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A taste of the late ’40s through the early ’60s found in amateur stereo slides

by Mark Willke Fun in Hawaii collection of slides from an unknown photographer privided Athis set of Hawaii views. None of the slides in the box was labeled with any kind of notation, so no details are known. But judging from the Kodak slide mounts, I’m guess - ing these views were made around 1960. They may even show scenes from more than one trip, since one mount is the older gray with red edge style, and the others are white.) That’s quite a welcome the travel - ers are getting at the airport! And while the lower half of the second view is on the dark side, that car behind the musicians sure makes a great backdrop. Speaking of dark, the last view was shot into the sun and seems too dark at first glance in 2-D, but when fused in stereo, a nice Hawaiian buffet is revealed in 3-D!

his column combines a love of stereo Tphotography with a fondness for 1950s- era styling, design and decor by sharing amateur stereo slides shot in the “golden age” of the Stereo Realist—the late 1940s through the early 1960s. From clothing and hairstyles to home decor to modes of transportation, these frozen moments of time show what things were really like in the middle of the twentieth century. If you’ve found a classic ’50s-era image that you would like to share through this column, please send the actual slide or a high-resolution side-by-side scan as a jpeg, tiff or photoshop file to: Fifties Flavored Finds , 5610 SE 71st, Portland, OR 97206. You can also email the digital file to [email protected] . If the subject, date, location, photographer or other details about your image are known, please include that information as well. As space allows, we will select a couple of images to reproduce in each issue. This is not a contest—just a place to share and enjoy. Slides will be returned within 6 to 14 weeks, and while we’ll treat your slide as carefully as our own, Stereo World and the NSA assume no responsibility for its safety.

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Volume 43, Number 4 • January/February 2 018

2 Editor’s View Comments and Observations by John Dennis A Publication of 4 National Stereoscopic Association, Inc. 3 2018 3D-Con is Coming to Cleveland by John Bueche and Barb Gauche

4 Helen Keller and the NS A Board of Directors Lawrence Kaufman, Chairman Frances (Frank) Byron Nightingale John Bueche Alexander Klein “Palawoo” Stereoviews Phyllis Maslin Russell Norton by Jeremy Rowe 12 Jeremy Rowe Al Sieg Leonard A. Walle NS A Officers 12 Two Books Reveal Historic Museum John Bueche, President Barb Gauche, Vice President Specimens in Stereo (Open), Vice President, Activities review by John Dennis David Kuntz, Treasurer John Zelenka, Secretary Rosalie Chandler, Assistant Secretary 14 NewViews Stereo World and Web Staff Current Information on Stereo Today 16 John Dennis, Editor by David Starkman & John Dennis Lawrence Kaufman, Contributing Editor Mark Willke, Art Director Russell Norton, Web Development 16 “In Camp” with Artists by Leonard A. Walle How to Reach Us: NSA Membership and Stereo World Subscriptions 22 Home Theater 3-D (New memberships, renewals & address changes) 3-D Video for your Living Room Front Cover: P.O. Box 86708, Portland, OR 97286 by Lew Warren Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of e-mail: [email protected] Fame, a stop on the Monday all day tour during 3D-Con 2018, July 17 - 23. See the article in Stereo World Editorial Office this issue or visit 3D-Con.com . (Letters to the editor, articles) European Gems 5610 SE 71st Ave., Portland, OR 97206 24 (Photo by Paul Gauche) (503) 771-4440 Stereoviews from Old Europe e-mail: [email protected] & the Stories Behind Them Back Cover: by Denis Pellerin The hermit St. Anthony rather joyfully succumbs to temptation Stereo World Advertising in view No. 114 by Toby, “Good (Classified, display and insert ads) 5610 SE 71st Ave., Portland, OR 97206 St. Anthony The Fall” (late (503) 771-4440 1850s) from Denis Pellerin’s e-mail: [email protected] 29 Charles Reincke European Gems contribution 1936 –2017 “The Temptation of Saint Anthony in the Stereoscope.” NSA Regions Please contact your regional Director for information about local events or NSA activities. See current list at: 30 Classified http:// stereoworld.org/about.php Buy, Sell, or Trade It Here Stereoscopic Society of America (Affiliated with the National Stereoscopic Association) Dan Shelley, Membership Secretary The National Stereoscopic Association 4366 Morning Glory Rd. is a non-profit organization whose goals are to promote research, collection and use of vintage Colorado Springs, CO 80920 and contemporary stereoviews, stereo cameras and equipment, and related materials; to promote (719) 209-2799 the practice of stereo photography; to encourage the use of stereoscopy in the fields of visual arts e-mail: [email protected] and technology; to foster the appreciation of the stereograph as a visual historical record.

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May the Depth Be With You available in black or white— t could be the greatest name for a making it tempting to imagine 3-D camera since the Realist. The the two styles will be labeled by fans ”Vader black” and JEDEYE Stereoscopic VR Camera I “Storm Trooper white.” from the Feng Yun Vision firm in China and a team at Stanford Uni - Meanwhile in a versity was announced fairly close to Closer Galaxy the release date of the latest Star The 4-sided, eight lens flying Wars film. As we go to press, a Kick - saucer style Vuze VR camera starter campaign is underway but from Humaneyes was sent to there appears to be general confi - the International Space Station dence that it will succeed, that gen - November 14 so that ESA eral sales could start this year, and We should soon know whether this is the first or “The Last” JEDEYE . astronaut Paolo Nespoli could that no swarm of Disney lawyers will shoot a 360˚ 3-D video tour of descend on Beijing and Stanford the station. The footage will because of the name. document a day in the life of those on board in the various modules including the famous cupola with its views of Earth. Imagery was to be downlinked back to ground stations, to be incorporated into a VR short film to accompany the premiere of National Geographic ’s series One Aside from the fun name, several Vuze in space. Strange Rock . Nespoli returned to basics about the camera are known. Earth in December and the series Maybe the most significant is the More details can be found at will run on the National Geographic 65mm lens separation—refreshing https://tinyurl.com/ybfg7wh5 or at channel sometime in 2018. The 360˚ among recent tiny stereo cameras https://tinyurl.com/ybrdrued . With the 3-D footage will be distributed via like the Weeview SID with its separa - Kickstarter campaign, the JEDEYE is Facebook, Oculus, YouTube and tion of less than 2 inches and some PlayStation VR platforms. others with little more than a cen - timeter. While described as a “VR” camera, its field of view is just 138 ˚, but wide angle enough to produce distortion when viewed as a pair, although the built-in fisheye correc - tion seems to limit the worst to very Explore the World of S tereo Images close subjects. With no screen or viewfinder, the rather minimalist JEDEYE is simply Please start my one-year subscription to pointed in the general direction of Stereo World magazine and enroll me as a the action unless you feed the image to your phone for real time monitor - member of the National Stereo scopic Association. ing. (Or maybe just depend on The U.S. membership ($38). Force to guide you.) Resolution is listed as 4096 x 1520, and an option - All international memberships ($55). al “sports mode” allows shooting at 60 frames per second at only slightly Send a sample copy (U.S. $5.00, all other $10.00). lower resolution. “Surveillance-grade” Please make checks payable to the National Stereoscopic Association. image sensors are said to allow Foreign members please remit in U.S. dollars with a Canadian Postal Money shooting in very low light situations. order, an International Money Order, or a foreign bank draft on a U.S. bank. Play-back is of course via VR headset but a 3-D TV is also suggested. A sample 3-D video can be seen at Name https://tinyurl.com/y76l9kkk and a promotional video is at Address youtube.com/watch?v=2vV1W5wnDPY . City State Zip f you have comments or questions for the Ieditor concerning any stereo-related mat - ter appearing (or missing) in the pages of National Stereoscopic Association Stereo World , please write to John Dennis, Stereo World Editorial Office, 561 0 SE 71st Ave., Portland, OR 9720 6. The Only National OrganPizaOtion BDeovoxted 8Ex6clu7si0ve8ly ,T oP Steorerot Plhaontogdra,p hOy, SRter eo9vi7ew2s, 8an6 d 3-D Imaging Techniques.

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2018 3D-Con is Coming to Cleveland! by John Bueche and Barb Gauche

leveland ranks in the top 21 On April 8, 1921, the Capitol The - house. This historic property has cities in the world to visit in ater opened its doors to the public at been renovated to its original design C2018. That’s not coming from the dedication of the Gordon Square and was reopened in 2009. It hosts us, National Geographic Traveler agrees. Arcade and Community Building. It mainstream as well as independent We want to welcome you to this began as a vaudeville and silent film (Continued on page 32)

Cleveland Art Museum, one of the stops on the Tuesday all day tour. Cleveland, rippling “with new cultural energy” is among the top places to visit in 2018, according to National Geographic Traveler, which recently named the city to its annual Best of the World list. (Stereo by Jay Horowitz)

Playhouse Square Chandelier. We will be visiting the Playhouse Square area during the day as one of the stops on the Tuesday all day tour. (Stereo by George Themelis)

wonderful city during 3D-Con, July 17-23, 2018. Come satisfy your 3-D cravings with Workshops, Stereo Theater, Art Gallery, Exhibits, Image Competitions, Room Hopping, Auc - tion and Trade Fair. Culture can be found throughout the city and we are planning excur - sions to provide a taste of what Cleveland has to offer. The Embassy Suites Cleveland Rockside is a short 20 minutes south of the heart of Cleveland. Plan to join us Tuesday, July 17th as we “trolley” from our host hotel through downtown Cleveland on a sight-seeing tour that will include several photo op stops. Lunch will be on your own in Little Italy, famous for its Italian Restau - rants. The afternoon will be spent in the museum district with access to the Art Museum, the Museum of Natural History and the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse.

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Helen Keller and the Francis (Frank) Byron Nightingale “Palawo o” Stereoviews by Jeremy Rowe

Francis (Frank) Byron Nightingale was a talented engineer and amateur photographer who homesteaded and documented “Palawoo” in the San Gabriel mountains above Altadena. Nightingale produced a set of personal stereoviews of his life and social circle at “Palawoo” ca 1915-1920. Most notable are his views of a relatively unknown visit by Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan Macy and Polly Thompson while they were in Los Angeles filming Deliverance , or The World For Humanity .

ommercial boxed sets of stereo- relatively unknown celebrity visit to by the foothills of the San Gabriel views are typically composed of his home for Thanksgiving in 1918. mountains north east of Pasadena. Ca series of related views that tell The photographer was Francis He built a small cabin in the hills he a story or focus on a specific subject (Frank) Byron Nightingale. Frank was called “Wa-wan” about 1914, then or geographic area. Talented amateur born in Deerfield New York on homesteaded a larger property north stereo photographers occasionally December 26, 1885. As a child, he of Altadena, California. He called also put together similar sets or series was fascinated by magic and by the sections of his property “Golden of stereo views. Unfortunately, few time he was sixteen, was performing Valley” and “Valley of Voices.” of these personal sets remain professionally as “Nightingale the Frank built a second cabin he intact—many have been completely Mystifier” in New York City. named “Palawoo” (Bird’s nest) on disassembled and the views lost or In addition to being a talented the property in 1915. Likely a result sold, leaving little evidence of the magician, Frank was a tinkerer. of his technical background and original set. Serendipity has left While performing, Frank continued position with GE , he added electrici - others partially or wholly in place, his education. After graduating in his ty to the little cabin—installing his providing a tantalizing look at the late 20s, he took a job with General own power poles and lines from work of these talented amateur Electric in Schenectady, New York. Pasadena. photographers. About 1912, G.E. sent Frank to Los In addition to his engineering One partial set from my collection Angeles, where he became fascinated expertise, Frank was a talented ama - left a trail about an interesting man, his southern California retreat, and a “Palawoo” (Bird’s nest), the cabin constructed in 1915 in the hills north of Altadena, California. FBN Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale. (All stereos from the collection of the author.)

