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3D Tabletop Photography Tricks of 1948

3D Tabletop Photography Tricks of 1948

How did they get a 3-D photo of a Christ figurine suspended above his disciples in time for the Easter sales season of 1949?

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View-Master released “Stereo-Stories” in the fall of 1948 to drive sales. It was a simple marketing trick that revolutionized their business: they packaged three single reels of kid-friendly content together in a packet to goose sales.

According to View-Master’s dealer newsletter, the Dealerscope, in October 1948: “The colorful new Stereo-Story Reel Pack…

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