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Viewing the images was soon adopted as a form of genteel home entertainment for those who could afford the images and the viewers. The London Stereoscopic Company was formed in 1854 and by 1858 boasted 100,000 different photographs in their catalogue. In France the largest manufacturer were the Gaudin Brothers who had studios in Paris and London in the 1860s.  This photograph was part of a series they did entitled 'Punch and Judy' which was taken in their studio in London in 1862, the year that the Gaudins issued images of the opening ceremony at the Crystal Palace at Sydenham.\n\nEach photograph consisted of two very similar images joined together, reflecting the slightly different view we have of any scene from each of our eyes. Unfortunately over the years some photographs, such as this, have been cut in two by people unfamiliar with stereoscopic photography who thought they were simply duplicates, and only one half has survived. 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