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teur stereo photographer and he doc - No. 10, The Jungle dressed up. This was just a tangle of weeds and brush last year – Now the stone walls & stairways lead up to different little nooks with rustic furniture and ham - umented life at Palawoo—from doc - mocks while at night it is fairyland with lights twinkling out on every side in colors through umenting the area ca 1916, and visi - the shrub trees. FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920 “At Palawoo.” tors to his mountain home, to images of “Whizz,” the custom auto - bered with a stamp in red ink. Sever - Abraham Lincoln; Mr. Paul Harrison; mobile camper he built. al captions include poems Frank cre - Mr. Maybon and Mrs. Mary, Elsa and Images in a small boxed set of ated about “Palawoo” and the Myra Kingsley; Miss Polly Thomp - Frank’s stereoviews range from indi - “Golden Valley.” son; Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy; and vidual silver prints mounted on gray Of particular interest in the set are Miss Helen Keller. cardstock, to stereo images printed a group of images Frank made of vis - Helen Adams Keller was born in on heavy photographic paper. Each itors to “Palawoo” for Thanksgiving, Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, view has a manuscript caption and 1918. The group included: Miss 1880. Helen was one of two sisters in annotation on the verso in Nightin - Bertie K. Shipley, a peace activist and a family of five. Her father was gale’s hand. Some views are num - performer and cousin of President Arthur H. Keller, a Confederate veter - an and editor of a local newspaper, the Tuscumbia North Alabamian. Her The Kitchen “At Palawoo” A popular spot of the house at meal times. FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920.

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mother was Kate Adams, daughter of No. 35. “At Palawoo” (Identification of individuals left to right) Front row - Miss Helen Keller, Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy (her teacher); Back row - Miss B. K. (Bertie Kate) Shipley Confederate General Charles W. (Cousin of A. Lincoln) and Mr. Paul Harrison (friends of Miss Keller) Miss Polly Thompson. Adams. Though Helen was born a normal been able to pursue an education The Kellers went to Perkins with child, an illness when she was 19 despite her disabilities. Kate and her Bell’s recommendation. There Helen months old left her deaf and blind. father Charles sought advice from a was paired with Anne Sullivan, a 20- She had a close relationship with the medical specialist and were referred year old former student as her daughter of her family cook, and the to Alexander Graham Bell, who had instructor. Anne moved to live with two developed a series of hand signs an interest in assisting deaf children. the Kellers in 1887 and taught Helen to communicate with each other. Bell referred the Kellers to the sign language in preparation for her As Helen’s mother tried to find Perkins Institute for the Blind in to begin attending the Perkins Insti - ways to help her daughter, she read Watertown, Massachusetts—the tute in 1888. In 1894, Helen and about another deaf and blind same school where Laura Bridgeman Anne moved from Massachusetts to woman, Laura Bridgeman, who had had received her education. New York City so Helen could attend the Wright-Humason School for the No. 59. Thanksgiving Dinner “At Palawoo” 1918 (Identification of individuals left to right) Deaf. Mark Twain, an admirer of Elsa Kingsley, Mrs. Mary Kingsley, Polly Thompson, Helen Keller, Myra Kingsley, Maybon Helen’s had introduced her to Stan - Kingsley, Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy “Teacher.”

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“The Thanksgiving Fire” at Palawoo” 1918 (Identification of individuals left to right) Myra cross the picket line so did not Kingsley, Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy (teacher), Mrs. Mary Kingsley, Mr. Paul Harrison, Elsa Kingsley, Polly Thompson, and Miss Helen Keller. attend the premier. The film received mixed reviews. dard Oil magnate Henry Hutchinson The film project began in earnest The November 1919 Motion Picture Rogers who, with his wife, offered to with the hiring of historian and Classic review stated, pay for her education. In 1897 Helen writer Francis Trevlyan Miller to pro - It was an interesting thing to present the left Wright-Humason to continue duce a screenplay. A script was remarkable life story of Helen Keller on the her education, eventually graduating quickly produced, partly based on screen. George Foster Platt has, on the from Radcliff in 1904. Helen Keller Helen’s life, and part allegory and whole, turned out an absorbing film story in this visualization of the life romance of was the first deaf-blind person to social commentary. Miller comment - the world-famous girl, who, born deaf, receive a Bachelor of Arts degree. ed: “Helen Keller, deaf, dumb, blind, dumb and blind, fought her way out of the While Helen was at Radcliff, the the most wonderful girl in the world, silence and darkness. Mr. Platt’s photoplay Ladies Home Journal had run a series in Deliverance , or The World For is far too long; it is padded with crude alle - of articles about her life. A compila - Humanity , an inspiring revelation, gory, it grows exceedingly tedious at times tion of the articles was eventually which brings hope and courage to and it is handled throughout with theatrical published as an autobiography, The the people of all nations and races.” 1 rather than film methods. But there is a Story of My Life , in 1903. After receiv - The project raised $250,000 and genuine message of uplift and help in Miss ing her degree, Helen Keller became formal contracts were signed in 1918. Keller’s silver screen biography. Mr. Platt an accomplished speaker, and a tire - Helen was to star, and her compan - selected an adequate cast for his visualiza - tion. A seven-year old child, Etna Ross, plays less advocate for people with disabil - ions Poly Thompson Anne Sullivan the baby Helen admirably, Ann Mason por - ities. Helen became a passionate Macy were to assist in communica - trays her when she attains girlhood, and activist for social change and in tion with Director George Platt dur - Miss Keller herself appears as the Helen addition to her efforts for the dis - ing filming. Gaps in the plot were Keller of today. 2 abled, she was also a pacifist, social - filled with fantasy dream scenes. The ist, suffragette, opponent of child film even included a scene with Unfortunately, despite national labor, and supporter of birth control. Helen in helmet and goggles as a release and a few more positive In 1913, she published a collection passenger on thrilling airplane flight reviews, Deliverance did not have the of socialist writing, Out of the Dark , over the Hollywood hills. The origi - social, or economic impact that and began an active career on the nal finale of the film had Helen Helen had hoped for. lecture circuit. meeting with world leaders to end During the filming, Helen toured After the success of the film Birth war and bring peace to earth. Los Angeles and met members of the of a Nation as a tool of social com - Production continued to be chal - Hollywood elite, including Charlie mentary, Helen was approached lenging. Helen and Polly did not like Chaplin. Chaplin invited Helen and about creating a film about her life the initial edited version and Polly to tour his studio, posed for story. Helen had become a well- requested that several scenes be cut photos, and offered a private screen - known public figure, but she and and the film re-edited and titles ing of his latest film. On November Anne needed funds to augment their inserted. Deliverance was released on 20, 1918, Chaplin hosted a private lecture income, which had been August 18, 1919 and premiered at dinner for Helen and Polly as they affected by the pre-war economic the Lyric theater in New York City. prepared to leave Hollywood and downturn. Ironically the Actors Equity Union return to New York City. was striking, and Helen would not

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Polly, and several others as part of These views are now in the Archive his stereograph series. Included are of Documentary Arts at Duke Uni - several views of Helen and her com - versity. 3 panions at “Palawoo.” After his assignment for G.E. Frank One view shows a fireside scene traveled the world for year before with Helen in profile. Another view returning to southern California and shows the group seated around the his home at “Palawoo.” Frank table for Thanksgiving dinner. Yet expressed his creativity and electrical another view—titled “Playing the expertise in creating the “Star of ‘One String’ for Helen Keller - ‘She Palawoo,” a 35-foot tall wooden star Hears tone by Vibration through Her with 75 forty watt lightbulbs on the Finger-tips’ at Palawoo” 1918 - hill above his home that debuted shows Helen and a costumed musi - during Christmas season in 1928. cian on the porch at “Palawoo.” This The star was Frank’s contribution to view shows Helen with her hand on Altadena’s “Mile of Christmas Trees” the stringed instrument to feel the in the city below “Palawoo.” music that she could not hear. Frank continued to work for G.E. Apparently Helen’s visit to “Pala - until 1932, when he began his career woo” received little public attention. in outdoor and garden lighting. His Frank’s stereoviews are the only doc - wooden “Star” was rebuilt on a Poster for the 1919 film Deliverance. uments of her Thanksgiving visit metal frame after a brushfire that have surfaced to date. destroyed the original in 1935. How and where Helen Keller, After Helen’s Thanksgiving visit, Though the set of Frank Nightin - Anne Sullivan Macy, and Polly Nightingale continued to document gale stereoviews of “Palawoo” Thompson met Frank Nightingale his life at “Palawoo” in stereographs. includes numbers as high as 76, the during their visit to Hollywood is Dates of the views in the privately box in my collection appears almost not remembered. However, at some published boxed set continue up to full with 48 views. Though Helen point just over a week after her din - 1920, when Frank was hired as light - Keller was photographed while in ner with Chaplin, and before leaving ing and foreign sales engineer for a Hollywood during the production of for New York, Helen and her com - G.E. affiliate, the Anderson-Meyers Deliverance and with Anne Sullivan panions met Frank Nightingale and company in Shanghai. During the Macy and Chaplin at his studio, no accepted his invitation to Thanksgiv - two years Frank traveled to China, images made after her farewell din - ing dinner at “Palawoo” on Novem - he produced a set of 11 views of ner with Chaplin have surfaced to ber 28. Japan, and 143 stereographs of date, other than Frank’ stereographs Mr. Maybon and Mrs. Mary, Elsa China, including views of Hangzhou of her visit to “Palawoo.” and Myra Kingsley brought a 14- (referred to as Hangchow), Suzhou The set of stereographs produced pound turkey and “fixins” to cele - (Soochow), Mount Putuo island, by Frank Nightingale provide a brate Thanksgiving and the recent Shanghai, Ningbo, and Chang’an. unique view of life in Southern Cali - end of World War 1. Frank produced several images of the 1918 Thanks - giving dinner with Helen, Anne, No. 56. Playing the “One String” for Helen Keller “She Hears tone by Vibration through Her Finger-tips” at Palawoo” 1918.

