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'British heliographing from the Johannesburg Fort the news of the occupation', 1901 (c)
Stereoscopic photograph, Boer War, 1901 (c).
The soldiers are using Mance heliographs. These devices consisted of a small mirror mounted on a tripod and worked by reflecting sunlight in order to flash messages in Morse code.
From a box of 89 stereoscopic cards entitled, 'South African War through the Stereoscope Pt 2 Vol 1', published by Underwood and Underwood and produced by Works and Sun Sculpture Studios, 1901 (c).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1998-01-135-64
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1998-01-135-64