Gun Boat, Ettrick Bay
Military, Boats
Lantern slide of Gun Boats, Ettrick Bay.
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LS0351
Cannons, High Hazels.
Military, Cannon, England
Lantern slide of two cannons at High Hazels.
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Cannons
Military, Cannon, England
Lantern slide showing two cannons in a field with trees.
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LS0290
King Edward VII visit to open the University, Saville Street.
Military, University, England
Lantern slide showing a view of street decoration during King Edward VII visit to open the University, Saville Street.
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LS0281
The absent minded beggar.
Illustration, Military
Lantern slide of a military illustration of the poem by Rudyard Kipling -The Absent Minded Beggar. Numbered 1
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LS0265
Fifty thousand horse and foot going to Table Bay.
Military, Soldier
Lantern slide of soldiers. Labelled Fifty thousand horse and foot going to Table Bay. From the poem by Rudyard Kipling - An Absent Minded Beggar. Partially hand coloured
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Cannons
Military, Cannon, England
Lantern slide showing two cannons in a field with trees.
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Sheffield Barracks, Hillsborough.
Military, Barracks, England
Lantern slide of a crowd of people outside Sheffield Barracks, Hillsborough. A policeman and a man with bandage to head can be seen. Lantern slide is damaged.
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The Absent Minded Beggar.
Illustration, Military
Colour lantern slide of an illustraion of the Union Jack with The Absent Minded Beggar inside a horsehoe emblem.
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LS0176
He is out on active service. The absent minded beggar.
Illustration, Military
Lantern slide of illustration from The Absent Minded Beggar. "The Absent-Minded Beggar" is an 1899 poem by Rudyard Kipling, set to music by Sir Arthur Sullivan and often accompanied by an illustration of a wounded but defiant British soldier, "A Gentleman in Kharki", by Richard Caton Woodville. The song was written as part of an appeal by the Daily Mail to raise money for soldiers fighting in the Second Boer War and their families. The fund was the first such charitable effort for a war.
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Gentleman in khaki.
Military, Soldier
Colour lantern slide of a soldier with firearm and sword. Labelled Gentleman in khaki.
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LS0173
Gun Boats, Ettrick Bay.
Military, Boats, Scotland
Lantern slides of Gun Boats on Ettrick Bay, Isle of Bute.
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HMS Foudroyant wreck at Blackpool.
Military, Wreck, Blackpool, England
Lantern slide of HMS Foudroyant wreck at Blackpool. On 16 June 1897 during a violent storm, she parted a cable and dragging the remaining anchor, went ashore on Blackpool Sands, damaging Blackpool North Pier in the process. The Blackpool lifeboat was able to rescue all 27 of her crew.After vain attempts to refloat her, her guns were removed and she was sold for _200. She finally broke up in the December gales. Craftsmen used flotsam from the wreck to make furniture, and, between 1929 and 2003, the wall panelling of the boardroom of Blackpool F.C.'s Bloomfield Road ground. The ship's bell now resides in Blackpool Town Hall.
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Methuen's gallant infantry storming a Kopje Pan, South Africa.
War, Military, Soldier, Firearm, Africa
A stereoscopic image of British troops storming a Kopje at Gras Pan, South Africa.
A Kopje is a small hill in a generally flat landscape.
Underwood & Underwood
1901
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ST0019
In the Orange River Trenches holding back the Boers - South Africa.
War, Military, Soldier, Firearm, Africa, Trench
A stereoscopic image of British troops in a trench with firearms at the ready.
The Second Boer War (1899-1902) was the first war to be covered comprehensively by both film and still photography. This was the result of improved technology in both photographic equipment and printing techniques; cameras were more portable and magazines reproduced half-tone photographs. The Orange River marked the border between the Boer Republic of Orange Free State and the British Cape Colony. The surrounding country, particularly on the Cape Colony side of the river, was the scene of fierce fighting, particularly in late 1899 and early 1900.
