Stereoscopic Photograph Card

From Swift Current Museum

Accession Number 1996.14.6

Description A young man wearing a tuxedo looking out through the kitchen door with flour hand prints on his back - Stereoscopic card for a stereoscope, the card bears two almost identical photographs, when viewed through the stereoscope the image appears three-dimensional, this card bears an image of a young man wearing a tuxedo speaking to the young woman standing behind the table of baking supplies and the caption "(5) Sh.! Sh.! I hear my wife coming.". "Copyrighted 1902 by William H. Rau." is written underneath the caption. 1996.14.2 - 1996.14.13 should be viewed consecutively to tell a story. 1996.14.2- 1996.14.46= 45 stereograph viewing cards

Materials Cardboard; Photographic Paper

Marks/Labels "Sold Only By Universal View Co. // Philadelphia Pa. Lawrence Kan." stamped on one end, "William H. Rau Publisher // Philadelphia, U.S.A." stamped on other end

Category Tools and Equipment for Communication, Documentary Artifact, Stereograph