"805 - Niagara - Terrapin Tower - An Old Landmark"
Datec 1890
Dimensions8.8 × 17.7 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Gordon Bartram, London, Ontario, 1974
Object number1974.035.013
Label TextStereographs are cards with two-nearly identical, side-by-side images on them. They are used with a stereoscope, which is an optical tool that presents two slightly different images, one to each eye, to produce the effect of depth and three-dimensionality. These instruments allowed people to view cards with drawings or photographs of faraway places, landmarks, as well as scenes of everyday life. The cards were a popular souvenir to bring back from travels so scenes could be shared and viewed, long after the trip.
NameStereograph
