MaylJune 1987 Volume 14, Number 2
PTA~NATIONAL STEREO\ t i "*\ STEREOSCOPIC 4 ASSOCIATION @ wa lrar rr d by David Starkman
Yes, to any 3-D fan this really buff John Harris, one of the owners The showing was quite a hit at the sounds like a dream, but, believe it of the Dream Theater, was interested Festival, and the Dream Theater has or not, the Dream Theater in Mon- in showcasing 3-D at his venue, be- made arrangements to keep the print terey, California is currently screen- cause he had made especially sure for an indefinite extended run. Cur- ing a newly made twin strip 35mm they were set up for optimum single rently the film is being shown every print of the 1953 3-D classic House and twin strip 3-D projection. Saturday and Sunday for a 2 p.m. of Wax every weekend! John had been after Warner matinee, once each dav onlv. Call It all started with the 1987 Mon- Brothers for years to strike new twin the theater to confirm showiimes. terey Film Festival. Perhaps with the strip release prints of House of Wax. The Dream Theater itself sounds recent interest created by Captain None were available because a single like the ideal place to see a 3-D film. Eo, somebody thought that 3-D strip conversion had been made for Unlike so many theaters today, it is would be a timely subject to discuss a re-release in the early 1970's. But independently owned, and the own- at the festival. Certainly 3-D film Warners just didn't seem interested. ers take pride in making it feel like It apparently took the insistence of an old fashioned "picture palace." the film's director, Andre de Toth, Esveciallv of note is that the owners who would only discuss and in- are 3-D fans themselves, and really troduce the film if a twin strip ver- know the difference between good sion was shown, combined with the and bad 3-D projection. They have expressed interest by famous actor gone out of their way to make sure and Monterey Mayor Clint East- the theater is set up for the best pos- wood, to finally motivate Warner sible 3-D projection. First, they have Brothers to strike a brand new print kept two projectors in the booth from the original right and left (most theaters todav onlv have one) negatives. to allow the possibility of twin strip 3-D projection. Second, they have chosen to use one of the best availa- ble 3-D screen materials for their screen-the British Harkness "Spec- tral 2000," as was used for the 3-D Imax at Expo '86. Finally, to make the 3-D experience as enjoyable as possible for all of their patrons, they insist on using lightweight black plastic framed 3-D glasses instead of the usual cardboard. This is a 3-D event that every NSA member who is going any-
I where near the San Francisco bay area should make a point of attend- ing. The Dream Theater is located at Vincent Price desperately throws water on a burning wax figure of Marie Antoinette in a scene 301 Prescott Avenue (at Light- from "House of Wax." With three Natural Vision cameras rolling, the fire in this dramaticscene house), Monterey, CA 93940. Phone was allowed to build to the point where a hole was burned in the roof of thesoundstage. Stereo (408) 372-6993 for more courtesy of Reel 3-0 Enterprises. And tell them you heard about it in Stereo World. m Copyright O 1987 by the STEREO\ NATIONAL STEREOSCOPIC ASSOCIATION
- * "LA Volume 14, Number 2 MayIJune 1987 NSA Board of Directors IN THIS ISSUE CHAIRMAN Louis H. Smaus Special Thanks ...... 3 MEMBERS by TK. Treadwell Paul Wing T.K. Treadwell Stereo Plaster: The Rogers Groups...... 4 by Roland A. Kerber NSA Officers PRESIDENT American Brass Bands in Stereographs...... I4 T.K. Treadwell by Robert M. Hazen and Margaret H. Hazen SECRETARY Hyperstarstereo ...... 23 John Weiler by Dan Dyckman TREASURER William Eloe The Nightmare Returns...... 24 VlCE PRESIDENT, REGIONAL AFFAIRS by Mark Willke Tom Rogers Littleton's Kilburn Cache...... 29 VlCE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP by Laurence Wolfe Donato Bracco GENERAL BUSINESS MANAGER AManof Depth ...... 34 Linda S. Carter by Ray Zone NSA Staff Liberty Bell Moves Tracked in Stereos...... 41 PUBLICATIONS by Raymond Holstein Jack & Pat Wilburn October in Interlaken...... 44 Stereo World Staff by Paul Wing EDITOR John Dennis ART DIRECTOR REGULAR FEATURES Mark Willke Editor's View ...... 2 CONTEMPORARY STEREOSCOPY David Starkman The Society ...... 13 William Shepard Paul Wing The Unknowns ...... 36 Newviews ...... 38 Stereo World IS published b monthly by the hat~onal Stereoscop c Assoctation. Inc. Annual dues' $22 th~rd Calendar ...... 45 class US. $30 flrst class US, Canada. and fore gn s~rlace. $40 lnternatlonal alr mall All memberships are oaseo on tne pub1 snlng year ol Stereo Worfo, wnlch neq ns n Classified ...... 46 March andends wlth theJanuarvlFebruary issueof the next year. All new memberships received will commence with the MarchlApril issueof thecurrent calendar year. When applyingformembership, pleaseadviseus if you do not deslre the back Issues of the current volume. Material In this publication may not be reproduced wlthout written permission of the NSA, Inc. National Stereoscopic Association (Memberships, renewals, address changes, classified ads, display ads) PO. Box 14801, Columbus, OH 43214 Stereo World Editorial Office (Letters to the editor, articles) 5610 SE 71st Ave., Portland, OR 97206 "Newviews" Editor David Starkman PO. Box 2368, Culver City, CA 90231 "The Unknowns" Editor Dave Klein 14416 Harrisville Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771 Front Cover: "The Photographer" is the title of this "3-D Movies" Editor view as well as the plaster sculpture Bill Shepard 17350 E. Temple Ave., #399 shown in it. The pair of figures is one of LaPuente, CA 91744 the Rogers Groups-popular mass Stereoscopic Society, American Br. produced sculpture sold all over the U.S. in the 1860's and 1870's and recorded by Jack E. Cavender, Corresponding Secretary 1677 Dorsey Ave., Suite C a surprising number of publishers in East Point. GA 30344 stereographs like this Kilburn No. 2450 from Roland Kerber's feature in this is- MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL STEREOSCOPIC UNION sue, "Stereo Plus ter." We hope most readers found the The Now article is a look at the material on 3-D film technology and March/April issue well worth wait- complexities encountered in Oboler's part in its development can ing for. The new design elements stereographing a totally different be found in the now famous April, and a combination of other factors kind of music and band. In "The 1974 issue of American too complex to explain here delayed Nightmare Returns," Mark Willke Cinematographer. it even more than usual. covers a recent Alice Cooper concert In case you haven't noticed by After a number of requests over with its loud amplified music, now, what you are reading is set in the past few years, the volume and colored lights, fog and bizarre columns with a non-justified, or issue numbers appear again on the props. In the laser-speed world of ragged, right edge. The reason for cover and datelines appear now at modern popular music, Alice Coop- the change has nothing to do with the bottom of each page. Sometimes er isn't quite in the "now" column, the technology or expense involved it's hard to know where to stop once however. His concert was part of a in modern computerized typeset- you start making these improve- return after some years of absence ting. This fwmat is simply regard- ments, and evidence of that is seen from live performances, so in a ed, in general, as being easier to read in the little end-signals shaped like sense, even our Now stereos cover since all words are spaced the same stereo slide mounts. (That choice what was really a nostalgia distance apart-regardless of the seemed only fair, after changing the experience-wild costume rock hav- wishes of any machine to have stylized cover to look like an actual ing been around long enough to everything come out exactly at the view card.) have its own Then O Now stories. same margin. It's a victory (if a It doesn't happen often, but some- Ray Zone's article on the life and small one) for human concerns over times two entire articles are, in ef- work of the late Arch Oboler only the easy temptation to show off fect, a Then O Now pair. That's how begins to cover the whole story of slick, ram-rod straight columns it ended up with two articles in this this remarkable writer, radio pi- produced at the touch of a button by issue. "American Brass Bands in oneer, film director and 3-D en- a computer. Please let us know your Stereographs" by Margaret and thusiast. As Ray mentioned, there is feelings about this or any other Robert Hazen is based on research easily enough material for the book aspects of Stereo World. Bright for their recent book "The Music that this story deserves to have done ideas, articles, comments, or ques- Men-An Illustrated History of on it some day. Oboler is one of tions are not just welcome but es- Brass Bands in America, 1800-1920," those people who seems to have sential! m Smithsonian Institution Press, 1987. been ahead of his time in every field b-w EnmvnaPI**Trr** 1mn.m.~""."* -. The variety and number of stereo- he entered, and it seems only natural graphs of brass bands they located that he was the one to produce the CORRECTION: indicates the importance of that first full length 3-D movie of the The address given for RCI Inc. community based music to people of fifties 3-D spasm in Hollywood. in the Mar./Apr. issue was incor- the time, including stereographers. Some interesting background infor- rect. To order the $1 plastic lorg- Often, views of a town's band can be mation on Arch Oboler can be nette viewc?r shown in "How to found when no view remains (or found in Amazing 3-0 by Morgan View Stereo World" write to IRCI, was ever made) of the town itself. and Symmes, Little, Brown & Com- 2280 U.S. 1-9 -- North, ---- Suite 232IA, pany, 1982. A wealth of related Clearwater, PL 3357,.c
THE SOCIETY (Continued from page 13) ing she settled into a wicker chair dard both as a photographer and as Milligan received what must be one which was handy, forgetting that a person whose priorities for living of his most cherished compliments. bare skin can easily take on the im- are in the right order. He has espe- One little fellow blurted out, "I want print of things in contact with it. To cially inspired us with his studies to be a Cub Scout all of my life, just the members' consternation they and portraits of Indian children as like Dr. Milligan." found the penalty for their tardiness well as nature studies, including Society Membership was a model with a wicker skin. Ap- bird and flower close-ups. Dr. Milli- If you take stereo photos in slide parently they had to sa,jisfy them- gan has given much of himself to or print format and wish to know selves with pattern shots that make the world a better place. He more about the Stereoscopic Socie- evening. leads a Cub Scout troop for mostly Dr. Paul R. Milligan of Gallup, Indian children and frequently high- ty, write to the Corresponding Secretary, Jack E. Cavender, 1677 New Mexico, a long time society lights their activities in his folio en- tries. In one instance, apparently Dorsey Ave., Suite C, East Point, member and a physician, now re- GA 30344, m tired, is one of our most admired during a discussion of what the chil- stereographers. He sets a high stan- dren wanted to become in life, Dr.
2 STEREO WORLD Mayllunc 1987 SPECIAL THANKS
Once again- NSA members Dorothy Ching Felix F. Marinaro responded magnanimously to our Mrs. Peggy S. Cole Don Marren annual request for donations for A. Verner Conover Albert E. Medas special support of your organiza- Donald W. Corey Paul R. Milligan tion. This response is especially en- Douglas C. Couture Herbert Mitchell couraging since at the same time we Edward Couture Lee W. Moore had to raise the dues by 10% to K. G. Covington Allan Mudge catch up with creeping inflation. Jim Crain Benjamin Nerenberg These donations give us the oppor- Mrs. Dorothy 0. Crane Glenn R. Norman tunity to carry out special programs, John L. Crow Rob & Etsuko Oechsle such as the Research Grants for Roger D. Curry Mabelle I. Parrinello writers; the Holmes Library; and the William Cussen Norman B. Patterson subsidy for regional meetings. A Wayne Darnell Louis Peller fraction of the funds also goes William C. Darrah Richard N. & Mona Pitman toward bigger and better issues of Paul S. Davenport Mark D. Popp Stereo World, which benefits all Kenneth L. DeLaura Harry D. Porter members. For the first time in sever- Robert DeVee Forrest R. Rader al years, the officers of NSA have no Carl J. DiDonato Bruce L. Ralston MD startling new initiatives; we sensed John N. Dukes Rebecca A. Ratcliffe (Mrs. A. W.) that most members were satisfied John E. Edwards Richard Ray with what was being done, and A. Carl Eisenstadt Matthew Rebholz wanted more of the same. The most Arthur Farrell Elwin J. Richardson visible of these will be the continua- Remy Fenster Marshall Rubin tion of large issues of the magazine, Howard H. Frazee G. Robert Salvi and we still ho~eto be able to Dwight I. Fujimori Edward B. Schoonmaker produce one with a color section Tom Gidwitz Mark Schubin sometime. So, on behalf of the Arthur N. Girling Jay R. Schumacher volunteer workers who make these Charles X. Grano V. Sellwood things happen, our sincere thanks, Nicholas M. & Marilyn A. Graver Charles G. Shaffer and we'll continue to try to merit Thomas E. Graves Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. your special support. Vera N. Green Raymond M. Silverman MD T. K. Treadwell David E. Haberstich Louis H. Smaus Raymond M. Haines Jr. Benjamin F. Stevenson Kenneth Hamilton Neil Stroming Dale E. Hammerschmidt MD E. Jack Swarthout This Year's Donors Joseph Harper R. A. Swenson George V. Allen Gary J. Hinze Ralph E. Talbert Harriet Auerbach Marvin Housworth Jr. George J. Taylor Judith Babbitts Earl D. Howe Alvin C. Terry Martha J. Bailey Calvin J. Howlett Gregory Tice Karl & Sarah Baker Dave Hoy T. K. Treadwell Violet Baker Greg Janneck James Utter Horace D. Ballaine William Jensen W. Van Keulen Don & Sandy Balmer Cordella I. Jeremiason Roger L. Vernon Margaret J. Bartlett Arthur G. Jillette Jr. Stephen F. Wagner MD Mrs. Kris Beaulieu Marvin Josephson Gregory Walker Wayne W. Blanchard Paul C. Juhl Bill Webb Hugh N. Boroson MD Carol A. Karlik John W. Weiler R. E. Boudreau W. M. Keenan Owen C. Western Robert Brackett Carl R. Kienzle Mr. & Mrs. John Wilburn Lucia Brann Katrinka Kreisman Paul Wing Harvey K. Brock Alexander Kruedener Jr. Anthony & Lois Winston Karen Susan Brown Stephen R. Langenthal Bill Wissel Richard T. Brown Victor V. Lappe Wm. "Russ" Young Frank H. Burton Jr. Norman H. Lehfeldt Ron Zakowski Warren Callahan Richard D. Loftin Adolph Zinda Linda S. Carter Arthur W. Mack Ray Zone m
STEREO WORLD Mayllune 1987 3 "I,
by Roland A. Kerber
With a lifelong interest in sculp- ture, 1 found a similar appeal in us- ing a stereoscope to see objects in an illusionary solid state. Thus when I began collecting vintage stereo- graphs some 10 or 12 years ago, 1 subconsciously gravitated to acquir- ing images depicting sculpture. It wasn't long, however, before it dawned on me that a great number of these were labelled Rogers Groups. As this piqued my curiosity I set out to ascertain what these Rogers Groups were. Some of what 1 found out about this rather obscure bit of Americana is shared here with fellow stereoscopic collectors. STEREO PLASTER:
