Re: Platinum Realist

[P3D Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxx>]

Dr. George A. Themelis wrote:

> "The Stereogram") and he told me that 7 Platinum Realists were
> awarded from 1959 to 1966.  He has tried to track those but without
> success.  If one of those is located, it should be photographed
> and documented.


I found this on the Bobcat archive from early this year. Don't think 
anyone responded, at least publically...


> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 19:05:27 -0700
> From: P3D Bob Maxey  <BMAXEY@xxxxxxx>
> To: photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: PHOTO-3D digest 1829 -Reply
> Message-ID: <s2dd2ae1.025@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Here is a question for whoever has a legitimate answer.
> In the 50's or 60's, there was a contest run by those
> wonderful folks at David White. It was a photographic
> competition. Grand prize was a very special custom
> Stereo Realist, 4.5 (?) lenses, and platinum plated.
>  
> The winner of the competition was a one Mattie
> Sanford, the image was a photographic representation
> of a painting called "The Gleaners". I saw this camera,
> could care less at the time. 
> 
> Does anyone know where this camera ended up?


------------------------------