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About Antique and Vintage Stereoview Photographs

Stereoview photographs (also known as stereographs) became popular in the late 1800s as a form of entertainment. Before there were photographs in newspapers or magazines, people would pass around a stereo viewer and look at these cheap photographs (which simulated a three dimensional view) as a social activity.

Although many towns had a stereoview photographer and there were plenty of local subjects, stereoviews were also a way for people to learn about faraway places. Several companies emerged to publish and distribute stereoviews on every imaginable subject, the biggest and most successful being the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Stereoviews were also distributed to schools for educational use, and remained popular throughout the early 1900s.

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View-master Stereo-matic 500 3-d Projector $151.00 Ends in 19 hours 12 bids
View-master Personal Stereo Camera Buy it Now $89.00 Ends in 3 hours 9 bids
Estate Lot Of 167 Stereoviews $71.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids
View Master Personal Stereo Camera $34.33 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Antique Korea Stereoview Card Street View Seoul $24.99 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid
1870 Stereoview Ellicott Mills, Md. #2 $24.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
1870 Stereoview City Hall Phila. Pa. #16 $24.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Stereo Viewer With 5 View Cards $22.10 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Lake City Wisconsin Pair Of Stereoviews $21.67 Ends Sunday 2 bids
Stereoview Underwood Photo & Stereo Viewer $19.99 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid
13 Hurst's Stereoviews Of Natural History $19.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid

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