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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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Box Elder Canyon, WY - thumbnail
Box Elder Canyon, WY
Box Elder Canyon, WY
Box Elder Canyon, WY

Box Elder Canyon, near Fort Fetterman, southeast of Glenrock. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. (Stereoscopic view)

Box Elder Canyon, near Fort Fetterman, southeast of Glenrock. Converse County, Wyoming. 1870. (Stereoscopic view)

Camp by rock monument near Kountz - thumbnail
Camp by rock monument near Kountz
Camp by rock monument near Kountz
Camp by rock monument near Kountz

Camp by rock monument near Kountz. Douglas County, Colorado. 1870. (Stereoscopic view)

Camp by rock monument near Kountz. Douglas County, Colorado. 1870. (Stereoscopic view)

A church
Church in Chihuahua, Mexico
Church in Chihuahua, Mexico
Church in Chihuahua, Mexico

Church in Chihuahua. Mexico. No date. (Stereoscopic view) from the USGS Denver Library Photographic Collection.

Note: Date is set to 1870 for ordering purposes (may not be accurate).

Church in Chihuahua. Mexico. No date. (Stereoscopic view) from the USGS Denver Library Photographic Collection.

Note: Date is set to 1870 for ordering purposes (may not be accurate).

East from Independence Rock - thumbnail
East from Independence Rock
East from Independence Rock
East from Independence Rock

East from Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. (Stereoscopic view)

East from Independence Rock. Natrona County, Wyoming. 1870. (Stereoscopic view)

Granite rocks, at foot of Laramie Peak - thumbnail
Granite rocks, at foot of Laramie Peak
Granite rocks, at foot of Laramie Peak
Granite rocks, at foot of Laramie Peak

Granite rocks, at foot of Laramie Peak. Albany County, Wyoming. 1870. (Stereoscopic view)

Granite rocks, at foot of Laramie Peak. Albany County, Wyoming. 1870. (Stereoscopic view)

Pulpit Terrace in Mammoth Hot Springs Area - thumbnail
Pulpit Terrace in Mammoth Hot Springs Area
Pulpit Terrace in Mammoth Hot Springs Area
Pulpit Terrace in Mammoth Hot Springs Area

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Pulpit Terrace in the Mammoth Hot Springs area. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view. Date Estimated

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Pulpit Terrace in the Mammoth Hot Springs area. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey). Stereoscopic view. Date Estimated

View in Monument Park — curiously eroded sandstone - thumbnail
View in Monument Park — curiously eroded sandstone
View in Monument Park — curiously eroded sandstone
View in Monument Park — curiously eroded sandstone

View in Monument Park, curiously eroded sandstone. El Paso County, Colorado. 1870. (Stereoscopic view)

View in Monument Park, curiously eroded sandstone. El Paso County, Colorado. 1870. (Stereoscopic view)

Giants Club, Wyoming - thumbnail
Giants Club, Wyoming
Giants Club, Wyoming
Giants Club, Wyoming

Giants Club, Green River. Sweetwater County, Wyoming. 1869. (Stereoscopic view)

Giants Club, Green River. Sweetwater County, Wyoming. 1869. (Stereoscopic view)

The Old Z - thumbnail
The Old Z
The Old Z
The Old Z

The Old Z, or a portion of the track at the head of Echo before the completion of the tunnel. Summit County, Utah. 1869. (Stereoscopic view)

The Old Z, or a portion of the track at the head of Echo before the completion of the tunnel. Summit County, Utah. 1869. (Stereoscopic view)

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