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From the Howarth-Loomes Collection

Watch as photo historian Denis Pellerin and Dr. Alison Morrison-Low further explore the stereoscopic image in this video.

In the final video recorded at the National Museums Collection Centre in Edinburgh, on 21 October 2015, photo historian Denis Pellerin chooses intriguing images from the Howarth-Loomes Collection, including ‘ghosts’ and French tissues.

Please share your comments – which of these stereo images most appeal to you?

We will explore each type in more detail in the next sections. .

Stereocard entitled ‘The Ghost in the Stereoscope’ by an unknown photographer, sold by W. H. Mason, Brighton, 1860s. IL.2003.44.6.7.48 © Howarth-Loomes Collection at National Museums Scotland

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