Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair97%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 8px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 82%
- 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.
Tall trees frame a view down a grassy slope toward small wooden buildings and the lake beyond. A figure wearing a hat stands beside a railing, while a pale gabled building with a diamond-shaped opening is partly concealed by foliage. The opposite shore is visible through the trees.
A faint pencil inscription on the otherwise unprinted reverse reads “Reeds Lake / 3 miles from / G. Rapids.” It identifies the setting more specifically than the mount’s printed series heading, “GRAND RAPIDS VIEWS,” although the individual buildings remain unidentified.
The green mount credits Schuyler C. Baldwin as photographer and states that the views were sold only by Eaton, Lyon & Co., booksellers and stationers, 22 Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. A small sideways “33” appears in the upper part of the left photograph; there is no reverse catalogue or matching number to establish its significance. The card is undated.
Localized brown smudging and a short surface-paper abrasion are visible on the reverse. The photographs are otherwise clean and the card appears sound.
- Title on card
- Reeds Lake / 3 miles from / G. Rapids (inscribed)
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Michigan, Outdoor Scene
- Dimensions
- 6.94 × 3.46 in (176.4 × 87.9 mm)
- Condition
- Localized brown smudging on the reverse, with a short surface-paper abrasion near its upper edge; otherwise clean and sound.
- Provenance
- Retail imprint of Eaton, Lyon & Co., booksellers and stationers, 22 Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. No ownership history is supplied.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1799
Catalogue details
Location
Reeds Lake, East Grand Rapids, Michigan · East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Photographed subject · Exact site · 80% confidence
Manuscript on card: "Reeds Lake / 3 miles from / G. Rapids." OpenStreetMap water feature Reeds Lake, East Grand Rapids.
Source: Card caption / imprint (direct)
