Naval Contingent. SS SALAMIS transport ship
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
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.
Rose's Stereoscopic Views
1939-1945
Able Seaman William Ernest Gould
1900 - 1901
1899-1911