4 STEREO WORLD May/June 1987 The heydey of popularity of shot of a live subject was spoiled by evidenced by the great number of Rogers Groups, which was during movement of that subject. It was commercial firms that produced the latter part of the 19th century, simpler to photograph immobile ob- photographs of them-cabinet coincided roughly with the glory jects such as buildings, landscapes, prints, cartes-de-visite, and stereo- days of stereoscopy. While neither and sculpture, the latter if one graphs. The distribution of these, fad could be said to be responsible desired to depict the human figure. particularly the stereographs, was for the other, there still was a bit of In photographing sculpture, the in- great publicity for Rogers in the sale a relationship. In the days before creasing popularity of the Rogers of his sculpture, tit-for-tat in other "fast" film, many a photographic statuettes made them a natural as is words. No doubt the publishing of the stereographs was encouraged by the artist himself as he was a great promoter. Whether he shared in the profits from the sale of the images has not been established but in any event it was good advertising and most likely free. But what about the statuettes? Prior to the Civil War. to have a piece of sculpture in the home was a .e .- real luxury which only the well-to- re- do could afford. But John Rogers, a self-taught American sculptor, had an idea of mass-producing sculpture for the average home at a price that the people could afford. Born in Sal- em, Massachusetts, in 1829, he spent his early working years at odd jobs but always had a desire to model in clay. At about age 30, his fondness for sculpturing and his dream of mass-producing same prompted him to open a studio in New York Citv where he set about to commerciaiize his efforts. There for more than three decades (1860 to 1893), he created some 80 of his fig- urines, known as Rogers Groups, making and selling some 100,000 plaster-of-Paris castings of them throughout the country. While a couple of his works were of single figures, most of them had several figures in a grouping, hence he termed them "Groups," which name stuck. It didn't take long after Rogers be- gan production for his name to be- come a household word. His works had captured the public's fancy, the vogue of those works being extraor- dinary. It became almost as much a necessity to have one of his plaster statuettes in the well-appointed Vic- torian parlor as the antimacassar or chromo of George Washington or, yes, a stereoscope with a tray of view cards. The Rogers Group usually occupied a place of honor The Rogers Groups STtl 6 STEREO WORLD Mayllunv 1987 "Taking the Oath and Drawing Rations" (1866) is perhaps the most admired of as not to reveal any seams. The Rogers' works; loved for its sympathetic portrayal of Southern womanhood. Yellow finished work was then painted a mount. tan-putty color (at least that was the intention) but over the years that color varied from dark-brown to a just under two feet high although a folks. He had a policy, too, to keep slate gray. At the height of his couple were even taller. The first prices uniform throughout the coun- production, Rogers' work force pieces sold generally for around try which he was able to accomplish numbered as high as 60 men doing $5.00 and the later ones for about by absorbing shipping costs. the casting, assembling, crating for $15.00. In later years, inflation had Rogers was a resourceful business- shipment, and all the other jobs in- its effect on him, too, when he had man, issuing illustrated catalogues volved in his studio-factory. to raise his price to $25.00. But of his works and advertising widely The earlier statuettes that Rogers Rogers always attempted to keep his in national magazines. He sold produced were about a foot tall with prices reasonable so that his works directly from his studio-showroom the later ones being taller, usually would be affordable to the common in New York City and also did a big mail-order business. He tried to avoid having middlemen, but be- "The Charity Patient" (7866) was a very popular work; several medical journals cause of demand he designated some recommended it as being suitable for doctors' offices. 1. Gurney O Son. STEREO WORLD Mayllune 1987 7 "The Cozrrlci/ of War" (1868) in its depictio~zof President Litlcoln, Gerl. Grant, and Sec of War Stanton established Rogers as a portraitist. View is numbered 360 on an dinary person might meet any time. orange mount. He had a special talent for capturing the poses and expressions of specific types of people-soldiers, slaves, agents throughout the country, bian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, doctors, preachers, and country usually a local jeweler or stationer. about 40 of his Groups were on belles to name a few. If one desires He patented each of his Groups and display. now to see what Civil War uniforms that fact, with the date of patent, Producing from one to three new were like, check "The Wounded was always inscribed on each piece Groups each year, Rogers' works Scout;" to see what an 1878 studio with his name and "New York." Be- continuously exhibited a high level camera looked like, see "The Pho- cause of the patent, the stereographs of workmanship. The realistic de- tographer;" for some details of a produced by others depicting his tails in these sentimental vignettes country store of that period, works generally bore the legend that from everyday life were exquisite "Weighing the Baby" is a good ex- the photographs were made with his and faithfully recorded the mood of ample; or to study the costumes of permission. the times. His characters, like Nor- the late 19th century, look at almost To further promote his work, man Rockwell's, were such as an or- any of the story-telling figurines- Rogers exhibited 29 of his Groups at the Centennial International show in in At the Colum- "Coming to the Parson" (1870) was the most successful group, some 8,000 castings be- ing sold; was popular as a wedding gift. Orange mount. 8 STFRFO W0RI.D Mayllune 1087 "The Foundling" (1870) illustrated a social problem; not surprisingly, it was not one of Rogers' more popular works. 1.W. 6 1.5. Moulton #814, New Series, American Toward the end of the 19th centu- Views. ry there was a decline in popularity of the Rogers Groups, probably due mainly to a change in public taste. one, "Neighboring Pews," has an ex- tends that the Groups are great art, Suddenly to display statuary of this cellent display of Sunday-best but they are genre art and have type in the home became naive and clothing. earned Rogers praise for raising the unsophisticated and the Groups Some of Rogers' works were in- cultural level of the American home. were soon banished from the parlor. spired by Civil War scenes, others Through his dream of mass- Too, Rogers sold his business in 1893 by incidents from literature; some producing these statuettes, he at- so no longer was personally Groups illustrated social problems. tained a peculiar place in American involved-which could have added Most of his works though fall into a sculpture, being to sculpture what to the decline in popularity of his category that I term "whimsicals," Currier and Ives were to lithograph- works. He retired to his home in being portrayals of simple pleasures ic prints. New Canaan, Connecticut, where and pastimes of that era of Ameri- can life done in Rogers' unique tongue-in-cheek style. No one pre- "Rip Van Winkle" (1871) was one of his groups based on a subject from literature; one of three in a series. STEREO WORLD Mavllune 1987 Rogers Group Stereographs & Publishers - "Slave Auction" 5- "Checker Plavers" x x Tillaee Schoolmaster" x x XXX "Fairv's Whis~er" x XXX "Picket Guard" x x XXX XXXX cam^ Life" x x X X X cam^ Fire" x x XXX 'Town Pumd' x x X XX 'X X "Sham Shooters" XXX X X "Union Refugees" XXX X X "Countrv Postoffice" XXX XXX "Mail Dav" x x X "Returned Volunteer" x x XX "Wounded Scout" x x X A "One More Shot" x x X X "Home Guard" x x XXX "Bushwhacker" x x X "Taking the Oath x x X X "Uncle Ned's School" x x XXX "Charity Patient" -( XXX "School Examination" - XXXX "Council of War" - XXXX courtsh hi^. Slee~vHollow" x XXX "Challeneine. Union Vote" XXX "Fueitive's Storv" X X "Partine Promise" X X "Comine to the Parson" X X "The Foundline" XXX X "R~DVan Winkle at Home" x x x "R~DVan Winkle. Mountain" xxx "R~DVan Winkle Returned" xxxx "We Bovs" xxx "Plavine Doctor" x x "Favored Scholar" "Going for the Cows" "Tap on the Window" "Shaughraun and 'Tatt--' " "Washington" "Checkers Up at the Fa "Weighing the Baby" "School Days" 'The Photographer" NCTTE: "Trout Fishing" is not listed as it is not a Rogers Group although published in the "900" Series and labelled as such. 10 STEREO WORLD MayIJunc 1987 "The Wounded Scout or a Friend in the Swamp" (1864)was one of Rogers' most he died in l9O4. His home has powerful subjects; a casting was presented to President Lincoln. Yellow mount. been designated a National Historic Landmark. Rogers Groups were relegated to Technically speaking, it would be unknown to the general public to- the attic where they got chipped, impossible to find an original as the day. Stereograph collectors as a broken, and most of them eventual- clay models were destroyed after the group are probably more aware of ly discarded. However, a vintage bronze master models were cast- them through their view cards than vlaster-casting- can still be spotted most of the latter having- been their non-collector friends. So these occasionally at an antique show to- preserved in museums. (Thirty-eight unique works live on, mostly day, and what a thrill it is to see one of them are in the New York Histori- through the pictures made way back "in the flesh." Be prepared though, cal Society collection.) when. See the table of Rogers as every once in awhile one will What was sold to the public were Groups stereographs, most of which have been gilded garishly (ugh!) or the plaster-cast copies. All in all, data was compiled by reference No. made into a lamp (double ugh!!). Rogers Groups are relatively 3. I have added some check marks where I detected omissions; there may be more omissions as it would "The Photographer" (1878) consisted of a pair of statuettes which were to be posed at be virtually impossible to present a opposite ends of a mantel or table; sales were disappointing. Kilbum #2450. STEREO WORLD May/lune 1987 11 "Going for the Cows" (1873) was done by Rogers mainly to try his hand at modelling a horse, movements of which he had been studying in Muybridge's pictures. Charles Bientadt #30. complete run-down considering all 2. Famous Rogers Groups, by Vrest Or- the "pirating," and amateur photo- ton (Vermont Country Store, Inc., graphs that no doubt were made Rockingham, Vt., date not in- also. m dicated). 3. John Rogers, the People's Sculptor, by References David H. Wallace (Wesleyan Univ. 1. Rogen Groups, Thought t? Wrought Press, Middletown, Conn., 1967). by John Rogers, by Mr. & Mrs. 4. Sculpture in America, by Wayne Chetwood Smith (Charles E. Craven (Thomas Y. Crowell Co., Goodspeed & Co., Boston, 1934). N.Y., 1968) pp. 357-366. "Checkevs up at the Farm" (1875)proved to be second in popularity of the Rogers Groups; the sculptor's wife posed for this work. Charles Bierstadt #35. 12 STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 I am happy to report the return of One can explore a given subject in Some of these are being circulated in a lost lamb. Print folio AP-2 which a thorough manner through se- the folio boxes as an "extra" so that was earlier reported lost has reap- quences, which is not feasible in a everyone can see what experienced peared after a lengthy journey to normal folio. All in all the Cultural stereo photographers are getting 'who knows where.' This cuts con- Exchange is one of the best new ac- with this process. But novelty is a siderably our 1986 losses, the only tivities to appear in the Stereoscopic fleeting thing and cannot alone sus- year in which any folios were lost Society since color transparencies tain interest. In truth, the quality of since the reorganization of print fo- made their debut. I wish all of the Nimslo 3-D does not rise much lios in 1978. We still mourn the dis- members who desire to do so could above the level of the prizes some- appearance in the mails of Folio take part. At the moment we are times found in cereal boxes. Why AP-1 and Speedy. Both have been limited to the capacity of the folio anyone could seriously have thought restarted and are well on their way box which holds about as many pic- this would have been a commercial back to normal operation. tures as one can comfortably deal success is beyond me. It is probably It is with a deep sense of loss that with on one visit. the most predictable failure I have I report the passing of Ralph C. Tal- Lou Smaus reports that since his ever seen, at least in photography. bert of Johnson City, Tennessee. retirement over a year ago he has There remains, however, the lega- Ralph lost a battle with cancer. He been busy enough so that he is cy of the cameras, made with 1980s was a veteran stereographer and an shorter on time than he was before technology, and the only game in active participant in Print and Beta he retired. As the old adage says, town as far as new readily-available folios. His enthusiasm was conta- "There is no rest for the wicked." stereo cameras are concerned. Con- Bious and he remained upbeat and Lou and Howard Frazee of the Al- verted to Burdlos they are producing optimistic until the end, in inspira- vha circuit are heavilv involved with good candid shots at near or moder- tion to us all. He will be missed. the project of restoring old trolleys ate distances. In fact, repeated Several years ago when Trans- to active use. We have been enjoying reports say they are the best snap- parency Secretary Louis Smaus the stereo record of this in the folio shot stereo cameras for family can- visited New Zealand he arranaedv for circuits. Lou is also preparing a talk dids, especially indoors, and where a special folio to be circulated be- (amply stereo-illustrated, of course) one must be quick to capture the tween participating members of the to be given at the ISU Congress in moment. Used with regular films American and New Zealand Socie- the fall. His work at the Yosemite and choosing which of the four im- ties. It turned out to be much more Museum also continues. He has vre- ages to mount or print into trans- successful than anyone anticipated. I pared a chronology of early Yose- parency or print format, some fairly just had the pleasure of receiving the mite photographers which recently decent stereo views have been ob- New Zealand Cultural Exchange for appeared in a nice layout in the tained with unaltered cameras. As a the fourth time and it has been a Yosemite Association Bulletin. Add result of all of this, quite a few non- rare treat. There are about eight par- that to the recent talk he gave to lenticular Nimslo stereos continue to ticipants on each side of the ocean government staff and others on show up in the folio envelopes. and each enters about twentv stereo- Yosemite Stereographers and Pub- S tereoscou t graphs in Realist format. It takes lishers and we get some indication abdut eighteen months to make the why his activities have not declined Every folio contains a notebook circuit and unlike regular folios one since his retirement. Makes me think which is used for any extended com- can take enough time to do justice to I better stay in the employed ranks a ments which anyone wishes to circu- the 300 photographs before sending bit longer, if I'd been thinking late among the membership. It often it on. Comments are made on each otherwise. carries some pretty good stories in addition to tips on stereography and entry as a group instead of on each The Nimslo Nimbus picture. At the moment, I would say arguments on current controversies. that this is the best folio traveling. he Stereoscopic Society folios Two stories worth repeating follow. Most of the participants seem to be have not been unaffected by the saga Bob O'Brien, former Beta Folio entering their best work along with of the Nimslo 3-D camera. When the secretary, told of the photography superb travel views. New Zealand is bubble burst and the price of the club which hired a model for a nude a spectacular country and we have Nimslo outfit tumbled to $30 and photo shoot following the business seen the most marvelous sampling even less, many of our members meeting. It seems the model arrived of its wonders through first class purchased Nimslos. After all, even early and the business meeting ran stereo views. We have also become as a collector's item, it is worth that. over (if one can imagine that under acquainted with the members of the Naturally the novelty resulted in the circumstances). The lady was New Zealand circuit in a way that some rolls of film being taken in the ready-to-go, so to speak, but had to would not be possible through the intended manner. It is fun at first cool her heels for a bit. While wait- usual overseas folios. seeing one's own subject matter embedded in the lenticular prints. (Continued on page 2) STEREO WORLD Mafllunc 1987 13 herimBrass Bd inStereographs by Robert M. Hazen and Margaret H. Hazen 14 STEREO WORLD Mayllunr 1987 One hundred years ago bands Following the Civil War every Army regiment had its own band of about 24 musi- were everywhere in America. Like cians. This ca.1870 view was taken by I? G. Anderson of Redfield, Dakota Territory. stereographs, which often capture musical ensembles in action, bands has been developed at the Smithso- record books and diaries, this pho- provided Americans with a treas- nian Institution's National Museum tographic archive reveals much ured form of entertainment. The of American History as part of its about America's vibrant band period of development, popularity American band archives. The ar- movement. and eventual decline of the Ameri- chive contains approximately 2,000 The Scope of the can brass band parallels almost ex- images of American bands from the actly the chronological history of 1850s through the 1920s. Together Band Movement stereoscopic photography. A collec- with band programs, music instru- Although many American town tion of American band stereographs ment company literature, band bands still present open-air concerts of patriotic and nostalgic selections, the modern music scene in America Decoration Day (May 30th) in 1880 was celebrated by parades and oratory across the is but distantly related to the band nation. The band of the Ninth United States cavalry regiment, one of four Black movement so familiar to our pi- Army regiments at the time, contributed to the festivities in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The stereograph is by Wittick and Bliss, Santa Fe. oneering, nineteenth-century fore- STEREO WORLD Mayilunc 1987 15 Many small town American bands of tke 1870s retuitzed tke it~str~iti~cr~tsund in- bears. For three-quarters a strumentation typical of Civil War bands. The 13-piece Haydenville (Massachusetts) about 1850 af- Band also wore uniforms reminiscent of the war years. ter World War I-bands were a per- vasive aspect of American life. Thev could be found regaling graduates boat or railroad excursions. Brass campaigns they hired bands to punc- and guests at commencement bands enlivened militarv units on tuate their promises. And when the ceremonies, inspiring the wayward the parade ground and accompanied circus came to town, it was the band at temperance meetings, and enter- civilian couples on the dance floor. that made the first announcement taining holiday makers on steam- When politicians launched their with ringing brass and at show time was on hand to accompany the dar- ing acts with dramatic and spirited In New England the band tradition began early and became especially strong. Possibly tunes. owing to the preponderance of instrument makers in the region, New England sup- When the Civil War broke out, ported dozens of military and civilian bands even before the Civil War. The closely brass bands played at recruitment knit township system, which united New Englanders both spatially and spiritually, en- sured that such organizations continued to flourish in the later decades of the century. rallies, at troop farewells, and in Here a 16-piece Maine brass band poses in front of its bandstand. Stereograph by Hen- every major campaign from ry Bailey, Augusta, Maine. 