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In the Boschveld, Two men on horseback with a shot hartebeest in South Africa, Faces and landscapes in Europe, Africa and Asia, Geographical Sculpture Gallery, collected by MJ Broekhuijsen, Headmaster of a school in Amsterdam, stereograph, annotation: 'One should not look for impenetrable forests here. The trees stand nowhere close together. Thorn bushes everywhere. The two Boers have shot a hartebeest and are bringing the prize 'home'. One can see from the horses that they have not yet been in war: they still gleam!', South Africa, publisher: Merkelbach & Co., Amsterdam, compiler (person in literature): Martien Johan Broekhuijsen, c. 1905, photographer, compiler (person in literature), pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 86 mm x width 177 mm, Part of a group of 52 stereophotos used in primary education as a supplement to school charts. The entire series consisted of 274 items in 10 categories (A to K)., historical persons not known by name, hunt, hoofed animals (hunting with horses), A sepia-toned photograph showing two men and two horses in a wooded area with bare trees and scattered low vegetation; one man sits astride a horse wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a dark coat while holding a long object vertically, the other man stands beside the second horse wearing a hat and coat and appears to be handling the horse's bridle or reins; the horses are saddled with visible ropes and tack and one horse has a light-colored marking on its face; the background is filled with leafless branches and a partially visible dense shrub, and the ground in the foreground shows grass and small plants.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B09_458

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In Boschveld Two men horseback shot hartebeest South Africa Faces landscapes Europe Africa Asia Geographical Sculpture Gallery collected MJ Broekhuijsen Headmaster school Amsterdam stereograph annotation should look impenetrable forests trees stand nowhere close together Thorn bushes everywhere two Boers shot hartebeest bringing prize home see horses yet war gleam! publisher Merkelbach & Co compiler person literature Martien Johan Broekhuijsen c 1905 photographer pasteboard paper albumen print height 86 mm x width 177 mm Part group 52 stereophotos primary education supplement school charts entire series consisted 274 items 10 categories K historical persons name hunt hoofed animals hunting sepia-toned photograph showing two men two horses wooded area bare trees scattered low vegetation man sits astride horse wearing wide-brimmed hat dark coat holding long object vertically stands beside second horse wearing hat coat handling horse's bridle reins saddled visible ropes tack horse light-colored marking face background filled leafless branches partially visible dense shrub ground foreground grass small plants