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British heliographers, Johannesburg Fort, South Africa, 1901 circa (b/w photo)

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NAM5920875
Image title
British heliographers, Johannesburg Fort, South Africa, 1901 circa (b/w photo)
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Artist
Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940) / American
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Location
National Army Museum, London
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1901 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

‘British heliographing from the Johannesburg Fort the news of the occupation’, 1901 circa. Stereoscopic photograph, Boer War, 1901 circa. The soldiers are using Mance heliographs. These devices consisted of a small mirror mounted on a tripod and worked by reflecting sunlight in order to flash messages in Morse code. 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 circa.

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© National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
heliograph / communications / fort / Fortification / occupation / strategy / signalling / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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