Stereographs project
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Chicago, IL, US
New York, NY, US
[9-0] "Universe Views"; "Stereoscopic Conceits from the Ends of the Earth"; often issued on
striking pink/pink RMs, view title & # usually
scratched in the neg.; prints are of excellent
quality and most look original, #s seen to
4500s. Issued uncommon scenics such as
Chicago's Lincoln Park, N.Y.C.'s Central Park,
Washington, DC bldgs., Yosemite, Johnstown
Flood, etc. Also issued sets of images [13
known] which run from mildly risque to hard-core
pornography; sets are of 3, 6, or 12 cards, most
well-executed with multiple actors in fancy
studio settings. Several are strightforward
untitled strip-teases of a single model; others
are groups such as "Bedtime" (4 women); "The
Bath" (2); "Good Friends" is lesbian activity of
3 women; "The Painter & His Model", artist &
woman going from nude poses to sexual activity.
All known single views (non-set) are copies of
nude paintings/sculptures, both M/F. Co. was
apparently active for almost 10 years, first in
Chicago, then in NYC; sets are known bearing
each address. Chicago cards have no street
address; NYC cards have address "12345 E. 67th
St., New York, N. Y.", a non-existent location;
some Chicago sets carry CR of 96, NYC sets of
04. While the scenics & some views involving
nudity may have been actually CR, the XXX
material was surely not. Overall, their output
is among the best examples of the risque of that
period. Not the same as the NYC co. which
issued the "Universal Series" of scenics &
genre.
T.K. Treadwell & William C. Darrah (Compiled by), Wolfgang, Sell (Updated by), 11/28/2003, Photographers of the United States of America, (National Stereoscopic Association) |
| Credit: National Stereoscopic Association with corrections and additions by Alan Griffiths and others. |
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