Some cool image share images:
(animated stereo) Col. Morehead, two days after Antietam. 1862
Image by Thiophene_Guy
To see the medium (500 x 500) animated image scroll down to the first comment below; to see the large (1000 x 1000) view original size (look above in the "actions" menu).
The Library of Congress website offers a multitude of historical images, many with no known restrictions on use. This image is derived from the Alexander Gardner stereograph titled Antietam, Maryland. Col. Turner G. Morehead, 106th Pennsylvania Volunteers. The 106th was rushed into battle in the West woods, facing attack from three sides and suffering 30% casualties before withdrawing.
Copyright Advisory
The purpose here is not to duplicate the original image, from the Library of Congress website, but to generate a downloadable animated gif to assist viewing and presentation. The original image has no known restrictions on use. Library of Congress web address for this image: www.loc.gov/pictures/item/cwp2003005549/PP/ .
Technical trivia
The left and right digital images were loaded into StereoPhotoMaker, a freeware program by Masuji Suto & David Sykes. One image is substantially larger than the other, necessitating resizing as the first step. Subsequent image rotations, size adjustments, and alignments were not recorded before animated gif generation.
(animated stereo) Construction of cantilevered truss bridge (circa 1875)
Image by Thiophene_Guy
The purpose here is not to duplicate the original image, from the Wikimedia Commons website (search for vintage KS stereoimages), but to generate an animated gif to assist viewing. Unfortunately, animation is not automatic - to animate you must view the image at original resolution (click all sizes) or simply scroll down.
The Wikimedia commons a multitude of historical images online, many needing no license to redistribute. The original image entitled Atchison bridge, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views(sic), is from Atchison area photographers Conklin & Kleckner. This 19th century view appears to show construction, which was completed in 1875. This image is reduced to 600dpi wide to facilitate loading.
Notable landmarks:
Cantilevered truss bridge
Missouri River
List of landmarks found at the Atchison History project.
The reverse of a Conklin and Kleckner describes their oeuvre:
Stereoscopic views of life and scenes in Kansas
Atchison, Union Deopt, Hotels, Business Houses, Missouri River Views, Atchison Brisge, Commercial Street, Grain Elevators, and all placesof interest in and around Atchison.
Prairie Life and Scenes
Sod Houses, Dugouts, Log Cabins, Prairie Flowers, Great Spirit Springs, Hunter's Cabins, Sod School Houses, Sheep Herding, and everything of interest on the frontier.
Photographed and published by Conklin & Kleckner, Portrait and Landscape Photographers.
509 Commercial St., Atchison, Kansas
Animated gif generated with StereoPhotoMaker, a freeware program by Masuji Suto & David Sykes
