Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Camera moved / alignment issue85%
The pair does not align reliably enough for a trustworthy depth reading; scan skew can also contribute.
- Depth spread
- 5px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 99%
- 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
- 7px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
Deep snow fills Winter Street between rows of multi-storey commercial buildings. Men in overcoats and tall hats occupy a narrow passage at the right, while high snowbanks dominate the foreground. A street lamp stands farther along the pavement, with bare trees visible beyond the buildings.
A projecting sign reading “MUSIC HALL” hangs high on the right, above a dentist’s sign and the exposed frames of shop awnings. Pasted notices cover the lower wall opposite. These details give the snowbound street a distinctly commercial character.
The reverse label identifies the view as “Winter Scene in Winter Street.”, No. 547, in the series “Views of Boston and Vicinity.” It credits the photograph to Heywood and names Frank Rowell, 25 Winter Street, Boston, as publisher. The handwritten “547” on the front mount matches the printed reverse number. No date is stated.
Two arched-top photographs are mounted side by side on an orange card with a pink reverse, measuring 6.83 × 3.35 inches. A localized tide stain affects the lower-right reverse mount, clear of the printed label; the photographs are clean and the card is otherwise sound.
- Title on card
- No. 547. Winter Scene in Winter Street.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Massachusetts, Outdoor Scene
- Dimensions
- 6.83 × 3.35 in (173.4 × 85.1 mm)
- Condition
- Localized tide staining on the lower-right reverse mount, outside the printed label. The photographs are clean and the card is otherwise sound.
- Provenance
- The verso publisher’s label names Frank Rowell, 25 Winter St., Boston, Massachusetts, and credits the photograph to Heywood; no ownership history is supplied.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1826
Catalogue details
Location
Winter Street (between Washington and Tremont Streets) · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Photographed subject · Exact site · 80% confidence
Card reads "No. 547. Winter Scene in Winter Street." Boston's Winter Street is a single two-block street from Washington Street to Tremont Street at the Common.
Source: Card caption
