Each stereoview card has two images of the same scene, with a very slight difference. When viewed through a stereoviewer, the viewer's eyes will perceive the two photographic scenes as merged, and the image will appear to be 3-dimensional. However, many of the stereoviews were amateurly made and either the images were reversed, or the images were identical, resulting in either a blurred or flat image when viewed through a stereoviewer.

The stereoview series in the Hollmann collection is comprised of Kansas images, as well as views from Kansas City, Missouri, and Nebraska. The views cover many topics including agricultural scenes, animals and taxidermy exhibits, individuals and families, cities and street scenes, commerce, residences including sod houses, farms, schools and universities, industry, landscapes and geography, law, medicine, military, Native American cultures, recreation, churches, and other subjects. This series is described collectively by publisher; images are loose in boxes, with each "folder" being a section of the box that may contain many stereocards.

Researchers may request the use of the stereoviewer (see box 79) to view the images.