Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair97%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 6px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 92%
- 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.
President Theodore Roosevelt stands on the rear platform of a passenger car, facing a crowd gathered close to its elaborate scrollwork railing. Several men share the platform beneath the projecting roof. Spectators’ hats fill the foreground, while part of a gabled building rises behind the train.
The printed caption identifies the scene as “President Roosevelt speaking from his train at Colorado Springs, Col.” and carries publisher’s view number 9943. It establishes Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the location but does not identify the railway, passenger car, accompanying men, or background building.
The publisher’s imprint reads “H. C. WHITE CO., Gen’l Offices N. Bennington, Vt., U.S.A / Branch Offices: New York, Chicago, London.” The opposite margin advertises the “PERFEC” STEREOGRAPH trademark and the patent of April 14, 1903, with other patents pending. A separate line states “Copyright 1905 by H. C. White Co.”; the exact date of the speech is not supplied.
The paired photographs have rounded upper corners and are mounted on a dark gray, rounded-corner card. The reverse is blank, with no visible inscription, label, or postal marking.
- Title on card
- No. 9943. President Roosevelt speaking from his train at Colorado Springs, Col.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Colorado, Outdoor Scene, Personalities, Presidents, Railroad
- Dimensions
- 7.03 × 3.54 in (178.5 × 90.0 mm)
- Condition
- Localized surface scuffing at the lower left of the left photograph; otherwise clean and sound, with both images and the printed caption intact.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1922
Catalogue details
Location
Denver & Rio Grande depot, Colorado Springs, Colorado · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Photographed subject · Street / district · 65% confidence
Caption "President Roosevelt speaking from his train at Colorado Springs" (H. C. White 9943); companion view 9944 shows the President's special leaving the station. Pinned at the D&RG depot; the platform is not confirmed.
