Jules Richard
Le Taxiphote

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Le Taxiphote
Datec. 1900
PlaceParis, France
MediumWood, and metal with 4 trays of glass stereo views
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/4 × 11 × 11 in. (48.9 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Meyer Levy Charitable Foundation
Object number2009.453.1
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Provenance[Photographs Do Not Bend, Dallas]; purchased by MFAH, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
SEE PHOTOCOPIES OF IMAGES FOR ALL OF THE BELOW IN ACCESSION FILE

Printed plaques on viewing side:
"LE TAXIPHOTE / STÉRÉO - CLASSEUR / DISTRIBUTEUR AUTOMATIQUE / BREVETÉ S. G. D. G."
"FONCTIONNEMENT / 1° LECTURE DES INDICATIONS DES VUES: Appuyer un peu sur le levier qui est à droite / et regarder avec l'oeil droit / l'inscription placé en haut du positif. / 2° CHANGEMENT DES PLAQUES: ... / 3° RAMENER A LA PREMIÈRE PLAQUE: .... "

Printed label on top edge below lid: "SECRET / immobilisant / le Bouton / de Fermeture / Ouvert. / Ferme."

Stamped on the metal plate, left of viewfinder: "BREVETÉ S. G. D. G. / PARIS / RF.(in a circle)"



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