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CINEMA - THE 600 SET - KNOWLEDGE VISUALIZED CONCRETE STUDY COURSE (STEREO GEOGRAPHICAL IMAGE SLIDES) - KEYSTONE VIEW COMPANY (MEADVILLE, PA c. 1920)

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Scope and Contents

The Keystone View Company was the largest stereoscope and stereo image producer and distributor in the world (1892 - 1963). In 1905, the company formed its Educational Department and began marketing classroom sets, contained in furniture quality wooden cabinets, with research notes printed on the reverse of each three dimensional images. This is a complete set in excellent condition and is included as an early example of 3-D entertainment in support of the WIDESCREEN and MOTION PICTURE GIMMICKS ephemera housed in the CINEMA holdings of THE JIM LIVERSIDGE COLLECTION. Each drawer contained 100 slides (e.g., Drawer One contained #1-100, Drawer Two contained #101-200, etc.).

Dates

  • Creation: 1900-2023

Creator

Access

The collection is open for research, but researchers should speak with the curator, prior to using the materials.

Extent

From the Collection: 177.42 Linear feet (221 boxes; 495 volumes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository

Contact:
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755