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What is a stereo view?
A stereo view (also known as a stereoview or stereograph) is a side-by-side pair of two-dimensional images (one photographed or drawn from the point of view of the left eye and the other from the point of view of the right), which appear as one, three-dimensional image when viewed with a stereoscope or 3-D viewer.

How do I use the 3-D viewer?
A 3-D viewer is included with every copy of Earthquake Days. The viewer is in a carrying case, which is attached with Velcro to the inside back cover of the book. A full-color stereo view is printed right on the case!

The 3-D viewer is a 21st-century version of a 19th-century stereoscope, with lenses that help your left eye see only the left image and your right eye only the right. To use it, remove the carrying case from the book. Then remove the viewer from the carrying case. Follow the set-up instructions that are printed on the viewer.

To best see the Earthquake Days stereo views in 3-D, open the book and lay it flat on a table. Position the viewer about 6 to 8 inches directly above the stereo view you want to see in 3-D. Move your head slowly toward the viewer until your nose is touching the viewer’s nose opening. Look through the viewer, moving slowly from left to right until the two pictures become one, then up and down to focus.

If you wear glasses, it is usually best to use them with the viewer. If they are bifocals or progressives, try looking through the top part of your glasses. Unfortunately, amblyopia (lazy eye) or strabismus (misalignment of the eyes) may make 3-D viewing difficult, if not impossible. For most, however, the 3-D viewer is easy and fun to use--with little or no practice!

To learn more about the history of stereoscopy, stereoscopes, and “freeviewing,” read the Earthquake Days chapter entitled “Mirror With A Memory.”

Are additional viewers available?
Additional viewers may be purchased from www.3dstereo.com or www.berezin.com.

Where can I learn more about stereo view collecting and the National Stereoscopic Association?
Visit www.stereoview.org

California State Numismatic Association
Annual Convention
San Jose, California
January 13, 2007 at 3 PM
Stereoviewing 1906:
3D Photography and the SF Quake
with David Burkhart

Napa County Historical Society
Napa City-County Library
Napa, California
February 4, 2007 at 2:30 PM
Stereoviewing 1906:
3D Photography and the SF Quake
with David Burkhart
707-224-1739

The California Historical Society interviews
author David Burkhart

'06: The Big One 3-D Movie
Featuring stereo views from Earthquake Days
Showing every 15 minutes
Daily, 9-5
Free Admission!
State Capitol Museum
Sacramento, CA
(916) 324-0333

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