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
- 98%
- 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
- 2px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
An elevated view along a broad commercial street, with rails curving through the foreground toward streetcars farther along the road. Horse-drawn vehicles line the curbs, while pedestrians stand beside shop entrances and goods displayed on the sidewalk. The two photographs are mounted side by side on an orange card.
The nearest buildings retain particularly clear architectural and commercial detail: bracketed cornices, tall arched windows, projecting signs, and striped awnings. Large job-printing signs cover the prominent right-hand building, including an advertisement for Ben. Franklin fast job presses.
The pink reverse carries the printed series heading “GRAND RAPIDS VIEWS.” and the imprint “For Copies of this View, address SCHUYLER C. BALDWIN, Kalamazoo, Mich.” A clearly legible manuscript inscription reads “Canal St.” Together, the heading and inscription identify the scene as Canal Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Kalamazoo is the address given for ordering copies. No date or individual publisher’s view number is shown.
A small abrasion with surface loss affects the lower left edge of the right-hand photograph, within the roadway. There is also a small skinned patch on the reverse. Otherwise clean and sound, with clear street and architectural detail.
- Title on card
- Canal St. (inscribed)
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Michigan, Outdoor Scene, Railroad
- Dimensions
- 7.02 × 4 in (178.4 × 101.6 mm)
- Condition
- Small abrasion with surface loss at the lower left edge of the right-hand photograph; small skinned patch on the reverse. Otherwise clean and sound.
- Provenance
- Printed reverse imprint names Schuyler C. Baldwin, Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the contact for copies. No ownership history is established.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1789
Catalogue details
Location
Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Photographed subject · Exact site · 80% confidence
The place is named in the card's own caption or imprint ("Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan"); coordinates resolved by map geocoder (Canal Street Park, 941, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, 49503, United States).
Source: Card caption / imprint (direct)
