1906 earthquake stereoscopic images


LaughingSquid posted some recently discovered stereoscopic images taken shortly after the 1906 earthquake (and subsequent fires) in San Francisco. Whats interesting about these photographs is not that they are 3D, which was invented in the 1830’s, but that they are an early form of color photography called Kromskop. I wanted to recreate the 3D effect without using a pair of stereoscope glasses, so I used animated gifs to create Wiggle Stereoscopy. I was surprised to see how subtle the actual 3D is. I believe the photographer used one camera and just pivoted it, rather than moving it to the right an inch or two.

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4 responses to “1906 earthquake stereoscopic images

  1. burritojustice Avatar

    Hey, did you use GIFfun? Or did you discover something newer/better?

  2. DocPop Avatar

    I made these manually in Photoshop. I used the same technique I learned making this piece http://docpop.wpengine.com/2010/01/3d-without-glasses
    It’s a bit too much to type, but I’d be glad to teach it to you sometime.

  3. John Pierce Avatar
    John Pierce

     11 people had seizures looking at this page.

  4. John Pierce Avatar
    John Pierce

     11 people had seizures looking at this page.

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