16 STEREO WORLD MayiJune 1987 Fort Sumter to Appomattox. Bands provided background music for roller skating and ice skating and, with the advent of the bicycling craze in the late nineteenth century, bands were hired to set the proper atmosphere for learning the art of wheeling. Embodying an almost perfect blend of entertainment and art, bands were also standard attrac- tions at the many Chautauqua as- semblies held across the country. Band music was considered suita- ble for virtually any occasion. When the first white woman arrived in Columbia, California, in 1851, she was heartily welcomed by a brass band leading a parade of more than 6,000 men. Montana miners, seek- ing a meeting with management about a labor dispute, placed a brass band at the head of their delegation. Newlyweds were serenaded by the The Midwest, with its numerous relatively isolated cities and towns, boasted llurldreds of strains of brass bands and older COU- fine bands. The Manhattan (Kansas)Band was one of the first in thestate, and thisstereo celebrated their anniversaries in of ca.1880 is the earliest known photograph of the group. The Black ~outhin front of the much the same way. Even somber bandsmen may have been the band boy, who would have polished the instruments, dis- occasions as funerals and mili- tributed the music and perhaps carried the big brass drum on parades. tarv executions utilized bands to evoke suitably solemn emotions. America's achievements in the marches and patriotic airs. The were as regular a feature of the fes- realm of engineering and technology completion ceremonies for the na- tivities as the spirited orators and were particularly suited to com- tion's many railroads would have the booming cannon. Given this memoration by bands. The opening been unthinkable without band well-established tradition of of bridges, canals, factories and elec- music. From the inauguration of celebrating engineering feats with tric power plants were routinely en- small trunk lines to the joining of band music, it is hardly surprising livened by a band's performance of great transcontinental roads, bands that at the 1876 Centennial Exhibi- tion in Philadelphia-where Ameri- ca's technological productions were As the number of American bands increased to the tens of thousands there were deve- displayed to the world-a large loped any number of pleasing settings for the bands to play. Ornate and fanciful bandstand was erected in the central Victorian-style bandstands dotted the countryside and were focal points of city parks transept of the Main Building. and village greens. This Ohio bandstand was photographed by William Oldroyd of Columbus, Ohio. Courtesy of the John Waldsmith Collection. STEREO W0RI.D Mavllun~1987 17 This 75-piece Indiana Band enjoyed a summer outing in a local park. Many bands or- It would, in short, have been ganized picnics and excursions, for which they arranged transportation, refreshments A:LL:-..I& &- -..-:A L-..A -..- :- :- and the music This view was published by the Indiana College.. of. Fine Arts and Pho- UII~ICUILLU avulu uallu IIIU~IC111 tography at Wabash, ca.1880. nineteenth-century America-and *. ... . tew Americans desired to do so. "There is nothing that rouses the Even before the Civil War, many groups. There were, in addition, universal enthusiasm of everybody towns had some sort of brass band many professional concert bands as does a spirited band," claimed the either connected with a local militia such as those conducted by Patrick Wurlitzer Instrument Company in unit or organized on an independent Gilmore and John Philip Sousa. what was an apt observation as well basis. By the 1880s and 1890s the Crisscrossing the States on extensive as an adroit business ploy. Ameri- band movement expanded to such a tours, these superb musical organi- cans across the country contributed degree that most towns of just a few zations almost always attracted loy- generously to the support of bands hundred population were actively al and approving audiences willing and congregated enthusiastically, supporting some sort of civic band. to pay money to hear a band play. often by the thousands, to hear the Many modest sized communities The number of American bands- bands play. could boast several such performing men who participated in this musi- cal movement is impressive. Tens of thousands of bandskens are be- No parade would be complete without a marching band. This parade ca.1890 in Dol- lieved to have participated in the geville, New York, honoring the Tryon Hook and Ladder Company, featured several Civil War, and the number of ver- bands that are visible on a series of unmarked stereographs on small buff mounts with formers increased dramatically in rounded corners. 18 STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 A Union band scaled the heights of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in this dramatic the ensuing decades. It has been esti- 1864 view. Bands played for every phase of the Civil War, from recruitment rallies to mated that there were approximate- the battlefields, on land and at sea. This stereograph was taken by Robert M. Linn. IY 10,000 bands in America in 1889. Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. If each group had only 15 members, there were about 150,000 bands- men. By 1908, according to one ob- formed in prisons, leper colonies, in- Poland, and many other countries, server, the number of bands was sane asylums, orphanages and vete- were formed following the Civil close to 20,000, with perhaps 20 rans' hospitals. Bands composed of War. Occupational bands represent- players average per band. Blacks, Native Americans, ed miners, factory workers, cow- Amateur bands were by no means Hawaiians, Eskimos, as well as set- boys, newsboys, and dentists. restricted to towns; ensembles were tlers from Germany, Italy, Norway, Women's bands, boys' bands, girls' bands and family bands evoked much comment, while men's club New York State fostered hundreds of small brass bands in the decades following the bands representing Eagles, Odd Fel- Civil War. The Black River Comet Band must have seemed a dashing ensemble in lows, Elks, Masons, and others their fancy jackets, striped trousers, and plumed helmets. The town of Black River, gained great popularity around the like other communities of only a few hundred residents, relied on the band to provide turn of the century. The band move- music for every type of public occasion. In retum for their services, the bandsmen received modest remuneration, enthusiastic applause, and most importantly, an ho- ment thus provides an unparalled nored position in the community. mirror of American society. STEREO WORLD Mayllune 1987 19 Bands were a staple of spas and other recreational centers of nineteenth-century The exertions of both the public America. An informal gathering of bandsmen at the Clarendon Hotel, Saratoga, New and the players on behalf of York must have provided a diverting entertainment for listeners and musicians, alike. bands-indeed the fanatical The stereograph is by Barnurn, Saratoga. eagerness of the two groups to in- corporate band music into a variety of settings-catapulted bands into Bands and Stereographs Most pre-1865 band stereographs the national consciousness. Far out- Photographs, especially stereo- relate to the Civil War. The majority stripping the symphony orchestra in graphs, provide the band historian of regiments had a band in the early prominence and popularity, bands with a wonderful record of the scope years of the conflict, and many of were the most important source of and character of the American band these ensembles accompanied fight- instrumental music heard outside movement. Bands came of age in ing troops throughout the years of the home. Bands became social as America just prior to the Civil War, carnage. Military bands continued well as musical institutions, and the and they flourished, like the stereo- to be a popular subject for universality of their appeal rendered graph, in the late nineteenth and stereoscopists throughout the them conspicuous features on the early twentieth centuries. Hundreds nineteenth and early twentieth cen- American cultural landscape. of bands have been preserved, "in tury, but the great majority of band action," in stereos. stereos depict small town ensembles. Small towns in every region of the United States supported brass An unknown band, ca.1870, is distinguished by a number of "overshoulder" brass in- bands. Even communities of only a struments. These horns directed the sound backwards, a feature that led to their few hundred population commonly widespread use in the Civil War when bands marched at the head ofa long column of boasted a ten- or twelve-piece group troops. The drum, under magnification, appears to be marked 'Ansom Band," but the location is still a mystery. that played for parades, picnics, and 20 STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 L Kilburn No. 133, a band in a boat on "Echo Lake, Franconia Notch," New Hampshire, the ever-popular Saturday night is one of the best known band stereographs. Small bands often took to the water, band From Maine F1ori- where their music could reach a much larger audience. da, New York to California, the scenes were similar: parades down Main Street with flag-waving tality of the American band braced as a culturally elevating insti- crowds, bandsmen posed outdoors movement. tution that fostered democray. On in their resplendent uniforms, and the one hand bands, like the mass- attentive crowds seated about a pic- Epilogue produced stereographs, were seen to turesque bandstand while the band Like the stereograph, the band have a power to enrich and improve played on. The occasional images of was seen as much more than a sim- the common people. -rhis did not bands playing in small boats, at the ple diversion or entertainment. mean simply that bands would c~n- beach, on trains, or at ceremonial Bands had a higher utilitarian and fer a higher level of musical taste on events gives a unique sense of the vi- moral purpose. The band was em- the listener, although that was cer- tainly part of the theory. It also Two great professional bandmasters, Patrick Gilmore andJohnPhilip Sousa, towered above meant that the band was a measure the American band movement. Americans of the late nineteenth century would have ap- In the words of preciated the gentle humor of this stereograph entitled "Gilmore's Band." Indeed, bands a Chicago newspaper editor, band appealed to children of all ages. The stereograph was sold by Underwood and Underwood. STEREO WORLD Mayllune 1987 21 A typical fireman's parade of the 1870s featured ranks of firemen, fire fighting equip- ment, and a fireman's band. Though the exact location of this parade is not given on music was "as great a blessing and the unmarked stereograph, one storefront sign says "The Empire Store," possibly in- almost as much a necessity to real dicating a New York view. civilization as fresh air or pure water." And bands, like stereographs, were available to most of the people. focus shifted from community- Robert and Margaret Hazen are Unlike the elitist opera and sympho- supported ensembles to high school affiliated with the Smithsonian In- ny, the band travelled to the people and college sponsorship. Still, the stitution's Division of Musical In- and played exactly what the people memory of the town band remains. struments, where they have wanted to hear. Little wonder, then, As a national symbol there is proba- developed an archive of American that hundreds of bands were immor- bly no image more widely recog- band history that includes approxi- talized in stereographs sold to the nized or cherished as the American mately 2,000 band images. This arti- admiring public. small-town band parading down cle is adopted from their Technological changes of the Main Street, flags flying, citizens forthcoming book, The Music Men: twentieth century changed the band cheering. Thanks to the stereograph An illustrated history of brass bands movement forever, in much the that image is preserved. m in America, 1880 to 1920, which is same way that steroscopy was su- published by the Smithsonian Insti- perseded by other visual entertain- tution Press. The Hazens welcome ments. The telephone and the Bibliography additional band stereographs for the automobile provided rapid means of Bierley, Paul E., John Philip Sousa, Smithsonian's band archive, either personal communications and travel American Phenomenon, Englewood through sales, donations, or clear between previously more isolated Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, photocopies. communities. As a result much of 1973. the central influence and sense of Garofalo, R. and Elrod, M., A Pictorial History of Civil War Era Musical identity that each small town gave Instruments and Military Bands, to its citizens was lost. The radio Charleston, West Virginia, Pictorial and phonograph gave Americans Histories Publishing Co., 1985. easy access to the best in profession- Hazen, M. H. and Hazen, R. M., The al music. The small amateur band Music Men: An illustrated History may have lost some of its appeal to of Brass Bands in America, 1800 an increasingly sophisticated listen- to 1920, Washington, Smithsonian ing public. Dynamic new forms of Institution Press, 1987. popular music, such as ragtime and Olson, K., Music and Musket: Bands jazz, further diluted the bands' tradi- and Bandsmen of the American Civil War, Westport, Connecticut, tional, intergenerational audience. Greenwood, 1981. By the 1920s the popular music Schwartz, H. W., Bands of America, world was changed forever. Bands Garden City, New Jersey, continued to exist, of course, yet the Doubleday, 1957. 22 STEREO WORLD MaylJune 1987 k STAR STEREO by Dan Dyckman An exciting idea in astronomy is telescopes. One would be parked in with an interocular distance of described in the February 28th issue earth orbit. The other would be 1/60th of a light year, our nearest of Science News. According to that launched with enough velocity to es- neighbor star (Proxima Centauri, issue, scientists are beginning to dis- cape the solar system's gravity. about ?4 light year away) would cuss the feasibility of a "stereoscopic They're talking of letting it go out as stand out beautifully. It would be telescope" that could determine pre- far as 100 billion miles, or 1/60th of the equivalent of taking a photo of cise locations of stars and other a light year. At that distance, we'd an object four feet away, using a celestial bodies with the use of be able to examine stars as far out as camera with a three inch interocular parallax observations. 