Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair97%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 7px
- 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
- 2px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
Nine African American boys and young men pose among barrels on a broad plank platform. Some sit on the casks while others stand against the stack behind them, with frame buildings and a fence beyond. A wicker basket rests within the group, and loose barrel hoops lie in the foreground. The tallest standing figure wears a top hat; several others wear rounded felt hats or caps.
The two arched-top photographs are mounted side by side on a yellow card headed “The Southern Series.” The mount credits C. Seaver, Jr., as photographer and Chas. Pollock, Boston, as publisher. Beneath the right-hand image, the printed caption reads “No. 46. Group of Natives. B.”
The separate heading “Jacksonville, Florida.” identifies the locality, but neither the particular premises nor the sitters are named. No date is printed. The reverse is unprinted apart from handwritten annotations: an ink number read as “2866” and a short, partly illegible notation at the opposite corner. The reverse number does not repeat the publisher’s No. 46, and its purpose is not established.
Fine surface crazing is visible in the darker portions of the photographs, without substantial image loss. Both prints are intact, and the mount is otherwise sound.
- Title on card
- No. 46. Group of Natives. B.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- African American, Children, Outdoor Scene, Yellow Mount
- Dimensions
- 6.97 × 3.47 in (177.0 × 88.2 mm)
- Condition
- Fine surface crazing in the darker image areas, without substantial image loss. Both photographs are intact and retain clear detail; the mount is otherwise sound.
- Provenance
- Original mount imprints identify C. Seaver, Jr., as photographer and Chas. Pollock, Boston, as publisher; no ownership history is established.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1836
Catalogue details
Location
Jacksonville riverfront wharves (St. Johns River), Florida · Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Photographed subject · Street / district · 80% confidence
The place is named in the card's own caption or imprint (card reads "No. 46. Group of Natives. B."; searched as "Jacksonville, Florida"); coordinates resolved by map geocoder (Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States).
Source: Card caption / imprint (direct)
