The Stereoscopy History Series explores the history of stereoscopy between 1850 and 1930,
unveiling the stories of the people, companies and their remarkable instruments and images that captured the imagination of an era.
Stereoscopy
A journey through the birth and rise of stereoscopy, highlighting the instruments, processes and images.
A journey through the birth and rise of stereoscopy, highlighting the instruments, processes and images.
Bazin, Leroy & Guérin
The creators of innovative and successful stereoscopy devices in the early 20th century.
The creators of innovative and successful stereoscopy devices in the early 20th century.
Hemdé
While Paris dominated the production of French stereoscopes in the early 1900s, the Hemdé stereo viewers were made in Lille. Their history is a narrative of success and tragedy.
While Paris dominated the production of French stereoscopes in the early 1900s, the Hemdé stereo viewers were made in Lille. Their history is a narrative of success and tragedy.
Lucien Bize
A French engineer who introduced a number of innovative and compact stereoscopes that vanished in the wake of the First World War.
A French engineer who introduced a number of innovative and compact stereoscopes that vanished in the wake of the First World War.
Mackenstein
A German maker of cameras and stereoscopes in Paris, whose life was intertwined with the wars between France and Germany.
A German maker of cameras and stereoscopes in Paris, whose life was intertwined with the wars between France and Germany.
Mattey
The journey of the manufacturer that became a stereoscopy key player in the early 20th century.
The journey of the manufacturer that became a stereoscopy key player in the early 20th century.
Nevers 1914
A unique collection of stereo negatives from the opening days of the First World War in the French city of Nevers.
A unique collection of stereo negatives from the opening days of the First World War in the French city of Nevers.
Selling the Front
The story of French publishers and sellers who sold the First World War in 3-D.
The story of French publishers and sellers who sold the First World War in 3-D.
Atrium
Jules Richard revived stereoscopy in the 1890s, but he also created erotic images in the setting of a classical atrium.
Jules Richard revived stereoscopy in the 1890s, but he also created erotic images in the setting of a classical atrium.
Ancient Egypt
Francis Frith photographed Ancient Egypt in three dimensions in the 1850s. His stereoviews reflect both photographic innovation and physical endurance.
Francis Frith photographed Ancient Egypt in three dimensions in the 1850s. His stereoviews reflect both photographic innovation and physical endurance.
Tobacco from Java
A three-dimensional visual narrative of a plantation owner in the former Dutch East Indies.
A three-dimensional visual narrative of a plantation owner in the former Dutch East Indies.