400,000 light years, a distance larger distance. Now that's hyperstereo! Astronomers currently use paral- than our galaxy. We could find and On the down side, though: A lax to examine stars up to 400 light- verify binary star pairs, or study the project like this, they say, would years away, utilizing as a baseline shapes of nearby nebula (giant gas probably take about twenty years of the orbit of the earth around the clouds of hydrogen that are the planning and pushing the limits of sun. (Taking observations six source of new stars), to name just technology. Then, to get the tele- months apart manages this nicely.) two uses besides the obvious con- scope out 100 billion miles would Unfortunately for us 3-D buffs, we struction of a precise "map" of our take about fifty years of space flight. can't see depth when these photos Milky Way neighborhood. So this sort of project is something are viewed as stereo pairs because Of course, the question stereo we'd sow, and our great- the stars are so far awav; it takes buffs will ask is whether pictures grandchildren would reap. It does precise measurement to extract the from these twin telescopes will show start you thinking, though, doesn't depth information from the photos. depth when viewed as stereo pairs it? m The proposed stereoscopic tele- by human eyes. A quick back-of- scope would actually consist of two the-hand calculation shows that While we wait for the stereoscopic ~nteroculardistance is requested. dvdilable for viewing large hard- telescope, star hypers can be studied The orbits of comets will be availa- copy graphic pairs. For more infor- in com~utersimulation. bascJLU u11-- ble for disulav. . as well, and a map- mation, contact David ChanJln- t he best CL~rrent esti mates of stellar ping sityle mirr or viewer will be P'0 Box 3C 19, La Ver Clistances. This viev is from Deep C:,,,,A ,,,,, ,-,, 2- n a.. reoron star atlas pub- lished as a set of 14 cards in David Chandler. Each card f eatures a star chart of a section of sk .y with a stereo pair of that section 1: t he chart. The stars Castor a I Iux .. are . see'n . near-. th e center h[ere, wlth the -t51g Dipper at upper left a~nd the "n ,earby" st ar Procyc,n com- 1ng out of the wind1ow at the lower C enter. mtnougnA 1.1 tne cara sers are now out of print, Mr. Chandler is; about to make available a compute r pro- gram for the IBM PC that WIill --- show t he positicbns, in stereo, of 18 tars base( on wha~tever sim~ c, 1977, David Chandler STEREO WORl D May/June I987 23 Stereographing an Alice Cooper Conceri by Mark Willke For over 15 years, the name Alice Cooper has been synonymous with elaborate stage shows and outra- geous rock theatrics. While most concerts are nieant to be heard, an Alicc Cooper show is meant to be seen as well. I didn't experience my first Alice Cooper concert until 1979, when his "Madhouse Rock tour came to town. I wasn't really sure what I was in for when I bought that ticket, but I decided to take a chance on it any- way, and was glad I did! By the end of the show I was amazed at how much time, planning, and effort had . - obviously gone into creating what I had just seen. F~~~ the show~sini- What couldactually be mistaken for a v~ewof thestage after theshow is in fact a pre-show pho- to. Even the bags of garbage were carefully arranged on the stage by the group's stagehands! tial (made by a Note the men behind the refrigerator, who are putting the finishing touches on a fog machine to the last (when (which was responsible for the hazy cloud hanging above the stage). giant confetti-filled balloons were thrown out over the audience) the show was a non-stop series of theatrics involving wild costumes and make-up, elaborate props and back-drops, innovative lighting, and even a few startling optical illusions. I had taken a camera along to that 1979 concert without even realizing what a visual show it would be, and went home wishing I had brought along more film! (This was before I has discovered stereo, so I'm afraid my camera only had one lens!) Still, I ended-up with a good series of two-dimensional photos, and while they certainly aren't professional quality, they serve their purpose as souvenirs of that show. Alice's popularity seemed to After bursting on stage through a barred window, Alice surveys the audience as the instrumental decline after the "Madhouse Rock" opening of "Welcome to my Nightmare" thunders through the auditorium. tour, and although he continued to release an album-every couple of years, he never promoted any of them with a concert tour in this part of the country. Late in 1986 though, I heard the news: a new album was out and a tour was underway! It was called "The Nightmare Returns" tour, and it was to hit Portland, Oregon in January, 1987. By the time I heard the concert announcement, I had be- come a true stereo addict, so natur- ally my first thought was, "Take along a stereo camera and lots of film!" My plan hit a severe snag though about two months before the show when I vurchased mv ticket. Printed on the 6ack was a notice that no Alicestruts across thestage while the band looms above him in the background. Thanks to the cameras Or recording devices were use of a wireless microphone, spontaneous movements anywhere on stage were possible. permitted inside the auditorium! STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 25 for 8:00 that night, and after not hearing From them by 5:30 in the af- ternoon, I finally decided to call them at the Hilton. Still no decision. Alice had not yet seen the magazine, but would get a chance to look at it soon. Photo pass or no photo pass, I still had a ticket to see the show, so I headed downtown to the auditori- um. I stopped in at the Hilton and used the house phone to contact Alice's management once again, but was told by the operator that every- one in that party had already head- ed over to the auditorium! However, when I told the operator my name, he gave me the message I had hoped to hear: there was a photo pass wait- Lead guitarist Karle Roberts sllows off some fast fingerwork during one of his stage-front ap- ing for me at the box office! pearances. For the past couple of days I had been giving a lot of thought to film speeds and film graininess in rela- There had been no regulations con- sion. However, the deciding factor tion to low-light photography. I had cerning cameras at the 1979 "Mad- was (quote): "I don't think it will sell shot Kodacolor 400 print film at the house Rock" show, so this new any albums." 1979 show, and that seemed to be discovery was certainly a surprise. I By this time, the show was only a about the right speed for the existing consoled myself with the fact that I few days away, so the next day I light conditions, although the grain had gotten a ticket for a great seat called back one more time, just to was certainly evident. For this up- nine rows from the front, and decid- see if they would reconsider. This coming show I was really tempted to ed not to give up just yet on getting time there was a ray of hope! "Alice try some of the new Kodachrome some stereo photos. himself usually goes for that kind of 200, but it was not yet available in In the weeks that followed, I off-beat stuff," I was told, "so we'll this part of the country. (Looking called the auditorium and asked let him make the final decision." I back now, a 200-speed film proba- about the possibility of getting some was told to take a copy of Stereo bly would have been too slow kind of photo pass for the show. World (and a lorgnette viewer) to anyway.) They told me I needed to talk to the the Portland Hilton on the day of I had been trying to think posi- show's promoter in Seattle, the concert, and they would have tively on the day of the concert, so I Washington. The promoter, in turn, Alice take a look at it. I made the had brought along three Stereo told me I needed to talk directly to delivery first thing that morning, Realists, and I had bought a bunch the record company in Los Angeles, and then counted the hours for the of film for them earlier in the day. I California! After many attempts, I rest of the day, waiting for their intended to use all three cameras, finally got to talk to someone there phone call. The show was scheduled each loaded with a different film. I about what I was hoving. - to do at the concert. I explained stereo pho- tography as well as I could over the phone and they thought it sounded interesting. By this time I had begun to work on Stereo World magazine, so I sent a copy of it (with a lorg- nette viewer) to the record company and told them, after checking with John Dennis, that we wanted to do an article and share some 3-D views of the concert with Stereo World readers. My request had to be approved by some of the record company decision-makers, and when I called back a few days later, I received the answer: "Sorry, but no." They had been impressed with Stereo World and 3-D photography in general, As Alice points at the audience in the balcony, another blanket of fog hegirls to couer tllestage. and they said it was a tough deci- 26 STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 bought 36-exposure rolls of Ek- tachrome 400 slide film, Kodacolor 400 print film, and Kodacolor 1000 print film. My reasoning here was that this was probably one of those "once in a lifetime" photo opportu- nities, and I dediced that with three different films, I should certainly end up with something to show for it! I had never used Kodacolor 1000 before, and I was a bit scared about how grainy it would be, but I thought that if the lighting was too dim for the 400-speed films, I would at least get some kind of image with the Kodacolor 1000. I picked up my photo pass at the box office, and upon entering the auditorium, I received both some This view includes one of the few props in theshow that was alive! The appearance of Alice's good and some bad news. One of pet boa constrictor on stage has become a traditional part of this show. the security people told me that my pass entitled me to shoot photos from right in front of the stage, so I would have a close, unobstructed As I was standing by the stage speed of 1/50 second, so that I could view. (Alright!) The bad news was waiting for the show to begin, a close down the lenses a bit for better that this privilege would only last teenage girl in the front row behind depth of field. However, it soon be- during the first four songs of the me, who had evidently just noticed came clear that this would not be concert, and then all photographers the cameras around my neck, possible. I had forgotten how quick- would have to return to their seats! remarked to her friend, "Oh, I ly and constantly Alice moves Well, even though my seat was should have brought my camera!" If around the stage when he is per- only nine rows back, it still seemed only she had known how much forming, and it was obvious that miles away compared to right in trouble it had taken to get those 1/50 second would not be fast front of the stage, so the obvious cameras into the auditorium! enough to stop that motion! Luckily, plan was to shoot as many photos as When the house lights faded and both cameras containing 400-speed I could during the first four songs! the concert began, my Realists went film were f2.8 models, so that I (My two-dimensional shots from into action. I tried to move to the could open the lenses up all the way the 1979 concert had all been taken next camera after every six or eight and use shutter speeds of 1/100 and from back at my seat, and although shots on each one, and I was cons- 1/200 second. they each contain a good overall tantly changing the shutter and This caused additional problems view of the stage, it all looks pretty aperture settings for a wide range of which I didn't see until after the film far away.) exposures. I had hoped to shoot was processed. The depth of field at most of the photos with a shutter f2.8 is so small that critical focusing is reauired. and when vour subiect is ruAning 911 over the stage in front of you, it's hard to keep checking that rangefinder! Many of my reject shots would have been great if it weren't for a lack of sharp focus. This was the first time I had actually used these cameras at f2.8, so I hadn't realized just exactly how short the depth of field is at that setting. By the time the fourth song end- ed, I had made almost 90 exposures! I shot another 60 from back at my seat, but few of these were worth saving. As luck would have it, a very tall man with an afro was directly in front of me, and since the audience remained standing throughout the entire show, most of Creatures in the fog approach Alice from behind. these remaining shots were taken by holding the camera over my head, STEREO WORLD May/lune 1987 27 aiming in the general direction of the stage, and tripping the shutter! The main sense of depth in these views is provided by the crowd of heads extending to the stage, while the stage itself appears relatively flat due to its distance from the camera. The show itself consisted of an impressive assortment of songs, both old and new, and although the visuals were slightly scaled down in comparison to the elaborate "Mad- house Rock" show eight years earli- er, there was still plenty to entertain your eyes along with your ears. Un- fortunately, most of the more in- teresting props and theatrics weren't used until after the fourth song had ended, so I was unable to get shots of these from my earlier stage-front With his familiar black-rimmed eyes, Alice launches into another song during his 1 '/z hourper- vantage point. When the show final- formance. ly ended, I had five full rolls of film and a bad neck ache. (Three cameras is too many to have whether he actually even looked at more than one camera and more strapped around ydur neck at one that copy of Stereo World. It would than one type of film along time!) be interesting to know! would be ideal. The 1000-speed The next day I had all five rolls of If you have an urge to try captur- film that I tried worked alright film "1-hour processed," and dashed ing a concert in stereo, I'd recom- and doesn't appear to be much home with them to check the results. mend going for it! I really enjoyed grainier than the 400-speed, but I was glad that I had made so many the experience. I certainly don't the color of the 400-speed is exposures, because after sorting claim to be an expert in concert pho- much more intense and vibrant through the whole series, I ended up tography now, but from what I than that of the 1000-speed film. with about 20 slides and 20 print learned shooting this one, I offer the 3. Keep the camera accurately fo- pairs that I thought were worth following concert photo tips: cused on your main subject, espe- mounting and showing people. (I 1. Be persistent in trying to obtain cially at f3.5 or f2.8. Depth of judge my stereo work fairly critical- permission to bring cameras into field at these settings is almost ly, so many of the shots I rejected the building. Most shows today non-existent. weren't total failures-just flawed in seem to have restrictions on pho- 4. Shoot large quantities of film, one way or another.) tography. with the thought in mind that I still can't help wondering if we 2. A 400-speed film is probably the probably over half of your ex- converted Alice into a 3-D fan, or best choice, although having posures will later be thrown out. 5. Shoot a wide range of exposure combinations. he lighting at most concerts is ever-changing, so unless you have a spot-meter and a very fast shutter finger, many of your accurately exposed shots will be due more to luck than to skill. m Chicago Tribune & Esauire columnist Bc 3b Green1e has writ ten about hi:s acquain tance.. wit . h Alice Cooper in an essay titled "Alice Doesn't Live TI here Any- more." It can be founc in Cheeeseburgers, a boc ~k of his I'e------I-- cent columns in which L~IId~bu be fou~nd the pi ece about: his View Ma ~stercolle ction, "A View Fro R,:A,, ,c hA.. AT," Seeming to prefer havingsomething in his hand to gesture with, Alice had a steady supply of the luKc vL lrly IYu3 e." .. . . such items on stage. Seen here with a crutch, he also wed variow batons and a three-foot sword, Ch'eeseburgc ?rs is now available as among other things. a B allantine paperbac .k. 28 STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 1 LITTLETON'S KILBURN CACHE Early Kilburn Views Come to Light In One-Time Stereo Capitol of the World by Laurance Wolfe * The stereo views accom- panying this article are from the Kilbum-Remich Collection and are reproduced courtesy of the Littleton (NH) Library to which they were be- queathed by Daniel C. Remich, son-in-law of B. W. Kilbum. Kilbum died in 1909, Remich in 1917. Remich left major White Mountains oil paintings and most of the Kilburn stereoscopic remainder views to the Library. Be- cause such a small part of the Kilburn-Remich Collec- tion can be shown, the views here were selected at random with the only pur- pose being to present a few samples of the Kilburn work. They do, however, suggest the world-wide na- ture of the Kilburn contri- bution to stereoscopy. A chance visit to the basement of and dealers. Hamilton headed up The Kilburn name was a living the Littleton (NH) Public Library by the preservation squad of the photographic legend for close to 55 a Library Trustee was a stroke of Kilburn-Remich Collection, years, starting in 1855. For all but good fortune for collectors of bequeathed to the Library by Daniel ten of those years the name was Kilburn views. The visit resulted in Remich, the son-in-law of Benjamin inextricably tied up with production the rediscovery, rehabilitation, West Kilburn. Remich died in 1917, of outstanding stereoscopic views. preservation, and availability, in the eight years after the death of "B. W. Before the War Between the 19801s,of thousands of duplicate K.," as the co-founder of the Kilburn States, Edward Kilburn had run a mint Kilburn stereo views stereoscopic enterprise was studio that he had bought from 0. manufactured in the 19th century. affectionately known by his C. Bolton in 1855. Some relics of his The stereoscopic public suddenly employees. early work in Littleton still remain had an opportunity to share- The Kilburn-Remich operation, in the form of CDV's and cabinet vicariously or otherwise-in a begun some five years ago, has photos. No stereo views have stereo cache of magnificent included finding new owners for surfaced, although there are some proportions. duplicate mint Kilburn views bearing 0. C. Bolton's imprint. NSA member Richard Hamilton through NSA auctions (1984 and Returned from duty in the war, of Littleton, urged on by the Trustee 1986), other sales, and trades with the Kilburn Brothers founded the (she happens to be his wife) played a collectors. Hamilton points out that