Rare Lot of 360 Antique Stereoview Cards, Antique Stereoscope Viewer & 9 Antique Stereoview Card Boxes. A wide variety of many choice stereoview cards, great photography with wonderful antiquated views, many of which are long gone. The STRIPES in the black and white scans above ARE NOT on the original cards, the original cards all have clear sharp images with lots of details. These 3-D picture cards are from all over the world and the United States featuring. Stereoview cards from the late 1800’s to the very early 1900’s, in my estimate although there are. No dates on the cards that I have found. Rare photos from as pre WWII Japan, Palestine and Jerusalem. Africa, Egypt, China, Italy, Germany, Peru and many more. These stereoview cards are in good condition, 98% of them are published by Keystone View Company, Made in the USA, some from other publishers. Some of the cards are in sepia tone, some black and white, and some in color. Some cards, I found were hard to tell if they are black and white or sepia tone to me. The black and white photos above were all sepia tone, color and some black and white but I converted them to plain black and white for this listing because when I scanned them the color and the sepia tone had stripes on the pictures due to the curve of the stereoview card. These samples are just the tip of the iceberg, there is a wealth here of rare historical photographs, very hard to come by. Most of the cards have well written information on the back corresponding to the photos. The following sets of stereoview cards are in this lot. Yosemite National Park, 24. Birds, 18 (2 of these are #B35 Blue Jay). Victorian Children, 3+ in various settings, sepia tone, Keystone. 1 Blackface couple, sepia tone, Standard Series brand. United States, various sites, 39. Peru, 1 sepia tone, Keystone. Victorian Ladies, Couples and children on outings. Cards have a slight curve to them, all of them work perfectly in the antique viewer that is included in this lot. Some of the cards have slightly bumped corners or some light edge wear. Lot comes with wood and light weight metal Stereoscope Viewer, no marked Stereoscope but it is dated Pat. July 28, 1903, looks like a Stereoscope and works very well. The viewer has red velvet around where it comes in contact with your face, viewer is adjustable as you can slide it closer or further away when using. 5-1/4″ wide at widest point and 12.5″ long, the two antique glass magnifiers work very well. Some of the Japan views are Tokyo burden bearers, Cherry blossoms Shiba Park, Bridge to the Emporer’s Palace, House of Peers, Japanese blacksmith Yokohama, Charming Geishas, Asakusa Street, Asakusa Temple, Worshipers, vendors and doves; Free show on Theatre Street near Asakusa; Kameido and Wisteria Garlands; Bridge to Kameido; Looking at Temple Kameido; Lake Chuzenji; Daiya River young lady crossing in a mountain chair; Nishi Hongwanji Temple Kioto Gateway and Lantern; Shrine in the Chion-in Temple Kioto; Yasaka Pagoda; Under the Bamboo Trees; Kiyomizu, great bell Chion-in temple; Kilns where the famous Satsuma Pottery is fired; Groves of old trees; Nikko, Buddhist Temple – Nikko; Peasant praying before God of Light Images – Nikko; Famous Tea Plantation and girls gathering tea; a Wayside Tea House; Tennoji – Osaka; Feudal castle of the proud Shoguns; Osaka Family Hibachi; Lotus; Feeding Silkworms with Mulberry leaves; Unwinding the Cocoons; At the loom – home spun fabric; Plowing near Seoul Korea; Private Garden in Japan; Chrysanthemum Show Yokohama; Mississippi Bay Japan; Wayfarers resting under the Pines at Tokyo to Kyoto and more. Some of the Palestine views – Full set 36 stereoview cards, Keystone View Co. One card has a pinkish tint, some look sepia and some look like a cross between black and white and sepia, Jaffa, Main St. Bethlehem leading to Church of Nativity; Bethlehem of Judea; Nazareth and plain of Esdraelon where Jesus played as a boy: Nazareth Fountain of the Virgin; Jezreel; Relief map of Palestine; Jerusalem Holy City; Baptizing in the Jordan; Ruins of ancient Jericho; Garden of Gethsemane and mount of olives; Shore of Galilee; A bride’s arrival; Jacob’s well and Joseph’s tomb; Samaritan woman; Outside Jerusalem unclean loners; Cana of Galilee; Caesarea Phillippi and more. Some of the Jerusalem views – Keystone, Gihon; Latin Hospice; City of Zion; Jaffa Gate; Tower of David; Village of Siloam; Pool of Siloam; Tombs of the Prophets; Garden of Gethsamane, Jerusalem; Christian