Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair97%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 14px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 68%
- 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
- 3px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
Kenesaw Mountain Landis fills the foreground, a cigar in his mouth and a heavy curved-handled cane beneath his hands at the spectators’ rail. His broad-brimmed hat has a wide dark band. A boy and several men in hats sit closely behind him; the photograph concentrates on the spectators rather than the game.
The front caption identifies Landis and places the scene at the 1932 Yankees–Cubs World Series in Chicago. The reverse supplies the more precise location, Wrigley Field. Neither side identifies the particular game or day.
Keystone View Company issued the paired photographs on a gray, rounded-corner mount. Publisher’s number 32815 appears beside the front caption and again above the reverse essay, firmly matching the two sides. The company’s front imprint is reinforced by the reverse credit, “Copyright by Keystone View Company.”
The two-column essay presents Landis as baseball’s “Czar,” recounting his judicial career, his selection as commissioner in 1920, and the Yankees’ World Series sweeps in 1927, 1928, and 1932. Its account of restored public confidence after the 1919 bribery scandals is the publisher’s admiring interpretation, distinct from the photograph’s close observation of Landis among the crowd.
- Title on card
- No. 32815. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Czar of Organized Baseball, in Characteristic Pose at Yankee-Cub 1932 World Series Games, Chicago.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Baseball, Children, Illinois, Outdoor Scene, Personalities, Sports and Games
- Dimensions
- 7.01 × 3.51 in (178.2 × 89.1 mm)
- Condition
- A few fine surface scratches are visible in the darker foreground areas; otherwise clean and sound, with no visible cracks or significant losses.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1920
Catalogue details
Location
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Photographed subject · Exact site · 90% confidence
Caption and back text place Judge Landis at the 1932 World Series games at Wrigley Field (Cubs home games, Oct. 1–2, 1932).
