Lestrade Simplex card of 10 stereoscopic Kodachrome transparencies of Paris, in a green waxed paper sleeve.
Category
Photographs
Date
1958 - 1968
Materials
Card, Photographic film, Waxed paper
Measurements
173 x 99 x 1 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1521129.2
Summary
Lestrade Simplex card of 10 stereoscopic Kodachrome transparencies of Paris. In a green waxed paper sleeve. Each card has 10 pairs of stereo views, with sprocket holes in the centre to feed through the viewer. White card (Bristol board), within which are set strips of colour film transparencies depicting views of places in Paris, displayed in apertures 12 mm x 14 mm, with rounded corners. The card is printed in black ink with the following text: Prix imposé. 10 Vues Stereoscopiques. Lestrade. Paris No.10. : Les Invalides Tombeau de Napoléon Autel St.-Louis Sanctuaire des drapeaux Napoléon Avion de Guynemer Taxi de la Marne Tombeau du Roi de Rome Tombeau de Foch Maitre autel Cour d'Honneur. Text is also printed lengthwise along the edges: Left edge: a pointing finger and "Bout à introduire dans l'appareil" Right edge: Vues kodachrome montées sur bristol special".
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986.