Stereopticon Cyclorama (panoramic projection system, 1890s)
Sketch drawing (cylindrical projection arrangement) from OMLJ, March 1895
Sketch drawing (alternative spherical projection arrangement) from OMLJ, March 1895
inventor: WINTER, John, senior (1825-1906), in/after 1890 –
inventor: CHASE, Charles A. (fl. 1890s)
unknown
– illustrated description of Chase's system
– Winter disputes Chase's claim to be the inventor
This panoramic projection system used a number of lanterns suspended from the ceiling of a large cylindrical space, each projecting part of a photographic image taken by a special panoramic camera.
The overall effect was of a photographic panorama – the ‘Stereopticon’ name reflects the common American term for a magic lantern, and doesn’t indicate stereographic (3-D) images.
Chase's article claims that it was exhibited at the Chicago Fire Cyclorama Building in August 1894.
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 21 June 2017
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