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No. 23. [Frederick Byron Nightengale with] Whiz –My Traveling Home – All modern com - fornia in the second decade of the forts – Storage a space contains three double blankets & a pull out – Back of front seat 20th century. His images, annota - removable to make up a comfortable Pullman berth – Two gallon insulated ice water tank tions and poems afford a glimpse under car with faucet within the car furnishes drinking water, tank is under air pressure to into the life of the talented engineer force it up into the car & it keeps cold for 48 hours – Electric extension reading light – Cur - and photographer who created tains for dressing & camping – Yale lock to keep all secure when leaving car in the open – Special compartment concealed in frame holds toilet articles – Bathing suit – Shirts, collars, “Palawoo.” The set includes images of etc. etc. Built in wash basin – Small Victrola & records complete the outfit. FBN (Frederick Frank’s social circle, including opera (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920. singer Ellen Beach Yaw, and the “Cauldron Club.” These professional No. 22. Natures Window, A vista o’er the No. 30. Three Characters at the Hal - quality amateur views provide evi - Valley from the trail to “Palawoo.” loween Gambol of the “Cauldron dence and offer a glimpse of the rela - Clearing a Canyon. This one is nearly Club” – at “Palawoo.” These apes sure tively unknown visit of Miss Helen finished, most of the brush is out of the made things interesting for the mem - Keller to Frank Nightingale’s cabin way. First I cut out the Poison Oak – bers on the way to camp up the darn hideaway in the hills above Altadena this is dragged into the canyon bottom Canyon. FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron on Thanksgiving 1918. & chopped up small. Next the dead Nightingale). wood is cleared out, the larger pieces No. 32. “The Forest of Arden.” Looking Frank Byron Nightingale’s saved for rustic furniture & fences, the through the big open windows at “Pala - Captions for the smaller pieces for firewood. Then the woo” – note the drop of 40 feet from “Palawoo ” set trees are trimmed up – the leaves raked the porch rail to the bottom of the up & put over the poison oak. Last the Canyon – FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron No. 6. Corner of the Dining Room At earth is shoveled over the leaves & the Nightingale) 1916. “Palawoo” Electricity & Telephone lines canyon leveled up. FBN (Frederick are carried over my own pole line from No. 33. In “Golden Rod Valley” – Uncle (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920 “At John - & The Old Miners Cabin in the Pasadena to Palawoo. FBN (Frederick Palawoo.” (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920. back-ground. Prospecting for water & No. 23. Whiz – My Traveling Home – All getting ready to drive well (No. #2) No. 10. The Jungle dressed up. This was modern comforts – Storage space con - which was a success & from which I just a tangle of weeds and brush last tains three double blankets & a pull out. now obtain my water supply. FBN year – Now the stone walls & stairways Back of front seat removable to make (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale). lead up to different little nooks with up a comfortable Pullman berth. Two No. 35. “At Palawoo” Miss Helen Keller rustic furniture and hammocks while at gallon insulated ice water tank under Mrs. A.S. Macy (her teacher) Back row night it is fairyland with lights twin - car with faucet within the car furnishes Miss B. K. (Bertie Kate) Shipley – Cousin kling out on every side in colors drinking water, tank is under air pres - through the shrub trees. FBN (Frederick of A. Lincoln Mr. Paul Harrison friends sure to force it up into the car & it of Miss Keller Miss Polly Thompson. (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920 “At keeps cold for 48 hours. Electric exten - Palawoo.” sion reading light – Curtains for dress - No. 37. “On the terrace” “Of Nighties No. 20. “After the Storm,” Taken from ing & camping – Yale lock to keep all Chinese farm.” the porch rail at Palawoo – Note the secure when leaving car in the open - No. 43. “The Home-Ward Trail.” This is raindrops on the brush in the fore- Special compartment concealed in part of the trail that leads to my little ground. South-west view from the frame holds toilet articles – Bathing cabin home – “Palawoo” – There are camp – FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron suit – Shirts, collars, etc. etc. Built in acres of ferns along this trail & it is well Nightingale) 1917. wash basin – Small Victrola & records shaded with live Oak Trees – Yes it is No. 21 (no title) complete the outfit. FBN (Frederick dark at night but I seldom if ever carry (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920.

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a light FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron No. 74. “A porch at Palawoo” FBN (Fred - “Palawoo” From the Fern Trail in the For - Nightingale) 1920 “at Palawoo.” erick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920. est of Arden” FBN (Frederick (Frank) No. 46. “Palawoo” (the birds nest) Show - No. 76. “The End of the Trail” Where the Byron Nightingale) 1920. ing its location in the foot-hills of Mt. winding path meets the Cabin in the “The Last Fire” “At Palawoo” FBN (Freder - Lowe, Sierra Madre Mountains – 2000 Hills. “At Palawoo” FBN (Frederick ick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920. feet above the sea. FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920. The Bath Room “At Palawoo” Shower (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1917. “Palawoo” From the west. “Golden Rod bath is just behind the door in the cen - No. 56. Playing the “One String” for Claim reaches to the Pine tree on the ter. Hot & cold water – Hot water is Helen Keller “She Hears tone by Vibra - sky line.” 1916. mostly heated by the sun & stored in a tion through Her Finger-tips” at Pala - “Sunset” “At Palawoo” FBN (Frederick tank – The remainder is heated by Elec - woo” 1918. (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1917. tricity. FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron No. 58. Ellen Beach Yaw (The Lark) in A Yucca (Spanish Bayonette) [sic] In full Nightingale) 1920. “The Lark’s Corner” at Palawoo 1918. bloom on one of my terraces – These “A Cleared Nook.” The dead wood has No. 59. Thanksgiving Dinner “At Pala - wonderful flowers grow wild in our been removed & cut up & the leaves woo” 1918. Miss Elisa Kingsley, Mrs. Hills – Many grow to a height of 15 raked in piles – Now it is ready for the Mary Kingsley, Miss Polly Thompson, feet – “At Palawoo” 1918. stonewalls & stairways & leveling to Miss Helen Keller, Miss Myra Kingsley, “The Thanksgiving Fire” at Palawoo” 1918. make it livable with rustic seats, etc. Mr. Maybon Kingsley, Mrs. A.S. Macy FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightin - “A Cozy Home at “Palawoo” There are gale) 1920 “At Palawoo.” (Identification of individuals left to many of these palm thatch Sumer hous - right) Elsa Kingsley, Mrs. Mary Kingsley, es in the Canyon “One of the Big Oaks,” “At Palawoo” Rus - Polly Thompson, Helen Keller, Myra tic fences & furniture, rock stair ways Kingsley, Maybon Kingsley, Mrs. Anne Terrace View – Yuccas in bloom – Also leading down winding trails to terraced note the fruit-trees on the Terrace – At Sullivan Macy “Teacher.” gardens below. FBN (Frederick (Frank) Palawoo. 1918. No. 62. Palawoo – The home of Peter Byron Nightingale) 1920. Pan – Altadena – California In the val - On Thanksgiving Day 1915 I layed [sic] Through the open Window looking o’er the foundation beams for the camp - ley of Voices” FBN (Frederick (Frank) the Valley “At Palawoo” FBN (Frederick Byron Nightingale)1920. This is my third Anniversary FBN (Frank). Byron Nightingale) 1920 (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale). No. 70. Nighties Chinese farm; AS the “Native Brush: Which surrounds Pala - people call my Terraces which are plant - “The Vault” – Looking from the inside woo – Greese-wood [sic] in bloom – ed with 275 fruit trees – Apple, Crab out – There is a very good view of the Prickly Phlox – Spanish Bayonette [sic] Valley form here – At “Palawoo” 1918. Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum, Apricot & (Yucca) Etc. FBN (Frederick (Frank) Cherries. There are 20 terraces on the The Dressing Room “At Palawoo” Electric Byron Nightingale) 1920. slope of the hill which is 400 feet high. Lighted and Heated FBN (Frederick Act 1 “Old Buzz” After he had gone down A water pipe line is connected to each (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920. the mountain side – A Twisted Steering terrace for irrigation during the dry sea - The Kitchen “At Palawoo” A popular spot nuckle [sic] & a Sharp Curve in the trail son. FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron of the house at meal times FBN (Freder - caused it! FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1917. ick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920. Nightingale). Act 2 “Old Buzz” In an Unusual Position FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightin - gale). Palawoo trail. No. 58. Ellen Beach Yaw (The Lark) in “The Lark’s Corner” at Palawoo 1918. Ellen Beach Yaw lived in nearby Covina and was Known as “Lark Ellen,” “California’s Queen of Song,” and “The California Nightingale.” Ellen reportedly was the only known soprano of her era who could sing and sustain the D above high D. She was also able to trill in major thirds or fifths (trills involve rapidly alternating notes over an interval of a minor or major second).

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No. 30. Three Characters at the Halloween Gambol of the “Cauldron Club” – at “Palawoo” ground growing wild – Prickly phlox – These apes sure made things interesting for the members on the way to camp up the darn Whit Sage – Spanish Bayonette, Grease - Canyon. FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale). wood, etc, etc. FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1917. – FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron Gray mounts Fog & Early Dawn At “Palawoo” “Natures Nightingale) 1917. “When the Fog Drifts in.” “At Palawoo” phantom Ocean” FBN (Frederick (Frank) Ribbons of vapor transparent & thin “Valley of the Golden Rod.” Named so Byron Nightingale) 1917. because here I first found Golden Rod Then an ocean of mystery, as the fog “Sunset” From the porch rail at “Pala - in California – the first day I ever set drifts in, woo” – Looking Southwest over La foot on my claim. This picture taken Above it like islands in the enchanted Canada Valley – Not a house in sight & from “The Terraces” – it is this valley I sea at night not a light to be seen in the am placing under cultivation, FBN Great mountain tops, rugged, peep whole beautiful Valley. FBN (Frederick (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) through to me, (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1917. While phantom shores crested with the 1916. (Continued on page 15) mass, “From the open Window “At Palawoo” As the billows surge on-ward, up the Natured flower garden in the fore - trail o’er the pass. “The Last Fire” [Frederick Byron Nightingale in front of fireplace]” At Palawoo” FBN (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) 1920.

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Two Books Reveal Historic Museum Specimens in Stereo

review by John Dennis

of a project to docu - oviews depicting the subjects of the ment in stereographs museum speci - respective books. Unlike many such mens dating from the early19th cen - books, there is no need to watch for ometimes 3-D related books tury to the early 20th century and (or forgive) historical or technical sneak up on us because, well, have144 pages each with 50 large errors in the obligatory chapter on Smaybe not all publishers have stereos each. The various specimens stereoscopy, as these were both our address. That was the case with are preserved in sealed glass contain - written by frequent Stereo World

Minus some of the over - size background, “Com - mon Chameleon” rests in a glass bottle on page 47 of Animal Kingdom. The specimen was made transparent by the preparation method, showing its internal structure rather than its skin, unlike other speci - mens in the book. (Stereo by Jim Naughten)

two recent books by Jim Naughten, ers of liquid or as articulated contributor Denis Pellerin of the ANIMAL KINGDOM , Stereoscopic Images skeletons, most with their original London Stereoscopic Company. of Natural History and HUMAN ANATO - scientific labels clearly visible. Animal Kingdom is divided into MY , Stereoscopic Images of Medical Each book features an introducto - chapters illustrating specimens of Sea Specimens . Both books are the result ry essay by current curators of such Creatures, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, collections, covering the history of and Primates. Each left page features various techniques of preservation, only the Common and Scientific ANIMAL KINGDOM , Stereoscopic the uses of the specimens, and the name of the specimen, which Images of Natural History institutions and museums where appears on the facing right page in a by Jim Naughten, Prestel Publishing they were created and/or are now full size stereo pair. These give an 2016. ISBN 978-3-7913-8247-0. kept. In addition, both books also initial impression of being consider - Hardcover, 11 x 9” 144 pages, provide readers with a brief history ably larger than a traditional stereo- 50 stereographs. Folding stereoscope included. of stereoscopy including the photog - view, thanks to the seven and a half prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de . raphers and publishers of early stere - inch wide seamless tan backgrounds

