Images Dated 21st April 2009

Signallers of the Yorkshire Regiment, New Zealand Hill, South Africa, Boer War, 1900Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Signallers of the Yorkshire Regiment, New Zealand Hill, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Yorkshire signaling from New Zealand Hill, held after their commanders had Fallen, Jan 14th, to Rensburg, South Africa. Rensburg was the headquarters of General John French. After repelling several earlier attacks, the British and Empire troops defending New Zealand Hill were driven off by the Boers on 12th February. Stereoscopic card detail

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Princes in the Grand State Entry, Durbar, Delhi, India.Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Princes in the Grand State Entry, Durbar, Delhi, India. Stereoscopic card detail. Originally a gathering for administering the affairs of an Indian princely state, during the time of the British Raj the durbar had become a lavish but purely ceremonial occasion, held to demonstrate loyalty to the British crown or to commemorate events such as coronations or jubilees

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General Nogi at Japanese Headquarters, Port Arthur, Manchuria, c1904-1905.Artist: Underwood & Underwood

General Nogi at Japanese Headquarters, Port Arthur, Manchuria, c1904-1905. Count Nogi Maresuke (1849-1912) was a prominent Japanese commander in the Russo-Japanese War. He commanded the Japanese Third Army which captured the Manchurian city of Port Arthur from the Russians in January 1905. This success made Nogi a national hero, but he was deeply affected by the heavy losses suffered by the Japanese Army in the siege (including his eldest son). After the war he spent much of his time and wealth on building hospitals for soldiers wounded in the conflict and on memorials to those killed, including one in Port Arthur dedicated to the Russian dead. He was head of the Peers School (Gakushuin) from 1908-1912 and as such was mentor to the young future Emperor Hirohito. Stereoscopic card detail

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