The house of General Sir George White at Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa.
Category
Photographs
Date
1900 - 1915
Materials
Card
Measurements
88 x 179 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522038
Summary
A monochrome half-tone photomechanical print stereograph of the house of General Sir George White at Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa. The 2 images, with rounded upper corners, are mounted on white card, with rounded corners and there is a space of 3mm between them. The view, taken from across an unmade road, shows a bungalow in a elevated position, with a stone supporting wall. There is a track to the right of it with a sign stating "Keep to the Left". The wooden fence at the front of the property is in a state of disrepair, whilst there is a figure standing on the verandah. The hillside behind the building is strewn with boulders, though there appears to be a stone wall of sorts on the summit. Similarly,on the right-hand side of the property there seems to be a sanger/trench with a roof on it. Markings: Recto, printed in black and white on the right hand side, "The "B-P" Series". Verso, printed in black, " (Copyright.) HOUSE OF GEN. SIR GEORGE WHITE AT LADYSMITH. The back part of the house was struck by a shell". W Tylar, Publisher, Birmingham".