Winnipesaukee Stereoscopic Photos, anyone?

pontoonbarge · 02-20-2012, 08:49 PM

Hi All,

I have a small collection of antique stereographs, and some I've made myself. Only have one original of the lake, but thought I'd share. This one's a view from Center Harbor. I am hoping others have some. If not, enjoy this one.

Our antique stereoscope is a little homely but works wonderfully. And people say these new-fangled 3-D TV's are all the rage.... This 3-D stuff's been around for a while!

This one is an old Kilburn -- the Kilburn factory is by a historic marker in Littleton, NH.

I scanned this pretty high resolution, it should print fine and fit in your stereoscope. On this one the weeds really jump out in the foreground.

If anyone has others to share, I'd love to see them.

Pontoonbarge

PS: make your own. Get an out-dated digital camera. Use ebay to find a second one that's the same. Should be cheap. My 3MP cam's work awesome. Get a tripod and a piece of stiff metal or plastic. Drill two holes so that you can mount both cameras so the lenses are about 6-8" apart. +/-... Take some pics and line them up in the stereoscope and say WOW! It's surprisingly easy.

mcdude · 02-21-2012, 10:28 AM

This is probably from the 1800s. Photographed and published by Kilburn Brothers, - Littleton, NH.
"a standard size yellow mount stereoview of four young men canoeing on Lake Winnipeseogee (older spelling for Lake Winnipesaukee ???) while several victorian clad ladies wait on a dock in the background. Perhaps you can find this location yet today. A bit of fading, but otherwise a great view. Probably dates to 1870s. Kilburn Brothers stamp on the verso, Littleton, NH."

Winnipiseogee House - 1877
Alton Bay. An old stereoview photograph - August 30, 1877. Note the RR bridge and tracks in the lower right. This edifice (at least the front part) burned on May 10, 1905.

Men at Weirs Campmeeting -
from an old stereoview photograph. Men at the Weirs Camp Meeting. Photographed and published by G.H. Tebbetts, Laconia, NH. Stereoscopic views of Laconia and Vicinity.
For more on the campgrounds..
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ead.php?t=1748

Stereoview of the Old Alton Bay Campmeeting Grounds
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...n+camp+meeting

02-20-2012, 08:49 PM	#1
pontoonbarge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Windham, NH Posts: 42 Thanks: 89 Thanked 18 Times in 9 Posts	Winnipesaukee Stereoscopic Photos, anyone? Hi All, I have a small collection of antique stereographs, and some I've made myself. Only have one original of the lake, but thought I'd share. This one's a view from Center Harbor. I am hoping others have some. If not, enjoy this one. Our antique stereoscope is a little homely but works wonderfully. And people say these new-fangled 3-D TV's are all the rage.... This 3-D stuff's been around for a while! This one is an old Kilburn -- the Kilburn factory is by a historic marker in Littleton, NH. I scanned this pretty high resolution, it should print fine and fit in your stereoscope. On this one the weeds really jump out in the foreground. If anyone has others to share, I'd love to see them. Pontoonbarge PS: make your own. Get an out-dated digital camera. Use ebay to find a second one that's the same. Should be cheap. My 3MP cam's work awesome. Get a tripod and a piece of stiff metal or plastic. Drill two holes so that you can mount both cameras so the lenses are about 6-8" apart. +/-... Take some pics and line them up in the stereoscope and say WOW! It's surprisingly easy.

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02-21-2012, 10:28 AM	#2
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	This is probably from the 1800s. Photographed and published by Kilburn Brothers, - Littleton, NH. "a standard size yellow mount stereoview of four young men canoeing on Lake Winnipeseogee (older spelling for Lake Winnipesaukee ???) while several victorian clad ladies wait on a dock in the background. Perhaps you can find this location yet today. A bit of fading, but otherwise a great view. Probably dates to 1870s. Kilburn Brothers stamp on the verso, Littleton, NH." Winnipiseogee House - 1877 Alton Bay. An old stereoview photograph - August 30, 1877. Note the RR bridge and tracks in the lower right. This edifice (at least the front part) burned on May 10, 1905. Men at Weirs Campmeeting - from an old stereoview photograph. Men at the Weirs Camp Meeting. Photographed and published by G.H. Tebbetts, Laconia, NH. Stereoscopic views of Laconia and Vicinity. For more on the campgrounds.. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ead.php?t=1748 Stereoview of the Old Alton Bay Campmeeting Grounds http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...n+camp+meeting __________________

