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Stereoscope

Object number2021.122.1 a-y

Manufacturer Keystone View Company (1892 - 1963)

Manufacturer Underwood and Underwood (founded 1881)

Manufacturer Kawin and Company

Date1881-1915

Possible OriginOttawa, KS

Possible OriginSt. Louis, MO

Possible OriginArlington, NJ

Possible OriginMeadville, PA

Possible OriginWashington, D.C.

Possible OriginNew York, NY

Possible OriginPortland, OR

OriginLittleton, NH

Possible OriginLondon, England

Possible OriginToronto, Canada

Possible OriginSydney, Australia

Possible OriginSan Francisco, CA

MediumWood; Metal; Fabric; Plastic; Paperboard; Photographic paper; Black-and-white photographs; Color photographs; Adhesive; Ink; Graphite

Credit LineGift of Ellie Bolland

DescriptionStereoscope with twenty-three (23) stereoscopic cards and one (1) photograph card. Stereoscope. Brown wood and silver metal. Base has brown wooden folding handle with metal ferrule and joint. Silver metal viewer has two square clear plastic windows, engraved decoration on exterior, black interior, and back edge is partially lined with yellow fabric. Silver platform mounted on front of viewer has brown wood vision divider on top; from bottom of platform protrudes a wooden arm that has sliding card mount at the end. Card mount has wooden base with a pair of gray metal wire mounts for holding the stereoscopic cards (b-y). Maker's marks on the top of the viewer, underside of wood arm, and joint of handle. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict outdoor scene of men with horses in front of house and trees. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict the Valley of the Tay in Scotland: a landscape with river through center and tree across top. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched color photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict the Sunken Gardens in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia: a formal garden with red and white flowers, green plants and grass, all bordered by trees, with a building in the distance. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict a humorous interior domestic scene of a man and woman. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse is undecorated. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict Box Canyon in Colorado: a rocky mountain scene with wooden walkways, ladders, and tourists. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict an outdoor rural scene of a man and a woman embracing on a horse-drawn vehicle along a road bordered by sparse trees. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse is undecorated. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict an indoor wedding procession with lavish decorations and numerous plants. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse is undecorated. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict London, England: street scene looking towards the Strand from Trafalgar Square with vehicles in the foreground and buildings bordering the street. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict an outdoor scene of two children sitting on the grass with many rabbits and puppies in front of them and buildings in the background. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse is undecorated. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict London, England, overlooking the Thames River at night showing many bridges and lights. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict outdoor farm scene with children feeding sheep and lambs. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict outdoor scene of a field with a shepherd and his dog looking at his flock of sheep. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict an indoor domestic scene with women and children. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse is undecorated. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict an outdoor rural landscape scene of a horse and two-wheeled vehicle on a mountain road in Norway; a man and two women are in the vehicle. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse is undecorated. Stereoscopic card. Gray paperboard backer with two arched black-and-white photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict the Foreign Arts Building at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Beige paperboard backer with two arched sepia-toned photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict mountain scene with large bare tree in the right foreground. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Beige paperboard backer with two arched sepia-toned photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict view of Jerusalem from Mount of Olives, Palestine. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Beige paperboard backer with two arched sepia-toned photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict interior scene of President William McKinley inside the Cabinet Room of the White House. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Beige paperboard backer with two arched sepia-toned photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict mountain scene of Pike's Peak through Peephole at Gardens of the Gods in Colorado; the distant valley and mountains are framed by rocks and two women are peeking from the bottom of the opening. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Beige paperboard backer with two arched sepia-toned photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict interior scene of the Catacombs in Brussels, Belgium: narrow pathway bordered by floor-to-ceiling floral and plant arrangements. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse has printed image description. Stereoscopic card. Beige paperboard backer with two arched sepia-toned photographic images mounted side-by-side on front; images depict outdoor cemetery scene of memorial items surrounding a tomb structure. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse is undecorated. Stereoscopic card. Off-white paperboard backer with two printed arched color (colorized?) photographic images side-by-side on front; images depict interior gallery scene with columns bordering room with arched ceiling and wall of artwork. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Reverse is gray and undecorated. Stereoscopic card. Off-white paperboard backer with two printed arched color (colorized?) photographic images side-by-side on front; images depict Honolulu, Hawaii road bordered by date palm trees with two people in the foreground. Front top and viewer's right edges have black and blue linear details to mimic depth. Front has printed maker text at left and right and image caption along the viewer's bottom right edge. Front has handwritten graphite marks. Reverse is brown and undecorated. Photograph card. Front has black-and-white graphic image bordered by white on left and right. Front image depicts domestic scene of a girl child leaning on a wooden barrel that holds two dogs; the background has a broom, flowers, and a cat. Reverse is white and brown and undecorated.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 7.5 x 7 x 12.625 in. (19.1 x 17.8 x 32.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 3.5 x 7 x 0.5 in. (8.9 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 3.438 x 7 x 0.5 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 3.5 x 7 x 0.375 in. (8.9 x 17.8 x 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (e): 3.438 x 7 x 0.438 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (f): 3.438 x 7 x 0.5 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (g): 3.438 x 7 x 0.5 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (h): 3.438 x 7 x 0.438 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (i): 3.438 x 7 x 0.438 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (j): 3.438 x 7 x 0.438 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (k): 3.438 x 7 x 0.5 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (l): 3.438 x 7 x 0.375 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (m): 3.438 x 7 x 0.375 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (n): 3.438 x 7 x 0.5 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (o): 3.5 x 7.063 x 0.5 in. (8.9 x 17.9 x 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (p): 3.5 x 7 x 0.438 in. (8.9 x 17.8 x 1.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (q): 3.438 x 7 x 0.375 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (r): 3.438 x 7 x 0.375 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (s): 3.5 x 7 x 0.188 in. (8.9 x 17.8 x 0.5 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (t): 3.5 x 7 x 0.375 in. (8.9 x 17.8 x 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (u): 3.438 x 7 x 0.375 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (v): 3.438 x 7 x 0.375 in. (8.7 x 17.8 x 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (w): 3.375 x 7 x 0.375 in. (8.6 x 17.8 x 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (x): 3.75 x 6.938 x 0.375 in. (9.5 x 17.6 x 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (y): 3.563 x 6.938 x 0.375 in. (9.1 x 17.6 x 1 cm)
Inscriptions(b)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "This description will be confined to the Percheron horse, / of which the picture shows so fine a specimen..."

