Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Camera moved / alignment issue70%
The pair does not align reliably enough for a trustworthy depth reading; scan skew can also contribute.
- 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
- 94%
- 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
- 4px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
Photographed and published by Theo. Lilienthal, this stereoview shows the New Orleans levee lined with steamboats, their tall smokestacks rising above a crowded cargo landing. Bound cotton bales fill the foreground and stand in groups farther along the waterfront, among seated figures, horse-drawn wagons, and raised gangways. The paired photographs occupy a rounded yellow mount bearing “New Orleans Scenery,” Lilienthal’s New Orleans imprint, and a printed “List of New Orleans Views.” The scene records the close relationship between cotton handling and river transport on the city’s working waterfront.
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Louisiana, Occupational, Outdoor Scene, Theodore Lilienthal, Yellow Mount
- Condition
- The photographs show pale highlights, scattered small spots and surface marks, particularly in the sky, and an uneven central join. The mount has light edge and corner wear, scattered soiling and scuffs, and faint marks along the lower front margin. The reverse shows smudging, small spots, and a handwritten check mark beside the printed list.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1330