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02-21-2012, 12:57 PM	#3
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Stereograph Views of NH NYPL Digital Gallery has quite a lot of views of the White Mountains, by John P Soule. A couple of my White Mountain favorites are: The Old Man of the Mountain (1858?-1875?) The Hanging Boulder at The Flume (1858?-1875?) Here are some from the lake! Wolfeborough (1858?-1875?) Centre Harbor (1858?-1875?) Centre Harbor and Red Hill (1858?-1875?) Senter House and Stages, Centre Harbor, N.H. (1858?-1875?) Have you noticed that road trips to our beautiful mountains is so much easier from the lake!

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02-21-2012, 01:44 PM	#4
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Love that old hanging rock photo.Unfortuanately,it found the same fate as its more famous neighbor,The Old Man of The Mountains. __________________ SIKSUKR

02-21-2012, 02:00 PM	#5
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	More Stereogviews Perhaps this thread is best put into the History Forums? These ones are for sale at YNPCOLLECTOR STEREOVIEWS: Laconia Panorama - Kilburn 1860s Moultonborough Cascades - LO Churchill 1880s Mary's Arch and Cascades, Ossipee Park, Mt. Shaw, Moultonborough, N.H. Falls of Song, Ossipee Park, Mt. Shaw, Moultonborough, N.H. B.F. Shaw c1882 Not for sale, but downloadable - go to site to view larger photograph: Lady of the Lake D. A. Clifford Stereoviews Pavilion, Wolfeboro 1865?-1870? Rail Road Crossings, Alton Bay (1865?-1870?) Lake Winnipesaukee by Clifford, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? Ossipee Falls, by Clifford, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? Rust Pond by Clifford, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? Smith's Pond by Clifford, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? (This was in Winnipesaukee Views) Pavilion, Wolfeboro by Clifford, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? Rattlesnake Mountain and Ravine by Clifford, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? Approach to Ossipee Falls by by Clifford, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? Clark's Point from Pavilion by Clifford, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? Old Brick School House, Wolfeboro by Clifford, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? Back View of Wolfeboro Pavilion by Cliffor, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? Wolfeboro Village, View Looking West from Pavilion, by Cliffor, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? Old Brick-School House, Wolfeboro, by Cliffor, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? View Looking Down the Lake from Senter House, Centre or Center Harbor View from Mrs. Libby's residence looking south towards Alton Bay, Wolfeboro, by Clifford, D. A., d. 1865?-1870? View looking up the Bay from opposite Steamboat Landing, Alton Bay, N.H, by Clifford, D. A., d.

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02-21-2012, 04:29 PM	#6
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Stereoscopic Views - So Cool! Remember to view images larger, go to link provided and click on image. Lake Winnipesaukee, from Center Harbor, by Bierstadt Brothers 1863?-1885? This isn't a stereo view, but this watercolor is worth sharing: Lake Winnipesaukee - William Trost Richards 1874 Village of Centre Harbor on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H, by Bierstadt Brothers ca. 1855-1865 Lake Winnipesaukee, from Senter Harbor, N.H, by Pease, N. W. (Nathan W.) 1863?-1885? Lake Winnipesaukee, from Senter House Piazza, Centre Harbor, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1858?-1875? Lake Winnipesaukee, from above Senter House, Centre Harbor, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1858?-1875?. Lake Winnipesaukee, from above Center Harbor, N.H, by Pease, N. W. (Nathan W.), 1863?-1885? Lake Winnipesaukee from the Old Pine, Center Harbor, N.H, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views Bay view House, Alton Bay. N.H, by A. W. Shackford 1865?-1885? Boating on Lake Winnipeseogee, N.H, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views, [ca. 1872]. Source Imprint: 1865?-1885? Boating on Lake Winnipeseogee, N.H, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views [ca. 1872]. Source Imprint: 1865?-1885? Boat Scene, Lake Winnipeseogee, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views, 1865?-1885? Crow's Nest, from the lawn at Ossipee Park, by L. O. Churchill, 1878-1883 Harriet's Bridge and Cascades, Mount Shaw, Ossipee Park by L. O. Churchill, 1878-1883 Group of tourists in front of the Hotel, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views Lake Winnipesiogee, by A. W. Shackford, 1865?-1885?

