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SPANISH AMERICAN WAR ERA SOLDIER DRESSED IN HIS
FIELD UNIFORM AND ARMED WITH A SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR
RIFLE
STEREO VIEW: A nice,
early stereo view entitled, “A Letter to the Loved Ones
at Home”, showing a soldier seated in the foreground
writing a letter along a line of stacked Model 1884
Trapdoor Rifles, bayonets, haversacks, canteens and
other infantry equipment. Another soldier is seated
beyond the soldier in the foreground and there is a
large gathering of soldiers in the background. The
image is copyrighted 1898, indicating it was captured
during the Spanish American War.
The image shows very good field uniform detail and the
character of an average bivouac area. The right hand
image has a blemish, apparently caused by some miscreant
applying an adhesive price sticker to the front of the
image – there’s just no explaining that level of
stupidity. The damage is limited to the one image, the
other image retaining complete, clear content. The
stereo view is otherwise in excellent condition with no
edge wear and no other blemishes or creases to the
card. (0828) $20
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