One of a boxed set of stereoscope photographs produced for sale to the general public by a professional firm of photographers, Underwood and Underwood.
Underwood & Underwood
1900
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ST0018
In a field Hospital on the Tugela River.
Hospital, War, Military, Soldier, Nurse, Africa
A stereoscopic image of a nurse helping a patient to drink, with a bandage to head, in a field hospital, his uniform in the foreground and another patient in the background
Underwood & Underwood
1900
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ST0013
When the Cannon's roar is still - sleeping by their arms (Dec. 30th) before Colesberg, South Africa.
Military, Soldier, War, Africa, Firearm.
A stereoscopic image of Troops sleeping in rows with firearms at feet, watched over by guards.
Underwood & Underwood
1900
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ST0011
Lord Roberts and Staff cheering the Queen - raising Union Jack on occupation of Pretoria, June 5th, S.A.
Military, Soldier, War, Africa, Royalty
A stereoscopic image of Lord Roberts and Staff cheering the Queen - raising Union Jack on occupation of Pretoria, June 5th, S.A.
Of the 38,000 troops who had left Bloemfontein on 3 May 1900, only 26,000 entered Pretoria with Lord Roberts. Some had been left to garrison Johannesburg or dropped off to act as guards, about 3,000 were battle casualties, some had been lost through disease and other causes, but a high proportion were dismounted cavalrymen or mounted infantry left behind because their horses had died or were exhausted.
The march of some 480 km had been accomplished on short rations and in trying weather conditions in 34 days, including halts totalling 16 days, but it did achieve the decisive result which had been anticipated, Botha's peace proposals and the surrender of Pretoria had given the Boers a breathing space in which to regroup and restore morale, and they now determined to continue the campaign by means of guerrilla warfare.
From a box of 89 stereoscopic cards entitled, 'South African War through the Stereoscope Pt 2 Vol 1', published by Underwood and Underwood and produced by Works and Sun Sculpture Studios, 1901 (c).
Underwood & Underwood
1901
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ST0010
Responding to the Call of a Beloved Queen - Arrival of a British Transport, South Africa.
Military, Soldier, War, Africa
A stereoscopic image of the deck of vessel showing a large number of troops in uniform but in a relaxed state.
Underwood & Underwood
1900
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ST0009
Col. Porters Men ready to meet Boer Cavalry Charge on Nauuwpoort (Dec 13th), South Africa.
War, Military, Soldier, Firearm, Africa
A stereoscopic image of lines of British troops, with bayonets fixed, await a Boer attack at Naauwpoort, 13th December, 1899. One of a boxed set of stereoscope photographs which was produced for sale to the general public by a professional firm of photographers, Underwood and Underwood. The Second Boer War (1899-1902) was the first war to be covered comprehensively by both film and still photography. This was the result of improved technology in both photographic equipment and printing techniques; cameras were more portable and magazines started to reproduce half-tone photographs. Naauwpoort, a strategic railway junction in the northern Cape Colony, was the scene of fighting in late 1899 and early 1900 as the British tried to break the siege of Kimberley.
Underwood & Underwood
1900
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ST0006
The English Drummer Boy's Letter - Writing home to Mother after the Victory at Colesberg, S. Africa.
War, Soldier, Military, Tent, Boy, Letter, Drum, Africa
A stereoscopic image of a British soldier writing home to his mother after the British captured Colesberg on February 28th 1900. One of a boxed set of stereoscope photographs produced for sale to the general public by a professional firm of photographers, Underwood and Underwood. The Second Boer War (1899-1902) was the first war to be covered comprehensively by both film and still photography. This was the result of improved technology in both photographic equipment and printing techniques. The area around Colesberg in the northern Cape Colony saw fierce fighting in early 1900. The Boers withdrew across the Orange River after the end of their siege of Kimberley. Using guerrilla tactics, they continued to harass the British in the area until the end of the war
Underwood & Underwood
1900
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