Realistic Travels (H.C. Girdwood).
Early 20th century. Dr H.C. Girdwood made his fortune taking stereoviews
of the First World War, when US photographers weren't present. He
knew the Prince of Wales - later to become King Edward VIII.
'Jerusalem, beautiful for situation,
joy of the whole world, the entire city from the south'.
Condition. Slight spotting.
Order #17122.
Price $10.
'Precipitous Arnon gorge, where
Moses defeated the Moabites who barred the way to the Promised Land'.
Condition 8.
Order #17123.
Price $12.
Keystone View Company. The last major player to produce stereoviews, they were in production from the late 1890s up until the mid 20th century. Amazingly, they were still supplying special orders up to 1970. The grey mount views here are high gloss silver gelatin process with exaggerated curve. They are therefore the sharpest views but the worst to scan.
'A feast, Palestine'. Descriptive
text.
Condition. Slight split to
left image in center.
Order #17133.
Price $10.
'Chapel of the Orthodox Syrians,
Palestine'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #17134.
Price $12.
'Fishermen on the Sea of Galilee,
and distant hills of the Gadarenes, Palestine'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #17136.
Price $12.
'Plain of Gennesaret and the
Sea, N. from above Magdala to Upper Galilee, Palestine'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #17137.
Price $12.
'Church of Nativity. Built
where Jesus was born, Bethlehem of Judea'. Descriptive text.
Condition 10.
Order #17140.
Price $12.
'Vineyards and watchtower,
showing Church of Nativity and Bethlehem - N.W.'.
Condition 8.
Order #17142.
Price $10.
'Village of Nain and Mt Tabor,
looking northeast, Palestine'.
Condition. Very slight creases.
Order #17143.
Price $8.
'Modein, home of Judas Maccabeaus
- view S.E. toward Jerusalem'. Descriptive text.
Condition 8.
Order #17144.
Price $12.
'From Nebo N.W. across Jordan
and the Promised Land to Mount Ebal, Palestine'.
Condition. Slight processing
tinge and slight crease to center of mount
Order #17145.
Price $8.
'Mt Gerizim where Samaritans
worshipped. S.W. from entrance to Jacob's Well, Palestine'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 9.
Order #17146.
Price $12.
'Jordan Valley and distant
Moab, east from old Jericho-Jerusalem road'.
Condition. Light stain a slight
surface scratches.
Order #17149.
Price $8.
'Traditional Capernaum. Christ's
home by the Sea of Galilee - from the N.W. - Palestine'. Descriptive text.
Condition 7.
Order #17152.
Price $10.
'Antioch in Galatia (N.W.),
where Paul preached to Jews and Gentiles'. Descriptive text.
Condition. Yellow processing
stain on both images.
Order #17153.
Price $5.
'On the North Shore of the
Dead Sea - Looking S.W., Palestine'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #17154.
Price $12.
'Tibiehah Spring and Gennesaret
Plain; view from S.W. to Horns of Hattin, Palestine'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #17155.
Price $12.
'Unclean !, Unclean !. Wretched
lepers outside Jerusalem, Palestine'. Descriptive text.
Condition 10.
Order #17156.
Price $15.
Mechanically-produced Views, Early 20th Century
'Convent on Mount Carmel'.
Condition 7.
Order #17158.
Price $4.
T.R. Duma, Constantinople, Beirut. 1870s
'Jerusalem. Tombx des Rois'.
Condition. Light scratch on
right image.
Order #17161.
Price $15.
Handwritten '644. Tomb of David.
??? Alter'.
Condition. Stain at top center.
Order #17163.
Price $12.
Handwritten '625. Jacob's Well'.
Condition 8.
Order #17164.
Price $12.
F &
E Phot. Edit. Paris et Beyrouth. These are 1870s and the titles are so
difficult to reproduce that I have scanned them
Condition 9.
Order #17166.
Price $18.
Condition 8.
Order #17168.
Price $15.
No publisher from here - but obviously from the same series
Condition 8 (slight mark on
back of mount).
Order #17169.
Price $18.
Condition. Normal early spotting.
Order #17170.
Price $18.
Condition 8.
Order #17171.
Price $15.
Condition 9.
Order #17173.
Price $22.
Condition. Slight spot on right
image.
Order #17174.
Price $18.
Condition 8.
Order #17176.
Price $22.
Condition 8.
Order #17177.
Price $18.
Condition. Slight spot on right
image.
Order #17178.
Price $22.
Condition 7/8.
Order #17179.
Price $18.
Other 1860s and 1870s Views
London Stereoscopic. 'Mosque
of El-Aksa'.
Condition. Glue creep.
Order #17182.
Price $4.
Handwritten 'Shore of the Sea
of Galilee'.
Condition. Foxing.
Order #17187.
Price $6.
Handwritten 'Enclosure of the
Mosk (sic) of Omar, Jeusalem'.
Condition 7/8.
Order #17188.
Price $12.
Handwritten 'Olive trees near
the Garden of Gethsemane'.
Condition 8.
Order #17191.
Price $18.
Handwritten '??Enzogel and
the tree called Is????'s Tree'.
Condition. Light foxing in
sky area.
Order #17192.
Price $12.
Handwritten 'Entrance of the
Jordan into the Sea of Galilee'.
Condition 7.
Order #17193.
Price $12.
Handwritten 'Tiberias on the
Sea of Galilee'.
Condition. Stain in sky on
left image.
Order #17194.
Price $12.
Frank Mason Good. Eastern Series. Frank Good photographed and published these views between 1866 and 1875. They comprise in total some 300 very fine and important views.
'No 4. Wady Feiran. Wilderness
of Paran with Mount Serbal'.
Condition. Mount slightly
split thru center.
Order #17195.
Price $18.
'38. Sherchem - Nablous, between
Ebal and Gerizim'.
Condition. Light foxing in
sky area.
Order #17200.
Price $22.
Francis Frith. These are generally considered to be the best of the early views of Palestine. Each is signed by Frith in the negative. They date from the mid to late 1850s and are all from the Views in the Holy Land series, published by Negretti and Zambra
'414. Jerusalem. View from
the battlements of the South Wall of the present city, on Mount Sion, looking
in an east-north-east direction'. London Stereoscopic Company blindstamp.
Condition. Light foxing in
sky area.
Order #17201.
Price $35.
'400. Gaza. The Modern Town'.
Condition. Foxing and mount
split quite heavily in center, not affecting images.
Order #1202.
Price $12.
'402. Ramleh. The Ancient Arimathea'.
London Stereoscopic Company blindstamp.
Condition. Foxing and surface
losses (white patches) on left image.
Order #17203.
Price $6.