Street; Church of the Holy Sepulchre; Easter Procession to Church of the Holy Sepulchre; Christians on route to Calvary; Church of Armenian Christians; Jew’s Wailing Place; Outside Damascus Gate; The Tomb of Our Lord; Tomb with Stone Rolled Away; Dome of the Rock; Mt. Motiah; Pulpit of Omar; Lower Road to Bethany; Wretched Lepers; Garden of Gethsamane and more. USA sights including. Catching salmon with nets Columbia River, Oregon; Salt from the Salt Brine in Syracuse, NY; Trenton, NJ potters wheel; Coal miners in Scranton, Pa; Watkins Glen New York (many); Congressional Library Washington DC; Havena Glen; Lake Worth, Florida; Granite Quarry in New Hampshire; Old Centre Market, Washington DC; Oldest Living Thing on earth Mariposa Grove, California with Giant Redwood; Cherry Blossoms Washington DC; Fire Belt Lombard and Harvard Sts. Raleigh deck; Central Park Zoo with Camel; Fairmount Park, Philadelphia Pa and more. Some of the scenes from Italy – Rome – St. Peter’s Dome; St. Peter’s Church; Raphael’s Transfiguration; Sistene Chapel where the Pope is crowned; Vatican Library; Library of the Vatican; Gallery of Statues, Vatican; From Mt. Peter’s Dome; The Pantheon; Temple of Vespacian and Arch of Severus; Colleseum; Chamber in Cappuccini Catacombs with earth from Palestine; Michael Angelo’s Moses in St. Pietro; along the Appian Way; Bridseye View Naples and Vesuvius; Macaroni Drying in the Streets of Napoli; Venus of Gallipede; Gallery of Ancient Statues Museum; Farnes Bull National Museum; Wilderness of Lava Base of Vesuveus, Forum of Pompeii and more. Nine (9) antique stereographic boxes are included with this lot, each box is marked with a subject on the spine in gold lettering, but with the exception of one box, the boxes do not contain the cards named on the spine. Yosemite Valley is the only one of the Underwood Boxes to hold the original card set. Underwood and Underwood 7-1/2 x 4″ gold lettering on the spine, marked Jerusalem, inner box 1-3/4″ wide x 7 x 3-1/2. Underwood and Underwood 7-1/2 x 4″ gold lettering on the spine, marked Yosemite Valley, inner box 1-1/2″ wide x 7 x 3-1/2. Underwood and Underwood 7-1/2 x 4″ with gold lettering on the spine, marked Stereographs, 1-1/2″ wide x 7 x 3-1/2. Underwood and Underwood double 7-1/2″ x 4 x 4″ tall marked Stereographs on the spine. We also are including five (5) Keystone View Co. Stereographic boxes include the following. Keystone Box marked Japan – Vol. I – 7-1/2″ x 4″ x 2-1/2. Keystone Box marked Life of Christ Vol. I – 7-1/2″ x 4″ 2-1/4. Keystone Box marked Bird Set Vol. I – 7-1/2″ x 4″ x 2-1/14. Keystone Box marked Selected Subjects Vol. I – 7-1/2″ x 4″ x 2-3/4. Keystone Box marked Yellowstone National Park Vol. I – 7-1/2″ x 4″ x 2-1/4. The only boxes that contain the marked subject is the Bird Set box and Japan. The Japan box has 39 Japan cards but I do not know if they are the original set of Japan cards, nor if the 39 cards make a complete set. The same applies to the Bird Set box, there are 18 Bird Cards in the Bird Box, but two are alike, they do not appear to consistute a complete set. Please check the photos for condition of the boxes. Keysone boxes have edge and corner wear, some scuffing and cover wear. The Underwood boxes also have some edge and corner wear, one box has scuffing on the spine. Regarding the Life of Christ Box, the Palestine and Jerusalem cards did not fit in the box. Attn: International Customers, please do not pay for your item until we invoice you. We’ll be glad to help. The item “360 Antique STEREOVIEW CARDS & Viewer PALESTINE YELLOWSTONE AFRICA JAPAN Boxes G” is in sale since Monday, April 3, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Stereoviews & Stereoscopes”. The seller is “bluemoonbooks.and.antiques” and is located in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
- Number of Items: 361
- Region of Origin: Africa
- Time Period Manufactured: 1890-1899
- Production Technique: Stereoview
- Modified Item: No
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Subject: Historic & Vintage
- Vintage: Yes
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Stereoview Type: Photos
- Material: Cardboard
- Brand/Publisher: Keystone View Company
- Featured Refinements: Stereoscope Viewer
- Year of Production: 1890-1899
- Image Color: Black & White
- Antique: Yes
- Color: Sepia
- Signed: No
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Unit of Sale: Lot
- Theme: Travel
- Type: Stereoview & Stereoscope