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In fact, the large back - band attached to the back cover grounds nearly match keeps the front cover closed and pre - the opening of the heavy vents the viewer from falling out. cardboard stereoscope The stereography in both books that fits between the was done with obvious care in posi - hardback cover and the tioning of the specimens and the use first page of the book. of soft lighting to avoid harsh shad - It’s a bit like an oversize ows or reflections on the glass con - OWL viewer, without tainers. The books’ screenless print - snaps to hold it open. ing stands up to the magnification of (The one and a half any stereoscope or even stronger inch diameter lenses magnifier, providing the nearest and the egg shaped thing to actual photographic prints. nose opening are iden - The effect of viewing them in stereo tical to the folding is well described by Martin Barnes, cover viewers of Mark Curator of Photographs at London’s against which all of Blum’s Bugs in 3-D and Beneath the Victoria and Albert Museum in his the specimens were stereographed. Sea in 3-D books.) At the end of each Forward to Animal Kingdom . “A Perfectly seamless also applies to the chapter are two pages of thumbnails whole universe frozen in time is septum, the lack of which could lead showing each view next to a para - reanimated and elegantly represent -

“Trunk with scoliosis of the vertebral column” before 1830, from page 123 of Human Anatomy. Paragraphs next to thumbnails at the end of each chapter explain the function of the structure shown and the nature of any abnormalities.

someone first opening the book to graph describing the size, environ - ed in this book. It is like a secret cab - wonder if these museums had ment and range of the specimens in inet of curiosities with its doors collected, Noah style, two of each the chapter. unexpectedly wide open.” animal. Extra space is provided by a cover All of the above details apply to spine wider than the thickness of the Naughten’s second book, Human HUMAN ANATOMY , Stereoscopic book which opens to lay flat instead Anatomy , as well. It is divided into Images of Medical Specimens of being glued to the inner spine chapters covering Foetuses, Nervous by Jim Naughten, Prestel Publishing holding the pages. This leaves room System & Sensory Organs, Limbs, 2017. ISBN 978-3-7913-8329-3. to store the folding viewer and has Head & Neck, Internal Organs and Hardcover, 11 x 9” 144 pages, the added benefit of allowing the Bones. Captions on the left pages 50 stereographs. Folding pages to open fairly flat for easy include dates of the specimens in the stereoscope included. prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de . viewing of the stereos. An elastic (Continued on page 15)

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Blu-ray 3D Historical Record Published by Mark Willke appear to have been stripped of their the experience, not simply watch.” idescreen Review magazine, information about the soundtrack, He adds, “While 4K Ultra HD HDR which bills itself as “The bonus features and plot summary, Blu-ray is today’s picture and sound W Essential Home Theatre and instead look specifically at the performance standard, still 3D Resource”, has published a 60-page 3-D image. Frequently there is imagery far outperforms any spatial 4-part compendium of all 213 information about which camera dimensionality perceived in the 4K blu-ray 3D system was Ultra HD format. And while film - reviews that used in makers have traditionally utilized have appeared production, the placement of objects and actors in the maga - as well as in foregrounds and backgrounds, so zine’s pages whether the as to create a perception of depth, since early movie was even the best production design can - 2011. (The shot natively not duplicate native and conversion compendium’s in 3-D or 3D depth and perspective.” introduction mentions 243 reviews, converted from 2-D footage. And He acknowledges the recent but that number is a typo.) Titled in the case of a conversion, the com - decrease in the number of blu-ray “The 3D Historical Record,” part one pany or companies that did the work 3D titles being released, saying “This appeared in the June 2017 issue are often credited. The name of the may be our last [blu-ray 3D com - (number 217). Its two-page introduc - stereographer pendium], unless there is a dramatic tion examines the 3-D experience in involved is also resurgence in the demand for 3D the home, but includes discussion of often noted. content in the home, much broader related topics such as despite continued “What is 3D?”, explaining the prin - support theatrically. ciples of capturing and It appears that viewing 3-D, and increasingly studios “Conversion are not releasing on Technology” 3D Blu-ray Disc all discussing the titles that have process of appeared theatrically converting 2-D in 3D…” But even if movies to 3-D. there are no more 3-D The compendium compendiums, Gary continued in the has not given up July/August 2017 on 3-D. In fact, in a issue (number 218), recent email he told the September 2017 me there are issue (number 219), presently at least and wrapped up in the four blu-ray 3D October 2017 issue reviews in the works (number 220). The to be published in reviews are organized upcoming issues. by genre. Subscriptions and The magazine has back issues of the always advocated magazine can be making your home purchased at theatre experience widescreenreview.com . “the best that it can Sample PDF s contain - be,” so its blu-ray ing several pages from reviews normally go each issue are also into great detail about the available to download And disc’s picture and sound quality. for free. The sample included with A brief plot summary of the movie PDF s for issues 217, 218, 219 and 220 each review are the being reviewed is often also included each include one page of the 3D magazine’s original numerical ratings along with a listing of any bonus Historical Record. features included, but the main focus for picture quality and sound quality, of their reviews is how faithfully the plus its WSR content rating. his column depends on readers for picture and sound have been trans - Editor Gary Reber has long been an advocate of the blu-ray 3D format, T information. (We don’t know every - ferred to the disc, and not the thing!) Please send information or and says in the compilation’s intro - movie’s artistic merits, acting quality questions to David Starkman, NewViews or plot details. However, the reviews duction, “3D enables me to become Editor, 4049 Coogan Circle , Culver City, CA reprinted in this compendium fully immersed and more fully live 90232. Email: [email protected] .

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Helen Keller PSA 2017 Conference (Continued from page 13) he Photographic Society of Amer - phers. During the Saturday Awards “The Back Porch” In the tree top a view of Tica (PSA) Conference was held in Banquet, APSA was awarded to NSA the trail in the distance – Northwest Pittsburgh, PA this past October. The members Dennis Green, Suzanne view from Camp. FBN (Frederick (Frank) 3-D Division Programs were all day Hughes, and George Themelis. The Byron Nightingale) 1917. on Thursday. Lee Pratt (3-D Division Honorary title APSA is for Associate “Golden Rod Valley” – Part of my “Home - Chairman) and Andrea Shetley (Vice of PSA . The definition on the PSA stead” – in heavy growth of brush in Chair) organized all the 3-D events, a website includes these words: “ APSA the foreground is a fragrant shrub called meeting that included showing of (Associate) is awarded for contribu - “Old Man” or “Boys Love.” Upper Right hand corner is two of my lower terraces the PSA Exhibition, Stereo Image of tions to the advancement of photog - of fruit trees. Crooked road way in the the Year, SPM workshop, and 3-D raphy that are primarily service ori - distance leads out to “Devil’s Gate.” FBN Surprises. In addition to the pro - ented. These may include service to (Frederick (Frank) Byron Nightingale) grams and the presentations, there PSA or other photographic organiza - 1917. were several social events, including tions or photography related service The “Yucca” Californias largest & most a 3-D Division Dinner on Friday and to the general community.” wonderful wild flower – on “The Ter - the Awards Banquet on Saturday. Suzanne Hughes was specifically races” at “Palawoo” ¡ (Frederick (Frank) PSA is a large organization that is noted for her work as director of the Byron Nightingale) 1917. about all types of photography and 3-D Interclub competition in which “At the End of the Trail” At “Palawoo” education, and 3-D is a very small several clubs participate. You can where a glass of cold water from the part of the group. It was surprising read more about the competition water jar is one of the rewards of climb - this year that of 13 Associateship and watch slide shows of past win - ing the trail FBN (Frederick (Frank) awards, three were for 3-D photogra - ning images on the PSA website Byron Nightingale) 1917. https://tinyurl.com/y9nv7bqs . Notes George Themelis accepted the 1. https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ position of PSA 3-D Division Histori - ccp-helen-keller/ an. George has always been interest - 2. Motion Picture Classic , November 1919 ed in the history of 3-D photography 3. Frederick B. Nightingale stereographs of and specifically the PSA 3-D Division. China, 1920-1921, Archive of Documentary George is looking forward to getting Arts at Duke University Collection RT.10984 all the PSA 3-D Division records and scanning them to make them acces - sible to all 3-D enthusiasts. He was given boxes of historically significant PSA 3-D Interclub Competition winners Books: Historic from 2012 through 2016 by some slides and printed material and he of the best stereographers around plans to have the stereo slides digi - Museum Specimens the world can be found at tized and turned into programs that (Continued from page 13) https://tinyurl.com/y9nv7bqs . clubs can show. stereos on the right pages. Many of the specimens show physical defor - mities, as they were intended for use in medical institutions. Even the pre - served specimens of normal exam - Oceans: The Blue Planet 3D ples of human anatomy can be strange to view in close-up stereo. Coming in 2018 One example is “Eye and eyebrow,” a specimen preserved prior to 1830 BC Earth and Giant Screen Films Alucia Productions, a non-profit in a cylindrical glass jar which dis - Bhave announced that Oceans: The media company that works with torts the single eye staring out Blue Planet has a worldwide release research institutions and conserva - unblinking for nearly 200 years on March 16, 2018 in all giant tion organizations to chronicle above the yellowed paper label of screen 2-D and 3-D formats. The film, ocean expeditions aboard their two Amsterdam’s Vrolik Museum where by the creators of the groundbreak - research vessels, Alucia and Umbra. it remains today. Later in the 19th ing Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II Oceans: The Blue Planet is unprece - century, glass bottles with flat sides TV series, will take audiences on a dented in terms of underwater film- became more widely available mak - global odyssey, from coastal shallows making and has led to new scientific ing study (or photography) of the to the freezing shores of Antarctica, discoveries about our oceans. Audi - specimens easier. revealing the untold stories of the ences will be touched and dazzled by Whether your interest is in natural ocean’s most astonishing creatures. the incredible animal behavior, the history, medical history, the history The film took nearly four years to stories that only our natural world of museum specimen preservation or complete, with filmmakers employ - can spin, captured in this film. the stereography of such artifacts, ing specialized ultra high-definition these are important and impressively cameras designed for the giant designed books well worth adding to screen. The film is co-produced by any collection.

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“In Camp” with Artists by Leonard A. Walle

harles Leander Weed is credited E. Watkins who brought Yosemite’s with being the first photogra- natural beauty to public attention Cpher to enter and photograph and influenced others. Beginning in what is known today as Yosemite 1861, he made eight trips to this National Park in 1859. 1 But more location over a twenty-year period. 2 than any other person, it is Carleton Of all his work Watkins is best

Fig. 1. “In Camp Yo Semite.” Watkins albumen silver print manuscript stereo photograph #1036, 1865-66. (All images from the collection of Leonard A. Walle except as noted.)

Fig. 2. Engraving from William Keith design showing first prize medal awarded to C. E. Watkins at the 1867 Paris International Exposition on the back of a Carleton Watkins stereoview.

