Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair86%
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
- 97%
- 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.
A steep badlands slope fills both images, its surface cut into fine vertical channels and broken by projecting rock ledges. Three figures occupy a rock-capped ridge near the upper center, two close together and a third farther to the right. Sparse trees, a broad valley and low hills extend behind them.
The caption beneath the right-hand image names the view “Toll Road Bad Lands” and gives the number 144. The precise location and the figures remain unidentified; the caption does not establish which road is intended.
The paired rectangular photographs are mounted on orange card with rounded corners. The left margin reads “Published by L. A. Huffman, Miles City, Montana,” while the opposite margin carries “Northern Pacific Views” and “Badland and Big Horn Scenery.” The imprint identifies Huffman as publisher but does not separately credit a photographer or date the view. Miles City is the publisher’s address, not a confirmed location for the scene.
Along the lower border, the publisher advertises “Fine Indian Portraits a Specialty. Rates to the Trade.” The pink reverse has no printed identification and bears a short pencil notation near the lower right.
- Title on card
- No. 144. Toll Road Bad Lands
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Outdoor Scene
- Dimensions
- 7.04 × 3.98 in (178.8 × 101.1 mm)
- Condition
- Pale, warm-toned images with low contrast, especially in the distance, scattered small spots and a distinct brown spot in the upper portion of the right image. Fine surface scratches are visible near the lower image edges. Mount edges and corners are rubbed, with small losses of the orange facing exposing pale card. The pink reverse shows scattered ring-shaped stains, brown spotting, surface soiling and edge scuffing, with a small rubbed patch near the right edge and a pencil notation at lower right.
- Provenance
- Publisher’s imprint on the mount: L. A. Huffman, Miles City, Montana. No former owner or collection is identified.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1738
