The English Drummer Boy's Letter - Writing home to Mother after the Victory at Colesberg, S. Africa.

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

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

178 mm x 89 mm

Image

LS0001

Albumen print

Gift

Pete Spencer, Bolton, UK, Former Owner

Stereograph