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Fig. 3. “In Camp Yo Semite.” Watkins albumen silver print manuscript stereo half photo- graph #1036, 1865-66. Virgil Williams, the empty seat, and Thomas Hill in Yosemite, next For photo historians, examining to the wooden building with umbrellas and paintings. vintage stereo photographs provides important insight in determining known for his photographs of revenue. In their day stereo photo- and understanding how a photogra- Yosemite. Painters such as Albert graphs were affordable to both actual pher like Watkins approached his Bierstadt, Thomas Hill, William and armchair travelers and were work. On outdoor excursions it was Keith, Thomas Moran, and Virgil somewhat comparable to photo common for photographers during Williams as well as photographers postcards during the early 20th cen- this time to use both stereo and Eadweard Muybridge, George Fiske, tury. However, by their inherent large-format cameras where they and Ansel Adams followed in his nature, stereo photographs trans- would record multiple vantage footsteps. ported the viewer right into the points in stereo before unpacking Although Watkins’ mammoth scene. It is because of this property and setting up their larger cameras plate prints were exhibited with that painters used them as aids along to capture a scene deemed worthy of much acclaim and are most prized, with field studies in completing their the extra effort involved. Thus by he also made stereo photographs paintings. examining stereo photographs you that were an important source of can often follow step-by-step the

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rapher for the California State Geo- logical Survey with cameras to pro- duce “negatives in four different sizes: 18 by 22 inches for mammoth 3 1 views ; 9 ⁄2 by 13 inches for landscape photographs to be published in 1 1 albums; 6 ⁄2 by 8 ⁄2 inches for a pro- posed ‘Yosemite Book’4 to be pub- lished by Whitney; and stereo for- mat.”5 It should be noted that on these two trips Watkins was given the opportunity to produce photo- graphs not only for the Survey but also for his commercial photograph- Fig. 5. Empty seat among artists. ic business. It was during this time that he made a stereo photograph, important for achieving an optimum “In Camp Yo Semite 1036” (Figure 1), stereo effect. However, this is a sub- which is the focus of this article. ject that deserves a separate discus- It wasn’t until 1867-68, after his sion but is mentioned to point out trips to Yosemite in 1865 and 1866, the symbiotic relationship between that Watkins stopped distributing the two formats both from a busi- manuscript views and began publish- ness and artistic perspective. ing his stereo photographs on Because of its smaller size and mounts with printed identification greater flexibility, Watkins used his and the copyright statement stereo camera on government sur- “Entered according to the Act of Con- veys to record various geological for- gress in the year 1867, by C. E. mations and for social/historical WATKINS, in the Clerk’s Office of the events such as parades, the laying of District Court of the United States, Fig. 4. Detail, “In Camp Yo Semite.” the cornerstone of the San Francis- for the Northern District of Califor- Watkins albumen silver print manu- co’s City Hall, the wreck of the Visca- nia.”12 This was in part prompted by script stereo photograph #1036, ta, and visitors in Yosemite. However, the pirating13 of his 1861 Yosemite 1865-66. Vertical board in doorway even though his stereo photographs photographs by eastern publishers with initials. provide historical documentation of such as D. Appleton and Company his travels and insight into his work, of New York and being sold at “cut- visual sequence of how a mammoth- it was his mammoth-plate photo- rate” prices.14 At the same time he plate image was taken as well as graphs that he took most pride in. also began printing on the back of viewing the same image in its com- In 1865 and 1866 Watkins his stereo photograph mounts an panion stereo photograph. Stereo returned to Yosemite as the photog- engraving of a pen-and-ink sketch photographs also impacted large-for- mat photographs in terms of the foreground composition that is so Fig. 6. “’Inverted in the tide Standing the gray rocks’ Yo Semite.” Watkins manuscript albumen on glass stereo photograph #41, 1861.

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Yosemite National Park Museum7 en building on the left and a dog and the other is the recently found lying on the ground in the doorway. manuscript stereo photograph (Fig- Looking further, the painting in ure 1). It shows landscape painters the doorway is resting near the top Virgil Williams and Thomas Hill, of a vertical board and close exami- who were close friends of Watkins. nation shows the letters “C E W” In 1865 Yosemite commissioner written on it (Figure 4). Frederick Law Olmsted “wrote a let- Carleton E. Watkins’ initials are ter soliciting Watkins’ opinion as to C. E. W. It appears that Watkins has the best way to preserve and indicated his presence by including enhance the beauty of the valley.” 8 the board with his initials in the Watkins’s photographs of Yosemite photograph and the empty seat is in were widely recognized for fostering fact his as a fellow artist who is popular support for the preservation behind the camera taking this stereo of this natural wonder and artists photograph. such as William Keith and Charles Watkins considered himself an Bierstadt in addition to Williams and artist and was publically recognized Hill used them for study and inspira- as such. The Mariposa Gazette report- Fig. 7. Carleton E. Watkins, P. Mezzara, tion. ed on September 9, 1865: “Mr. cameo, c. 1868-1869, copy print. What is particularly interesting Watkins the artist … and others (Courtesy of the Yosemite National Park Archives, about this stereo photograph is that came out of the Yo Semite Valley Museum and Library) when you view it in 3-D or examine and voted in the election.” 9 Upon one of the stereo half images in fur- seeing some of the 100 glass stereo- made for him by his friend, the artist ther detail (Figures 3, 4 and 5), some scopic views Watkins produced from William Keith, of the first prize intriguing elements become notice- his first Yosemite trip, “Oliver Wen- medal he was awarded at the 1867 able. The first is the empty seat posi- dell Holmes remarked that they pos- Paris International Exhibition15, 16 tioned between Virgil Williams and sessed ‘a perfection of art which (Figure 2). Although stereo negatives Thomas Hill. Why is the seat there compares with the finest European made by Watkins both before and instead of being removed if the work’ a boast that suggests, as many after 1867-68 were published on image was made to document these subsequent scholars have, that mounts with printed identification, two artists in Yosemite? Notice also Watkins became conversant with the one can conclude that views on that three paintings were carefully formal principles of romantic land- manuscript mounts were pho- positioned to be included in the scape.”10 A good example is his pho- tographed prior to 1867-68 which in photograph. Other details readily tograph of “The Three Brothers” turn supports the attribution by visible include two rifles propped reflected in water (Figure 6) which Peter Palmquist that the stereo pho- against the tree on the right, two he gave the title: “Inverted in the tograph “In Camp Yo Semite 1036” umbrellas leaning against the wood- tide Stand the gray rocks,” which is a was made during Watkins’ 1865 or 1866 trip to Yosemite. There are only two copies of this view known to exist 6. One is in the Fig. 8. “Primitive Mining, the Old Rocker.” Watkins albumen silver print stereo photograph #3542, c. 1883.

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locations to establish an In conclusion, how should we inventory for his “New think of Carleton Watkins: as an old Series.” miner whom time passed by, as a So, if in fact the photographer who mastered his craft empty seat shown in over and over and again, or as an the photograph “In artist who never gave up on his won- Camp” With Artists derful vision of the world around actually belonged to him. I believe above all else Watkins Carleton Watkins, what thought of himself as an artist “In did he look like? Por- Camp Yo Semite,” sitting on a seat traits of Watkins are few (Figure 5) between fellow artists. and rare. He reportedly Notes did not like being pho- 1. Mary V. Hood, “Charles L. Weed, Yosemite’s tographed. The best First Photographer,” Yosemite Nature Notes, answer to this question Vol. XXXVIII , No 6, 1959, pp. 76-87. comes from a cameo 2. Peter E. Palmquist, Carleton E. Watkins, Pho- carved likeness, c. 1868- tographer of the American West (Albuquerque: Amon Carter Museum-University of New 69, which was made for Mexico Press, 1983), p. 14. Before Carleton 18 his mother. Unfortu- Watkins (1829-1916) began his own com- nately, today all we mercial photographic business, he worked for have is a copy photo of Robert H. Vance making daguerreotypes and it in the collection of then for James M. Ford using the collodion process to make ambrotypes and wet-plate Yosemite National Park Fig. 9. Detail, “Primitive Mining, the Old Rocker.” negatives. Watkins albumen silver print stereo half #3542, c. 1883. (Figure 7). The only ver- 3. The mammoth-plate photographs taken this A self-portrait of Watkins with a mining device called a ified photographic self- time in Yosemite were made using a new rocker used for separating gold from gravel. portrait of Watkins large-format wide-angle lens whose optics produced images with greater precision and shows him posed as a fewer flaws. Peter Palmquist and Thomas R. line from Henry Wadsworth Longfel- miner, the Old Rocker, c. Kailbourn, Pioneer Photographers of the Far low’s poem “An April Day.” 11 1883, (Figures 8 & 9) made for his West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865 19 (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000), p. Carleton Watkins became a charter children. Another photograph strongly attributed to being a self- 580. With this new lens Watkins did not member of the San Francisco Art have to crop the top of his photographs into Association in 1871. 17 Throughout portrait is “Shunshine, Spring Valley an arch-dome shape as was required with his 20 his life he focused on his role as an W.W.,” c.1864-1866. It is a Watkins 1861 Yosemite images. 4. Josiah Dwight Whitney, The Yosemite Valley artist, becoming increasingly more manuscript stereo photograph show- ing him seated on the left in front of and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, involved in San Francisco’s art circles, and of the Big Trees of California (New York: his dark tent as a photographer, with much to the detriment of his busi- Julius Bien, 1868). ness. In 1875/76 Watkins tragically photo chemicals inside (Figures 5. Peter E. Palmquist, “Carleton E. Watkins: lost his Yosemite Art Gallery and all 10 & 11). Master of the ‘Grand View,’” The Argonaut his negatives to creditors, forcing him to re-photograph his beloved Yosemite as well as numerous other Fig. 10. “Shunshine, Spring Valley W.W.” Watkins albumen silver print manuscript stereo photograph #925, 1864.

