Lord Roberts Advance on Pretoria Stereoview Underwood & Underwood 1900s South For Sale

This antique stereoview card titled "Lord Roberts' Advance on Pretoria - Infantry fording the Vet River, S.A." depicts a historic military scene showing infantry soldiers crossing the Vet River during Lord Roberts' campaign near Pretoria, South Africa. The black and white stereograph captures a long line of soldiers descending a slope and wading through the river, offering a detailed and immersive 3D view typical of early 20th-century stereoviews.Published by Underwood & Underwood, a prominent stereograph publisher based in New York, this stereoview features multilingual captions on the reverse, including English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian, reflecting its wide distribution. The card is mounted on gray cardboard with the publisher's name printed on the front margins along with the title and location. The size of the card is approximately 3.5 inches wide by 7 inches long as measured against the ruler. This piece is a valuable historical and photographic collectible from the early 1900s, offering fascinating insight into the military history of South Africa and the era of Victorian stereoscopy.