The title of this card is The Young Potters, and it shows two young children working inside a pottery business, with various utilitarian wares scattered around the shop; a boy is pictured with a block of raw clay, and a girl is seen sitting behind the potter's wheel. However, I have not been able to determine if this scene was staged, but I also suspect that this is a European business, possibly in the United Kingdom.
According to the Museum of Obsolete Media, "Stereoviews consist of two nearly-identical images, each taken a few inches to the side of the other. When viewed through two lenses set 2 1/2-inches apart, approximately the space between the eyes, the result is the illusion of a three-dimensional image. They generally consist of two photographic images pasted onto a 3 1/2-inch by 7-inch card, although earlier ones were sometimes images on glass.
They became popular first in Europe in the 1850s, followed by the U.S. in the 1860s. Until the 1880s, most of the photographic images were created using wet plate negatives printed on albumin paper. From the 1890s, dry plate negatives printed on gelatin silver paper were produced by large companies, such as Underwood & Underwood in the U.S., or the London Stereoscope Company in the U.K.
They faded in popularity in the 1920s, but the idea behind them was used in later formats like View-Master and Vistascreen."
Probably 19th Century Stereoview Card Titled, The Young Potters
Circa 1850s-1920s
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Back of the Stereoview Card
The Title of the Card and the Photographer, Thomas Freer are Printed on the Back
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