Hand-colored daguerreotype stereo pair of seated woman and standing man – Historic Photograph Print
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A window into the past: Hand-colored daguerreotype stereo pair of seated woman and standing man, preserved in this historic photograph. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hand-colored daguerreotype stereo pair of seated woman and standing man
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Two nearly identical exposures, taken side by side, make this a stereoscopic daguerreotype of William Young McAllister (1812-1896) seated with his wife in an ornate chair. Viewed through a hand stereoscope, the two images fuse into a single three-dimensional scene, a effect that made stereo portraits a popular novelty in the 1850s. Full-length seated poses like this one were costly to produce on a metal plate, and the decorative furniture and formal dress reflect the careful staging typical of the period. The Library of Congress holds the piece as part of its daguerreotype collection.
| Created / published | 1850 |
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| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,306 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 719_William_Y_McAllister_wi_1850 |
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