A collection of eight stereographs published by Underwood and Underwood, New York; all photographs were taken in South Africa
New York, Underwood & Underwood, Publishers, 1900 and 1901.
The pairs of photographs are uniformly mounted on the publishers' salmon-pink cards, with English-language captions underneath the photographs repeated in six languages on the verso. The size of the arch-topped prints is approximately 80 × 78 mm; the card size is 88 × 178 mm. Some photographs and cards are a little foxed or marked; all cards are a little rubbed and marked at the extremities; minor signs of age and use; overall, in good condition.
Three of the photographs show activities in the field. Another card has specific Australian content: 'Skirmish Drill, New South Wales Mounted Rifles, Cape Town'. Offered together with two similar stereographs published by M.E. Wright, Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours, Burnley, England. The captions are 'Ladysmith and Lombard's Kop, from Convent Hill' (1900), and 'Interior of a Field Hospital' (1901). Both items are in very good condition. [10 items].
Item #139124
Price (AUD):
$150.00