Naval Contingent. SS SALAMIS transport ship

Maker Rose's Stereoscopic Views

Date1900

Object number00029631

NameStereoscope card

MediumPhotographic print on paper, mounted on card

DimensionsOverall: 87 x 177 mm, 0.05 kg

ClassificationsToys, games and souvenirs

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionThe SALAMIS took Victorian troops to the Third China War (also known as the Boxer Rebellion). Printed beneath each image '2511 The Naval Contingent. SS Salamis transport ShipHistoryThe invention of photography in the mid-19th century coincided with a boom in travel and organised tourism. Professional photographers used large-view cameras to record celebrated architecture, well known vistas and landscapes. These photographs were generally mounted on card and placed in racks for sale.