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Montana Premier March 4th Collector Auction

Sat, Mar 4, 2023 11:00AM EST
Lot 505

T. W. Ingersoll Stereoview Cards 1890s - 1905

Estimate: $250 - $500

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$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
For your consideration is a collection of Stereoview cards, the majority from T. W. Ingersoll, including: Yellowstone National Park, Native American Indians, Hunting and Fishing cards, and one Keystone View Company Union Army Civil War scene from Chickamauga, GA, 1863. Stereographs consist of two nearly identical photographs or photomechanical prints, paired to produce the illusion of a single three-dimensional image, usually when viewed through a stereoscope. Typically, the images are on card mounts, but they may take the form of daguerreotypes, glass negatives, or other processes. During his roughly 30 years as a publisher and photographer, T. W. Ingersoll released over 4,000 different United States and World Views. Yet today, information on this prolific photographer is very scarce indeed. Part of Ingersoll’s mystery is in the fact that early in his career, he produced arguably some of the nicest, high quality stereoviews of the 1880’s. His subjects emphasized the northwest. Not only did he extensively stereoview Yellowstone, but also had sets of the Pacific Coast and much of his native Minnesota. During the decade of the 80’s Ingersoll produced a large series of hunting scenes (more than 300 views), no less than 4 series of Yellowstone National Park, and other western stereoviews (nearly 300). These views were Cabinet and Imperial sizes of the highest standard. Yet today they are the rarest of Ingersoll’s views. Striking is the fact that during Ingersoll’s litho period he still had one love: Yellowstone. During the years 1905-1910, Ingersoll put out 3 new Yellowstone series of high quality black and white views under his company monikers, the "Ingersoll View Company" and "High Grade Original Views." These sets were comprised of all new photographs of the Park. It is not known if Ingersoll took these himself or purchased them from other photographers. They were some of the most interesting views ever produced of Yellowstone, as Ingersoll chose to stereo less common park scenery. Native peoples represented are Blackfoot, Chippewa, and Sioux. Hunting & Fishing cards include waterfowl & game hunting, as well as fly fishing scenes. The stereoview cards are in good overall condition, a couple cards have torn corners. Cards measure 3.5"W x 7"L each approximately.