Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Monoview (identical duplicate)62%
A monoview: the same photograph printed twice, so no genuine stereoscopic depth is present.
- Depth spread
- 1px
- 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 close view of the St. Paul ice palace, dominated by a tall square tower at left and a lower, turreted gateway at right. Courses of ice blocks define the walls, stepped gables and battlements. A sign reading “BOREALIS” crosses the gateway, with snowbanks and dark posts in the foreground.
The printed caption reads “1516. North side of the Palace.” The left margin bears the imprint of H. H. Bennett, Photographer, Kilbourn City, Wisconsin; the right identifies the St. Paul Ice Carnival and carries the years 1886 and 1887. The mount establishes the photographer and setting, but does not resolve which of those years applies to this particular view.
The two arched-top photographs are mounted side by side on a yellow card with rounded corners. Printed scenes of sledding and snowshoeing run down the borders. The reverse is unprinted apart from a short pencil notation at the lower right, whose meaning is not established.
Both photographs are clean and intact. There is a small area of lifted surface paper at the upper-right corner of the reverse; the card is otherwise sound.
- Title on card
- No. 1516. North side of the Palace.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Minnesota, Outdoor Scene, Sports and Games, Yellow Mount
- Dimensions
- 7.02 × 4.29 in (178.2 × 109.0 mm)
- Condition
- Both photographs are clean and intact. Small area of lifted surface paper at the upper-right corner of the reverse; otherwise sound.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1755
Catalogue details
Location
St. Paul Ice Palace — Saint Paul · Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Photographed subject · Locality (town) · 40% confidence
Saddy Auctions’ lot 537 lists Bennett view 1516 among St. Paul’s 1886–87 ice-festival photographs, supporting Saint Paul as the depicted city. It does not establish which year applies to this view or the exact palace footprint; the coordinates represent the city only.
