Recently, thanks to a tip from the friend of a friend we purchased some antique stereoscope views of Middlebury College and the Town of Middlebury in an online auction. (Shout out to the friend of Prof. Kevin Moss!)
![](http://sites.middlebury.edu/specialcollections/files/2019/02/C-136.stereopticon-views.Middlebury.05-1024x501.jpg)
Notice the high meadows on Chipman Hill behind the church steeple.
Stereoscope cards hold two identical photographs, mounted side by side and slightly offset. When they’re viewed through a stereoscope viewer, a three dimensional image emerges.
A state of the art and thrilling parlor entertainment throughout the late nineteenth century, these rare images don’t need to be viewed in stereo to be appreciated online today.
![](http://sites.middlebury.edu/specialcollections/files/2019/04/MainSt-looking-west-after-great-fire.jpg)
![](http://sites.middlebury.edu/specialcollections/files/2019/04/Old-Stone-Row-from-Kitchell-1881.jpg)
![](http://sites.middlebury.edu/specialcollections/files/2019/04/Old-Stone-Row-from-the-East.jpg)
![](http://sites.middlebury.edu/specialcollections/files/2019/04/OldChapel188x-front.jpg)
![](http://sites.middlebury.edu/specialcollections/files/2019/04/Weybridge-House.jpg)
![](http://sites.middlebury.edu/specialcollections/files/2019/04/Weybridge-House-comparison-1024x335.jpg)
![](http://sites.middlebury.edu/specialcollections/files/2019/04/aaaMiddPhotographerTemp.jpg)
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