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
- 12px
- 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
- 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 supports a young child leaning against her lap in this paired studio portrait. She wears long earrings and a light blouse, with a dark blanket or cloth gathered across her knees; the child wears a patterned dress. A painted landscape and balustrade form the backdrop, while rocks and dry grasses occupy the foreground.
The lower mount carries the printed caption “No. 200. Winnebago Squaw and Papoose.” The wording is transcribed as historical evidence: it identifies the subjects as Winnebago but supplies neither their personal names nor their relationship. The two arched photographs are mounted side by side on yellow card.
The side imprints read “Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad.” and “Wm. H. Jackson, Photographer, Omaha, Neb.” These establish the photographer’s credit and the series under which the portrait was issued. Omaha is the imprint location, not a confirmed location for the sitting. The card is undated, and its plain yellow reverse supplies no legible title, number, or further identification.
A conspicuous dark oval spot appears in the backdrop of the right-hand image, clear of the sitters. Otherwise sound, with both portraits clearly readable.
- Title on card
- No. 200. Winnebago Squaw and Papoose.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Children, Native American, William Henry Jackson, Yellow Mount
- Dimensions
- 6.92 × 3.38 in (175.8 × 85.7 mm)
- Condition
- A conspicuous dark oval spot affects the backdrop in the right-hand image, clear of the sitters; otherwise sound, with both portraits clearly readable.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1842
Catalogue details
Location
W. H. Jackson studio, cor. 15th & Douglas, Omaha · Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Photographed subject · Exact site · 80% confidence
No. 200 "Winnebago Squaw and Papoose": a studio portrait with the same painted backdrop and balustrade as Jackson's Omaha sittings. Mount: "Wm. H. Jackson, Photographer, Omaha, Neb." Studio at cor. 15th & Douglas (BYU blindstamp; state marker).
Source: Card mount imprint + Nebraska State Historical Society marker + BYU blindstamp
