Join us for a unique 3-D presentation of stereoview photographs from the 19th and early 20th century! Historian Bernard Fishman will draw from his vast collection of some 40,000 stereoviews to present 100+ of the most interesting images to understand what they reveal about life and work in former days, and how those insights can help us understand the lives we are living now.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity!
Free event. Limited seating. Be sure to register!
Stereoviews were popular between the 1850’s and 1920’s and traditionally viewed by a single-user with a special device so that two mounted photos could be seen as a three dimentional image. The stereoviews in this presentation have been carefully digitized so that they can be seen in 3-D by large audiences, allowing us to collectively view and discuss rarely seen images.
3-D viewing glasses will be provided.
Warning: This presentation is uncensored, showing imagery as it was prepared for and shown to audiences in the day and not intended for children under 12. Some content may be considered offensive to current sensibilities. Viewer discretion is advised.
George Mutter and Bernard Fishman
About the Presenter:
Bernard Fishman has been the Director of the Maine State Museum in Augusta, Maine for 12 years. He grew up in New York City, graduated from Columbia University, and was trained as an Egyptologist at the University of Pennsylvania. For three years he worked as an archaeologist in Luxor, Egypt. Since then he has directed five history museums in five different states. With his colleague George Mutter, an emeritus professor at the Harvard Medical School, he has developed a collection of 40,000 19th and 20th century stereoview photographs, one of the largest collections of its kind in the country. Through PhotoArchive3D they use these important historical resources for a variety of educational presentations.
Bernard has a Vermont connection. In 1907 his grandfather emigrated to Vergennes, Vermont, from Pinsk in White Russia. The Fishman family lived in Vergennes for many years, and founded a number of small department stores bearing the family name.
This event is made possible with funding from Vermont Humanities.