Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair97%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- 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
- 87%
- 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.
Three bare-chested workers gather around wooden pails and broad rectangular troughs inside a sugar house. Long-handled implements cross the foreground, while a fourth figure, wearing a hat and dark shirt, stands near the bright opening at right. Plank walls and exposed roof timbers enclose the workspace.
The reverse label identifies the view as No. 133 in the series “SCENES IN CUBA.—VISTAS CUBANAS.” Its English caption reads “Interior of a Sugar house. Negroes making sugar—an interesting operation.” The Spanish caption follows: “Interior de una casa de calderas. Negros haciendo azucar.” The publisher’s imprint names E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New-York; it does not identify the photographer.
The number “133” visible at the lower right of the left-hand image matches the printed reverse number. A pencil annotation on the label reads “slaves.” That annotation is unsigned and undated and cannot by itself establish that the workers were enslaved. The particular sugar house and the date of the photograph remain unidentified.
Two side-by-side photographic images on a yellow card mount. A few localized brown spots affect the photographs and reverse label, and one upper mount corner is creased; otherwise sound, with both images and the label intact.
- Title on card
- No. 133. Interior of a Sugar house. Negroes making sugar—an interesting operation.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Edward Anthony, Occupational, Yellow Mount
- Dimensions
- 6.79 × 3.29 in (172.4 × 83.5 mm)
- Condition
- A few localized brown spots on the photographs and reverse label, with a crease at one upper mount corner; otherwise sound, with both images and the label intact.
- Provenance
- Reverse publisher’s label: “Published by E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New-York.”
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1860
Catalogue details
Location
Cuba
Photographed subject · Region · 20% confidence
The place is named in the card's own caption or imprint (card reads "No. 133. Interior of a Sugar house. Negroes making sugar—an interesting operation."; searched as "Cuba"); coordinates resolved by map geocoder (Cuba).
Source: Card caption / imprint (direct)
