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

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1901 AD (C20th AD)

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‘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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Largest available format 4144 × 4296 px 17 MB
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