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Stereograms

The USGS has a rich historical photographic library containing photography from the late 1800s during the exploration of the West. A subset of this photography was the capturing of stereograph images (two images side by side). The USGS has implemented a method based off of a NYPL open source project (Stereogranimator) to bring together stereograph images into 3D-like animated GIFs. 

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Bakers Park, CO - thumbnail
Bakers Park, CO
Bakers Park, CO
Bakers Park, CO

Bakers Park, looking up from below Howardsville. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875. (Stereoscopic view)

Bakers Park, looking up from below Howardsville. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875. (Stereoscopic view)

San Cristobal Lake, Colorado - thumbnail
San Cristobal Lake, Colorado
San Cristobal Lake, Colorado
San Cristobal Lake, Colorado

San Cristobal Lake. Hinsdale County, Colorado. 1875. (Stereoscopic view).

San Cristobal Lake. Hinsdale County, Colorado. 1875. (Stereoscopic view).

Old Faithful Geyser - thumbnail
Old Faithful Geyser
Old Faithful Geyser
Old Faithful Geyser

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Old Faithful Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view. Estiimated date.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Old Faithful Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view. Estiimated date.

Tree study on tableland, near Palmer Lake, CO - thumbnail
Tree study on tableland, near Palmer Lake, CO
Tree study on tableland, near Palmer Lake, CO
Tree study on tableland, near Palmer Lake, CO

Tree study on tableland, near Palmer Lake. El Paso County, Colorado. 1874. (Stereoscopic view)

Tree study on tableland, near Palmer Lake. El Paso County, Colorado. 1874. (Stereoscopic view)

View east from Hot Springs, Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado - thumbnail
View east from Hot Springs, Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado
View east from Hot Springs, Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado
View east from Hot Springs, Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado

View east from Hot Springs, Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado. 1874.

Camp Scene — "Strapped" Miner - thumbnail
Camp Scene — "Strapped" Miner
Camp Scene — "Strapped" Miner
Camp Scene — "Strapped" Miner

Views among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Camp scene. "Strapped" miner. Colorado. 1874. (Stereoscopic view)

Views among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Camp scene. "Strapped" miner. Colorado. 1874. (Stereoscopic view)

Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park - thumbnail
Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Castle Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view. Estimated date.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Castle Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view. Estimated date.

Pack Mule - thumbnail
Pack Mule
Pack Mule
Pack Mule

Pack mule.

Pack mule.

Views among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Camp scene - thumbnail
Views among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Camp scene
Views among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Camp scene
Views among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Camp scene

Views among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Camp scene. Chittenden stuffing war bag. 1874. (Stereoscopic view)

Views among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Camp scene. Chittenden stuffing war bag. 1874. (Stereoscopic view)

Looking down Clear Creek from near Grays Peak - thumbnail
Looking down Clear Creek from near Grays Peak
Looking down Clear Creek from near Grays Peak
Looking down Clear Creek from near Grays Peak

Looking down Clear Creek from near Grays Peak. Clear Creek County, Colorado. 1873. (Stereoscopic view)

Looking down Clear Creek from near Grays Peak. Clear Creek County, Colorado. 1873. (Stereoscopic view)

Yellowstone National Park, Lower Falls - thumbnail
Yellowstone National Park, Lower Falls
Yellowstone National Park, Lower Falls
Yellowstone National Park, Lower Falls

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Lower Falls. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view. Date is estimated

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Lower Falls. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view. Date is estimated

Camp Scene in Yellowstone National Park - thumbnail
Camp Scene in Yellowstone National Park
Camp Scene in Yellowstone National Park
Camp Scene in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Camp scene. James Stevenson, Adams, Frank Bradley, Dr. Curtis. These men were together only on the 1872 expedition. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Camp scene. James Stevenson, Adams, Frank Bradley, Dr. Curtis. These men were together only on the 1872 expedition. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view.

Cascade of Middle Creek - thumbnail
Cascade of Middle Creek
Cascade of Middle Creek
Cascade of Middle Creek

Cascade of Middle Creek. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. (Stereoscopic view)

Cascade of Middle Creek. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. (Stereoscopic view)

Crater of the Grand Geyser, Yellowstone, WY - thumbnail
Crater of the Grand Geyser, Yellowstone, WY
Crater of the Grand Geyser, Yellowstone, WY
Crater of the Grand Geyser, Yellowstone, WY

Yellowstone National Park, Hot Springs and Geysers. Crater of the Grand Geyser. Nearly opposite the Castle and so named from the great force and power it displays in its eruptions, varying from 150 to 250 feet in height.

Yellowstone National Park, Hot Springs and Geysers. Crater of the Grand Geyser. Nearly opposite the Castle and so named from the great force and power it displays in its eruptions, varying from 150 to 250 feet in height.

Hot Springs Pool, Yellowstone - thumbnail
Hot Springs Pool, Yellowstone
Hot Springs Pool, Yellowstone
Hot Springs Pool, Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Hot Springs Pools, Lower Geyser Basin. 1872. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Hot Springs Pools, Lower Geyser Basin. 1872. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view.

Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah (1872) - thumbnail
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah (1872)
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah (1872)
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah (1872)

Stereo. studies among the Rocky Mountains. Little Cottonwood Canyon. Salt Lake County, Utah. 1872. (Stereoscopic view)

Stereo. studies among the Rocky Mountains. Little Cottonwood Canyon. Salt Lake County, Utah. 1872. (Stereoscopic view)

Mammoth Hot Springs — Yellowstone National Park - thumbnail
Mammoth Hot Springs — Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs — Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs — Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Mammoth Hot Springs. 1872. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Mammoth Hot Springs. 1872. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view.

Mystic Lake, Montana - thumbnail
Mystic Lake, Montana
Mystic Lake, Montana
Mystic Lake, Montana

Mystic Lake, 12 miles south of Fort Ellis. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. (Stereoscopic view)

Mystic Lake, 12 miles south of Fort Ellis. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. (Stereoscopic view)

Stereo studies about Mount Blackmore, M.T. Cascades - thumbnail
Stereo studies about Mount Blackmore, M.T. Cascades
Stereo studies about Mount Blackmore, M.T. Cascades
Stereo studies about Mount Blackmore, M.T. Cascades

Stereo studies about Mount Blackmore, M.T. Cascades, head of Middle Creek. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. (Stereoscopic view similar to Jackson, W.H. 977)

Stereo studies about Mount Blackmore, M.T. Cascades, head of Middle Creek. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. (Stereoscopic view similar to Jackson, W.H. 977)

Stereo studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River - thumbnail
Stereo studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River
Stereo studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River
Stereo studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River

Stereo studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River. Right Fork of Teton River. Teton County, Wyoming. 1872. (Stereoscopic views)

Stereo studies among the Great Tetons of Snake River. Right Fork of Teton River. Teton County, Wyoming. 1872. (Stereoscopic views)

Beaver sitting on a rock
Beaver on a rock
Beaver on a rock
Beaver on a rock

The Great West. Beaver. 1870. (Stereoscopic view). From the USGS Denver Library Photographic Collection.

The Great West. Beaver. 1870. (Stereoscopic view). From the USGS Denver Library Photographic Collection.

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