Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair97%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 9px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 83%
- 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.
F. Jay Haynes stereoview on a yellow, rounded-corner mount, captioned in the right-hand image “366 One Days Hunt Crystal Springs D.T.” The caption identifies the location as Crystal Springs, Dakota Territory. The mount names Haynes at Fargo, D.T., as “Official Photographer, Northern Pacific Railway.” No date is printed on the card.
Three hunters stand behind a display of dead pronghorn and game birds on open grassland. All wear hats, jackets and tall boots, and each holds a long gun. The central man’s gun crosses his body diagonally; those of his companions rest nearly upright. Horns, pale bellies and spread wings crowd the foreground, while a low, treeless ridge runs behind the figures.
A pencil inscription on the reverse identifies the bearded man at right as Jerome Marble and describes him as president of the Worcester Car Co. This identification is preserved as an inscription rather than an independently verified attribution. The other two men remain unidentified.
The reverse carries a bordered “Northern Pacific Views” advertisement with Haynes’s publisher’s imprint. It lists towns, river crossings, Red River Valley wheat fields, the Dalrymple and Grandin farms, the Black Hills, Upper Missouri and “Bad Land Park.” This printed series context connects the hunting view with Haynes’s broader Northern Pacific offering.
- Title on card
- No. 366. One Days Hunt Crystal Springs D.T.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Hunting, Outdoor Scene, Railroad, Yellow Mount
- Dimensions
- 7.04 × 4 in (178.7 × 101.7 mm)
- Condition
- Mount shows soiling, mottling and rubbed edges, with small edge nicks and losses of the yellow surface, most pronounced at the upper corners. Scattered spots and faint marks are visible in the photographs, particularly in the pale sky areas; the figures and game retain clear detail. Reverse bears pencil annotations, additional faint number-like marks and scattered surface scuffs.
- Provenance
- Publisher’s imprint on the reverse: F. Jay Haynes, Official Photographer, N.P.R.R., Fargo, D.T. An undated pencil inscription identifies a sitter but establishes no ownership history.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1735
