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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 431152, member: 8267&quot;]The photographic prints appear to be albumen prints. This technique was in use from 1850-1920. It is difficult to see the distinguishing characteristics on the photos posted here, but albumen prints are on very thin paper (usually mounted on heavier paper board). The image is often yellowed/faded, like those here. Earlier prints have a surface “crackelure”, while most prints produced after c.1870 were burnished to produce a glossy surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>The stereo card mount (curved, buff colored cardstock, with round corners) was in use c.1879-1910.</p><p><a href="http://www.vintagephoto.com/reference/dating.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vintagephoto.com/reference/dating.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vintagephoto.com/reference/dating.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The images may have been printed from negatives made earlier than the mount.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stereographs are not all that rare, as they were commercially produced. And generally not particularly valuable unless the subject matter is unique. The Arabic notations on these are something I have not seen before, (are they hand written, or printed on the mount?). Presumably they identify the scenes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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