photographic enterprise which was major role in saving the collection the library prefers the latter to specialize in stereoscopic views. It and planning a method of dispersing method-trades-as this seems the is reported that they studied the duplicates to view-hungry collectors best way to fill in K-R gaps. growing industry and had STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 Niagara Falls, and H. S. Fifield at the Flume in the White Mountains, had innovated a tourist business that would snowball through the years and eventually reach every corner of the land. Producing views of the scenery, with the tourist in the picture, was an idea whose time had come. Babbitt and Fifield were forerunners of the "instant" cameraman (who would work usually with a tintype camera) at beaches, resorts, and landmarks. So stereography developed along with tourism-the former in quality and quantity, the latter in numbers Richard Hamilton, volunteer curator of the Kilbum-Remich collection of Kilburn Brotllet-s ar~d only. (From the point of view of Kilburn stereo views, in front of the Littleton Library, Main Street, Littleton, NH, where the Granite State citizens, anybody with collection is housed. The Littleton Historical Society, which owns some Kilburn memorabilia, sense enough to visit the White is in the lower floor of the Library. December, 1986 SCAN Stereo/Laurance Wolfe. Mountains had to be top drawer!) Mount Washington, in particular, presented an awesome challenge to a conversations with Oliver Wendell transportation enabled people 19th century photographer. Ben Holmes, who had begun volunteer attracted by the beauty of the Kilburn's response to this challenge publicizing of the infant stereo field scenery to make the trip to New provided ample evidence of the and who, in addition to inventing Hampshire's prized mountains. strong Kilburn character. The many the hand-held stereoscope, was Minor infiltration eventually times he climbed to Mt. American stereoscopy's foremost became more than a trickle of folks Washington's summit-the highest enthusiast. The Kilburns were soon bent on exploration and settlement. mountain peak east of the fully immersed in the stereoscopic That the increase occurred Rockies-he showed the courage view business and the brothers' firm coincident with the early days of and tenacity required in the early began the climb to world leadership photography was happenstance. days of photography. These qualities in view production. Obviously, though, more people helped assure survival for Ben The White Mountains area had coming to visit the White Mountains Kilburn, most often loaded down been a more rapidly growing one (and to stay) had an impact on with 75 pounds of equipment ever since the 18th century had photography. strapped to his back. Ascent of turned into the 19th. Easier By the late 1860fs,stereo Washington, the mountain on which accessibility occasioned by improved photographers like Platt Babbitt at a wind velocitv of 231 miles per hour has been>ecorded, is a distinct Kilburn Brothers #6-Circa 1865, when the Kilbums were just starting. The White Moun- endurance test to this day. tains were central to their focus at this period. This yellow mount view is one of two la- beled "NO. 6." The other is a view of Mt. Cannon in the White Mountains. 30 STEREO WORLD MaylJune 1987 B. W. Kilburn No. 4462-Lookout Mountain, Tennessee was already a popular stereo sub- Nothing deterred Kilburn, along ject in 1887. On the left is Ben Kilburn himself. Only a few views include the company's with his friend and admirer Edward principal owner and operator. Wilson of the Philadelphia Photographer, from hiking once each year to New Hampshire's most published and distributed. Of When he accepted his father-in- formidable peak. In the beginning, course, such production resulted law's invitation, Dan Remich, a Ben visited the newly-established from a Kilburn coup. The company solid Littleton citizen in his own government weather observatory on contracted for exclusive 1893 right, could not have believed that the mountain and left a stereo World's Fair stereo rights-rights he would preside at the dissolution camera and necessary equipment to which were violated by many of the Kilburn View Company when produce a series of views over the stereographers. "Official" World's stereoscopic fortunes were skidding next seven years. The series would Fair stereos carried a special logo. and Ben Kilburn passed on. But that match-in icy glory-anything of None marked with this logo appear he would, and he carried out Ben that sort wrought before or since by in the Kilburn-Remich Collection. Kilburn's wishes in his own Last the hand of man. By 1890, when the Kilburn gross Will and Testament. Edward Kilburn sold his share of product was nearing five million The Kilburn-Remich legacy the business to brother Ben in the views per year (it would peak at that includes-in remarkable mid-seventies, and retired to manage figure at the approaching turn of the condition-an excellent cross- his farm. He died in 1884. century) Ben Kilburn was the second section of the Kilburn output. An Ben Kilburn, an established largest taxpayer in Littleton and had assumption that must be made is landscape photographer earlier, was persuaded his son-in-law to forsake that the bequest consisted of views credited with the major portion of his law practice and join the that were in stock at the time the the stereography for the Kilburn burgeoning business. Kilburn factory closed down in Brothers. Not too many years after By 1901 ill health forced Ben to 1909. It was by no means a "master Edward withdrew from the the sidelines. A hunting trip Ben file" because gaps appeared in it in company, Ben found it convenient to Kilburn took with one companion in sporadic fashion. Absent from the form a mini-staff of stereographers, February, 1901, reflected his cache, necessarily, are stereo cards and to acquire negatives from other declining physical condition. This which fueled the wood-burning photographers. As his crew traveled, once very active man spotted deer heating system of the factory in the they produced glass negatives that tracks from the sleigh in which the three-month closedown period. were shipped back to Littleton to be two rode, then waited while his Among these, probably, were views developed and printed. The world, companion stalked the deer and that would not appear in the K-R to be sure, was their oyster, for there brought back-one at a time-the Collection. Many single numbers are few spots on this planet which limit of two. The hunters then and some sequences were lost this did not eventually appear on a proceeded to the Flume House and way. KILBURN BROTHERS (1 to Kilburn view. The World's stayed overnight-an indulgence 1056)-as opposed to B. W. Columbian Exposition reportedly that a vigorous young Ben Kilburn Kilburn-production was not too was the subject of about 17,000 might have eschewed in favor of the well represented but Hamilton-at negatives, a good share taken by B. longer trip home. the Trustees' request-augmented W. K. Around 1500 of these were that group by trading and buying. STEREO WORLD May/lune 1087 3'1 Duplicate views, with a K-R cachet Soule kittens. closing chapters of the Kilburn imprinted on the back, have been Thirty-two hundred to 9200 volume and the end of an epoch in well-received by collectors and achieve good grades. There are few American stereoscopic production. dealers. holes in the run of America's Cup, Last view in the Kilburn-Remich An admittedly cursory survey of Yellowstone, San Francisco, legacy is 16,265L1CE. McLaughlin the Kilburn-Remich Collection Monterey area, Johnstown Flood, emulating the 'Sons of California: reveals that the very early Kilburn Colorado, Niagara (winter), Louisiana Purchase Exposition." Brothers views (#1to 200) are now California Exposition construction, The Kilburn-Remich Collection is close to being complete in the and others. still in the process of being Littleton Library holdings. These are As the count moves towards the catalogued. It is estimated that there mostly New Hampshire White ultimate Kilburn numbers, will be more than 8,000 views-new Mountain views but include a California, Oregon, more and in pristine condition-of the number of Maine and Vermont Yellowstone, the Atlanta Exposition, original group left by Daniel specimens. St. Louis Tornado, Bar Harbor, Me., Remich. Duplicates, of which there Numbers 201 to 1200 are in short and Alaska-including dramatic are a considerable quantity, are supply. These are New England, views of the 1898 Klondike being traded for missing images as Quebec, Niagara Falls, Washington, stampede for gold-all fare well. an effort is made to build the D.C., Harper's Ferry, textile mills; There is a smattering of Paris complete Kilburn output. That Fairmount Park, the ubiquitous Exposition views, perhaps half of output amounts to somewhere flower and other still lifes, Virginia, the published production, before the between 18,000 and 20,000, the first California scenes. . . K-R offering begins to slough off, at depending upon whom you are There is a dearth of Kilburn views around 14,000. talking to and what is being when the 1200's are reached. There are no views in the included. Nantucket and Mexico images- "20,000" series, nor are there any of Kilburn history is poorly considered top ranking products- what might be termed unpublished documented-only a series of seven have minimal representation. views as there are in the Keystone- ledgers (which went to the Keystone From the 1300's to the 25001s, Mast Collection at CMP, University Company when they bought out many top Kilburn views appear. of California-Riverside. Kilburn around 1910) provide The Bermuda series-long hailed as Japan, Zanzibar, U. S. Field information on Kilburn production. deserving highest praise-and Trials, Switzerland, Pan-Am The 17,240 views listed in the Martha's Vineyard views-esteemed Exposition, President McKinley ledgers is not valid as a cumulative by the most discerning critics-as series, Manchuria, Mt. Pelee, figure for Kilburn published views. well as an Indian or two of note, are Tasmania, Italy, Kansas City Flood, It is pretty safe speculation that part of the K-R heirloom stereos. Louisiana Purchase Exposition, fewer than 20,000 of the 100,000 Twenty-six hundred to 3200 Fresno, the San Francisco Kilburn negatives once in the contain numerous gaps. To date no Earthquake, and the Messina Littleton "Shop" (the ledger theory has emerged as to why this Earthquake views comprise the reference) and Ben Kilburn's home should be. Among the absent views in the bracket are Sante Fe, Soule's Yosemite images, and the famed B. W. Kilburn #74867-A visit from royalty was a magnet for the media-and energetic stereographers were on hand to cover gilded events. 32 STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 B. W. Kilburn #13353-General Valeriano Weyler was the Spanish "butcher"in command have been identified. of Cuba. His atrocities, carried out by men like "Valentine,"earned him a recall to Spain The ledgers' images are where even his superiors couldn't stomach some of Weyler's activities. sequentially numbered but there frequently appear one, two, three, or sometimes more titles under the Kilburn negatives eliminated to answered wit11 a full list. SASE same number. Views of higher make room for Keystone's steady should be enclosed with requests to numbers than the ledger lists are additions of other stereo company Richard Hamilton, Littleton Public noted as the "20,000 series" in the inventories. Library, Littleton, NH, 03561. m meticulously researched "Checklist The Kilburn ledgers are now part of Stereoviews by the Kilburn of the Keystone-Mast Collection in Brothers" con~piledby Tex the California Museum of Treadwell and Andrew Griscom and Photography at the University of made available in draft form in California-Riverside. They are REMIC L ,,",,A 1986. There are extant views to be available at CMP where NSA UdlllCl L. l\CllllLll, dLCU1 UIIIK L\l considered "Littleton local" of member Ed Earle is Curator. h!is brother ; James W., "retirecl from children's birthday parties and Richard Hamilton, who is tl he practic:e of law in 1890 to enter such-non-commercial but Kilburn unofficial curator of the K-R upon the management of the (exten- just the same. There are certain Collection, does most of the detail sive business of B. W. Kilburn, as a other views-some cabinet-sized work for the project. He has placed manufacturer of stereoscopic ones, for example-not listed in the archival transparent sleeves on the views." What brother James didn't ledgers. When investigating the collection's views, stored the views mention was that he and Daniel scope of what is believed to have in sequence in acid-free boxes, had different preferences about the been a 100,000 quantity of catalogued, and done other tasks spelling of the family name and negatives, one must always return to required in such an operation. He Daniel, whom he revered as a first- the certainty that Ben Kilburn has shown not just a Kilburn class lawyer and philanthr opist, regularly made more than one collector's love of his subject, but was exiting a partnership wi th his negative, when possible. And it is the ardor of the true White brother in the law firm of Rc zmich highly probable that Kilburn Mountain devotee. From the days and Remic ' - contract photographers were when he was a bellboy in a White required to do this too. Mountains hotel to today's vocation All of the Kilburn negatives as President of White Mountains available, plus the story of destroyed Attractions-his collecting has negatives, would necessarily have to included White Mountain books, oil be reviewed to get an accurate paintings, prints, sketches, 40-year-plus production total. photographs, and stereographica. Kilburn ledgers give a precise The Library seeks inquiries from picture of negatives of listed Kilburn those who hold Kilburn views in views which were destroyed after excellent, or better, condition. The Keystone acquired them. They do views to be offered in trades are not, however, tell anything of other being listed and inquiries will be STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 33 A MAN by Ray Zone Arch Oboler, one of radio's early top scripters, has passed away at the age of 78. He was primarily known for his invention of such radio sus- pense show as Lights Out in which listeners were held breathlessly caught in a web of tension and eerie expectation by his taut narratives. Oboler was also a novelist who produced several works in a science fiction and mystery vein. But I remember him most of all for his production of Bwana Devil, the first feature length film in three dimen- sions. When Bwana Devil opened in 1952 it unleashed a flood of 3-D films of all types. Subsequent to Bwana Devil, Oboler never aban- Holding the 3-0 history comic book Battle For A Three Dimensional World, Arch Oholer doned his love of the 3-D medium. ponders a question during a 1983 interview. Stereo by Susan Pinsky. He released The Bubble in 3-D in the early sixties as well as a travelogue of Japan titled Domo Arigato. He laser. Holography will wipe out op- worked with both twin-strip and tical 3-D as we know it today. In our On 3-D Camera Systems: overhnder film formats. living rooms we'll have a pinpoint of "A very fine camera technician by I was fortunate enough to visit light coming through the ceiling that the name of Friend Baker had done with Oboler in 1983 just as a cycle will send in dramas, musicals and a fine job of putting it [the Natural of stereo films was breaking in lectures. We will have a little control Vision rig] together on an aluminum theaters. Susan Pinsky and David by our side to adjust the images and block. He tried to interest a man Starkman accompanied me on the make them Lilliputian or fantastical- named Gunzberg who had a brother visit, and it was a thrill for all of us ly huge. We will walk around and who was an ophthalmologist but to visit with this short and insightful within them. If the world stays who wouldn't put a nickle into the man who was a true avatar of the together, it will happen within system. So finally Gunzberg came to stereo medium. twenty years." me and I broke up the kiddie's piggy He was very skeptical of the mo- Arch Oboler was a man of stereo bank and got the money together to tion picture industry. "On the open- vision, a total genius in the mass put it to practical use. ing day of Bwana Devil there were media who achieved great heights The Gunzbergs tried to make it lines for blocks," he stated. "When and yet never abandoned that ex- very mystic with their "Natural Vi- the film began I noticed there was citement he felt when he first looked sion," and covered the cameras with no 3-D whatsoever. I went straight through a stereoscope. canvas so no one could look inside down the aisle up to the screen and to the mystery they had wrought. put my hand on it. It was wet! They Excerpts from a Talk As time went by, Friend Baker was had simply wetted the screen down." with Arch Oboler shoved in the background and the Despite Oboler's negative ex- During the conversation, Mr. people who he had originally talked periences with exhibitors and stu- Oboler talked at length about his to suddenly became the inventors. dios he never considered experiences an an independent I knew at once that it had to be abandoning 3-D. producer, trying to influence the done better. What I did was, I took During our visit he pointed to a motion picture industry to look at $50,000 of the loot that I'd gotten script on the coffee table. "Right 3-D more seriously-both from the out of Bwana Devil-$50,000 would here is a script for the ultimate 3-D standpoint of film aesthetics and be like spending half a million film." he said. "It's called 'The Bor- camera systems. He regarded his now-and I went all over the world. gia Emerald'." Oboler hoped to use early work with the dual camera I investigated all the inventors, I got Robert Bernier's "Spacevision" Natural Vision concept as only a to know them all, and they were all process to shoot the film. preliminary to his involvement with con men!