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Cross your eyes until the pictures overlap in the OP, and it will resolve to 3D.

From Library of Congress. Here's the original:

The 1900 Galveston hurricane, also known as the Great Galveston hurricane and the Galveston Flood, and known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900 or the 1900 Storm, was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that became the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States. The strongest storm of the 1900 Atlantic hurricane season, it left between 6,000 and 12,000 fatalities in the United States; the number most cited in official reports is 8,000. Most of these deaths occurred in and near Galveston, Texas, after the storm surge inundated the coastline and the island city with 8 to 12 ft (2.4 to 3.7 m) of water.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Later demolished for a parking lot? Or a Best Buy?

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ok did anyone get it to turn into three pictures but kinda 3D? That was wild!

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

You can make similar photos using your phone (taking 2 photos from slightly different positions)

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Thanks for adding the crossview!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

There’s a historical marker:

“Seven nuns of the Ursuline order from New Orleans arrived in Galveston on January 19, 1847, sent at the request of Bishop Jean Marie Odin. By February 1847 the nuns established a convent and academy in the two-story former home of Judge James W. Love. The school opened with 25 students. Later some pupils boarded at the school. A hurricane struck Galveston in 1853, followed by a yellow fever epidemic. The nuns opened the academy to orphaned children.”

“The frame structure was destroyed by fire in 1854, and the nuns obtained funding by subscription to build a brick structure in 1855. That facility also became a place of refuge after several outbreaks of yellow fever. During the Civil War, the nuns nursed soldiers from both sides of the conflict there.”

“A new Ursuline Academy was designed by noted Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton in the 1890s. The massive Gothic structure provided shelter during many storms until 1961, when hurricane Carla damaged the school beyond repair. In 1964 a new Ursuline Academy was dedicated; It later became a junior high school campus. The old Ursuline Convent was razed in 1974.”

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

How have I got this far in life not realizing Galveston is a barrier island?

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's the opposite of crossing your eyes

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

If you're using the original card, yes. That one works like a Magic Eye.