Central Gorge and Jacob's Ladder, stereo, No. 157 from the series "Havana Glen Scenery"
1860/99
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
Each image: 10.7 × 7.9 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 10.9 × 17.7 cm (4 5/16 × 7 in.)
Classification
stereograph (albumen)
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
59744
Art Historical Context
This stereograph by G. F. Gates captures the dramatic Central Gorge and Jacob’s Ladder in Havana Glen, New York, presenting viewers with a striking view of the region’s rocky cliffs and winding paths. as an albumen print 1860 and 1899, the belongs to the photographer’s “Havana Glen Scenery” series. Each image measures just over four inches wide, mounted side-by-side on a card designed for a stereoscope—an optical device that merges the pair into a single, three-dimensional scene. Stereographs like this one were immensely popular in the nineteenth century, allowing people to experience distant...