The Golden Days of Autumn in Japan

Step into 1896 Japan through the magic of stereoscopic vision. This original antique stereograph — published by the celebrated New York firm Strohmeyer & Wyman and bearing their copyright 1896 — captures the mood of a Japanese autumn landscape, inviting the viewer into a world that no longer exists in quite this way.

Held up to a stereoscope viewer, the paired photographs merge into a breathtaking three-dimensional scene that transported Victorian-era audiences thousands of miles from their parlours. Today it stands equally as a window into Meiji-era Japan and as a fine example of the golden age of American stereoview publishing.

Card Details

• Publisher: Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York
• Copyright: 1896
• Format: Standard stereoview card (approx. 3.5" × 7")
• Subject: Autumn landscape, Japan
• Series: World's Columbian Exposition / Japan travel views

Title on Reverse — Six Languages

In keeping with Strohmeyer & Wyman's international distribution, the title appears on the back of the card in six languages:

• English
• French
• German
• Spanish
• Swedish
• Russian

Condition

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