Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair66%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 2px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 49%
- 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
- 0px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
A two-masted schooner is seen broadside under sail, its bowsprit pointing to the right and a small boat just astern. Open water occupies most of the foreground, with a low embankment and scattered buildings extending across the opposite shore.
A faint pencil caption on the otherwise unprinted reverse is read as “Fort Mc Henry.” Together with the mount’s Baltimore series heading, this identifies the depicted site as Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland. The vessel and individual shoreline buildings remain unidentified.
The yellow mount bears the imprint of W. M. Chase, Baltimore, and the series heading “Architectural and Picturesque Views of Baltimore, Md. 1st New Series.” Its broad side borders advertise views of Baltimore’s monuments, public buildings, markets, parks, and cemeteries. These are general lists rather than a selected title for this photograph. No individual printed view title, view number, or date is visible; Chase is credited as publisher, not photographer.
Scattered dark marks are visible within the image areas, most noticeably in the water of the right-hand view, with a localized handling smudge on the reverse. Otherwise sound.
- Title on card
- Fort Mc Henry (inscribed)
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Outdoor Scene, Yellow Mount
- Dimensions
- 6.74 × 3.31 in (171.2 × 84.1 mm)
- Condition
- Scattered dark marks within the image areas, most noticeable in the right-hand water, and a localized handling smudge on the reverse; otherwise sound.
- Provenance
- Published by W. M. Chase, Baltimore, according to the front imprint; no ownership history is supplied.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1862
Catalogue details
Location
Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Photographed subject · Exact site · 80% confidence
The place is named in the card's own caption or imprint (card reads "Fort Mc Henry"; searched as "Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland"); coordinates resolved by map geocoder (Fort McHenry, Baltimore); building located via Wikipedia article "Fort McHenry" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McHenry).
Source: Card caption / imprint (direct)