-except ten. Out of a "The future of three dimension," Bernier's single-strip overhnder hundred, I'd say 90 were absolute he predicted, "is in the look of the Spacevision format. confidence men. Out of the ten who 34 STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 OF DEPTH I felt were legitimate, Bernier really had the only system worth consider- ing. It took about 15 years from the time he first talked to me. It started out, as with all inventions, the in- ventor says "Oh it'll cost a dollar and a half to get the lens made.': and so on. It ended up costing me personally $600,000-which is an awful lot of money for a writer, as you know. You have to write an aw- ful lot of words to earn that much money. The system that Bernier came up with, Spacevision, to my mind is still the best system. It still makes the most sense." I On Horror and Gore in Recent 3-D Films: "If I wrote a horror story (and you're talking to the guy on radio who was known for his horror sto- ries) I could out-gore them! I'll play \\ \ I you records that will cause you to stop eating for a week-if I did that pk for motion pictures I could get any && dm money I want. Unfortunately, I APCH OROI don't want to do that to 3-D. I think it goes way beyond that, and my own maturity is beyond that. In terms of 3-D, until there is some artistic level of choice of sto- ries in the studios, we may have the same reaction to the present 3-D ex- I I citement that we had back in the 1159 00 fTa. Inr I Bwana Devil days. The audience will become surfeited with gore, with bad stories. The only hope for 3-D is that someone will come along , ,, " . , . I 'I I with taste and understanding and do t 1 a good story without regard for the ,, 'd , $,, ' ,, . extremes of 3-D-using it in terms of the story itself. . .It's so easy to get so seduced by the wonders of going A 1953 Realist ad in a magazine featured a testimonial from Arch Oboler, shown stand- into space that you forget about the ing in front of aRealist display in the lobby of the Hollywood Paramount theater. Stereo story. ~~d again, how I put it slides taken during the filming of Bwana Devil could beseen in the Realist viewers included nicely, there are so few good movies in the display. in two dimensions that maybe I'm reaching for the impossible when I say let's have one in three madly, offbeat-but doing some- It didn't come off the first go- dimensions. thing that was right for the purpose around. I doubt that it will come off A good friend of mine, Frank for which you were doing it; a on the second go-round. But I sure Lloyd Wright, had all the trouble in house, a museum. We talked about wish it will come off on the third! I his life architecturally that the world 3-D, because I was just starting with hope the viewing audience will have of 3-D has. But he always stuck to it shortly before he died, and I patience enough-from what I've the precept that you had to start not talked to him about the need for sto- seen up to this point it's kind of ter- with the concept of doing something ry, story, story. rifying." m STEREO WORLD Mayilune 1987 35 Our first view this month centers whom appear to be children) stand This time, the massive columns of on a large classic-styled building, around in a haphazard pattern. The the latter stretch all the way to possibly in use as a state capitol. image was taken from across a ground level. Visitors to the building The structure itself is domed and broad cobblestone street that is must climb a full set of stairs prior has a portico. The main entrance ap- fused with two sets of streetcar to entering. The potholed cobble- pears to be at ground level, one tracks. Printed on a square-cornered stone street (yes, Virginia, potholes floor beneath the portico. Out front, yellow mount, the image suggests an are not a strictly modern-day about three dozen people (most of early to mid 1860's time period. phenomenon) surrounds a single As with the first view, both the trolley track. Handwritten on the Send views (including retur size and prominence of the main back of the orange/lavender mount information about these structure in our second unknown is the notation "B--ad St." One the- Unknowns to Dave Klein, 14 suggests a governmental usage. Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771. ory is that this could say "Broad Again, there is a dome and portico. St.'l--perhaps referring to the one in 36 STEREO WORLD Mayilune 1987 Richmond, VA. Any evidence to down a street toward a waterfall. In response to a Jan./Feb. issue either prove or disprove this? Visible in the foreground is a large comment, Ray Welch writes that Our third unknown takes us in- boot with the words "Corwin's Shoe "Florida Water" is a kind of orange- side what also must be a prominent and Leather Store . . . Work Done flower scented cologne, and as such structure. Interior decor includes to Order." Further along the same may well have been of interest to statues, elegantly trimmed arched side of the street there is a hardware residents of Florida. doorways, and what is probably a store with the word "Hardware" ap- We have also received reports on fountain. The stairway to the rear is plied to a suspended saw. Crossing two of the unknowns that appeared car~etedand the main level floor is the street, one finds both a saloon in the same Jan./Feb. issue. From either carpeted or beautifully sten- and a large brick building, the Jim Becker, there is a note that the ciled. Perhaps the best clue as to the "RHOUSE." A wooden bridge Webster and Albee view of a sea of building's identity lies with the two is visible near the top of the falls. tents is actually Fort Smith in Peek- portrait medallions that hang on the The view is on a cream-colored, skill, NY, a site which still exists as a wall above the second doorway. square-cornered mount and was seasonal army training camp. Jim Both bear a resemblance to Robert bought by its present owner, Tex also recognized the first view in that E. Lee. Or could it be Lee and Treadwell, in Arkansas. Tex indi- issue, as did Ron Blum and Richard Tackson? cates he is unaware of any falls like Pitman, as being identical to a late Finally, a photographer has graced this in that area, however. us with a second story level view (Continued on page 45) STEREO WORLD May/June 1987 BETTER 3-D FOR MORE VIDEO SCREENS Sophisticated, "high end" stereoscopic TV systems continue their steady improvement and their slow movement into the consumer market-or at least the advanced Personal Computer end of it. Some spirited competition is evident in the trademarks appearing on the new hardware and software products featured in elaborate, full color promotional packages and exhibits at shows like the recent National Computer Graphics Association Trade Show in March in Philadelphia. Names like Stereo Tek, 3Vision, STEREO CAD-3-D 2.0, ZScreen, SGS 430, and 3Display are among the registered trademarks of products designed to provide true on-screen stereoscopic displays (based on the eclipse- system- con- cept) for computer graphics systems. While none of these systems are like- The SGS 430 System as illustrated in a promotional packet from Tektronix. Designed for ly to be applied to broadcast TV use with an IBM PCAT or compatible computersupplied by the user, thesystem is priced anytime soon, they do reveal the at just under $10,000. potential impressive quality of stereo image that can be displayed on a video screen. Despite the over- whelming attention paid to com- scan information as when watching computer. The complete system in- puter graphics in their marketing regular TV-so no flicker interferes cludes a stereoscopic color monitor, efforts, the new display systems can with the 3-D image which only re- stereoscopic modulator driver, present any 3-D image (live, slide, quires circular polarized glasses to stereo graphics adapter card, graph- film, tape or disk) in full, bright be seen. (These are often referred to ics subroutine library, and polariz- color with no flicker using the full as "passive" glasses.) ing glasses. The liquid crystal screen. Other eclipsing systems for 3-D modulator (shutter) is available in video displays involve the use of al- three sizes for use with 12'; 16'; or Refinements at Tektronix ternating liquid crystal shutters in 19" monitors. The shutter attaches Tektronix Inc. of Beaverton, OR the lenses of the "glasses needed to to the monitor with velcro mounting has been working on its full screen view the screen-on which the right- strips for easy removal. liquid crystal shutter for polarized and left images are presented alter- According to Tektronix Senior En- 3-D viewing for a number of years nately, in synch with the glasses, but gineer Phil Johnson, problems often now. (See Newviews, July/August without anv, .volarization. The ex- mentioned in connection with liquid '85.) The shutter is the heart of the pense of these shuttering glasses crystal shutters have largely been newly refined SGS 430 System, the makes it impractical for very many solved-especially the of ten men- top-of-the-line stereoscopic display people to view a display at once, tioned ones of moisture entering the system featured in numerous com- and images on any non-stereo dis- crystal layer and the question of puter magazines and technical jour- play screens in the same room molecular changes limiting the life nals in recent months. Now released (along with fluorescent lights) are of the crystals in the very active as a commercially available affected by the shuttering glasses. product, the screen sized shutter al- They are generally attached to the ternately presents left and right im- display controller by a cable and This column depends on readers for informa- ages in circular polarization at a 120 called "active" glasses. tion. (We don't know everything!)Send in- Hz field rate. This means that each The SGS 430 is designed for use formation or questions to David Starkman, eye gets the same 60 Hz worth of with an IBM PC/AT or compatible P.O. Box 2368, Culver City, CA 90231. 38 STEREO WORLD Mayilune 1987 electrical field in the shutter. He said trial users the potential of moving tems from either company could that the liquid crystal modulator beyond computer graphics into actu- cost from around $3,000 to $20,000 should operate for hundreds of al stereoscopic TV production for and up. But improvements in liquid thousands of hours without loss of any number of promotional, remote crystal technology and manufactur- transmission or eclipsing functions. control, training or materials hand- ing have brought down prices of the More from Stereographics ling applications. Currently availa- active shuttering glasses to a point ble with either passive circular where they have become a practical Also to be seen at the computer polarizers or active shuttering glass- addition to the hardware of the graphics show in Philadelphia were es, the 3-D camera system is now home 3-D computer graphics en- the latest products of the Stereo- called 3VisionTM,while the system thusiast. The Stereo TekTMshuttering Graphics Corporation of San designed for use with computer glasses are a Tektronix development Rafael, CA. The company has been graphics is called 3DisplayTM. being marketed through Antic Soft- selling complete stereographic video The latest product announced by ware for use with the Atari ST. (See display systems for scientific and in- StereoGraphics is a stereoscopic Newviews, Sept. /Oct. '86, page 31.) dustrial applications for some years video projector capable of present- Few home computer 3-D fanatics now-first using electro-optical ing high resolution, circular pola- need the luxury of polarized view- shuttering glasses connected to the rized 3-D images on a six-foot ing with on-screen shutters, since alternating image display controller, diagonal screen. Developed in seldom do they have an audience of and now offering liquid crystal cooperation with the Canadian more than one-and the cartridge shuttering at the screen for use with video projector firm Electrohome interface unit that comes with the passive circular polarized glasses. Limited, the device features an basic package from Antic will sup- (This type of system may now be- electro-optical modulator at the lens port two sets of glasses at once. The come the standard for industrial and to provide sequential left and right package (at under $150) includes scientific 3-D video display appli- images in proper polarization. This one set of glasses, the interface unit, cations.) ZScreenTMmodulator shutter is a stereo CAD-3-D animation and A major selling point of the . described as having been previously slide show and instructions for ad- StereoGraphics system from its in- available only to the aerospace in- ding stereo to your own programs. troduction has been the lack of dustry and as being the brightest, Other programs are available as flicker in the fused image-a full 60 fastest such device ever ofFered to separate items and include programs Hz field rate being provided to each the general public, with no ghosting for 3-D animation and science fic- eye by the StereoGraphics color mo- or flicker in the vivid 3-D images. tion artwork designs. nitors. (See Newviews, July/August Your Own 3-D Antics The Stereo TekTMsystem lacks the '84.) By offering paired video high resolution, flicker-free image cameras with a variable base and a If you suspect that the systems offered by the top-of-the-line liquid camera controller, StereoGraphics mentioned above are expensive, crystal systems from Tektronix and has provided commercial and indus- you're right. Elements or whole sys- Last year, a system jolntly c loped by Sharp and JVC for u se with their VHD (Video High 1Densi- ty) videodisc players was sholNn at arI electron ics show iin the U.Si. Spe- ci;31 3-D vicleodiscs a re combi~ned W ith an ad: Ipter and shutterin g glasses to vlew what IS reportt .... >rl tn.., be a flickering 3-D image. Tht. VHD players (and the adapters) are yet to be readily available here, but this is 1 I-.. 