Second Weirs Beach Train Station
Here is a stereoview of Weirs Beach from the Kilburn Brothers, No. 761: “Depot and Boat Landing, (Weirs.)” It is a “cabinet size” stereoview of the 2nd railroad station and the Lady of the Lake, early 1880’s, showing the cargo railroad spur that descended under the railroad station. This stereoview is taller than the normal stereoview.
“In the late 1870’s, taller [stereoview] cards and images (often called cabinet size) became popular in the stereoscopic trade. The sales pitch was that they gave the customer a larger image to look at, but in practice the top part of the taller image could only be seen with great difficulty in the standard stereoviewer. This shortcoming soon became apparent to users and the format was abandoned in the late 1880s with a return to the conventional-sized stereoview. In any event, [Benjamin] Kilburn followed the trend for a relatively short period, roughly 1877 to 1883, issuing a substantial group in this format.” – T.K. Treadwell, from “The Photographic Images issued by the Kilburn Company”, published by the Institute for Photographic Research, Monograph Series, #5, Sixth Edition, January, 2002.