Rare C. 1880s Stereoview of Hartford State Capital Main Stairway Mottahedeh dog Philadelphia on the inside of

Philadelphia on the inside of the cover and a pencil note that it was then purchased in 1873 from a S

though I love the image and the mystery all the same

or given as a gift to a fellow student or teacher of the artist’s at the Technic Institute in Nairobi--the address of which is noted on reverse--who brought it back to the states

4 1/2" corner to center of opposite side

the basket is in very good condition

Rare C. 1880s Stereoview of Hartford State Capital Main Stairway Mottahedeh dog Philadelphia on the inside ofAnother 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