(animated stereo) Commercial st. looking east, Atchison, KS (1870-1890)
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 Commerical street looking east from Seventh street, Atchinson, by Conklin & Kleckner(sic), is from Atchison area photographers. This 19th century view predates the brick streets and trolley that came at the end of the century. See the same, or a nearby block, in 1905 or the intersection of 7th & Commerical in 1907. This image is reduced to 600dpi wide to facilitate loading. See the full resolution animated gif (1400 x 1600 dpi; 2 MB).
Notable landmarks:
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
(animated stereo) Commercial st. looking east, Atchison, KS (1870-1890)
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 Commerical street looking east from Seventh street, Atchinson, by Conklin & Kleckner(sic), is from Atchison area photographers. This 19th century view predates the brick streets and trolley that came at the end of the century. See the same, or a nearby block, in 1905 or the intersection of 7th & Commerical in 1907. This image is reduced to 600dpi wide to facilitate loading. See the full resolution animated gif (1400 x 1600 dpi; 2 MB).
Notable landmarks:
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