This is a beautiful set of viewmaster reels that I scored on Ebay! The images are all wonderfully shot, depicting our scarlet-coated stalwart in a variety of lovely Canadian settings. As you see, he's being guided by an aboriginal Canadian in traditional clothing, showing the ideal image of the Mountie as the ambassador of Canada's government to it's people. Whether that's as true in life as it is in these great photos is a topic for others to discuss, but I love this little bit of swag!
The stereoscope is a type of 3d image viewer, invented in the early 1800s by Victorian inventor, Sir Charles Wheatstone. Over the years there have been many permutations of the divive, in particular the hand-held version, leading up the the familiar modern form that we all know as the Viewmaster. This is a beautiful set of viewmaster reels that I scored on Ebay! The images are all wonderfully shot, depicting our scarlet-coated stalwart in a variety of lovely Canadian settings. As you see, he's being guided by an aboriginal Canadian in traditional clothing, showing the ideal image of the Mountie as the ambassador of Canada's government to it's people. Whether that's as true in life as it is in these great photos is a topic for others to discuss, but I love this little bit of swag!
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Below is my list of Mountie movies and serials! They span from 1914 to modern times, and cover ever style and format; silent, talkie, b&w, colour, film, videotape, & DVD! Enjoy!
Mountie Links
RCMP Heritage ctr.
RCMP Heritage ctr. FB Nat. RCMP Mountie Gift Shop Northwest Mounted MOUNTIE GRAVES Mountie Graves blog R.C.M.P. trunks & Urns R.C.M.P. Vets Vets Canteen Gifts Mountie Shop Mounted Police Art The List
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