Stereo Card Garden

From Swift Current Museum

Accession Number 1973.27.9

Description Stereoscopic card for a stereoscope. The card bears two almost identical photographs, which appear three-dimensional when the image is viewed through a stereoscope. The image shows an aerial view of a large garden and a city. The caption reads: "11211 - The Pope's Gardens, from the Dome of St. Peter's, Rome, Italy". There is more information about these gardens printed on the back of the card.

Materials Cardboard; Photographic Paper

Marks/Labels "Keystone View Company. // Manufacturers & Publishers" is printed on one end of the card, and "Meadville, Pa. St. Louis, Mos. // Copyright 1900, by B.L. Singley" is printed on the other side.

Category Tools and Equipment for Communication, Documentary Artifact, Stereograph