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Stereoscopic Photograph (Albumen Prints) of High Street, Oxford, From Near Magdalen College, by Stephen Thompson, Published by T. & G. Shrimpton, Oxford, 1860s

Inventory Number 12402


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Miss Bridget Bertie in 1960. Belonged originally to C. M. Bertie.
Primary inscriptions
Printed back of mount.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 83mm Width: 173mm
Inventory No
12402
Accession Number
1960-106

Description

Stereoscopic albumen prints mounted on cream card, curved tops. Good stereoscopic effect. One of 6 from a series of views of Oxford by Stephen Thompson, published by the Oxford bookseller Thomas Shrimpton from his shop in Broad Street.

Part of a collection of stereoscopic photographs in three boxes (boxes not retained), accompanying a small stereoscopic viewer (xxx).