Queen Victoria visited the World’s Fair in London in 1851 and was so entranced by the stereoscopes on display that she precipitated an enthusiasm for three-dimensional photography that soon made it a popular form of entertainment world-wide.
3D or “Stereoscopic” photographs were popular from the 1850s the Great War and the deployed troops often sent them home as they offered a unique experience for families.
To see these images in 3D, we have changed the original image to an “anaglyph” red / blue image. Download the document below, follow the instructions and make your own 3D glasses.