From the archives
Posted: January 17, 2012
This hand-held stereoscope, a novelty device allowing the viewer to experience a two-dimensional photo with a three-dimensional effect, was developed in the 1890s. The photo, from the Kirksville tornado of April 27, 1899, shows Judge George Ellison and his destroyed home. Judge Ellison, a Board of Trustees member, helped found the original school and did the legal work to get it chartered in state of Missouri. He also acted as legal counsel for Dr. A.T. Still.
Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, SM [2010.15.01, 2008.14.01, 2010.69.01]