(c)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "(17) / The Tay is the largest river in Scotland..."

(d)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "Fairmount Park almost takes the first place among the / finest and largest parks in the world...."

(f)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "Within the limits of the town, Box Canyon is Ouray's / most striking piece for sight-seers...."

(i)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "As early as 1628 George Wither, a Puritan poet, wrote with / regard to the Strand..."

(k)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "...Greater London has more people than Scotland or Ire- / land, more than any state of the American Union except / New York and Pennsylvania..."

(l)
Reverse has printed black text at center including " "That just makes me homesick," said a young woman, / tired with her writing in a city office, as she caught sight / of this stereograph. ..."

(m)
Reverse has printed black text at center including " "Shepherds, like poets, are born, not made."... / Abridged from "Fitting sheep," by W. J. Clarke (Shep- / herd Boy)."

(p)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "17 / THE FOREIGN ARTS BUILDING, PANAMA-CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION, SAN DIEGO., / CALIF., U. S. A. / ..."

(q)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "The Artist's Delight, Tyrol, Austria" followed by same text in other languages.

(r)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "Jerusalem, the City of the Great King, from Mount of Olives, Palestine" followed by same text in other languages.

(s)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "William McKinley, the Nation's President, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, / Washington, U. S. A." followed by same text in other languages.

(t)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "Pike's Peak, from Peep-Hole, Colorado, U. S. A." followed by same text in other languages.

(u)
Reverse has printed black text at center including "In the Catacombs, Brussels, Belgium." followed by same text in other languages.
Marks(a)
Maker's marks on the top of the viewer "SUN SCULPTURE / TRADE MARK", underside of wood arm "WARRANTED / UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD / MANUFACTURER", and proper right side of joint of folding handle "PAT'D / JUNE 14TH / 1881".

(b)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1895 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "2318 - All Sorts and Sizes".

(c)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1898 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "2626 - The Valley of the Tay, Scotland."

(d)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1898 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "9353 - The Sunken Gardens, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa., / U. S. A."

Reverse has printed black text at bottom center "Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Company."

(e)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers & Publishers Copyright 1899 by B. L. Singley" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., San Francisco, Cal., / Toronto, Can., New York, NY London, England" and along viewer's bottom right edge "9486 - "Murderation! Molly Be Aisy!" ".

(f)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1901 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "8008 - In the Heart of Box Canyon, Colo., / U. S. A."

(g)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers & Publishers Copyright 1901 by B. L. Singley" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., San Francisco, Cal., / Toronto, Can., New York, NY London, England" and along viewer's bottom right edge "10418 - Always Take a Horse You Can Drive With One / Hand."

(h)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1901 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "10479 - The Wedding March."

(i)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1901 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "11305 - Looking towards the Strand from Trafalgar Square, / London, England."

(j)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1901 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "11422 - "Isn't Our Stock Looking Fine?" "

(k)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1902 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "13101 - Overlooking the Thames at 11 o'clock at Night, / London, Eng."

(l)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1903 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "11436 - "Oh, one day in the country / Is worth a month in town." "

(m)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1904 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "13647 - The Shepherd and His Flock, Sheep Industry, Montana, / U. S. A."

