Lot of 5 Antique Keystone View Co. Stereoview Cards c.1898 Scotland Puerto Rico

Lot of 5 Antique Keystone View Co. Stereoview Cards c.1898 Scotland Puerto Rico

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Item Specifics

Type: Stereoview & Stereoscope

Brand / Publisher: Keystone View Company (Manufacturers & Publishers, Meadville, PA / St. Louis, MO)

Year of Production: c. 1898

Time Period Manufactured: 1850–1899

Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original

Image Color: Black & White / Sepia

Material: Cardboard (Curved Mounts)

Dimensions: Approx. 3.5" x 7" (Standard Stereoview Size)

Number of Items: 5

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Item Description

Lot of 5 Original Antique Keystone View Company Stereoview / Stereoscope Cards (c. 1898)

Up for sale is a lot of five (5) original turn-of-the-century stereoscopic photo cards published by the Keystone View Company (Meadville, PA & St. Louis, MO). These classic curved-mount cards were designed for viewing in a vintage stereoscope to create a 3D effect.

Included in this lot (from bottom to top as pictured):

No. 70 – "A (K)night of Labor" (Copyright 1898 by B.L. Singley): Humorous Victorian bedroom genre scene featuring a father holding a crying baby at night.

No. 2606 – "The Valley of the Tay, Scotland" (Copyright 1898 by B.L. Singley): Scenic landscape view overlooking the River Tay with a lone figure standing on a cliffside path.

Family in Front of Thatched-Roof House (Cayey, Puerto Rico, c. 1899): Historic travel/ethnographic view showing a family gathered outside a traditional rural dwelling (bohío). (Note: Please double-check the publisher imprint on the left edge of this card, as this specific view was also distributed by Strohmeyer & Wyman / Underwood & Underwood).

Victorian Bedroom / Nursery Genre Scene: Period interior scene with figures by a bed/crib. (Add exact title printed on bottom right if legible).

Panoramic Landscape / Village View: Top card in photo. (Add exact title printed on bottom right if legible).