Re: Stereo's Future

[P3D <sbere@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >I don't believe I have ever seen an antique, amateur-made Holmes-format
> >stereoscopic print. They mainly seem to have been made for mass production.
> >It would be interesting to find out whether stereo photographers ever offered
> >Holmes-format stereo portraits as a service - I seem to recall something
> >about that.
> 
> I have a few antique views in my collection that have no labels of any
> kind. Of course, there is no way to know if these were taken by amateurs or
> professionals. I have seen views for sale that appear to be family
> pictures, sometimes with handwritten notes. Good views of the latter type
> are uncommon (in my experience) and generally outside of my price range.
> 
> Susan Wageman 
> suewageman@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> swageman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

I have several (10)family photographs (Holmes type cards) of my father's
family taken in 1932.  He said that the photographs were taken as part
of a deal when you bought a lighted Holmes viewer and several sets of
cards. The seller (a photographer I presume) would take the photos in
your home and provide them with the veiwer. He did remember that the
seller was itinerate. I read in a web site somewhere that this was quite
common in those times.

Steve Berezin
sbere@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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