ORIGINAL 1901 UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD STEREOVIEW – ZULU GIRLS & WOMEN, ZULULAND, SOUTH AFRICA
An original early 20th-century Underwood & Underwood stereoscopic photograph card, depicting Zulu girls and women carrying large pots and other loads in Zululand, South Africa.
The printed title reads:
“Zulu Girls and Women, the burden bearers of Zululand, South Africa.”
The card is marked:
Copyright 1901 by Underwood & Underwood
It consists of the original stereoscopic photographic pair mounted side-by-side, designed to be viewed through a stereoscope to produce a three-dimensional image.
The image is held in the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division, which catalogues it under the same title. The Library of Congress
The National Museum of African Art / Smithsonian Institution also records the image as an Underwood & Underwood stereograph from approximately 1900. National Museum of African Art
DATE: 1901
PUBLISHER: Underwood & Underwood
SUBJECT: Zulu girls and women, Zululand, South Africa
TYPE: Original stereoscopic photograph / stereoview
FORMAT: Double photographic image on card
SIZE: Approximately 7 x 4 inches (18 x 10 cm)
Good / very good antique condition for its age, with some age-related toning and light surface/edge wear. The photographic images remain clear and the printed title is easily readable.
Please study all photographs carefully as they form part of the description.
A fascinating original piece of early photographic, African and stereoscopic history, particularly suitable for collectors of Underwood & Underwood stereoviews, early photography, South African history and Zulu-related material.