Stereograph Collection, circa 1870-1978
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Summary
- Abstract:
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The collection consists chiefly of stereograph cards made in North Carolina from circa 1870 to circa 1904, some of which depict scenes at the University of North Carolina. Also included are a number of stereocards made outside of North Carolina.
- Extent:
- 200 items (1.0 linear feet)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Library Catalog Link:
- View UNC library catalog record for this item
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Stereograph images are composed of two images placed side by side. Many different photographic processes were used, but they were generally produced by a camera that had two lenses spaced to approximate human eyes, and the images were produced simultaneously. When viewed through a stereoscope or another similar device, the images appear three-dimensional, with each eye receiving a slightly different image.
Stereographic techniques were developed in the early 19th century, but stereograph cards were most popular in the United States after 1850 and until the early 20th century. Images were produced on cards that could be sold commercially and viewed through a stereoscope.
- Scope and content:
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A collection of miscellaneous stereograph cards made in North Carolina from circa 1870 to circa 1904. The stereographs are arranged by publisher or producer of the card, where known, then by the publisher's identifier or geographically by county.
The collection also includes several original stereograph cards made outside of North Carolina, as well as a set of reprinted cards made in the 1970s from numerous locations and publishers.
- Acquisition information:
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The materials were donated to the North Carolina Collection over a number of years from a number of different donors.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, 1997, and Tracy Jackson, 2011
Encoded by: Patrick Cullom and Tracy Jackson, 2011
- Sensitive materials statement:
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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Access and use
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The materials in this collection are quite fragile due to their age and the materials used to produce them. There are no original negatives for any of the images in the Stereograph Collection. Researchers may be presented with a digital copy (most of the materials in the Stereograph Collection have been digitized) instead of original materials if the Photographic Archivist has determined an original should not be handled.
- Restrictions to use:
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For copyright and use restrictions contact the North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright is retained by the authors of materials in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], in the Stereograph Collection #P0043, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Location of this collection:
- Louis Round Wilson Library200 South RoadChapel Hill, NC 27515
- Contact:
- (919) 962-3765