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(San Francisco: San Francisco Historical Soci- efforts: the Laguna Honda ety, Winter 1995/96), vol. 6, No. 2, p. 12. Reservoir in 1864 and the 6. Although stereo photographs of popular Pilarcitos Creek watershed Yosemite locations by Watkins are somewhat in 1866 -1867. prevalent, his commissioned views of com- mercial enterprises, family estates, and Acknowledge- groups of people such as shown in this pho- ments tograph are in many instances quite limited. Because there are only two known vintage Thanks go to: 1. Steve Heselton, creator of stereoviews of In Camp Yo Semite #1036, it CarletonWatkins.org, a seems reasonable to conclude that they were website dedicated to the made for the artists portrayed rather than for work of, and a major commercial distribution. resource for, Carlelton 7. The stereoview in the Yosemite National Park Watkins. Museum is also on an early manuscript 2. Weston Naef, noted photo mount, which indicates it was issued before historian who in collabora- 1867-68 - shortly after the stereo photograph tion with James N. Wood was taken. Note: A stereo photograph half produced the landmark from the Museum’s view is an illustration in book that opened my eyes Palmquist, Carleton E. Watkins, Photographer to the significance of early of the American West, p. 20. landscape photography, Era 8. Ibid. Of Exploration: The Rise of 9. Ibid, p. 25. Landscape Photography in 10. Amy Rule, editor, Carleton Watkins: Selected the American West, 1860- texts and Bibliography (Boston:G. K. Hall & 1885, and for his dedica- Co., 1993), p. 28. tion with Christine Hult- Fig. 11. Detail, “Shunshine, Spring Valley W.W.” Watkins 11. First published in the United States Literary Lewis in providing 19th- albumen silver print manuscript stereo half #925, 1864. Gazette, Vol. II, No. 2 (Boston: Cummings, century photo historians the Watkins seated at left outside his photo darktent. Hilliard and Co., 1825), p. 69. publication Carleton Watkins, 12. In 1865 an act was approved for extending The Complete Mammoth copyright protection in the United States to Photographs. photographs with the requirement that a About the Author 3. Virginia Sanchez, Research Library Librarian, printed copy be deposited in the Library of Leonard Walle is a founding mem- and Greg Cox, Curator of Collections, at Congress within one month of publication. Yosemite National Park. ber of the National Stereoscopic The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the 4. Finally, and most important, this article is Association and has been collecting power to enact laws for establishing copy- dedicated to Peter Palmquist who spent the right in the United States and the first federal photography since 1971. After an major part of his life researching and writing copyright laws were enacted in 1790 for education in chemistry and business about 19th-century western photographers books, maps, and charts. Protection of histor- he worked professionally in the and in particular Careleton E. Watkins. I am ical prints was added in 1802, musical com- honored to have known him as a friend. graphic arts industry for over 30 positions in 1831, dramatic compositions in Although he is dearly missed due to an 1856, followed by photographs in 1865. Ben- years. He has a combined interest in untimely death, his inspiration continues to jamin W. Rudd, “Notable Dates in American history and art that involves the be deeply felt. Copyright 1793-1969,” Quarterly Journal of common bond between explorers, the Library of Congress (Washington,D.C.: US artists, and scientists during the 19th Copyright Office, April, 1971), pp. 137-143. century. 13. Like many artists, Watkins did not have a strong sense for business and he struggled financially most of his business life. This was in sharp contrast to his competitor Eadweard Muybridge who, for example, identified his early prints by scribing helios into his nega- tives (Helios was the Greek God of the Sun). HELIOS’ Flying Studio was a pseudonym used by Muybridge who actively advertised his photographs in sharp contrast to Watkins who mainly relied on “word of mouth” to promote his work. 14. Palmquist, Carleton E. Watkins, Photographer of the American West, p. 26. 15. Ibid, 97n, p. 33. 16. Also, cabinet and carte de visite albumen portrait photographs from 1871-1875 were blind stamped “Watkins” on the lower right albumen surface of cabinet and carte de vis- ite photographs from his 22 and 26 Mont- gomery Street Art Gallery. 17. Ibid, p. 44. 18. Ibid, Frontispiece and pp. 59-60. 19. Ibid, p. 61. 20. The commercial commission to photograph the Spring Valley Water Works was initiated in 1864. Weston Naef and Christine Hult- Lewis, Carleton Watkins, The Complete Mam- moth Photographs (Los Angeles: Getty Publica- tions, 2011), p. 537. Additional research col- laboration between Naef and Steve Heselton indicates the commission consisted of two

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3-D Blockbusters n my last article I discussed the blockbuster which continues to this availability of classic (mostly day. I 1950s) 3-D movies on 3D Blu-ray In 2010 James Cameron, a man disc. In this article I want to show who feels strongly that three dimen - the availability of the grand, the sions make any film more involving, spectacular, the larger than life, the came out with Avatar in 3-D in blockbuster 3-D movies! movie theaters. That film was The term “blockbuster” started released on 2D Blu-ray later that during WWII describing aerial bombs same year. The 3D Blu-ray was not used to obliterate an entire city block. offered for sale because it was an Before long the term began to be exclusive to Panasonic for their 3DTV used to describe any entertainment; and accessory package by arrange - plays, novels, computer games or ment with 20th Century Fox. It was films that were hugely and financial - almost two years later before the 3D ly successful. During the height of Blu-ray was finally made available on the video rental craze (around 2004) the open market. In 1997 Cameron Blockbuster was a chain of 9,094 had scored big with Titanic a true stores renting movies on VHS then blockbuster originally shot in 2-D. DVD and finally on Blu-ray. They After the success of Avatar Cameron had to declare bankruptcy in 2010 went to Stereo D and painstakingly mainly because of online streaming converted the original Titanic to 3-D. Combining the shark mania roused by movie services such as Netflix. The resulting film was rereleased into the original Jaws blockbuster with the theaters and the brief surge of 3-D films in the early resulting 3D 1980s, Jaws 3-D (1983) was reported - Blu-ray is truly ly the most expensive 3-D movie yet made. One lasting result was this 3-D stunning. You poster. See SW Vol. 10 No. 4 page 35. would never guess that it always excited to see a new film wasn’t originally being advertised in “RealD 3D shot in 3-D! and/or IMAX 3D” for the theater. Google says that “blockbuster” is a Avatar , along with Tim Burton’s That means there will probably be thing of great power or size, in par - Alice in Wonderland created a another movie to add to your 3-D ticular a movie, book, or other prod - demand for 3-D theatrical movies as collection before too long uct that is a great commercial success. part of the whole blockbuster pack - In my personal 3D Blu-ray collec - This last definition is the one that age. The success of these films led to tion I have over 170 live action 3D describes what we think of as an the usual imitators who drove the Blu-rays. The vast majority of those awesome spectacular (very often 3-D “craze” way down. In 2015 the could be considered “blockbusters.” 3-D) movie! If a film has gorgeous 3-D blockbuster image was reaf - Included are all of the Marvel scenery, an adventurous plot and firmed by the release of Jurassic movies; Captain America (two so far), lots of action it will be even more World and Star Wars: The Force Awak - The Avengers (two so far), Thor (two spectacular and involving in three ens . Both films were released in dimensions! so far), Ant Man , Dr. Strange , RealD 3D and IMAX 3D in theaters Films such as Gone with the Wind , Guardians of the Galaxy (two so far), and subsequently on 3D Blu-ray for Quo Vadis , The Ten Commandments , and X-Men (two so far). Also from your home theater. and Ben-Hur defined the term “block - Disney (they own Marvel and Lucas - Recent blockbusters have often buster” for their time. The modern film) is Star Wars: The Force Awakens, been released in 3-D even though age of blockbusters began with Jaws and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story . originally shot in 2-D. The cost for a in 1975 when it became an “event More 3-D films from Disney include post-conversion of a film to 3-D is film” and a film genre unto itself. It the Pirates of the Caribbean (two in roughly $75,000 per minute of film. became the template for the summer 3-D so far) and Tim Burton’s Alice in This can be less costly than using Wonderland , and Alice Through the two cameras, which essentially more Looking Glass, the live action Beauty than doubles the amount of work for ontributor Lew Warren has an and the Beast (plus the animated film, the cinematographer. Alice in Won - extensive background in stereoscopic also in converted 3-D), and Oz the C derland was intentionally shot in 2-D photography and display, with over thirty Great and Powerful . Disney has not years experience in television. His experi - planning to create the 3-D version in released Star Wars 1; The Phantom ence as station general manager included post-production. Menace which was converted for oversight of the engineering department As I write this article there are and the conversion to digital of a UHF sta - another run in theaters to promote about ten 3-D films currently in or tion in Southern California. He has a con - Star Wars: The Force Awakens , and recently being shown in theaters. tinued interest in stereoscopic images and The Lone Ranger which was a fun new technologies for viewing of those Most of those will also be released movie albeit a financial disaster. As I images, including 3-D Television. on 3D Blu-ray in a few months. I am

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the world is an egotistical ass to all enhances the movie as a whole. around him including his former While the aspect ratio changes often lover Christine Palmer (Rachel on the screen the only thing notice - McAdams). He enjoys belittling able is the width of the letterbox at other doctors as much as he loves top and bottom (smaller letterboxing being the best at his craft. Until he with larger image for the IMAX himself is involved in a horrendous scenes). Still the changes only automobile accident that mangles enhance the image not detract from both of his hands making them it. The depth, especially during the unable to move let alone perform scenes of outlandish action in New sensitive operations. He learns of a York, London and Katmandu is truly formerly paralyzed man who outstanding. It would be spectacular regained the ability to walk from a in 2-D but in 3-D it is awesome! mysterious Ancient One (Tilda Swin - No “blockbuster” would be com - ton), and journeys to Katmandu to plete without a sound system to see if he can get the same help for match the fantastic image. In the - his useless hands. aters the ultimate sound is currently He meets other characters along Dolby ATMOS , a system of up to 64 the way who help and hinder his channels behind the screen plus all quest and even threaten the future around and above the audience. In of the Earth. Master Mordo (Chiwe - the home ATMOS is also available on tel Ejiofor), the traitorous Kaecilius newer A/V receivers and preamps. A true blockbuster, 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens is available on 3D (Mads Mikkelsen), and those who Many of the latest Blu-ray discs Blu-ray. follow him striving to turn the Earth include the ATMOS soundtrack over to the dark lord Dormammu. It including 3D Blu-rays as well. write this, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is all seems hopeless until Stephen Dr. Strange on 3D Blu-ray was showing in theaters in 3-D and set - finally swallows his ego and trusts in released in DTS HD Master Audio 7.1 ting records as the second best open - his newly learned inner powers. surround. The stunning audio ing weekend since Star Wars: The Other “minor” characters are intro - matches and enhances the mind- Force Awakens in 2015. Look for the duced but given short shrift in this bending 3-D images on the screen. 3D Blu-ray about next July or August. film. It looks like Marvel is planning All in all it will prove to be a very When I look down my list of live- ahead for more Dr. Strange films and well spent two hours of 3-D, color action 3-D films, from 300: Rise of an introducing the characters now. It’s and sound to give everyone a fantas - Empire to xXx: Return of Xander Cage, happened before with great results tic “night at the (3-D) movies.” of the over 170 titles there are at for Marvel and Disney. Make some popcorn, get some bon least 110 blockbusters in the list by The movie was shot in 2-D (Panav - bons and immerse yourself in a my accounting. It would take many ision with the Arri Alexa 65 camera blockbuster 3-D experience. Put on pages trying to give even brief cri - system) and converted by Stereo D your 3-D glasses, turn up the sound, tiques of all of the available block - and Legend 3D to amazing effect. sit back and enjoy the magnificence buster 3D Blu-rays. I’ll pick as an The movie (originally released in of visual and audio overload that example one of my recent favorites, 2:39:1 aspect ratio) was also format - takes you to places yet to be Marvel’s Dr. Strange , released in 2016, ted for IMAX (1.90:1) exhibition for discovered. running 115-minutes. the bigger set pieces and that is the The main character, Dr. Stephen version on this disc. More and more Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), 3D Blu-ray discs are being released in perhaps the finest neurosurgeon in the IMAX version and that usually Explore Doctor Strange promotion comparing the aspect ratios of standard releases vs. IMAX . th e World of 3-D Imaging, Past & Present, in

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The Temptation of Saint Anthony in the Stereoscope aint Anthony, also known as Middle Ages to the Anthony the Great, Anthony of twentieth century by SEgypt and Anthony of the Desert, some of the most was a Christian monk from Egypt famous artists of their who was apparently born circa 251 times: Martin Schon - and died at the advanced age of one gauer, Lucas Cranach, hundred and five. Unlike many of Michelangelo, David his fellow saints whose life and Teniers, Hieronymus deeds owe pretty much to the imagi - Bosch, Pieter Brueghel, nation of different writers who Lucas van Leyden, embellished their traits over the Matthias Grünewald, years, Anthony may actually have Bernardino Parenzano,

met his biographer, Athanasius of Salvator Rosa, Veronese, Alexandria, who helped spread his to name but a few, and, fame with his Vita Antonii (Life of more recently, Paul Antony). Anthony, who was one of Cézanne, Max Ernst and Engraving after David Teniers the Younger’s “Temptation the first hermits and spent a good Salvador Dali. The temp - of Saint Anthony.” The original painting is in the Louvre part of his life in the Egyptian desert, tations of Saint Anthony Museum, in Paris. is mostly remembered today because inspired those artists of the long series of temptations he who were able to give free vent to mythological stories, to represent the is said to have been subjected to by their wildest imaginations and peo - naked female body without incur - the devil and a horde of demons. His pled their canvases with the most ring the wrath of the church or of story was kept vivid in Western bizarre creations ever seen in West - their more prudish contemporaries, imagination through a very long ern art. It was also an opportunity Anthony being reported to have succession of paintings (literally for them, like lots of biblical and been tempted by phantoms of hundreds of them) which were made without much interruption from the Pierre Adoldphe Hennetier, “Tentation de Saint-Antoine,” published by Lamiche in 1860.

