stereoscopic slides made with red and green filters by Edwin Land
Date: circa 1957
Inventory Number: 2004-1-0256
Classification: Photographic Slides
Dimensions:each slide: 4.2 × 10.3 × 0.3 cm (1 5/8 × 4 1/16 × 1/8 in.)
case: 5.2 × 23.1 × 20 cm (2 1/16 × 9 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
DescriptionMetal case for holding stereoscopic glass slides in two columns with subdividers. Case has latches and handle. On the cover is a paper label marked: PEOPLE and / FOLIAGE. The front of the metallic case is embossed "BRUMBERGER".
There are 76 stereoscopic black-and-white glass slides of people, foliage, and food, made with different pairs of colored filters, which are identified on each slide. For instance, a slide marked "TRUDY + FOLIAGE" (10/4/57) has the left side marked "G-69" and the right, "R-24." Some slides also include f/ stops, shutter speed, and other camera information.
The slides are divided into these categories:
POSTER + BLONDES
JANET
LEE
STILL LIFE – Flower Arrangements
SIS + TRUDY and FOLIAGE
PEOPLE in the LAB
BLONDE - BRUNETTE + REDHEAD
SIS + FLOWERS
CORN - APPLES + LEAVES
BEER + CHEESE
STILL LIFES
They are dated 1957, most in the month of October.
The slide mounts are marked "STEREO / Realist."
The front of the metallic case is embossed "BRUMBERGER".