Photos taken around the world, mostly by Albert J. Mangelsdorf, from the 1940’s to 1960’s where taken on film designed for viewing on the stereo viewer. Most of the thousands of slides in the collection show scenes of Oahu and of the sugar cane industry around the world. We still have three of the viewers from the Judd Hillside, Honolulu household.
This type of viewer has double element glass lenses (achromat which reduces chromatic aberration), interocular adjustment, focus, and a battery-powered back-light.
As well being an excellent compositional and technical photographer, Albert Mangelsdorf used the 3D effect to create a striking experience and a fascinating collection of art and history. We are still researching and working in Photoshop to try to present the slides with some of the 3D enhancement.
Notable in the Fort Street photo are the large sedan cars, the on-going construction in middle- and back-grounds, the filthy street, and that the lei sellers are Japanese, Caucasian, and Native Hawaiian in appearance. The dome, slightly visible behind the building with the orange awnings appears to be the AMFAC Building. Through today, this area of Honolulu is known for high-end retail establishments.
Hopefully we can return to Saddleback one day to recreate this shot of Pearl Harbor for comparison.
We are forever grateful to Celeste Ellis Mangelsdorf for her life-long use of blue (usually turquoise) ink and readable script which makes going through the family history easier, especially when it comes to dating a slide.
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