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Anonymous photographer, “The Temptation of St. Anthony,” mid 1860s. very unusual tableaux inspired by Greek and Roman Mythology. “Ten - women. It is interesting to note that spring to mind as the most striking, tation de Saint Antoine” bears num - the earlier paintings put the stress on but they were lots of others. It is ber 42 in the A Series of the Diab - all the demonic creatures that tried therefore not surprising that Victori - leries put together by publisher to divert the saint from his pray - an photographers, and later early Adolphe Block (1829-1913) in the ing—with an occasional pretty but cinematographers, also tried their late 1860s to early 1870s but it was fully clothed maid thrown in—and hands at illustrating the temptations first copyrighted by photographer that a lot of the later ones highlight of Anthony. and publisher François Benjamin the temptation of the flesh by repre - One of the earliest attempts at Lamiche (1808-1901) on 9 Septem - senting one to hundreds of lovely depicting Anthony’s temptations for ber 1860 as the fifth image out of females in various states of undress. the stereoscope was made by French the twenty-two Diableries cards he Most of the “Temptations” created in modeller Pierre Adolphe Hennetier brought to the dépôt légal that day the nineteenth century belong to (1828-1888), whose name should by and photograph 165 in his own “cat - that latter category, from Eugène now be familiar with readers of Stereo alogue”. We have described that card Isabey’s to Lovis Corinth’s. Works by World as one the two creators of the in our book, Diableries: Stereoscopic Henri Fantin Latour, Paul Delaroche, first series of Diableries and of some Adventures in Hell . Suffice it to say Domenico Morelli, Emile Pekez, Henri Pierre Picou and Félicien Rops Anonymous photographer, “The Temptation of St. Anthony,” mid 1860s. Variant of the previous image.

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that Satan and his demons (two of Toby, Good St. Anthony. 113. “The Temptation,” late 1850s. whom are hiding their hideous fea - tures behind masks) are tempting Faith he is drawing his strength from, is, unfortunately, by an unknown the Saint through all of his five sens - represented here by the Fountain in photographer. It features a scared es: a perfume pomander for Smell, a the background. Hennetier’s picture Anthony in his cave, clutching a cru - bowl of fruit for Taste, a tune played is in total keeping with the tradition cifix and staring at the demure-look - on the accordion for Hearing, a kept alive by artists throughout the ing, half-naked young woman stand - young pretty maiden for Sight and centuries. There is no humor in this ing on the right while two snakes, a the bare skin she is putting her left early composition which belongs to crocodile with wide open jaws, some hand on for Touch. Anthony seems the very earliest Diableries, when cockroaches and grinning heads totally undisturbed by what is going they were mostly religious and not with wings are all heading in the on around him and doesn’t even pay yet meant as political or social satires, saint’s direction. Just behind the attention to the squealing of his pig much lighter in tone and spirit. crocodile, is the cut-out figure of a which is being tormented by two The stereoscopic “Temptations” pot-bellied demon sitting in a caul - satanic creatures armed with bellows made with live models are of a very dron and playing some ghastly tune and a dart-throwing cannon. The different nature. The first one, of on his trumpet nose while holding a Saint’s composure comes from the which we know two slight variants, bone in his right hand. Standing in the background and directing the show is Satan in person, pointing at Toby, Good St. Anthony, 114. “The Fall,” late 1850s.

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Alfred Silvester, “Provision for the Monastery,” late 1850s. duced a rather large quantity of genre stereo cards, mostly of a comic the girl with his left hand (the devil variants, the girl has the veil cover - character, some of which were copy - is left-handed) and apparently enjoy - ing her breasts. righted in 1859. In the first card of ing himself immensely. It is a weird The other cards involving Saint the pair, “113. The Temptation”, the composition indeed but again very Anthony are a pair which come hermit is sitting in prayer outside his much in keeping with a lot of the under the generic title “Good St. hut in the woods (what happened to more conventional representations Anthony” and were published by the desert I wonder ?) and is startled of the story of Saint Anthony. Alle - Toby. If you have read our book The when a young woman in a short gories of this kind, as I have already Poor Man’s Picture Gallery you know dress (short for the time, that is) mentioned in relation to mythology, that Toby was the signature name of appears next to him and puts her do not really work very well in the two Frenchmen, Jean-Jacques (or hand on his shoulder. His first reac - stereoscope and owe their humor John James) Nancy and François tion is one of rejection and he raises more to their naivety than to any Mathieu, of whom very little is his left hand as if to say “Get thee other quality. However the composi - known unfortunately. They operated behind me, Satan”, or something of tion is interesting and the 3-D is in London at 5 & 6 Benyon Cottages, a similar nature. However his good, which makes it a pleasant card Hertford Road, Hackney, and pro - temptress can’t have been too repul - to look at. In the two other known

Michael Burr, “Food for the Monastery,” early 1860s.

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sive or wicked since the next card, Michael Burr, “Bright Eyes Disturb Devotion,” one of several variants, early 1860s. “114. The Fall”, shows the pair enjoy - ing themselves, the girl sitting on The next three cards, though not vester and is called “Provision for the the lap of the ascetic who has a directly linked to Saint Anthony, Monastery”. It shows a monk with a broad smile on his face and is hold - nevertheless show situations of a cheeky look on his face smuggling ing a glass of wine which has just similar nature where monks are led through the gates of the monastery a been poured from the decanter the into temptation and not necessarily girl hidden in a sheaf of tall grass. girl has in her hands. resist it. The first one is by Alfred Sil - (Continued on page 31)

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Charles Reincke 1936 –2017 ost of you knew my father, you how much you would probably Charles Reincke, who passed get for them. He was usually right. M away in November. He had My dad was at either the Rose been a part of the NSA since the Bowl or Long Beach swap meet early days. when he saw a very strange couple. My dad graduated from Colgate It was an African-American male University with a degree in econom - with a gas mask on, with a shorter ics and was part of the debate team Caucasian woman. This couple just all four years, which shouldn’t come looked really odd. This was back in as a surprise. He worked in market - the day when my dad sold his cards ing for some pretty big names like in binders. They came in and the Purex, Gallo wine, Chiat/Day Adver - man pulled out the book on kids tising, Hain Pure Foods, and Skippy and handed it to my dad. My dad dog food. then explained that you just take out My father started collecting the cards you want and he totals antique swords in the early ’70s. them for you. The woman said you Then he changed to antique clocks don’t understand. He wants the and last to stereo cards. I think he whole binder. My dad replied he Charles “Chuck” Reincke at one of the started collecting stereo cards in the would have to charge more for the swap meets where he sold stereoviews. early ’80s. binder and pages. Done. Sold to (Photo by Frank Donadee) My dad took me to one of the Michael Jackson! early NSA conventions in California. This was my father. I didn’t believe My grandfather was an amateur I remember someone selling tintypes him. I didn’t think he knew who photographer, an interest he passed with a display showing the different Michael Jackson was, since great onto my dad. We would go on fami - kinds of photos—tin type, music to him was Beethoven. But ly vacations with his parents. My daguerreotype, ambrotype, etc. He Michael Jackson’s secretary called me dad and grandfather would get up at took the time to explain what the that Monday to say thank you for some ungodly hour of the morning difference was and how each picture the cards! just to take the right picture. One of type was created. Another great card story involves my fondest memories is a simple At one point, my dad had a red Disney. They wanted to put a landscape picture of the hills and sea van full of cards he sold, with more machine with stereo cards in an near Whitby, England. Three genera - in the garage. He had French tissues arcade in their California Adventure tions of Reincke’s taking the same which were my favorite since they Park. Their idea involved some Cali - picture! It is my favorite trip because are so unusual. His private collection fornia historical event that my dad of the time I got to spend with my was in a room with two and a half had cards on. Disney set up an dad and grandparents. My dad was walls of wooden card files over six appointment with my dad to see the the brave one who drove us. I helped feet high holding stereo cards. He cards. The Disney people looked at him with navigation and getting too had a copy of a Lincoln card that he the cards and said they were boring. close to walls on the left side. cherished even though it wasn’t My dad laughed and said yes they We also went to Yosemite a num - worth anything. It was a piece of his - are, but that’s what you asked for. So ber of times. I found some black and tory and I think pride in owning a they asked my dad what subject he white pictures of my dad’s from the copy since Lincolns are so valuable. suggested. He said the California ’70s. Priceless! He also loved going to He had two cards of the Civil war. gold rush, but he didn’t have those Death Valley during Thanksgiving. They were not anything exciting to with him. So he went back for a sec - He loved taking pictures there and my dad, just grassy areas with a few ond meeting and sold gold rush cold temperatures didn’t bother him. dead bodies. I guess there are more cards to Disney for the park. So if My dad loved history and studying exciting cards he wanted to collect. I you ever visit the California Adven - wars, and went on several river boat believe he had a few cards of differ - ture Park, you may see my dad’s cruises that tour historical sites. He ent Presidents also in his private col - cards. also loved fishing. I have some fond lection. He also loved planes. To let you know how much my memories of being at Bridgeport, He would sell his cards at the Rose dad loved stereo cards, he had a California where we ate rainbow bowl and Long Beach swap meets. stereo camera and I have stereo cards trout my dad had just caught. He There was a third one he did because of my wedding. (I had to change the also went on a few two or three day it was an antique swap meet. One date of my wedding so that it would fishing trips and came back with reporter wrote about how honest my not interfere with his stereo card sell - tuna. dad was. You could take your cards ing.) I also have cards from when my What are your memories of my to him and he would tell you what daughter was little. More priceless dad? Please send them to Stereo they are worth. He would also tell memories! World for forwarding to me. – Carla Jordan

