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Scene in Old Orchard Park, Saco, Maine.

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Scene in Old Orchard Park, Saco, Maine.

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Maine stereoscopic card.
Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of more than six decades, Robert N. Dennis (1900-1983).
Stereographs consist of two nearly identical photographs or photomechanical prints, paired to produce the illusion of a single three-dimensional image, usually when viewed through a stereoscope. Stereographs were produced from the 1850s to the 1940s, with the bulk between 1870 and 1920.

Simon Towle specialised in portrait photography and his work was noted for its technical precision and attention to detail. In the late 1870s, Towle moved to New York City and set up his own studio. He quickly gained a reputation as one of the city's leading portrait photographers, attracting a clientele that included many prominent figures in business, politics and society. Towle's portraits were characterised by sharp focus, careful composition and the use of natural light. He was particularly adept at capturing the personality and character of his subjects, and his images were often praised for their realism and authenticity. Despite his success as a photographer, Towle's life was cut short when he died in 1893 at the age of 38. However, his legacy as a pioneering American photographer lives on through his work, which continues to be studied and admired by photographers and art historians around the world.

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1858 - 1900
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Towle, S. (Simon), Photographer
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Location

Lowell, Mass.
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Source

New York Public Library
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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