British soldiers sleeping next to their guns near Colesberg, South Africa, 'When the Cannon's roar is still'-sleeping by their Arms (Dec. 30th) before Colesberg, stereograph, copyright notice: 'Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood.', inscription: 'SUN SCULPTURE, UU, TRADEMARK, Works and Studios, Arlington, NJ Westwood, NJ Washington, DC', inscription: ''When the Cannon's roar is still'-sleeping by their Arms (Dec. 30th) before Colesberg, South Africa.', Colesberg, publisher: Underwood and Underwood, New York (city) (possibly), 1900, photographer, North America, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 88 mm x width 178 mm, the soldier, the soldier's life, Second Boer War (1899-1902), A sepia-toned scene shows a wide flat landscape with low hills in the distance and a sky taking up the upper portion of the image, a long row of rifles propped muzzle-up forming a central line that recedes toward the horizon, flanked on both sides by numerous figures lying on the ground covered with bla...
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British soldiers sleeping next to their guns near Colesberg, South Africa, 'When the Cannon's roar is still'-sleeping by their Arms (Dec. 30th) before Colesberg, stereograph, copyright notice: 'Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood.', inscription: 'SUN SCULPTURE, UU, TRADEMARK, Works and Studios, Arlington, NJ Westwood, NJ Washington, DC', inscription: ''When the Cannon's roar is still'-sleeping by their Arms (Dec. 30th) before Colesberg, South Africa.', Colesberg, publisher: Underwood and Underwood, New York (city) (possibly), 1900, photographer, North America, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 88 mm x width 178 mm, the soldier, the soldier's life, Second Boer War (1899-1902), A sepia-toned scene shows a wide flat landscape with low hills in the distance and a sky taking up the upper portion of the image, a long row of rifles propped muzzle-up forming a central line that recedes toward the horizon, flanked on both sides by numerous figures lying on the ground covered with blankets or coats, and standing figures in heavy outerwear and hats positioned near the edges of the row, some holding rifles upright, all elements rendered in a faded, grainy texture.

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British soldiers sleeping next guns near Colesberg South Africa Cannon's roar -sleeping Arms Dec 30th Colesberg stereograph copyright notice Copyright 1900 Underwood & Underwood inscription Sun Sculpture Uu Trademark Works Studios Arlington NJ Westwood NJ Washington Dc publisher Underwood New York city 1900 photographer North America pasteboard paper albumen print height 88 mm x width 178 mm soldier soldier's life Second Boer War 1899-1902 sepia-toned scene wide flat landscape low hills distance sky taking up upper portion image long row rifles propped muzzle-up forming central line recedes horizon flanked sides numerous figures lying ground covered blankets coats standing figures heavy outerwear hats positioned near edges row holding rifles upright elements rendered faded grainy texture

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