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Description
A wide shot of wire obstacles and sharpened wooden stakes that have been inserted into a large expanse of Chinese territory (inserted stakes can be seen in the foreground). Stakes are transported by a series of horse/donkey drawn wagons and inserted by military personnel. According to William C. Darrah in The World of Stereographs, at the turn of the century publishing company Underwood and Underwood began manufacturing series of stereographs in boxed sets, which were frequently paired with descriptive guide-books. Underwood and Underwood published 300 stereographs of the Russo-Japanese War, 100 of which were sold as a boxed set. Darrah notes that the "detailed depiction of military technology" was a primary focus of Russo-Japanese War stereographs published by the Underwood and Underwood, H.C. White, the U. S. Stereograph Company, Keystone companies. (Darrah, Stereo Views: 187).
Type
image
Format
Black & white photographic stereograph. image/jpeg
Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 Port Arthur (China) Obstacles (Military science) Wire obstacles Carts & wagons War, barriers, stakes, wagons, Port Arthur
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