Les Halles, Paris, Instantaneous, unknown maker from France

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Les Halles, Paris, Instantaneous
Les Halles, Paris, Instantaneous
Les Halles, Paris, Instantaneous
circa 1860
Les Halles, Paris, Instantaneous , circa 1860
Where object was made: France
Material/technique: albumen print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8.3 x 17.1 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 11 x 14 in
Credit line: Anonymous gift
Accession number: 1978.0022
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Constructions of Place: Architecture in Photography," Jan-1991, Erin Barnett Stereograph views of urban streets were widespread in the 1860s. Two photographs of the same scene were taken from slightly different viewpoints. When seen together through a special viewer with two lenses, the photograph appears to have depth.