Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Antique Native

A Collection of Antique Native American Indian Stereoviews, Magic Lantern Slides, and Photographic Viewers - This lot features a diverse collection of vintage and antique photographic viewing equipment and media. The centerpiece is a framed display showcasing a collection of twenty late 19th-century stereoview cards, many hand-tinted and depicting indigenous American life, with visible text including ”Copyrighted, 1898, by T. W. Ingersoll,” and specific titles such as ”Blackfoot Squaw's Papoose at Home” and ”Sioux Indian Rider.” The collection also features two mid-20th century plastic stereo viewers: a brown ”Revere STEREO 22” with an attached power cord and a black ”Realist” viewer with a red button, alongside a collapsible ”taylor-merchant STEREOPTICON 707” cardboard viewer with instructions. Additionally, there are several loose early photographic items, including a sepia-toned stereoview of the ”State Capitol from N. W., Lansing, Mich.” by ”Woodward & Allen,” a group of four black and white glass slides by ”McIntosh Stereopticon Co., Chicago” depicting ”Garden of the Gods, Colo.” and ”Pikes Peak,” and a strip of ”COOPER Color Slides” of the same region. Completing the lot are a small package of ”expo 67 8mm color films” by Castle Films and a modern commemorative print of ”Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site” by Michael Hampshire.