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Oregon Caves marks connection to 3D View-Master Comment By Grants Pass Daily Courier MailTribune.com By Grants Pass Daily Courier Posted May. 13, 2015 at 2:06 PM Updated May 13, 2015 at 4:32 PM By Grants Pass Daily Courier Posted May. 13, 2015 at 2:06 PM Updated May 13, 2015 at 4:32 PM » Social News CAVE JUNCTION — View-Master's Oregon roots will be documented on a new interpretive historical marker at the Oregon Caves Chateau. The marker will be dedicated during a ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Chateau, and other related events will be held over the weekend. Oregon Caves National Monument is on Caves Highway, 20 miles east of Cave Junction. Oregon Travel Experience worked with the Illinois Valley Community Development Organization and the National Park Service to develop and install the interpretive marker. An Oregon inventor, William B. Gruber, visited Oregon Caves in 1938. He brought his own version of a "stereo camera" to capture the cavern's dramatic interior. Gruber's invention used two Kodak Bantam Specials mounted together on a tripod. Postcard publisher Harold J. Graves happened to be visiting the caves at the same time and was curious about Gruber's double camera. That evening over dinner at the Chateau, the two men discussed Gruber's prototype for a 3-D reel viewer. From this chance encounter, plans for the View-Master were devised. The device was introduced at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. The View-Master was intended as an alternative to scenic postcards and was sold in photography shops, stationery stores and gift shops. Produced by Oregon publishing house Sawyer's Inc., the View-Master was purchased by the large toy company Mattel several decades later. The Friends of the Oregon Caves and Chateau, headed by Executive Director Sue Densmore, will sponsor three days of activities surrounding the marker dedication. On Friday evening, a presentation by Rich Dubnow titled "The History of 3-D and the View-Master Development" is set for 7:30 p.m. Dubnow is a former photographer for View-Master who traveled worldwide capturing images for the popular reels. On Saturday, following dedication of the interpretive marker at 1 p.m., there will be showings of 3-D films, book signings, demonstrations and children's activities — all at the Chateau. Ron Kriesel of the National Stereographic Association and the Cascade Steroscopic Club will open the festivities with a free viewing of a 3-D film. Dubnow will speak on the history of 3-D. Author Gretchen Gruber Harmon, a descendent of William B. Gruber, will read from her book "View-Master, the Biography of William B. Gruber." Authors Mary Ann Sell, Wolfgang Sell and Charley Van Pelt will present their book "View-Master, Memories." The Sells own one of the largest View-Master collections in the country. Many of the models will be on display at the Chateau. Special tours of the Oregon Caves and the Chateau will be conducted throughout Saturday and Sunday. There will also be raffles for prizes, including a free night at the Chateau, books and commemorative reels and viewers. On Sunday, the presentations will be repeated from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oregon Travel Experience is a semi-independent state agency in Salem, with a focus on transportation information. OTE oversees management of highway rest areas, helps motorists find services through blue highway signs, and operates travel information centers throughout the state. OTE also administers two of the state's official heritage programs: historical markers and heritage trees. For more information, see www.ortravelexperience.com . By Grants Pass Daily Courier MailTribune.com By Grants Pass Daily Courier Posted May. 13, 2015 at 2:06 PM Updated May 13, 2015 at 4:32 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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