Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Camera moved / alignment issue75%
The pair does not align reliably enough for a trustworthy depth reading; scan skew can also contribute.
- Depth spread
- 6px
- 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
- 5px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
A seated woman faces the camera, her loose hair falling over a long garment and fringed wrap. One hand rests on the thick fur covering beneath her. A tall, lashed frame, apparently a cradleboard, rises behind her at the left; a plain wall and low baseboard complete the studio setting.
The paired, round-topped photographs are mounted on a pale green card bearing the headings “CARTER’S CELEBRATED” and “INDIAN STEREOS.” The printed caption, “Pahute Squaws.”, supplies the Paiute identification in the publisher’s period spelling and terminology. Neither the sitter’s name nor her specific community is recorded.
The reverse carries the ornamental imprint of Carter’s View Emporium, Salt Lake City, Utah, followed by “Orders by mail promptly filled.” An ink inscription reads “Salt Lake City / Avril 1880.” This records a place and date associated with the card, but does not securely establish when or where the photograph was taken.
The mount measures 6.95 × 3.46 inches (176.5 × 87.8 mm), as supplied. Clean and sound overall.
- Title on card
- Pahute Squaws.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Native American
- Dimensions
- 6.95 × 3.46 in (176.5 × 87.8 mm)
- Condition
- Clean and sound overall, with no substantial damage visible in the supplied scans.
- Provenance
- Verso inscribed in ink “Salt Lake City / Avril 1880”; the writer and purpose of the inscription are unidentified.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1839
Catalogue details
Location
Carter's View Emporium studio, East Temple (Main) Street, Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Photographed subject · Street / district · 85% confidence
Studio portrait (plain backdrop, robe, baseboard). Reverse: "Carter's View Emporium, Salt Lake City, Utah," inked "Salt Lake City, April 1880." Carter's View Emporium imprints of ca. 1880 read "East Temple St., Salt Lake City" (Amon Carter Museum P1976.24.268; USU 19th Century Western Stereo-views). His studio adjoined Wells, Fargo & Co. on Main St. earlier (USU A-0844, 1866) and later moved to 2 & 4 Third South cor. Main and, by ca. 1889, 207-209 W. 100 South (Utah State Historical Society 5398). Pinned to Main St. between 100 and 200 South; exact 1880 lot unverified.
