A collection of 42 stereographs showing the American Fleet in Australia, 1908, published by the photographer, George Rose, Melbourne
The original gelatin silver photographs are uniformly mounted on 'The Rose Stereographs' cards (with the pair of images printed as one plate, 86 × 144 mm; card size 98 × 178 mm), with printed captions within each image. All captions commence with the words 'The American Fleet in Australia'. The broken top right-hand corner of one card is held in place with clear tape, just touching the top corner of the photograph; all other cards and photographs are in excellent condition.
In August and September 1908 the American Grand Fleet (which included 16 white-painted battleships) visited Sydney and Melbourne during its 14-month world tour. 'George Rose visited both cities armed with his stereoscopic camera and went on board the USSs "Louisiana" and "Wisconsin" taking photographs. He produced exactly 100 views for sale [#12800 to #12899] which were packaged as sets of 35 or 36 views in attractive green and gold boxes. Collectors find it difficult to find all the views as the box contents were a random selection with a bias towards the more attractive views and avoidance of shots that were similar' (Ron Blum: 'George Rose, Australia's Master Stereographer', 2022, fourth edition). This group comprises #12850 to #12899, with the exception of the following eight items: 12851, 12854, 12856, 12860, 12862, 12863, 12880, and 12887. [42 items].
Item #138959
Price (AUD):
$1,000.00