Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair91%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 3px
- 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
- 3px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
A stereoview by Schuyler C. Baldwin showing a substantial three-story brick office building above a stone basement. Tall arched windows, recessed brick panels, bracketed eaves, prominent chimneys and ornamental roof cresting give the building a richly articulated exterior. The two photographs are mounted on an orange card with a pink reverse.
In the foreground, a driver sits on a loaded wagon drawn by two pale horses. Deep wheel tracks cross the unpaved street, with plank crossings spanning the roadside drainage channel. A smaller carriage stands near the entrance, and a pedestrian is visible beside the building. Lower neighboring buildings, including one with a cupola, recede along the street.
The reverse carries the heading “GRAND RAPIDS VIEWS.” and the credit “SCHUYLER C. BALDWIN, Photographer.” Below is the retail imprint of Eaton, Lyon & Co., booksellers at 22 and 24 Canal Street. The series heading identifies the depicted city as Grand Rapids, Michigan.
An ink inscription identifies the subject as “General Office Building,” followed by a line apparently reading “G R & I RR - Front View.” The railway initials suggest the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, although this portion of the handwriting is less distinct than the building title. No date or individual printed view number is visible.
- Title on card
- General Office Building / G R & I RR - Front View (inscribed)
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Michigan, Occupational, Outdoor Scene, Railroad
- Dimensions
- 7.02 × 3.99 in (178.3 × 101.3 mm)
- Condition
- Small loss at the lower inner corner of the right-hand photograph, confined to the street foreground; otherwise sound, with clear architectural detail in both views.
- Provenance
- Reverse retail imprint: “From EATON, LYON & CO., Booksellers, 22 and 24 Canal St.”
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1787
Catalogue details
Location
General Office Building, Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad — Ionia & Island (now Weston) streets, Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Photographed subject · Exact site · 75% confidence
Period ink on the reverse reads "General Office Building" / "G R & I RR – Front View" under the printed "Grand Rapids Views" heading. Grand Rapids Public Library (Coll. 76-1-26, itself half of an 1880 stereo card) records the G.R.&I. general offices in an Italianate building at Ionia and Island (now Weston), facing the railroad yard. Pin set on that intersection (OpenStreetMap street geometry); the building is gone and the exact corner is not stated, so the pin is within one block.
Source: Card inscription + Grand Rapids Public Library record
