West side of Queen Street viewed from Customs Street
1860s (unknown photographer) - 2022
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1860s image: Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira | From Waitemata Hotel looking up to Thornton, Smith & Firth, Millers, unknown photographer, PH-NEG-C18466 (adapted from a stereo pair—see below)
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Below: The 1860s photographer used a stereoscopic camera resulting in this image pair.
While there is no substitute for viewing the 3D effect with a stereoscope, the animation below—where the left and right images are rapidly alternated—gives an impression of the effect.
