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~ovemmr/DecemberVolume 17, Number 5 1990 sTfiT@yo 'i -@b National Louis and JewelSmaus When NSA Board Chairman Louis Smaus died Nov. 22, 1990 (only a few months after the death of his wife Jew- el) the news spread quickly among his many fiiends in both photographic and other organizations. Stereo World was able to include only a brief notice in VoI. 17 #4. The loss of such dedi- cated and caring people calls (at the very least) for some written tribute and yet makes writing ANYTHING difficult to begin and harder to finish with any feeling that justice has been done to the subject. One member who was able to put Iris thoughts on paper was photo historian and Louis and Jewel's close wend, Peter Palmquist. Jewel and Louis Smaus helping represent the NSA at the 1983 Congess of the International n many ways the National Stereoscopic Union in Buxton, England. IStereoscopic Association repre- sents a confederation of friends collected notes have already been Louis also loved railroads and linked together by their passion deposited where other scholars can trolley-cars. (He often devoted for stereoscopy, both past and pre- use them. I am trying to do the what little spare time that he had sent. Yet, among these friends, same for Louis's collected papers. to the restoration of trolleys at the none were better champions of the I wanted to make the existence San Jose Historical Museum.) He NSA than Louis and Jewel Smaus. of these papers known - they will was an avid collector of anything They were also wonderful and go to the Oliver Wendell Holmes relating to stereoscopy. His histor- compassionate friends on a per- Stereoscopic Research Library - ical interest, obviously, was mainly sonal level; steady, generous and and to mention the extent of the Yosemite. Yet, he could not resist considerate to a fault. humanity exhibited by this materi- a bargain opportunity to pick up My first contact with Louis dates al. It is truly amazing how many stereo (and other) cameras, viewers back to the mid-1970s when we different people corresponded with and miscellaneous items of all exchanged letters concerning our Louis over the years, likewise, the kinds. He also collected pertinent mutual interest in Yosemite pho- wide range of topics discussed. literature. In fact, I don't think tographers. My correspondence Louis, it turns out, never threw that he ever discarded any infor- from that period reveals the type any of these letters away. His mation related to his various col- of person he was; well-organized, handwritten notes and thoughtful lecting passions. (He probably knowledgeable and above all - comments were also preserved. kept every sale catalog that he ever enthusiastic. Over the ensuing Details concerning the early years received.) years our contact has been almost of the NSA are there, as well as his As I write, these valuable materi- constant - by letter, telephone and meticulous notes concerning stere- als are on their way to the NSA personal visit - and I owe Louis oscopy in general. Yosemite, and Library. It will take the Holsteins perhaps the finest compliment information on the preservation of much time and effort to evaluate that one can bestow; he was "a wilderness also predominate. and organize the "Louis Smaus true friend." Who can forget the Less well-known, perhaps, is his Papers" but their long-range his- happy evenings spent at the Smaus early commitment to photogra- torical value is self-evident. I find home following regional NSA , phy. It seems clear that, given that I cannot truly express my meetings, a topic frequently men- I another life to live, he probably warm personal feelings and recol- tioned during recent encounters would have spent it behind the lections of Louis and Jewel Smaus. with mutual friends. camera, especially one with two They will be missed, and happily During the past few weeks I lenses. We of course well remem- remembered, as long as I live. I have had the sad task of assisting ber his outstanding stereoscopic am equally certain that any of you Bob and Rick Smaus as they sorted photographs presented as master- who knew them (even in passing) the artifacts of their parent's cre- ful 3-D slide shows. will know what I mean. ative lives. Jewel's writings and - Peter E. Palmquist m Table of con ten^ Volume 17, Number 5 November/December 1990 Copyright 01991 by the In This Issue Niagara Falls, Part 2 ............................................................... 4 by Mark A. DiLaura NSA Board of Directors Fused Reviews .......................................................................17 by Arthur Girling and Ray Zone Paul Wing T.K. Treadwell Shaker Stereo In Exhibit ......................................................20 Susan Pinsky 3-D at Photokina '90 ............................................................ 26 Dieter Lorenz by Dieter Lorenz, translated by Vance Bass A 3-D Opening for Canadian Stereo Collection .................. 29 NSA Officers Stereo Tintypes .....................................................................30 by Robert G. Wilson Gordon H. Hoffman, President 3-D's Imagic Past ..................................................................34 John Weiler, Secretary A Review by john Dennis Robin Wheeler, Treasurer An Overdue Look at Civil War Stereographer George Barnard ...............Inside Back Cover Stereo World Staff by T.K. 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Jack E Cavender, Corres ond~ngSecretary 1677 Dorsey Ave , Su~teC, fast Po~nt,GA 30344 Member, International Stereoscopic Union Lou Smaus: 1916 -1990 hen Louis Smaus died WNovember 22nd of last year, the NSA lost more than a board chairman and a member active since 1975. Many will remember him from his frequent role at national conventions, helping with awards and formal introduc- tions - a personification of benign authority and reassuring continu- ity in a group which could other- wise appear to be on the edge of contented but general confusion. Prior to 1982, NSA national conventions had regularly been held in Canton, Ohio. Lou accepted the challenge of directing the 1982 convention in San Jose, CAI initi- ating the practice of holding con- Lou Smaus in 1985. (Stereo by David Starkman) ventions in different parts of the country each year. He was named His death followed a brief illness and historical photographic chairman of the NSA board of and was preceded by the death of knowledge, and his ease in coping directors that year, and helped pro- his wife Jewel about three months with a wide variety of personalities mote and guide the growth of the earlier. were exactly what the NSA needed. organization with an inspiring Lou's style of leadership was The fact that the group has experi- combination of energy and imagi- informal, helpful, friendly and car- enced so few of the ego conflicts nation through the next 8 years. ing. His combination of technical and organizational disputes com- mon to manv associations of its type is due at least in part to the influence of Lou Smaus. Stereo World While I was of course grateful for his support over the years for :erAge Stereo World through thick and per a few years ot urging by several we11and minor complications are trelng thin, It was one of Lou's other NSA members

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