Two nearly identical photographs or photomechanical prints, paired to produce the illusion of a single three-dimensional image; usually viewed with a stereoscope. Typically, photographic prints on card mounts, but may be daguerreotypes, glass negatives, or other processes. Card mounts commonly 3.5 x 7 in. (9 x 18 cm.) up to 5 x 7 in. (12 x 18 cm.). Popular in the United States 1859-1920s.
Stereographs
3-D photographs, Stereograms, Stereoscopic views, Three-dimensional photographs
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Bath grounds, Hanmer
Date: [1920]
From: Andrews, N :Stereoscopic photographs
Reference: PA4-0386
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the Bath grounds, Hanmer, taken ca 1920 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Divis, Joseph, 1885-1967: Photographs of New Zealand gold mining
Date: [ca 1920-1933]
By: Divis, Joseph, 1885-1967; Wilshire, Brendon, active 2009
Reference: PA-Group-00527
Description: Photographs taken by Joseph Divis during the period circa 1920 to 1935, portraying Waiuta and nearby mining areas; Waihi and Karangahape Gorge; Alexander River; Argo dredge near Reefton; travels in New Zealand; and personalities. Also a trip to Czechoslovakia which included along the way, Japan, Hawaii, Philippines, and the United States. Images give a comprehensive view of life in the little mining town of Waiuta, mainly between 1931 and 1935, including all aspects of the mine, the town, social gatherings, and images that were published in the Auckland Weekly News. Finding aids - see Photograph Archive backfile for subject lists linked to reference numbers. Negatives at 1/1-039791-G to 1/1-039826-G; 1/2-233028-G to 1/2-233377-G. A selection of images from this collection were published in: Nathan, Simon, 'Through the eyes of a miner: The photography of Joseph Divis', Greymouth: Friends of Waiuta, 2016. Title supplied by Library Quantity: 382 b&w original negative(s). 248 b&w original photographic print(s) stereoscopic prints.
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Akon (Photographer) :Whangarei Falls
Date: [ca 1890]
Reference: PA4-0917
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of Whangarei Falls Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Whangarei Falls; Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Recto - left of image - Akon - Photo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Akon (Photographer) :Ship docked at Kilbirnie, Wellington
Date: [1900-1910]
Reference: PA4-1000
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of a ship docked at Kilbirnie, Wellington, taken by Akon. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Patent slip. Kilbirnie. Wellington; Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Recto - left of image - Akon - Photo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Schaef, A W :Kihnikau Coal mine, Whangarei
Date: 1 September 1909
From: Campbell, Eve, fl 1976 :Stereographs
By: Schaef, Arthur Waldemar, 1867-1940
Reference: PA4-0722
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of Kihnikau Coal Mine, Whangarei, taken by A W Schaef, 1909. Printed as a Supplement to the `Weekly Graphic' and New Zealand Mail', 1st September, 1909. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Kihnikau Coal Mine, Whangarei; Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Recto - left of image - Photograph by A W Schaef; Recto - top centre - Printed as a Supplement to the "Weekly Graphic and New Zealand Mail." September 1, 1909. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print Provenance: Donated by Mrs E Campbell, July 1976
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Eadie, Peter A :A scene at Days Bay Wellington
Date: [ca 1910]
By: Eadie, Peter Anderson, active 1910
Reference: PA4-0768
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of some people boating at Days Bay. Photograph taken by Peter A Eadie. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [chute] Days's Bay, Wellington (part faded); Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Recto - left of image - Peter A Eadie - Photo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Rayner :Supreme Court, Dunedin
Date: [ca 1880s]
By: Rayner, Alfred, active 1860s-1880s
Reference: PA4-1046
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the Supreme Court, Dunedin, taken by by [A] Rayner Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Supreme court, Dunedin; Recto - right of image - Rayner - Photo; Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Lake Wakatipu
Date: [Between 1880 and 1889]
From: Burton Brothers :New Zealand Through the Camera
By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)
Reference: PA4-1497
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of Diamond Lake - Lake Wakatipu, taken in the 1880s by the Burton Brothers of Dunedin. Inscriptions: mat verso - bottom left - Zealand through the camera. Burton Brothers, Photos, Dunedin, N.Z. Diamond Lake - Lake Wakatipu Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls
From: Page Collection :Christchurch and general New Zealand towns and scenes; costume. ca. 1880-1910
Reference: PA4-0749
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the Cave of the winds, Niagara Falls Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - At the Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls; Recto - right of image - M H Zahner, Publisher, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Recto - left of image - Sold only by Griffith & Griffith Philadelphia, Chicago, London, Hamburg Ger. St Petersburg, Russia Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Sebley (Photographer) :Newtown Park, Wellington
