Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair97%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 11px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 88%
- 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.
Four raccoons occupy a stripped tree trunk and its short projecting branches, arranged at successive heights, with the lowest animal facing downward. Leafy trees fill the background; a fence, a path and several small figures are visible below.
The mount identifies the location through its printed caption: “1118. A good place to go ‘Cooning’ Lincoln Park Chicago,” beneath the heading “Wayside Gems.” The animals’ masked faces and coarse fur stand out clearly against the pale wood.
The two arched-top photographs are pasted to an orange card with rounded corners and ornamental side borders. The left imprint reads “Published and for Sale by H. H. Bennett, Kilbourn City, Wis.” The right bears the series wording “Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Western Scenery.”
The reverse is blank apart from a short pencil notation at the lower right. No date is printed, and the imprint identifies Bennett as publisher without separately establishing the photographer.
- Title on card
- No. 1118. A good place to go ‘Cooning’ Lincoln Park Chicago
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Illinois, Outdoor Scene
- Dimensions
- 7.02 × 4.3 in (178.2 × 109.3 mm)
- Condition
- Clean and sound, with clear image detail and no significant damage visible in the supplied scans.
- Provenance
- Printed publisher’s imprint of H. H. Bennett, Kilbourn City, Wisconsin; no prior ownership is identified.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1749
Catalogue details
Location
Lincoln Park, Chicago — park-level identification only · Chicago, Illinois, United States
General area · Street / district · 60% confidence
The caption establishes Lincoln Park, Chicago. The official park history corroborates the named place and documents its nineteenth-century development, but does not identify the photographed tree or raccoon enclosure. Neighborhood precision is used for the park area rather than claiming an exact feature footprint. ([chicagoparkdistrict.com](https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/lincoln-abraham-park?page=0)) Coordinates are the published reference point for the broader modern park, not the tree, an inferred enclosure, or the camera position. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Park))