11 IPL- --- PZ ~rtof one flyer use( to pro- m ote the sy stem in 1; ere it is m arketed a:s "Disc Lc STEREO WORLD May'lunc I087 39 3-D VIEWER FOUND IN CEREAL BOX! Afficionados of sweet breakfast Keep in mind that freebies in cereals and 3-D should be on the cereal boxes have to be produced at lookout for the latest free premium extremely low cost, so quality is not inside boxes of Post Super Golden the #1consideration. The design is Crisp marked "FREE 3-D VIEWER very clever, but the plastic optics are INSIDE." full of aberrations. The 3-D cartoon What you will find is a cleverly drawing is super simplistic and even designed die-cut cardboard frame- in a good viewer lacks the quality of work which holds a pair of plastic work exemplified by Ray Zone's great 3-D art conversion work. Still, millions of these little premiums get made, and this one may be planting the seeds for future 3-D-ophiles like The basics of the 3VisionTMstereoscopic ourselves! video camera system from StereoGraphics. Premiums come and go quickly and distribution can be uneven in timing and region. By the time news StereoGraphics, but costs only a of something like this appears in fraction of what industrial users pay Stereo World, it may be too late, for those systems. since the companies involved don't What about using the Stereo lenses joined by a rod. (You insert inform us of ~romotionsin TekTMglasses and the interface unit the lens piece in the front of the advance-which exulains the lack of with paired video cameras hooked viewer frame yourself.) The oppo- coverage given here to the series of up to a monitor? No inexpensive site end has a slot through which a holograms which appeared on some versions of the cameras and image card with cartoon drawings pairs boxes of Ralston's Ghost Busters alternating controllers offered by may be inserted. cereal a few months ago. StereoGraphics are on the market. There are simply a lot more com- puter graphics enthusiasts out there ready to buy hardware than there are amateur 3-D TV producers. The ANOTHER possible expansion of this same 3-D video technology into pre-recorded home video tapes and even broad- "DOUBLE-LENS REFLEX"? cast programs (as envisioned by StereoGraphics founder Lenny Lip- dividual photographers, but the ex- ton) could create much of the hard- pensive camera (about $2600) was ware and a potential market for 3-D never intended for retail sale and no cam-corders as the ultimate upscale unsold outfits remain. video item. Until then, those wish- The Modern article included front ing to try their own 3-D TV imaging and open-back photos of the are on their own. camera, as well as some technical in- formation (center separation 76mm, For More Information single control synchronized shutters, Tektronix: Stereography enthusiasts reading matched 35mm, 50mm and 135mm Liquid Crystal Shutter Marketing the May '87 issue of Modern Pho- Hanimex lenses, etc.). The irony PO BOX 500, M.S. 48-300 tography were probably delighted to here is all too typical of 3-D related Beaverton, OR 97077 notice on page 12 an article describ- coverage in mainstream photogra- StereoGraphics: ing a new spliced SLR called the phy magazines. When they do fea- PO Box 2309 Stereo Image Camera from a compa- ture a stereo camera it's one that San Rafael, CA 94912 ny in England. Unfortunately, isn't available! Modem Photography failed to con- Stereo Image designer Charles Antic Software: tact the company before running the Smith is one of the world's leading The Catalog optimistic article. experts and writers on 3-D movie 544 Second St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Stereo Image Techniques Ltd. techniques. One of his many (now made the camera from a pair of over 50) articles on stereoscopy JVC VHD 3-D Videodiscs: Praktica Super TL3 bodies for use in gives a full description of the JVC Company of America photographing commercial 3-D slide camera. It appeared in the British 41 Slater Dr. shows on a weekly rental basis. A lournal of Photography for May 31, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 few of the outfits were sold to in- 1985, page 600. m 40 STEREO WORLD MaylJunc 1987 LIBERTY BELL MOVES TRACKED IN STEREOS by Raymond Holstein Fig. 1. "Independence Hall or 'State House,'Philadelphia." by lames Cremer. The message on the back of this view begins, "The State House, which occupies the centre of thisvener- Those who attended the NSA able pile, was commenced in the year 1729, and has been added to from time to time as PHILLY '87 convention in King of the need of the city required, until the original building has almost lost its individuality. . ." Prussia, PA were only a short drive from Valley Forge ~ationalPark and only ;short distance from Philadelphia, where the 200th an- niversary of the U.S. Constitution is being celebrated this year. Of the Fig. 2. "Interior of Independence Hall, Philad'a." by James Cremer. For a time the bell was nearly hidden by the imposing decorations under, around and over it from 1854 to 1876. many buildings and historic artifacts STEREO WORLD MayIJune 1987 41 remaining there to be seen and pho- Fig. 3. "Old Liberty Bell-1776." by lames Cremer. An old clippng pasted to the back of this view calls it the "INDEPENDENCE BELYand claims that the crack was made in 1877 tographedl One the ,hen the bell was ringing a fire alarm. recognized is the Liberty Bell. It started out as the bell in the state house of the Province of moved to Allentown, PA, where it pamphlet entitled "The Liberty Pennsylvania, now known as was hidden under the floor of Zion Bell." The name probably came from Independence Hall. (Fig. 1.)The bell Reformed Church for almost a year someone remembering the was cast in Philadelphia in 1753 by to prevent it (along with many other inscription on the bell: "Proclaim two local tradesmen, Pass and Stow, bells) from falling into the hands of liberty throughout the land, unto all and at that time was the largest bell the British and being made into the inhabitants thereof." This is the in the colonies. It was installed in cannon. first known use of the name. In the 1753. In 1777 during the British In the late 1830's, followers of the early 19th century several legendary occupation of Philadelphia, it was antislavery movement published a folk tales were written about the "Liberty Bell," and it has been known by this name ever since. The Fig. 4. Kilbum No. 8012. "Old Liberty Bell's visit to the Columbian Exposition. It rang out it thegreatest freedom the world ever knew." Were the cactus plants there, perhaps, to deter last time was actually tolled was adventurous youth from hopping over the railings lined with state names? on Washington's birthday in 1846. i 42 STEREO WORLD Mayllune 1987 Fig 5 Keystone No 96484 The Old L~bertyBell, Independence Hall, Ph~ladelph~a,Pa." Just when the crack began to appear Keystones note on the back cla~msthat the crack was made In 1835 when the bell was toll- is unknown- An attemptwas made ing for the funeral of Chief Justice John Marshall. to restore the tone by drilling the crack to separate the sides of the fracture, but the attempt failed and the State House. Two years later it eagle. (Fig. 2.) In the centennial year for many years the bell was nearly was placed on a massive pedestal 1876 it was moved to the hallway forgotten. having 13 sides ornamented by and mounted on its old wooden As the legend of the bell grew, it Roman fasces, liberty caps, and frame. (Fig. 3.) Later it hung by a was decided in 1852 to move it from festooned flags-all of this topped chain of 13 links from the tower its storage place to the first floor of by Charles Wilson Peale's mounted ceiling, and then for many years was enclosed in a glass case. The growing importance of the Fig. 6. The bell now has its own home whose simple design and large windows allow little to bell as a patriotic symbol aroused detract from the bell or separate it from Philadelphia's Hlstoric District, its visitors and thew popular demand for its movement cameras. Stereo by Raymond Holstein. around the country so that more -"MWWW+S w w TY n a a-ara-~iw nr ww people could see it. Its first long journey was in the winter of 1885 to New Orleans and through the South. Later trips took it to Chicago in 1893 (Fig. 4.), to Atlanta in 1895, Charleston in 1902, Boston in 1903 and San Francisco in 1915. During these trips the crack grew and all future travel had to be prohibited. In 1915 it was placed on an open pedestal in Independence Hall (Fig. 5.) where visitors were allowed to touch it. It stayed in that location until the bicentennial year 1976, when it was moved to its present location across the street from Independence Hall. (Fig. 6.) m STEREO WORLD May/lunc 1087 43 OCTOBER IN INTERLAKEN by Paul Wing Plans are shaping up for the big 3-D Gallery Hotel Accommodations 6th ISU Congress at Interlaken, A 3-D exhibition is being ar- Hotel selection will be on an in- Switzerland in October. Tom ranged at an Interlaken Gallery. dividual basis. The registration Handschin, ISU President! and his Look for many interesting surprises package will include complete list- team are out to make it the best ever, here-another dimension to the ings plus the necessary booking and, from the news, they are right c~~~~~~~~ form. For the convenience of those on target. Workshops wishing to be together, one four star The Place A number of workshops are and one three star hotel will be men- The Congress setting is Inter- planned. If you care to give one, tioned. Price range for a twin bed- laken, a town of 13,000 nestled be- contact the ISU. ded room and bath is [4 star- $70-901, [3 star-$64-831 including tween two beautiful lakes at the Congress Dinner Excursion gateway to the Jungfrau Region. The breakfast, taxes and service. Two The optional Sunday evening din- meeting place is the Congress Center star hotels run in the $52 to $68 ner will be a Bernese Farmer's Buffet range. The listing covers a wide Casino, an impressive facility built with over 40 different food choices. at the turn of the century, and re- range from the Victoria Jungfrau at cently restored and brought up to On Monday, October 5, an all $150 plus to the one star hostelries day excursion in the Swiss Alps date technically. Programs- will be in the $25 range. shown in an elegant and spacious (luncheon included) is an option Look to Stereo World for updates that should not be missed. Ask any- auditorium with a maximum capaci- on this great event. For forms or ad- one who has been on one at the ty of 1000 but set up for ideal 3-D ditional information send an SASE earlier Congresses. Included is a spe- viewing with 350 comfortable seats. to Paul Wing, 50 Floret Circle, Hing- A ten foot screen will be used. Dis- cial evening "surprise"! ham, MA 02043 (617) 749-1996. plays and sales tables will be set up Or write to International in the equally impressive adjoining Stereoscopic Union, P.O. Box 2319, ball room on Saturday and Sunday CH-3001 Berne, Switzerland. m October 3 & 4. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions will be s~acedto allow time for a walk or jus; a rest and for Congress Fees leisurely dining. The selection of Francs Dollars* shows is truly outstanding. Congress Fee (Oct 1-4) ...... 60** ...... 39 Program Daily Fee ...... 30 ...... 19.50 Europeans will enjoy presenta- Congress Dinner ...... 40...... 26 tions from this side of the Atlantic. Monday Excursion (all inclusive) ...... 60...... 39 The PSA, Stereo Club of Southern 7 ft. display table...... 160...... ,104 California, the Potomac Society for *At current rate of exchange Stereo Photographers and others are **Congress fee 30F ($19.50)for show exhibitors, display room exhibitors, art exhibitors and work- involved. The Third Dimension So- shop teachers. ciety of Great Britain will present its Display room fee for non registrants-5F ($3.25) 1987 exhibition. Individual shows are scheduled by Pat Whitehouse (GB), Dave Burder (GB), Allan Griffin (Aus), Paul Wing (US), Su- san Pinsky (US), Koo Ferwerda (Holland), Stan White (Canada), Guy Ventouillac (France). There are many other very special shows by experts not as well known to us in America. Rolph Koch (Germany) has a spe- cial in the 6 X 6 cm format, Jacques STEREOSCOPIC STEREOSCOPIC Perrin (France)-fabulous hand UNION UNION 6TH CONGRESS OCT 1-5.1987 6TH CONGRESS OCT. 1-5.1987 colored 3-D cartoons. Other shows INTERLAKEN. SWITZERLAND INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND "too numerous to mention" are in the works from Munich, Vienna, 3-D conversion by Tony Alderson. Quebec and, of course, our Swiss hosts. 44 STEREO WORLD Mayllune 1987 July 19 (CA) August 16 (IL) September 20 (CA) Bagnall's Anaheim Camera Expo, Chicagoland's Camera and Photo Bagnall's Anaheim Camera Expo. Brookhurst Center, 2271 W. Cres- Show, Holiday Inn, 3405 Algonquin (see July 19). cent Ave., Anaheim, CA. Call Road, ~ollin~-~eadows,1l.i"irite 26-27 to PO Box 72695. Roselle. IL 60172. (OH) 714-786-6644 or 714-786-8183. ohio swap, 68 shadybrook Call 312-894-2406. camera July 26 (NY) Armory, Cincinnati, OH. Contact Rockland Photofair, Holiday Inn, September 13 (IN) Bill Bond, 8910 Cherry, Blue Ash, Suffern, NY. At exit 14B of New South Bend Camera/Com- OH 45242. Call 513-891-5266. York Thruway. Call 201-533-1991. puter/Video Swap Meet, Century September 27 (IL) Center, South Bend, IN. Contact August 8 (OH) Chicagoland's Camera and Photo Roger L. Smith, PO Box 6486, Photographic Historical Society of Show. (see August 16). South Bend, IN 46544. Call the Western Reserve, 16th Annual October 17, 18 (MA) Photographic Trade Fair, Holiday 219-259-2968 before 9:30pm EST. The Boston Show. 28th Show spon- Inn, North Randall, OH. (At Ran- September 13 (CT) sored by the Photographic Historical Wethersfield-Rocky Hill, Connec- dall Park Mall.) Contact Al Ba- Society of New England. Armenian ticut Rotary Club Fifth Semi-Annual nones, 196 W. Glendale, Bedford, Cultural Center, 47 Nichols Ave., OH 44146. Call 216-232-1827. Photo Expo and Trade Show. Steak Watertown (Boston) MA. Contact Club, Ramada Inn, Exit 24, 1-91, August 16 (OR) PHSNE c/o David Berenson, 32 Col- Hartford, CT. Contact Rotary, PO North Coast Camera Swap Meet, well Ave., Brighton, MA 02135. Call Seaside, OR Convention Center, 415 Box 9116, Wethersfield, CT 06109. 617-254-1565 3 to llpm Eastern Call John Maziarz, 203-721-0304. First Ave., Seaside, OR. Contact Time. Wes Taft, NCCSM, PO Box 2072, September 19-20 (MI) October 18 (IL) Gearhart, OR 97138. Call 12th Detroit Area Photorama USA, Chicagoland's Camera and Photo 503-738-8484. Dearborn Civic Center, Dearborn, Show. (see August 16). August 16 (CA) MI. Contact Photorama USA, 20219 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Woods, October 18 (CA) Bagnall's Anaheim Camera Expo. MI 48236. Call 313-884-2242. Bagnall's Anaheim Camera Expo. (see July 19). (see July 19). THE UNKNOWNS (Continued from page 37) Anthony view "No. 1- Mam- on the opposite side of the building.) and occasional theatrical acts be- moth Tree Grove." Richard notes My own research yields a little came scheduled events. Even a that the view was taken in what is more information. The tree on newspaper claimed the pavilion as now Calaveras Big Trees State Park, whose stump the house was built home for a short period in 1858. northwest from Yosemite National was cut down in 1853 so that its Laying next to the stump, the trunk Park. bark could be removed and sent of the tree itself boasted two bowl- Richard Rudisill adds information eastward on exhibition. Alas, it ar- ing alleys for a time along some 81 on the dome-topped building in the rived in New York just in time to be feet of its length. same view, noting it was a visitors a rival to Barnum's new Crystal All four views this issue were house for the tourists who flocked Palace. With such competition, the from Tex Treadwell. This brings us beginning in the 1850's. It was built exhibit never caught on. Soon the nearly up to date with the views we on the stump of the "Original Big bark caught fire and the whole have received thus far. If you have Tree" which was cut down and the scheme went up in smoke. Mean- something you've been meaning to bottom part laid next to the build- while, back out West, the stump send in, now may be the time. ing, with ladders for people to climb was smoothed off and on it 32 per- Please send from one to four views and notes by the various dated tree sons were able to dance a cotillion. only, and be sure to include return rings to signalize noted historical Later the dome was added. Dances postage. m events. (In the view the log would be STEREO WORLD MaylJune 1987 45 NEW COLLECTOR wanting Astronomical, FOR SALE TRADE Polar, and Yukon stereo views or other materi- - - -- al related to these areas. Cameron Treleaven, VIEW-MASTER PERSONAL CAMERA with I HAVE 3 KODAK STEREO CAMERAS (Excl c/o Aauila Books. Box 3331. Stn. 13.Calaatv. .- - 9 -- a- ,, filter holders, case (torn), cutter, lighted view- &cases & 60 boxed Selectron slide trays td ~lbeia~anada T~M 4~8. er and album, $245. view- aster Stereomatic trade for 3-D camera@), AIC viewer(s)-or ? projector with case, $240. View-Master library What do you have to trade? Mail offers1 BISSON, PIERRE PETIT, LEON & LEVY case, $12. Stereotach beam splitterwith view- descriptions to: Hansen, Box 89437, stereos or cdvs wanted for an article. Please er, $60. Realist BC Flash, $10. Realist Flash, Honolulu, HI 96830-9437. send information. Willing to purchase or pay $8. Art Fischer, 3577 N. Sylvan La, Mel- for use with credit. R. Ptacek, 6661 Berkshire bourne, FL 32935, (305) 254-5700. DAKOTA, ARIZONA, KANSAS, other Westem Terrace #44, Goleta, CA 93117. flat mount stereos to trade for Catskill Moun- BLIMPS-Set of four beautiful stereo views tains views I need. Also want Horse racing GOLD & SILVER MINING & NUMISMATIC of Goodyear blimps taken at Great Lakes tracks in USA. Gladly buy forcash too. Ralph STEREO VIEWS: All orig. photographic im- Expo in Cleveland in 1936. B&W prints made Gosse, Box 5351, Albany, NY 12205. ages (stereo views, etc.) up to 1910 (no for- from original negatives. $15. ppd. Gary Peck, eign), prospectors, mine interiors, exteriors, 3552 Tuttle Ave., Cleveland, OH 44111. mining equipment, mining towns, etc. Also WANTED wanted anything Numismatic, views of U.S. BOOKS, Stereoscopic Photography (1950) by Mints &Assay Offices, mint &coinage oper- NON-WORKING REVERE, or Wollensak Judge, Build Your Own Stereo Equipment by ations. Send photocopies with price & desc. cameras, either needing repairs or basket Thornson, Practical Stereo by Dalzell, others or send for my approval. I will respond quick- by Symons, Kraus, Wilman. One dollar for list cases. Mail descriptionlasking price to Han- sen, Box 89437, Honolulu, HI 96830-9437. ly. David Sundman, Littleton Coin Company, to-Fred Lowe, 86 Canterbury Road, Wol- 253 Union St., Littleton, NH 03561. verhampton, England, WV4 4EJ. SPACESHOTS, the multiprojector 3-D show NUDE AND GlRLlE stereo views, singles or has been delayed due to personal injury. VIEW-MASTER Packets & Reels for sale, and sets, also coin operated viewers. Abel, 9609 custom made plastic bags & cardboard back- However, we are still seeking rarelunique in- teresting views.. .will dupeltradelbuy.. Berkshire Court SE, Olympia, WA 98503, (206) ing boards for View-Master packets. Send . 456-5437. $1.00 for catalog & a free sample of both have unusual views to trade. Contact Ron above to: 3D Entertainment, c/o Walter Sigg, Labbe, 15Anson St., J. Plain, MA 02130, (617) PHOTOS OR NEGATIVES of street cars or F10. Box 208. Swartswood. NJ 07877. 