glass positives taken in the Alps in the early 1900s, with a Jules Richard Verascope camera.
Victorian London: Through the Stereoscope
The Museum of London are hosting Denis Pellerin for an online talk, exploring the history of Stereoscopic photography in Victorian London.
The Rugged Path
This short post will be about another image of the “genre” kind which was turned into a stereo card. The publishers were the Gaudin brothers to whom I am very partial since they were the subject of the very first book devoted to the history of photography I wrote (in French).
A Celebration of Stereoscopic 3D — Part the Second Announced!
Photo historians, researchers, artists, curators, collectors and innovators have once again been invited to talk about their passion to explore various aspects of stereoscopy at this event.
Keystone View Company
The Keystone View Company was founded in 1892 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. by amateur photographer B. L. Singley (Benneville Lloyd Singley). The trade list at the end of 1892 consisted of only a hundred titles but by 1940 they had commercially produced more than 40,000 titles.
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