Keystone View Coy Photographer’s Car courtesy of Calisphere
Toronto. Keystone is a familiar name to members of the PHSC. As publishers of stereo view cards and sets (at one time), their wares are seen at many PHSC fairs. At left is a shot of one of the Keystone photographers’ cars (Meadville, PA).
In the PHSC, a small group of collectors were heavily involved with the magic of stereo. The standouts in our society were the late Dr Robert (Bob) Wilson, and the late Stan White.
Both were presidents of the PHSC organizations and deeply involved with the society over the years. Bob wrote a column on stereo in the Photographic Canadiana journal and frequently had a table at our fairs. Stan spoke to the society many times accompanied by stereo shows. Stan also was instrumental in establishing and filling the Canadian Stereoscopic Collection (CSC) housed for many years at Sheridan College and later the AGO before it was returned to the society.
As a tribute to Bob and Stan, please enjoy this fine collection of stereo views on the Calisphere website. Calisphere is part of the University of California. Many organizations have provided the images displayed. The scenes are not only in California, but world wide.
Thanks to my good friend and PHSC member, George Dunbar, for finding and sharing Calisphere and its online archive of stereo images with us.
