Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair94%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 4px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 92%
- 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 suspension bridge at Minneapolis, its near stone portal filling both images. Rough-faced masonry, turret-like tops, and a broad arched opening dominate the composition, crossed by heavy suspension cables. The far portal appears beyond, while low stonework fills the foreground. A small figure stands beside the right-hand railing, with riverfront buildings behind.
The lower margin identifies the view as “1519 Suspension Bridge at Minneapolis,” beneath the series heading “Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi.” The left-hand imprint names H. H. Bennett of Kilbourn City, Wisconsin, as publisher and seller. The right margin carries the heading “Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Western Scenery.” No date is printed.
Two arched-top photographs are mounted side by side on an orange card with rounded corners and ornamental black printing. The reverse bears a short, unidentified pencil notation at lower right. Fine surface crackling is visible in the darker foreground areas of both prints; otherwise clean and sound.
- Title on card
- No. 1519. Suspension Bridge at Minneapolis.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Minnesota, Outdoor Scene
- Dimensions
- 7.03 × 4.32 in (178.6 × 109.6 mm)
- Condition
- Fine surface crackling is visible in the darker foreground areas of both prints; otherwise clean and sound.
- Provenance
- The mount bears the publication and sales imprint of H. H. Bennett, Kilbourn City, Wisconsin; no ownership history is established.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1759
Catalogue details
Location
Historic Hennepin Avenue suspension bridge site, Mississippi River · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Photographed subject · Exact site · 80% confidence
The card’s caption identifies the Minneapolis suspension bridge; Michigan Technological University documents the Hennepin Avenue bridge’s stone-towered predecessor and supplies coordinates for the bridge site. These coordinates locate the crossing, not the particular portal or camera position. ([indarch.mtu.edu](https://www.indarch.mtu.edu/index.php/node/298))