(n)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / Copyright 1904 by / B. L. Singley, Made in U. S. A. / Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore. / New York, N. Y., Toronto Can., London, Eng." and along viewer's bottom right edge "11441 - "Only a baby small, never at rest, / Small but how dear to us. God knoweth best". "; the number is difficult to read

(o)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Manufacturers & Publishers Copyright 1906 by Keystone View Company" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., San Francisco, Cal., / Toronto, Can., New York, NY London, England" and along viewer's bottom right edge "13398 - Driving Up Winding Mountain Road in a "Stolkjaerre," / the Typical Norwegian Cariole, Near Dalen, / Telemarken, Norway."

(p)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Keystone View Company / Copyright, 1915, by / Manufacturers Pan.-Cal. Ex. Made in U.S.A. Publishers" and viewer's right edge "Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y., Portland / Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus." and along viewer's bottom right edge "17688 - The North Entrance of the Foreign Arts Bldg., Pan- / ama-California Exposition, San Diego, Calif., U. S. A."

(q)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Underwood & Underwood, Publishers. / New York. London. Toronto-Canada. Ottawa-Kansas." and viewer's right edge "Works and [logo with text "SUN SCLUPTURE / TRADE MARK"] Studios- / Washington, D.C. Arlington, N.J. Littleton, N.H.", and along viewer's bottom right edge "(68) The Artist's Delight, Tyrol, Austria, / Copyright 1898 by Underwood & Underwood."

(r)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Underwood & Underwood, Publishers. / New York. London. Toronto-Canada. Ottawa-Kansas." and viewer's right edge "Works and [logo with text "SUN SCLUPTURE / TRADE MARK"] Studios- / Washington, D.C. Arlington, N.J. Littleton, N.H.", and along viewer's bottom right edge "(18) Jerusalem, the City of the Great King, from Mount of Olives, Palestine / Copyright 1899 by Underwood & Underwood."

(s)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Underwood & Underwood, Publishers. / New York. London. Toronto-Canada. Ottawa-Kansas." and viewer's right edge "Works and [logo with text "SUN SCLUPTURE / TRADE MARK"] Studios- / Arlington, N.J. Littleton, N.H. Washington, D.C.", and along viewer's bottom right edge "William McKinley, the Nation's President, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, / Washington, U.S.A. Copyright 1900 by Strohmeyer & Wyman."

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Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Underwood & Underwood, Publishers. / New York. London. Toronto-Canada. Ottawa-Kansas." and viewer's right edge "Works and [logo with text "SUN SCLUPTURE / TRADE MARK"] Studios- / Arlington, N.J. Littleton, N.H. Washington, D.C.", and along viewer's bottom right edge "Pike's Peak from Peephole Gardens of the Gods, Colorado, U. S. A. / Copyright 1901 by Underwood & Underwood."

(u)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Underwood & Underwood, Publishers. / New York. London. Toronto-Canada. Ottawa-Kansas." and viewer's right edge "Works and [logo with text "SUN SCLUPTURE / TRADE MARK"] Studios- / Arlington, N.J. Littleton, N.H. Washington, D.C.", and along viewer's bottom right edge "(28) In the Catacombs, Brussels, Belgium, / Copyright 1901 by Underwood & Underwood."

(v)
Printed black text on front at viewer's left edge "Underwood & Underwood, Publishers. / New York. London. Toronto-Canada. Ottawa-Kansas." and viewer's right edge "Works and [logo with text "SUN SCLUPTURE / TRADE MARK"] Studios- / Arlington, N.J. Littleton, N.H. Washington, D.C.", and along viewer's bottom right edge "Floral Tributes around the Receiving Vault - the dead President's temporary resting place, / Canton, Ohio. Copyright 1901 by Underwood & Underwood."

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Printed red text on front at viewer's left and right edges "WORLD SERIES / REPRODUCED FROM ORIGINAL STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPH" and along viewer's bottom right edge "140 / G...Gallery in Colona Palace. Rome, Italy."

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Printed red text on front at viewer's left and right edges "WORLD SERIES / COPYRIGHT 1909 KAWIN AND CO." and along viewer's bottom right edge "187 A Date Palm Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii."
Historical NotesKeystone View Company, located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, was at one time the largest producer of stereographs in the world. They operated from 1892 to 1963 when the company was bought by Mast Development Corporation. In 1972, the Meadville manufacturing site was closed. Benneville Lloyd Singley, a native of Union Township, founded the company after time spent working as a salesman for Underwood & Underwood. He ended up in Meadville after enrolling in Allegheny College. He did much of the photography for the stereoscope cards himself starting with the flooding of Meadville by French Creek in 1892. They started producing stereoscopes as well as cards around 1898. Keystone innovated by producing educational kits to accompany their stereoscope images. They eventually bought the majority of their competitors' negatives and continued to produce their own until they had an inventory of over 2 million negatives. Their collection was donated to the University of California in 1978.

Related person Benneville Lloyd Singley (1864 - 1938)