02-21-2012, 04:57 PM	#7
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	More Stereoscopic Views Lake Winnipeseogee, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views 1865?-1885? 'Lady of the Lake,' Lake Winnipeseogee, from Robert N. Dennis collection, 1865?-1885? Lake Winnipeseogee, from the Weirs, from Robert N. Dennis collection, 1865?-1885? Ossipee Mountain, Lake Winnipeseogee, N.H, from Robert N. Dennis collection, 1865?-1885? Smile of the Great Spirit, Winnipeseogee, by Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West) 1877-1885? Steamer 'Lady of the Lake,' at Weir's Landing, by John B. Heywood, 1865?-1885? The Woodbury Sanborn Memorial Stone, at The Weirs, N.H, from Robert N. Dennis collection The Woodbury Sanborn Memorial Stone, at The Weirs, N.H, from Robert N. Dennis collection Winnipeseogee House, Alton Bay, N.H, by Clifford, D. A., d., 1865?-1870? Lake Winnipiseogee from Wolfeborough, from Robert N. Dennis collection, 1863?-1880? Winnipesaukee, Winnipiseogee paintings of the same era: Squam Lake, located at Boston Public Library, Wilkie, Robert D., created 1861-1897? Richards William Trost lake Squam And The Sandwich Mountains 1872 1848 SquamLake NH by John Amory Codman Moonlight on Lake Winnipiseogee (Boston Public Library) Wilkie, Robert D., 1828-1903 (artist); L. Prang & Co. (publisher)1861-1897?

02-21-2012, 05:39 PM	#8
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Stereoviews I apologize if a duplicate view gets through. Lake Winnipiseogee, from Senter House, Center Harbor, by Pease, N. W. (Nathan W.), 1863?-1885? Avenue leading to Lake, from Robert N. Dennis collection, 1863?-1885? Bay back of Wolfeborough, from Robert N. Dennis collection, 1863?-1880? Pavilion, Wolfborough, from Robert N. Dennis collection, 1863?-1880? Steamer 'Lady of the Lake,' at Weir's Landing, by John B. Heywood, 1865?-1885? Steamer Chocorua at Landing, Centre Harbor, from Robert N. Dennis collection, 1863?-1885? Wolfeborough Landing, from Robert N. Dennis collection, 1863?-1880? Steamer Landing, Wolfeboro, N.H, by E. T. Brigham, 1863?-1880? Wolfeboro from the Lake, by E. T. Brigham, 1863?-1880? Pavilion, Wolfeboro, by Clifford, D. A., d., 1865?-1870? Pavilion, Wolfeboro, by Clifford, D. A., d., 1865?-1870? Pavilion, Wolfeboro, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views Residence of P.B. Manning, Wolfeboro, N.H, by E. T. Brigham Pavilion, Wolfeboro, N.H, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views Lake from Pavilion, by E. T. Brigham Pavilion Hotel, Wolfborough, by Kilburn Brothers, 1863?-1880? Senter House and Stages, Centre Harbor, by Soule, John P. Bay view House, Alton Bay. N.H, by A. W. Shackford

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02-21-2012, 06:18 PM	#9
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Stereoview Sorry for the large photographs, I did copy location of smaller ones. If it is a problem I can delete picture and keep links. Chocorua by Dan Noel View from Mark Island by Dan Noel Lady of the Lake by Dan Noel Lady of the Lake by Dan Noel

02-21-2012, 06:22 PM	#10
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Pavilion Hotel I kept coming across images of The Pavilion Hotel in Wolfeboro, but it isn't ringing a bell for me. Was this hotel in Wolfeboro?

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02-21-2012, 07:03 PM	#11
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,712 Thanks: 751 Thanked 1,456 Times in 1,013 Posts	Yes, it was. I think it was the first one built and was on what is today the Brewster Campus.

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02-22-2012, 10:23 AM	#12
pontoonbarge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Windham, NH Posts: 42 Thanks: 89 Thanked 18 Times in 9 Posts	Amazing Hey these are really great -- going to get some of them into my stereoscope. Many thanks!