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Dawson, I (Mrs) :Stereographic photographs
Reference: PA4-1360
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of Newtown Park, taken by a Sebley photographer ca 1900. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Newtown Park, Wellington; Backing board recto - right of image - Sebley's New Zealand Series Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Fish ponds at the recreation grounds, New Plymouth
Date: [ca 1900-1910]
Reference: PA4-1478
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the fish ponds at the recreation grounds, New Plymouth. Handwritten note on back reads: Fish Ponds, Recreation Grounds, New Plymouth. - This is from a first class negative, but the paper is old Carbona - two years in dark room - and does not do it justice - but I had run out of P.O.P. J.H [I? H] Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Schaef, A W :The business side of the Avenue, Wanganui
Date: ca 1890
By: Schaef, Arthur Waldemar, 1867-1940
Reference: PA4-0963
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the Business side of the Avenue, Wanganui, taken by A W Schaef ca 1890 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Business side of Avenue, Wanganui; Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Recto - left of image - Photograph by A W Schaef Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Sebley (Photographer) :Newtown Park, Wellington
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Dawson, I (Mrs) :Stereographic photographs
Reference: PA4-1359
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of Newtown Park, taken by a Sebley photographer ca 1900. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Newtown Park, Wellington; Backing board recto - right of image - Sebley's New Zealand Series Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Crombie, [George] fl 1900s :Rock formation, Lucerne
Date: [ca 1900]
By: Crombie, George, active 1900
Reference: PA4-1241
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of rock formations in Lucerne, taken by [George] Crombie ca 1900. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Rock formation, Lucerne; Backing board recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Backing board recto - left of image - Crombie - photo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Kava making in Samoa
Date: [Between 1880 and 1889]
From: Burton Brothers :New Zealand Through the Camera
Reference: PA4-0185
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of a group of workers, Kava making indoors in Samoa, taken in the 1880s by the Burton Brothers of Dunedin. Inscriptions: mat verso - bottom left - Burton Brothers, Photo, Dunedin, NZ.; Mat recto - bottom left - No. 535: Samoa: Interior Kava Making Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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The White Terraces, Rotomahana
Date: [Between 1880 and 1889]
From: Burton Brothers :New Zealand Through the Camera
By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)
Reference: PA4-0077
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of The White Terraces, Rotomahana, taken in the 1880s by the Burton Brothers of Dunedin. Inscriptions: mat verso - bottom left - New Zealand through the camera. Burton Brothers, Photos., Dunedin, N.Z. The White Terraces, Rotomahana: The Tourists' Tablets. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Milford Sound from Harrison Cove
Date: [Between 1880 and 1889]
From: Burton Brothers :New Zealand Through the Camera
By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)
Reference: PA4-0015
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of Milford Sound taken from Harrison Cove in the 1880s by the Burton Brothers of Dunedin. Inscriptions: mat verso - bottom left - New Zealand through the camera. Burton Brothers, Photos., Dunedin, N.Z. Milford Sound. From Harrison Cove. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Best dressed cart at Wellington
Date: 9 October 1901
From: Zachariah (Zak), Joseph 1863-1965 :Photographs
Reference: PA4-0466
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of a fancy dress parade, showing the best dressed cart (Gear Co), moving through a Wellington Street on 9th October 1901. Inscriptions: Mat recto - beneath image - 8 Hours Day "Wellington 9 Oct 1901. Best dressed cart (Gear Co.) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Crombie, [George] fl 1900s :Mercery Lane, Canterbury
Date: [ca 1900]
By: Crombie, George, active 1900
Reference: PA4-1195
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of Mercery Lane, Canterbury [England], taken in by [George] Crombie ca 1900. Inscriptions: Backing board recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Backing board recto - left of image - Crombie - photo; Recto - beneath image - Mercery Lane, Canterbury Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Eustace, C H :A passage being made through the rocks at Waihi
Date: ca 1890s
By: Eustace, C H, active 1890s
Reference: PA4-0927
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of a passage being cleared through the rocks by the Waihi G M [gold mining] Co., taken by C H Eustace ca 1890. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - A filling in cutting. Waihi G.M Co; Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Recto - left of image - C H Eustace, photo - Waihi N.Z. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print