Stereoscopic Collection (page 10)

Soldiers of the Wiltshire Rifles boarding a train, Cape Town, South Africa, World War I, c1915. Wiltshire Rifles back from Windhoek entrain at Cape Town for depot to re-volunteer for East Africa

Guard of Honour at City Hall, South Africa, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Guard of Honour at City Hall, South Africa, World War I, c1914-c1918. Reception to General Botha on return from GSWA. Louis Botha, Prime Minister of South Africa

British troops parading on Adderley Street, Cape Town, South Africa, World War I, c1914-c1918. Despite rain, Adderley Street en masse, greets the returning DEO Rifles

In touch with Von Vorbecks column, East Africa, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
In touch with Von Vorbecks column, East Africa, World War I, c1914-c1918. Drawing fire of enemy hidden in jungle, to ascertain his strength

British troops refreshing themselves at a waterfall, Africa, World War I, c1914-c1918. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

The Great Chain, Trophy Point, West Point, New York, USA, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Great Chain, Trophy Point, West Point, New York, USA, 1901. The Great Chain was used to prevent British naval vessels from passing up the Hudson River during the American Revolutionary War

Where the luscious pineapple grows, Florida, USA, 1896. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Where the luscious pineapple grows, Florida, USA, 1896. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Colonnade, Cairo, Egypt, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: G Lekegian
Colonnade, Cairo, Egypt, late 19th or early 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Dining room, Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco, USA, late 19th century. Artist: Nesemann
Dining room, Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco, USA, late 19th century. Built in 1878, the hotel was destroyed by a fire in 1898. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Marie Antoinettes bedroom, Palace of Fontainebleau, France, late 19th or early 20th century. A daughter of the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria

Statue of Daniel Webster, Central Park, New York, USA, late 19th or early 20th century Artist: Kilburn Brothers
Statue of Daniel Webster, Central Park, New York, USA, late 19th or early 20th century. Webster (1782-1852) was a United States senator and Secretary of State

Full Moon, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Kilburn Brothers
Full Moon, late 19th or early 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Can t you talk, Jack?, 1882. Artist: BW Kilburn
Can t you talk, Jack?, 1882. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Queen of the May, 1886. Artist: BW Kilburn
Queen of the May, 1886. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Bartholdi Fountain and the Capitol, Washington DC, USA, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Kilburn Brothers
The Bartholdi Fountain and the Capitol, Washington DC, USA, late 19th or early 20th century. The fountain was designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 1899. Artist: The Fine Art Photographers Co
The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 1899. A portrait statue of the 4th dynasty Pharaoh Khafre (Chephren) in the form of a sphinx, a mythical creature with a lions body and human head

Milan Cathedral, Italy, late 19th or early 20th century. The Gothic Duomo di Milano was begun in 1386 but was not completed until 1965. It is the fourth largest cathedral in the world

Interior of a schoolroom at Peking University, China, 1902. Artist: CH Graves
Interior of a schoolroom at Peking University, China, 1902. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A spirit chair, funeral pageant of a wealthy man, Nanking (Nanjing), China, 1906. Artist: The Fine Art Photographers Co
A spirit chair, funeral pageant of a wealthy man, Nanking (Nanjing), China, 1906. Venerated object. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A high caste ladys dainty lily feet, showing method of deformity, China, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A high caste ladys dainty lily feet, showing method of deformity, China, 1900. Shoe worn on great toe only. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Chinese bride and bridegroom, Canton, China, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Keystone View Company
Chinese bride and bridegroom, Canton, China, late 19th or early 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Tiger Hill Pagoda, the Leaning Tower, of Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tiger Hill Pagoda, the Leaning Tower, of Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, 1900. This 154 foot tall, seven storey octagonal pagoda was completed in around 960 AD. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Chinese funeral procession, bearing food for the departed spirit, Peking (Beijing), China, 1901. Artist: HC White
Chinese funeral procession, bearing food for the departed spirit, Peking (Beijing), China, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Chinese criminals in the Viceroys Yamen, now used as a jail, Tientsin (Tianjin), China, 1901. Criminals wearing large wooden collars known as cangues. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Wheelbarrow transportation at the boat landing, Tientsin (Tianjin), China, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Wheelbarrow transportation at the boat landing, Tientsin (Tianjin), China, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Chain gang, Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Chain gang, Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, late 19th or early 20th century. A chain gang wearing cangues, which record their crime. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Conveying salt to the interior by wheelbarrow train, China, 1907. Artist: Keystone View Company
Conveying salt to the interior by wheelbarrow train, China, 1907. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A bundle of buddhist prayers, China, 1896. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A bundle of buddhist prayers, China, 1896. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A market in the Tartar (northern) city, looking toward Drum Tower, Peking (Beijing), China, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A genial official of interior China, naval mandarin, Kinkow (Jingzhou), China, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A genial official of interior China, naval mandarin, Kinkow (Jingzhou), China, 1900. Admiral of the River Fleet with his wife and daughter. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The crowded canal, from the English Bridge, Canton, China, 1901. Artist: HC White
The crowded canal, from the English Bridge, Canton, China, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

One of Chinas terrible methods of death punishment, Shanghai, China, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
One of Chinas terrible methods of death punishment, Shanghai, China, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

In the street of the tea houses, Shanghai, China, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
In the street of the tea houses, Shanghai, China, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

King of the beggars, Loong Wah, China, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
King of the beggars, Loong Wah, China, late 19th or early 20th century. Chief of the Beggar Guild. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Giants Staircase, Doges Palace, Venice, Italy, late 19th or early 20th century. The Giants Staircase (Scala dei Giganti) was designed by Antonio Rizzo and built in the 15th century

Altar, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia, 1898. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Altar, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia, 1898. The cathedral was begun in 1839 and was consecrated on 26 May 1883, the day of the coronation of Tsar Alexander III

Street leading towards the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, late 19th or early 20th century. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Building in which prisoners of war were tried, Pretoria, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Building in which prisoners of war were tried, Market Square, Pretoria, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Wounded fusilier after the Boers brave stand near Orange River, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Arrival of General Cronje at Modder River as a prisoner of war, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Escorted by the City Imperial Volunteers Mounted Infantry

Convalescent soldiers, general hospital no 10, Bloemfontein, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Reading of the fall of Pretoria

Putting a shell into a siege train gun at the Modder River, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Putting a shell into a siege train gun at the Modder River, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Captain Sir Edward Chichester, British naval officer, Cape Town, South Africa, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Captain Sir Edward Chichester, British naval officer, Cape Town, South Africa, 1900. During the Boer War Chichester served as Chief Naval Transport Officer

British naval gun, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
British naval gun, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Sighting one of the 4.7 naval guns on the Boer positions at Schwartskop. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Boer commanders, South Africa, Boer War, 1902. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Boer commanders, South Africa, Boer War, 1902. Ex-Commandant Generals Christiaan de Wet (1854-1922), Koos de la Rey (1837-1914) and Louis Botha (1862-1919)

The Coldstream Company on the great Transvaal campaign, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Coldstream Company on the great Transvaal campaign, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

British soldiers in action, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
British soldiers in action, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. The Warwicks skirmishing with Boers near Weppener, east of Bloemfontein. Stereoscopic card. Detail

British commanders reviewing troops entering Kroonstadt, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
British commanders reviewing troops entering Kroonstadt, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. Lord Roberts, to the left, and Lord Kitchener, on the white horse

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