Tag: History and Research

Stereoscopy Day: An International Celebration of Stereoscopic 3D, June 21st

The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy have announced the first international Stereoscopy Day is to take place on June 21st 2022.

Easter Monday Egg-Rolling at Preston

An Easter-themed post as Denis Pellerin researches an unusual stereoview of a very British tradition: 'Egg Rolling at Preston'. You can still join in today, if you're so inclined!

Julien Damoy, Provision Merchant and Publisher of Stereoscopic Postcards

We welcome back to the Stereoscopy Blog photo historian Denis Pellerin. In this post he devotes his incredible and thorough research to French provision merchant and publisher of stereoscopic postcards Julien Damoy. Despite his stereoscopic postcards being well known, very little was previously understood about the publisher himself. Denis has once again dug deep in his research (and spent a fortune on postcards!) to rediscover Damoy.

Salisbury Museum In-Person 3-D Talk: Henry Brooks & Sons – Salisbury Artists and Photographers

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.

“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.