
2 5 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 17cm
Description
A contingent of soldiers raise their pith helmets in a show of jubilation at the news they are to be sent into action. One of a boxed set of stereoscope photographs which was produced for sale to the general public by a profesional 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. The Royal Munster Fusiliers served in South Africa from 1900 until 1902. The regiment was disbanded when the Irish Free State was established in 1922.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10303488
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