Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair87%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 3px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 87%
- The share of usable picture detail that can be matched between the left and right views. A higher number means a more reliable comparison.
- Vertical
- 1px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
Captioned “Broadway on a Rainy Day,” this stereoview was published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., New York, as no. 5095 in “Anthony’s Instantaneous Views.” The elevated view follows a wet street lined with tall commercial façades, with horse-drawn vehicles in the roadway and pedestrians carrying umbrellas along the sidewalk. The paired, warm-toned prints are mounted on a yellow card with rounded corners; the printed label gives the publisher’s address as 591 Broadway, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel. Handwritten annotations accompany the label, and intersecting ink strokes cross its center.
- Title on card
- No. 5095. BROADWAY ON A RAINY DAY.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Edward Anthony, New York, Outdoor Scene, Yellow Mount
- Condition
- Light surface soiling and rubbing to the yellow mount, with minor edge and rounded-corner wear and small pale abrasions along the lower edge. Scattered small surface marks are visible on the photographs. The reverse label shows spotting and discoloration, with intersecting ink strokes across its center. Handwritten annotations occupy the mount above the label.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1208
Catalogue details
Location
Broadway, Manhattan — exact block undetermined · New York City, New York, United States
Photographed subject · Street / district · 60% confidence
The Gotham Center identifies “Broadway on a Rainy Day,” Anthony’s Instantaneous Views no. 5095, as a view of New York’s Broadway. The exact block and camera position are not established; the coordinates represent Broadway generally, not the photographed spot.
