SOLD Kilburn Brothers Moths and Butterflies No. 89, Early Hand-colored Stereo Card mend only then understanding the surface

only then understanding the surface was in fact metal

scattered water stains on the surface

with the dominant color a wonderful rich burgandy) and the only signs of age are a little bit of dirt on one side along the center fold line—barely noticeable

lending itself to an endless variety of arrangements of birds in and around the tree

and really handy for all sorts of things

SOLD Kilburn Brothers Moths and Butterflies No. 89, Early Hand-colored Stereo Card mend only then understanding the surfaceAmong the loveliest stereoviews I've ever seen for sure, and quite a collectible one I think; I've found several mentions reproductions of it on sites devoted to stereoviews, and found one other example of it in a notable photography collection. It was photographed and produced by the Kilburn Brothers (Benjamin West Kilburn and his brother Edward Kilburn) of Littleton, New Hampshire, among the most significant of the American photographers and