Soldiers With Weapons Stereo Card (1904);Soldiers With Weapons Stereo Card (1904);Stereoscopic Photograph Card

From Swift Current Museum

Numéro d'accession 1996.14.17

Date 1904, 1904

Description Stereoscopic card for a stereoscope. The card bears two almost identical photographs which, when viewed through the stereoscope, appears three-dimensional. The image is of a lineup of soldiers aiming rifles, and was taken during the siege of Port Arthur in February 1904, the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War. The caption reads "Japanese Soldiers drilling behind the lines, siege of Port Arthur" and "Copyright 1905 by American Stereoscope Co." is written underneath.

Stereoscopic card for a stereoscope. The card bears two almost identical photographs which, when viewed through the stereoscope, appears three-dimensional. The image is of a lineup of soldiers aiming rifles, and was taken during the siege of Port Arthur in February 1904, the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War. The caption reads "Japanese Soldiers drilling behind the lines, siege of Port Arthur" and "Copyright 1905 by American Stereoscope Co." is written underneath.

Matériaux Cardboard; Photographic Paper, Cardboard; Photographic Paper

Marques/étiquettes "American Stereoscopic Company // Manufacturers and Publishers" is stamped on one end, and "New York, U.S.A. // 725 - 727 Broadway" is stamped on the other end.

"American Stereoscopic Company // Manufacturers and Publishers" is stamped on one end, and "New York, U.S.A. // 725 - 727 Broadway" is stamped on the other end.

Catégorie Tools and Equipment for Communication, Documentary Artifact, Stereograph, Tools and Equipment for Communication, Documentary Artifact, Stereograph