Henry Draper

American, 1837 - 1882

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This is a stereoscopic card featuring two identical images of the full moon, showcasing its craters and surface texture in detail. The card is on a beige background with inscriptions mentioning the photographer, Prof. H. Draper, and the publisher, C. Bierstadt, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. It notes that the negatives were taken with a silvered glass telescope, capturing the selenographic features of the moon.
Henry Draper, "Full Moon", 1860, stereoscopic albumen silver print, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, 2018.21.5

"Full Moon"

Henry Draper · 1860 · stereoscopic albumen silver print ·  Accession ID  2018.21.5