Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair82%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 2px
- 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
- 2px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
Stereoview of a tall, timber-clad grain elevator, with a narrow upper section, small windows and a railing along the roof ridge. The two arched-top photographs are mounted side by side on a yellow card with rounded corners.
Several railway tracks cross the scene, with lengths of rail stacked in the immediate foreground. A short rail car stands at the elevator’s base, a lone figure beside it. At left are a small gabled building, a tall stack and a telegraph pole; a lower building extends behind the elevator at right.
The mount is printed “C. L. Judd, Photographer” at left and “Jamestown, D. T.” at right. A red-ink inscription on the reverse reads “Jamestown Elevator.” The inscription supports the subject identification, while the printed address places Judd in Jamestown, Dakota Territory. The elevator’s operator, its exact site within Jamestown and the date of the photograph are not established by these markings.
Siding, windows and track detail remain distinct despite uneven tone, scattered spotting and fine surface marks. The mount shows rubbing and surface loss along its edges and corners; the reverse has scattered stains and dark handling smudges.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Outdoor Scene, Railroad, Yellow Mount
- Dimensions
- 7.01 × 3.98 in (178.1 × 101.0 mm)
- Condition
- Photographs show uneven tone, scattered brown spotting, fine scratches and small pale marks, particularly noticeable in the sky areas. The yellow mount has surface soiling, rubbed edges and corner wear with losses to the yellow surface paper. Reverse shows broad handling smudges, scattered stains, small pale scuffs and wear at the corners, especially the lower right. Red-ink caption and a separate pencil notation remain visible.
- Provenance
- Printed photographer’s imprint of C. L. Judd, Jamestown, D. T.; reverse inscribed “Jamestown Elevator” in an unidentified hand. These markings document attribution and subject identification, not a chain of ownership.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1736
Catalogue details
Location
Northern Pacific rail yard, Jamestown · Jamestown, Dakota Territory (ND), US
Photographed subject · Street / district · 60% confidence
NDSU's Haynes collection documents 1880s Jamestown stereographs along the Northern Pacific tracks (e.g., the Grand Central Hotel view across the NP tracks), confirming the rail corridor setting. The specific elevator in this view is not identified, so precision stays neighborhood along the downtown NP corridor.
Source: NDSU Institute for Regional Studies, F. Jay Haynes Collection; Digital Horizons
