Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair84%
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
- 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.
Houses and fenced plots descend a hillside crowded with cut tree stumps toward Duluth’s waterfront. Beyond them, piers and rail approaches extend over the water, while buildings follow a long, narrow spit into the distance. A sailing vessel lies off its right-hand shore, with open water and a low horizon beyond.
The mount is captioned “View in Duluth.” Both side margins carry the series heading “Scenery at the Head of Lake Superior,” and the imprint “P. B. GAYLORD, Photographer, Duluth, Minn.” These inscriptions identify the location and credit the photographer; the card is undated. The precise hillside vantage and individual buildings and vessels remain unidentified.
Two side-by-side photographs are pasted to a rounded-corner, salmon-orange mount with a yellow reverse. The back has no printed catalogue or imprint, only a small pencil notation provisionally transcribed as “[unclear] 24.” No legible number on the front can be matched to this notation, whose purpose is unknown.
The photographs and mount appear clean and sound, with no visible cracks, tears or significant losses.
- Title on card
- View in Duluth.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Minnesota, Outdoor Scene, Railroad
- Dimensions
- 6.94 × 3.47 in (176.3 × 88.2 mm)
- Condition
- The photographs and mount appear clean and sound, with no visible cracks, tears or significant losses.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1772
Catalogue details
Location
Duluth, Minnesota — hillside and waterfront view · Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Photographed subject · Locality (town) · 40% confidence
The card’s caption “View in Duluth” identifies the depicted city, and Yale’s finding aid records that title in Gaylord’s named series. Mapcarta supplies the Duluth city coordinates used here; these mark the city, not an established hillside camera position or individual waterfront feature. ([ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu](https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/13823.pdf))
