1870s Stereoview titled The Jack-O-Lantern. A young boy admires his handy work, a carved pumpkin Jack-O-Lantern on a pedestal, a patriotic touch added with the small American flag on top. Crudely hand-painted for a little extra drama. A rare image. Part of Young Folks Series, published by Union View Co. Publishers of Rochester, N.Y.
Stereoviews consist of two images created with a stereo camera, a type of camera with two or more lenses. This allows the camera to simulate human binocular vision, and therefore gives it the ability to capture three-dimensional images, a process known as stereo photography. The images are side by side, either on glass or paper pasted onto a sturdy card, stereoviews were meant to be observed through a special viewer, called a stereoscope, that created the effect of a three dimensional image.
