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"Main Building, Hospital for the Insane, London ONT" Stereograph (2)

"Main Building, Hospital for the Insane, London ONT" Stereograph (2)

Credit LineGift of Dr. J. Malcolm Smith, London, Ontario, 2005
Object number2005.014.008
Label TextThis stereograph shows the grounds for the London Psychiatric Hospital, formerly known as the London Asylum for the Insane. Stereographs 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