524-8154. street railways in Scranton, Pa Also, stereo views of Scranton showing street cars, VIEW-MASTER Personal film cutter. Some 1905 LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION; Port- Charles Wrobleski, Box 663, Scranton, PA tarnish but operating perfectly, $85 postpaid. land, Oregon and Airship, Blimp views want- 18501. Sawyers' View-Master 'test' reels of various ed. L. W. Moore, 3115 N.W. Thurman St., unidentified scenics, $2.25 each postpaid. Portland, OR 97210. COLORADO MINING, street scene and RR stereo cards wanted for my pitifully small col- John Lawler, 12428 N.E. Halsey #43, Portland, COLLECT, TRADE, BUY & SELL: 19th Centu- OR 97230. lection! Donald Kaye, !?O. BOX 440171, ~urora, ry images (Cased, stereo, CDV, Cabinet & CO 80044. FOUR TDC SLECTRAYS, $13 each postpaid. large paper). Bill Lee, 5730 S. 1300E, Salt Lake Richard Orr, 6506 Western Ave., Omaha, NE City, UT 84121. Specialties: Western, Locomo- CYLINDER-STYLE PRINT BURNISHER, for 68132. tives, photographers, Indians, Mining, J. Car- smoothing stereo prints. Will purchase, or -- butt, Expeditions, ships, Utah & Occu- trade other photo hardware or views. T. K. Q-VU STEREO MOUNTS make mounting pational. Treadwell, 4201 Nagle, Bryan, TX 77801. your modern (or remounting your old) stereo views a breeze. Sample kit $2. pp. Or order an- COLLECTOR WILL BUY OR TRADE views of ACCESSORY LENS KIT for Macro Realist. tique or modern styles in black or grey, Quebec, Michigan, Los Angeles, Wars, Erot- Seton Rochwhite flip-up polarizerfor Realist $361100 ppd. Q-VU, 817 East 8th, Holtville, CA ica, Expos, Personalities, Disasters, Music (with or without camera), Powers Trick Stereo 92250. People; also Tru-Vues, CDVs, Cabinets, sheet Adapter for Realist. Please state condition music, 78 records, phonographs. Edward and price. Mark Willke, 1955 NE Barberry Dr. VIEW-MASTER REELS, 3-D equipment, Couture, 1233 So. Curson Ave., Los Angeles, #K, Hillsboro, OR 97124. books, magazines and instructions, lists CA 90019, (213) 935-4665. available on request. Specify preferences. REALIST GOLD BUrrON VIEWER. Dennis Francois Beaulieu, 3157 Lacombe, Montreal, BELPLASCA CLOSEUP ATTACHMENT, Ster- Selwa, 4270 Kirkcaldy, San Diego, CA 92111. Quebec, H3T 1L6 Canada ling 800 Deluxe viewer, stereo slide glass. Dennis Sherwood, 40622 N. Kenosha Road, AUSTRALIAN VIEWS wanted to buy or ex- MEMORABILIA COLLECTORS: 3-D photos Zion, IL 60099. change for American photographers, ag. An- of Miss Liberty Centennial Celebration and thony, Watkins, Am. Stereoscopic Co. Prefer a handcrafted Holmes-type viewer with a RACINE, WISC. stereo views by Cook- views of historical interest. Warren Smythe, polished solid brass hood and stand, $29.95 Ely-Luck-Thomas-Billings-Lockwood 258 Cumberland Rd., Auburn, NSW 2144, + $3.00 UPS, G.H. Sergio, 760 Clawson St., and others wanted. Merlo, 3025 Spring St., Australia Staten Is., NY 10306. Racine, WI 53405, (414) 6344734. -- MUYERIDGE VIEWS. Top prices paid. Also VIEW-MASTER from United States and Eu- STEREOGRAPHS OF IDAHO TERRITORY. Michigan and mining-the 3 Ms. Many views rope. 1987 catalog $1.00. Disney, Showtime, Nice clear views, if possible. I will take available for trade. Leonard Walle, 49525 W. Religious, Special Subjects, US. and Foreign reproductions of stereographs if you do not Seven Mile, Northville, MI 48167, (313) Travel. Many discontinued packets still avail- want to sell your stereographs. I am only in- 348-9145. terested in views by local stereographers, c. able. Worldwide Slides, 7427-NSA Washburn FLORIDA STEREOS of historical value, espe- Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55423. 18651895. Especially early views by T N. Bar- nard and Olaf I? Larson. These are needed to cially Tallahassee, Tampa and Gainesville. illustrate an article I hope to publish in Stereo Price and describe or send on approval, World next year. Contact: Bruce Hooper, 3230 highest prices paid for pre-1890 views. No St. Meadow Brook Dr., Flagstaff, AZ 86004. Augustine. Hendricksen, PO. Box 21153, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815. 46 STEREO WORLD Mayllune 1987 RUSSOIJAP WAR, Boxed set or single views. Also views with children. VG or better. Buy or As Part of their membership, NSA nlembers trade. Phone 0-11~618-298-2240or write Ron are offered free use of classified advertising. Members Blum, 2 Hussey Ave., Oaklands Pk. 5046, use loowords per year, divid- ... inFr)..... three ads with a maximum of 35 South Australia. words oer ad. Additional words and addi- SHAKER people stereo views, real photos, tional i ;ds may be inserted at the rate of 2Oe per wo rd. Please include payments with ads. snapshots, etc. Please send photocopy with Deadli~ne is the 10th of the month preceding Price to Richard Brookerg 450 East 84th puollcation1,. date. Send ads to the National Street, New York, NY 10028. Stereoscooic Association. P.O. Box 14801. ~olumb;s, OH 43214, or call i614j J.J. HAWE', & HaweslA. ' 895-1774. A rate sheet for display ads is avail- Hawes, and C E. Hawes stereo views, CDVs able upon request. and Cabinet Cards: Anything related. Send copies and wants. en ~ppollo,2415 NW Lovejoy, Portland, OR 97210. COLORADO STEREO VIEWS, cabinets, CDVs, real photo postcards, and large photo- graphs by A. M. Thomas, Lachian McLean, B. A. Hawkins, George D. Wakely, Rufus Ca- ble, Charles Weitfle, Joseph Collier, Alex Mar- tin, W. G. Chamberlain, W. H. Jackson, Charles Goodman, Frank Dean, George E. Mellen, C H. Clark, James W. Nutt, Duhem abeiSeHandcrafted wood & Bros., Luke &Wheeler, E. G. Morrison, Frank Kuykendall and J. L. Clinton. Pay Top Cash. rass repl~caof original, invented 1859 hy .AMFX. -. . , .nlNF .- David S. Digerness, 4953 Perry St., Denver, wa Oliver Wendell Holmis. Turn of the centurv & CO 80212. N.Y.S. residents historical hooklet FK1,:F. set 3-1) stereo- graphic views. ONLY 549.95. Pedestal base, $1 2.95 (add $3.00 shpg. & hdlg.). Addl. View Sets Avail. including Vic- torian Risque, Old West, San 1,rancisco Earthquake and many more. ADVERTISING RATE S To order call toll free (800) 223-6694 Camera ready display ads cost $75 for full-page, $4C I half-page, 5;25 quarter- T.M. VISUAL INDUSTRIES INC. 212 W.35th St.,N.Y.,N.Y.10001 page, and $15 business card size. The NSA will inse...F \m..r,,,. ..,,.nron r;n+o,l ....,, ,..,-nno.. I / sheet flier into the magazir ie for $50. 7 'he NSA wilI1 print and Iinsert your camera ready copy for S65 (one-sided) or $95 (two.-sided) per sheet. Write to NSA, Box 14801, Colu~nbus OH 4: 3214 for a r;ate sheet wttich details advertising policy. ARCHIVAL SLEEVES: clear %mil Polypropylene CDV (3 W8x4 318") per 100: $7 case of 1000: $60 POST CARD (3 W4x5 314") per 100: $7 case of 1000: 560 4 x 5" per 100: $7 case of 1000: $50 I THE RED WING VIEWER I STEREO (3 314x7") per 100: $8 case of 1000: $70 CABINET (4 3/8x7") per 100: $9 case of 1000: $80 I A CONTEMPORARY STEREOSCOPE I 5 x 7" per 50: $5 case of 1000: $80 BOUDOIR (5 112 x 8 1M") per 25: $5 case of 500: $70 8 x 10" per 25: $6 case of 200: $34 11 x 14" per 10: 56 case of 100: $35 SUPER ARCHIVAL POLYESTER STEREO SLEEVE per 100: $14 Russell Norton. P.O. Box 1070. New Haven. CT 06564.1070 SHIPPING EXTRA: add $4 per order, mixed sizes ok. PRECISION GLASS OPTICS FOLDING STEREO VIEWER IN THE HOLMES-BATES TRADITION 'MADE ENnRELYOFWALNU, LEATHER. Viewer, stand, and UPS shipping BRASS ANDGLASS within the U.S. : $78.00 (MN residents add $4.50 tax) For all standard Realist 3D stereo slides. YXlALlPl MATCHED GLASS LENSES Glass or cardboard mounted. Folds flat, weighs For ordering or more informalion: only 1 oz. Prepaid minimum order $10.00. Add $1.00- for shipping and handling. 'ORIGINAL SLIDING MAILDESIGN FREE CATALOG AVAILABLE WnCHVlllAGE'.vXmmW TO ORDER CALL TOLL FREE 800-223-6694 WlDE LEATHER HOOO EASILY RT. 372, BOX 18 MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. MINIMUM ORDER $20.00 ~TESMGLASSES WELCH. MINNESOTA 55089 TAYLOR MERCHANT CORP. 212 West 35th Street New York. NY 10001 STEREO WORLD Mayllune 1987 47 THE BRACKETT DISSOLVER CUSTOM MADE 3-D PROJECTOR WITH SLIDE DISSOLVE The Brackett Dissolver features the most desired and professional projec- tion technique- Dissolve Slide Transitions The Brackett Dissolver is like two stereo projectors in one compact unit. This unique design provides features not found in any other stereo projector. MODEL STANDARD STEREO FORMAT- Accepts BRIGHT ILLUMINATION- Four effi- TOP OF PROJECTOR SLIDE STORAGE- Realist format slides in glass and cient halogen lamps ~rovidehigh Built-in shelves store slide trays on cardboard mounts up to seven light output at low wattage. top of proiector for easy insertion sprocket size (24 X 28MM). and removal. Proiector uses USES INTERCHANGEABLE KODAK economical memo pad trays. DEPENDABLE-SIMPLE OPERATION- PROJECTION LENSES- Four Kodak pro- jection lenses-the standard of the SOUND SYNC. LIGHT- A cue light on Manual operation gives the operator audio-visual industry. the projector, operated from one complete artistic control of dissolve track of any two track tape recorder, rates. EFFICIENT COOLING- Two quiet fans signals the operator to change slides. operate continuously to cool both NEW CONCEPT CARRIER- A totally sides of the slides and the optics. EASY LAMP REPLACEMENT- Hinged new concept in dide carrier design cover provides easy access to projec- eliminates slide iams. Four precision CONVENIENT LENS CONTROLS- Dual tion lamps. stainless steel V-groove pins position and single focus controls. Conve- slides of any thickness in accurate niently grouped vertical and horizon- COMPACT AND LIGHTWEIGHT- L 13" focus and registration. tal lens controls. x W 12" x H 7"-Wt. 23 Ibs. This projector is custom made in limited quantities. The current price is... $1595. For ordering information or additional details write: Brackett Engineering P.O. BOX 493 E. Sandwich, MA 02537 Tel. (617) 888-2180 w PHOTO BOOKPLACE THE WORLD OF 3D (NEW REVISED EDITION) STEREO VIEWS THE WORLD OF 3D by Jac Fenrverda is one of the most definitive books we've seen In the Engllsh language on 3D. It covers sub~ectsfrom the start Fireplaces and stereo views were the TV of a hundred years ago, and now of stereo right up to the most advanced techn~ques We offer the new, you can transport yourself back to that time. Each set of views that we of- ylwa rev~sededit~on on sale at $29.95 (+$1.19 SbHI. fer consists of a number of high quality printed double-view cards. They fit ! into any standad antique lor modern replica) stereo viewer and yield a life- ; STEREO VIEWER, replica of the famous 1860's Holmes viewer. It's like 3d image of the sort our grandparents thrilled to! If you have any in- crafted from wood, stained a rich natural grain color. The cowl has been terest in stereo, check out these bargains. faced with a brass overplate bearing a fancy pattern just like the original. High quality matched plastic viewing lenses are used. It's the same as sold SET OF 62 SAMPLE VIEWS. A set of fantastic examples of stereo cover- elsewhere for $60-our price $39.95 (+$2.50 SbH). ing subjects varying from comic to religious, old west ta famous people, tragedies to transportation, foreign travel to city views, views of childhood THE STEREO IMAGE IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY by Dieter Lorenz. to Victorian risque and lots of other typical subjects. This is great for An analglyph book from Germany, in English, with viewing glasses. It's a anyone wanting a window into the stereo world of yesteryear. Only $6.95 marvellous showing of the uses of 3D in a wide variety of cir- for the entire set! cumstances-scientific, technical, microscopy, drafting, etc. 112 pages, spiral bound, we've imported it. $19.95 ( +$1.19 SbH). MINI-SAMPLER SET OF TEN CARDS. An electic group of ten not necessarily related cards. Perfect to "just get the feel" of stereo from our STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY by Fritz Waack. A thoroughly technical, yet reproductions. And only $1.99 for the set! thoroughly practical approach to modern stereo photography. Includes plans for many items you can make yourself. There's nothing else like it .6Y SENTIMENTAL VIEWS. Twenty-eight cards that are Victoriana sublime. available. $9.95 1 + S&HI. Corny, unbelievable, replete with truly contrived situations. Young love (idyllic, moments musicale) etc. Only $4.99! RELIEF. Das Erste Photobuch in 3-D. Imported from Germany, it consists of anaglyph images of pin-ups so real you can almost reach out and touch FAMOUS PEOPLE. 10 stereo photos that bring Lindberg, Coolidge, them. Viewing glasses and a large 3D pin-up girl poster are includedl Rockefeller, Admiral Dewey, Black Jack Pershing, William Jennings $14.95 (+$1.19 SbH). Bryant and other notables to life! Only $1.99! The NIMSLO 3D BOOK. Everything you want land need) to know about the Nimslo 3D including tips on how to use it for making antique style 3D NIAGARA FALLS. A set of twelve cards of this natural wonder. They're so life-like you could get wet viewing theml Only $2.99!! ;' views. It's a real users, collectors, stereo fens book, and it's only $7.95 , , I +.,is: ,. (+.69( SbH). , RELIGIOUS SCENES. Eighteen cards made by photographing miniature dolls arranged in scenes from the Bible, the Life of Christ, the Nativity, STEREOKAMERAS VON 1940 BIS 1984. Complete roundup of stereo etc. Our price is a miraculous $2.99! cameras marketed for perlod ~ndlcated.It covers 42 different models wlth photos & techn~caldeta~ls. Or~glnally In German, we've Included an SATANIC. 9 re~roductionsof those weird French diaboliaue scenes Engl~shtranslation plus an up to the mlnute prlce gu~de$16.95 postpaid' dep~ct~ngthe Dev~lat work. Only $1.99 for the set! THE WORLD OF STEREOGRAPHS by William Darrah. This is probably CHRISTMAS. Fifteen views around the hearth, the tree, the home. See the most def~nltlvebook on stereo ava~lable.Covers h~storyand practlce, Santa, the glfts, the glow~ngfaces of happy children w~ththeir glfts . . . and details the scope of collectable vlews. Darrah IS cons~deredthe major ~t'sall so seemingly real. Only $2 95! US authority on the subject, th~sbook IS h~smost outstand~ngachieve- ment. L~stIS $24, we're offering signed copies at $19.95, postpaid1 WORLD WAR 1.35 scenes capture the panorama of action in that "war to end all wars." Brings h~storyto I~fe.r~ght In your home1 Sale price $6.99! THE STEREOSCOPE: IT'S HISTORY, THEORY AND CONSTRUC- TION, bv Sir Dav~dBrewster. Facs~mileof the classlc 1866 book that THE OLD WILD WEST. Twenty-five views. This is a greet collection of defined s.tereoscopy. It's the single most important historical book on the vintage images of Indians, mining towns, cowboys-the West as it was subject. Over 235 pages1 List is now $14.95, our sale price $12.95 presented by the stereo camera. Only $4.99! postpaid!! UNIQUE IMAGES. Nineteen cards that are unusual, bizarre, humorous, THE PRICE GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHIC CARDS by H.A. James. The one-of-a-kind-in a word, unique. Price at $2.99! only book that attempts to evaluate stereo cards, it's an interesting price guide from England, 1982. Contains lots of reference material and is pro- fusely illustrated. 132 pages, we offer it postpaid at $9.99! INDUSTRY AND LABOR. Forty scenes depicting life as it really was-in " the field, the factory, and the workshops. A large collection, end only $4.99! RETURN TO EL DORADO, A Century of California Photographs. For- ty fine quality reproductions in a book with commentary and viewing TABLE TOP PHOTOS. An interesting set of 12 cards-dolls and scenes glasses. $7.69. postpaid. of strange places. Weird! Weirder still is our bargain price of $1.99! PHILIP BRIGAND!: KEYSTONE PHOTOGRAPHER. The story of an in- WOMEN'S LIB. Thirteen cards. Though most of these cards demean trepid stereo photographer who travelled the world, bringing home to women, they are part and parcel of our common heritage and worth hav- America vivid 3D views. Fifteen stereographs and a viewer are included in ing. Particularly at our bargain price of $2.49! the book. $5.69 postpaid! THE STORY OF THE STEREOSCOPE. A special offer. The out-of-print, THE ORIENT VIEWED. 28 stereographs are reproduced from the works special 20 page booklet originally prepared for shipment with the replica of many of the best stereo travellers of the 19th century. Some images are stereo viewers. It contains reproductions of many original stereo ads. On- horrible, all are of splendid quality, and the book comes with a viewing ly $2 with the purchase of any stereo set listed. Not available for pur- glass. $5.69 postpaid! chase alone. 3D PAST AND PRESENT. Beautifully produced with many full color il- lustrations. The real thrill comes with the three Viewmaster reels that add l'baWadd.7!i'pW8e~tfOrfw~. an exciting dimension to this illuminating history $18.95 ( + .94' SbH). All prices are quoted postpaid. Payment must accompany order. We ship by uninsured bookrate mail at your risk. but if you add $2.50 ($3west of the Mississippi) we'll use UPS or insured mail (mainland US only). Most orders shipped same day received, satisfaction guaranteed. Immediate refund it we're out of stock. TELEPHONE CHARGE ORDERS (VISA, MASTERCARD ONLY); Call 212 431-9358 any day between 12-5PM. Order will be shipped TERMS via UPS (mainland US only) that day. $2.50 service charge plus UPS shipping fee will be added to total amount of order. Write or call for our free catalog describing 100's of photographic and stereo book bargains. Alice Cooper prepares to perform the fint song of a recent concert captured in stereo by Mark Willke. Fora look into the bizarre world ofan Alice Coopershow, see "The Night- mare Returns" in this issue.