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For Sale For Sale Wanted ARCHITECTURE and Design Classics in View- VISIT www.stereoscopy.com/3d-books and have KEYSTONE VIEW SALESMAN MANUALS, circu - Master® 3D including houses by Frank Lloyd a look into the five View-Master Collector’s lars, and ephemera - originals, reprints, or Wright, Bruce Goff, Charles Eames and others. Guides: a total of 2,164 pages of View-Master xeroxes wanted. The earlier the better! Email For full listing, visit viewproductions.com information, including 132 color pages showing Leigh Gleason, [email protected] or old V-M ads and 1,300 V-M packet covers. call 951-213-1501. BACK ISSUES of Stereo World magazine. These are new old stock and span mainly from volume LOOKING FOR an E&HT Anthony catalog of 16 (1989) to volume 27 (2000) but I have other Wanted stereoviews, if such item exists! Digital or paper issues too in smaller quantities. Please see ALABAMA STEREOVIEWS. Michael McEachern, edition, possibly by Tex Treadwell. Contact Bill my web page: http://www.drt3d.com/SW/ or 711 South 3rd St., Hamilton, MT 59840. (406) @ [email protected] . contact George Themelis at [email protected] , 363-7507. [email protected] . 440-666-4006. MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA VIEWS: Both ALASKA & KLONDIKE stereos needed, especially boxed sets and individual stereoviews in very Muybridge; Maynard; Brodeck; Hunt; Winter & good condition or better. Particularly interested Brown; Continent Stereoscopic. Also buying in stereoviews by Frith, Good and Bierstadt. old Alaska photographs, books, postcards, Email information and images to ephemera, etc. Wood, PO Box 22165, [email protected] . Juneau, AK 99802, (907) 789-8450, MUYBRIDGE VIEWS - Top prices paid. Also [email protected] . Michigan and Mining - the 3Ms. Many views BACK ISSUES of Stereo World Magazine volume ANY IMAGES of Nevada City or Grass Valley, available for trade. Leonard Walle, 8 (1981) to volume 37 (2012). Excellent condi - California. Mautz, 329 Bridge Way, Nevada City, [email protected] . tion. $300 plus shipping $70 USPS. Contact CA 95959, [email protected] . O.S. LEELAND. Writer seeks images and informa - Bob Brackett at [email protected] or call tion on South Dakota photographer O.S. Lee - 520-393-0102 BLACK HILLS Stereoviews from 1874-1880, and photographers. (Book in progress.) Also want land. He produced stereos mainly in 1904. The SHACKLETON’S 1907-1909 British Antarctic any other Dakota, So. Dakota and No. Dakota mounts read “Leeland Art & Mfg. Co, Publish - Expedition, a Journey in 3-D , new book by NSA photographs and stereos. Robert Kolbe, 1301 ers, Mitchell, South Dakota.” Cynthia Elyce member Ron Blum illustrated with never before S Duluth Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, (605) Rubin, 8507 Giovana Court, Orlando, FL 32836, published views. Available from: South Aus - 360-0031. [email protected] . tralian Museum Bookshop CANADIAN VIEWS: Montreal and Quebec City SINGLE VIEWS, or complete sets of “Longfel - shop.samuseum.sa.gov.au/en/newproducts . See low’s Wayside Inn” done by D. C. Osborn, Artist, the first tow of ship to the Antarctic, the first stereos, larger formats and photo albums wanted! Taken before 1910. Especially Vallee, Assabet, Mass., Lawrence M. Rochette, 169 motor car in the region and the first ponies on Woodland Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752. the southern continent. Ellisson, Notman, Parks, or other fine photographers. Email Pierre Lavoie at STUTTGART (Germany) views. Mostly looking for STEREOSCOPES: The First One Hundred Years [email protected] or call flat-mount views labelled “Stuttgart”, “Württem - by Paul Wing (1996), softcover 272 pages, (418)440-7698. berg - Stuttgardt”, “Cannstatt” or “Berg”. Also 750+ illustrations. Shrink wrapped NEW! E xclu - views by Brandseph, Autenrieth, Schaller or sive here $60 US postpaid; check with order COLLECT, TRADE, BUY & SELL: 19th Century images (cased, stereo, Cdv, cabinet & large Zabuesnig. Contact Alexander by e-mail at please: Russell Norton PO Bx 1070 New Haven [email protected] or (415) 852-9911. CT 06504 / stereoview.com paper) Bill Lee, 8658 Galdiator Way, Sandy, UT 84094. [email protected] Specialties: SURPRISE TISSUES wanted, especially unusual STEREOVIEW AUCTION PRICES. Only $10.00 in Western, Locomotives, Photographers, Indians, ones other than moons and clouds. Will buy CD format!! Great for people buying from auc - Mining, J. Carbutt, Expeditions, Ships, Utah and or trade. Please send details to tions and for collectors who want to know the occupational. [email protected] . latest realized auction values. Only numbered views over $50 are listed. Doc Boehme, PO Box COLLECTING historic stereoviews of Grover THE DETROIT Stereographic Society invites you 326, Osakis, MN 56360. Cleveland as President and afterwards. Contact to attend our monthly meetings at the Livonia Warren at [email protected] . Senior Center, on the second Wednesdays, THE DETROIT Stereographic Society invites you September through June. Visit our website to attend our monthly meetings at the Livonia COLLECTOR OF SAILING & Americas Cup stereoviews is searching for originals and www.Detroit3D.org or call Dennis Green at Senior Center, on the second Wednesdays, (248) 398-3591. September through June. Visit our website information exchange. Please contact www.Detroit3D.org or call Dennis Green at [email protected] . WEST VIRGINIA views, including Harpers Ferry (248) 398-3591. COMICAL STEREO view Sets in Good to Very and surrounding area, Fairmont, Morgantown, Good Condition [email protected] . Wheeling, Charleston and all other places in West Virginia. Tom Prall, PO Box 2474, Buck - DAVID M. LEE stereoviews. Please contact hannon, WV 26201, [email protected] [email protected] . phone 304-472-1787, fax: 304-460-7188. s one of the benefits of membership, ANSA members are offered free use of DUHEM BROTHERS – I am compiling a list of all WHITE MOUNTAINS: Early photographic views classified advertising. Members may use known stereoviews. If you would like to share and stereoviews of new Hampshire White 100 words per year, divided into three ads your images, e-mail Carol Johnson Mountain and northern NH regions, 1850s- with a maximum of 35 words per ad. [email protected] . 1890s wanted for my collection. Town views, Additional words or additional ads may be main streets, bridges, homes, occupational, I BUY ARIZONA PHOTOGRAPHS! Stereoviews, inserted at the rate of 20¢ per word. coaches, railroads, etc. E-mail images to cabinet cards, mounted photographs, RP post Please include payments with ads. We [email protected] , or send photo - cards, albums and photographs taken before cannot provide billings. Ads will be placed copies to David Sundman, President, Littleton 1920. Also interested in Xeroxes of Arizona in the issue being assembled at the time of Coin Company, 1309 Mt. Eustis Rd., Littleton, stereographs and photos for research. Will pay their arrival unless a specific later issue is NH 03561-3735. postage and copy costs. Jeremy Rowe, 2120 S. requested. Las Palmas Cir., Mesa, AZ 85202. WILLIAM ENGLAND/LSC: American views. Need Send all ads, with payment, to: scans of: Indian women at bead-work; A way- STEREO WORLD Classifieds, side scene/organ-grinders; The flume, White 5610 SE 71st, Portland, OR 97206. Mountains (with WE blindstamp). Information (A rate sheet for display ads is available on boxed set of this series? Please contact from the same address. Please send SASE. ) Gerlind Lorch at [email protected] .

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European Gems (Continued from page 28) Arizona Stereographs 1865–1930 There are at least four variants of by Jeremy Rowe that particular card. A few years after Arizona Stereographs combines scholarship with readable this card was published, Birmingham text plus full–sized stereographic illustrations which provide photographer Michael Burr issued a insight into Arizona history. Never before has such a wealth very similar stereo entitled “Food for of visual information and scholarship on the stereography of the Monastery” (also with a couple Arizona been made available in such a beautiful and readable of variants), along with another one way. Paula Richardson, stereo collector and author of e North American Indians called “Bright Eyes Disturb Devo - tion”, showing a monk being dis - 306 pages – 7 x 10 – 260 Illustrations – Arizona History – Biographies of Photographers Endnotes – Portfolio – Checklist of Arizona Stereographs – Bibliography – Fully Indexed tracted from his prayers by some • Paperback $35 — ISBN 978-1-887694-58-7 ladies casting adoring looks at him. • Cloth $50 — ISBN 978-1-887694-56-0 There are a few variants to this card • Collectors Edition [details to be announced] — ISBN 978-1-887694-57-9 too, one with only a single crino - Carl Mautz Publishing lined lady, another with the three 530–478–1610 – [email protected] - 329 Bridge Way, Nevada City, CA 95959 ladies much farther away.

fter 15 years of interruption I haved Arevive the European Gems column my friend Pierre Tavlitzki and I started in 1996 and ended in 2000. For the past 30 years I have never stopped researching the sto - ries behind French and British staged stereocards and although a large part of this research has been published in book format thanks to my collaboration with Dr. Brian May and Paula Fleming, some of it hasn’t made it into books and has been sitting in my archives, waiting to be turned into articles.

19th and Early 20th Century Stereoviews For Sale Over 10, 000 all illustrated, graded & priced,(including glass views), work by Bedford, England, Sedgfield etc. Especially strong on UK and European views. Only online at: www.worldofstereoviews.com

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2018 3D-Con (Continued from page 3)

Capitol Theater, location for the Wednesday evening 3-D movie. (Stereo by Paul Gauche)

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, one of the stops on the Monday all day tour. (Stereo by Paul Gauche)

films. Our Wednesday evening What would a visit to Cleveland In July 2018, 3-D enthusiasts from excursion will include dinner on be without taking the time to appre - all over the world will be in atten - your own in the Gordon Square ciate the exhibits at the Rock and dance at 3D-Con sharing their vast neighborhood, a west side arts dis - Roll Hall of Fame? And that’s not all. knowledge and love of all things trict. Your ticket will allow you to The Monday full day tour will stereoscopic. Whether you are a enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a drink include admission into the Rock Hall, beginner or expert, or even some - before the showing of a classic 3-D the Great Lakes Science Center where in between, you will find pro - movie on the big screen. (which offers many hands-on grams to enjoy and help you reach Cleveland has put itself on the exhibits) and the Steamship William your 3-D goals. Come make new national map with its diverse restau - G. Mather, all located within a five friends or re-connect with old ones. rants and we’ve planned a unique minute walk from each other. All We look forward to seeing you in experience for the SSA dinner on three museums are located on the Cleveland! Thursday night. Within two miles of beautiful shores of Lake Erie with the hotel are many fine dining Cleveland’s impressive skyline as a choices, one of which is a fun and backdrop offering fantastic opportu - gourmet establishment called Melt . nities for 3-D images. Simply put, Melt Bar & Grilled was born from Cleveland musician and chef Matt Fish’s love of two things: great craft beer and the humble grilled cheese sandwich. The sand - wiches are no longer simple, but include many uncommonly deli - cious combinations. What had been the best-kept secret in Cleveland was soon thrust into the national spot - light, as Melt caught the attention of two hot television series Man vs. Food and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives . Be prepared for a different, but guaran - teed satisfying, SSA dining experience. The Sunday evening excursion is still under construction. Visit www.3D-Con.com starting the middle of January, for updates.

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