Rare C. 1880s Stereoview of Hartford State Capital Main Stairway lemons Minor fold lines here and

Minor fold lines here and there and general light wear

housed in a red satin draw string pouch embroidered with an ace of diamonds on one side and a five of diamonds on the other

with sculptural forms evocative of towers and rockets and all sorts of things

I believe dating to the 19th century

Rare C. 1880s Stereoview of Hartford State Capital Main Stairway lemons Minor fold lines here andAnother antique stereoview that I like for the geometries and almost Escher esque sense of infinite continuum, existent with the CT State Capital staircase to begin with but much amplified by the double image. At the time the image was taken, the state capital designed by prominent architect Richard M. Upjohn in a high Victorian gothic style had just recently been completed (1879), so this was an early framing of what has since become an iconic