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.
'Jaffa Gate with ponderous
doors raised showing "Needles eye" referred to by Christ, Jerusalem'.
Condition. Slight damage to
back of mount.
Order #17121.
Price $10.
'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.
'Mount Olives' commanding outlook
over Jerusalem, beautiful city of David, and Temple site'.
Condition. Slight dents and
scratches.
Order #17126.
Price $8.
'Plek waarrop het Stenigen
van Stephanus geschied is, Griekse Kapel en Gouden Poort'. Especially for
our Dutch buyers and because I am bored out of my mind!
Condition 8.
Order #17128.
Price $12.
'Camel caravan watering at
Jacob's Well, sunk in the valley just under Mount ?Geri????, Palestine'.
Condition 8.
Order #17129.
Price $12.
Title is in Dutch again. English
translation is 'Exquisite Greek Cathedral in Church of Holy Sepulchre'.
Condition 9.
Order #17131.
Price $12.
Again title in Dutch. Translation
'Chapel of "Finding the Cross" in natural rock grotto. Holy Sepulchre Church,
Jerusalem'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #17132.
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.
'From Ramah, traditional home
of Samuel, N.E. toward Gilead, Palestine'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9 (bottom right
corner of mount slightly lifting).
Order #17139.
Price $12.
'Church of Nativity. Built
where Jesus was born, Bethlehem of Judea'. Descriptive text.
Condition 10.
Order #17140.
Price $12.
'Oasis of Elim where the Israelites
found water; halt of a caravan to Sinai'. Descriptive text.
Condition 8/9.
Order #17141.
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.
'Kefil, near Babylon, and the
Tomb of Ezekiel'.
Condition. Mount delaminating
at top right, damp stains on mount.
Order #17147.
Price $5.
'Safed, Palestine - "A city
that is set on a hill cannot be hid"'.
Condition 9.
Order #17148.
Price $12.
'Jordan Valley and distant
Moab, east from old Jericho-Jerusalem road'.
Condition. Light stain a slight
surface scratches.
Order #17149.
Price $8.
'The Tabernacle, as set up
in the Wilderness, Palestine'. Descriptive text.
Condition 8.
Order #17150.
Price $12.
'Fishermen mending nets on
Jordan's entrance to Galilee'. Descriptive text.
Condition. Small stain and
slight mount damage on right side.
Order #17151.
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
'Jaffa'.
Condition 7.
Order #17157.
Price $4.
'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 '672. Door of Damascus,
Jerusalem'.
Condition 8.
Order #17162.
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.
Handwritten '642. Nazareth'.
Condition. Trimmed roughly
at sides. Width reduced.
Order #17165.
Price $8.
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 8.
Order #17172.
Price $18.
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
'42. Mount Carmel - Encampment
by the Sea, under a large Olive Tree'. Interesting view - possibly an expedition.
Condition. Black processing
spots.
Order #17181.
Price $15.
London Stereoscopic. 'Mosque
of El-Aksa'.
Condition. Glue creep.
Order #17182.
Price $4.
'Photographie du Couvent Armenien,
Jerusalem. 5. Abou Gosche'.
Condition. Light foxing in
sky.
Order #17183.
Price $12.
'Photographie du Couvent Armenien,
Jerusalem. 5. Abou Gosche'.
Condition 8.
Order #17184.
Price $12.
'Photographie du Couvent Armenien,
Jerusalem. Mur de Jerusalem pres la porte de Ste E?????'.
Condition. Light foxing in
sky.
Order #17185.
Price $18.
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 'Garden of the
Convent of Mount Sinai'.
Condition. Spotting.
Order #17189.
Price $10.
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.
'No 21. The Tomb of Rachel,
with olive trees. An authentic site, a little way from Bethlehem'.
Condition. Images 8. View
slightly narrow.
Order #17196.
Price $22.
'25. The Village of Siloam,
and Valley of the Kidron'.
Condition 8.
Order #17198.
Price $25.
'32. The Mosque of Aksa, Jerusalem'.
Condition 8.
Order #17199.
Price $22.
'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.
'405. Jerusalem, vue du Mont
des Olives'. Very rare Negretti back totally in French - otherwise a standard
back.
Condition 8.
Order #17204.
Price $35.
'405. Jerusalem, from the Mount
of Olives. Taken from the pathway leading from Gethsemini to Bethany, looking
west, and close to the spot whence the Saviour foretold the destruction
of the Temple and of the City'.
Condition. Very light stains
in sky.
Order #17205.
Price $28.
'406. Jerusalem, seen from
the Mount of Olives. The view being taken from the pathway leading from
Gethsemini to Bethany, looking west'.
Condition. Very light stains
in sky.
Order #17206.
Price $28.
'407. Jerusalem. Pool of Bethesda
or Probatic (sheep) Pool'.
Condition 8.
Order #17207.
Price $35.
'410. En Rogel or the Fountain-head
of Rogel'.
Condition. Some foxing in
sky area, but very sharp images.
Order #17209.
Price $35.
'411. Jerusalem. View taken
in an east-north-east direction from the present south fortifications of
Sion'.
Condition 8.
Order #17210.
Price $25.
'413. Jerusalem. From the chief
tower of the citadel in the middle of the west side of the city wall, and
looking south-south-west'.
Condition 9.
Order #17211.
Price $35.
'415. Jerusalem. View taken
close to the fortifications at the south part of Sion, within the present
city, and looking in an east-north-east direction'. No Frith signature
visible on this one but view is by him.
Condition 9.
Order #17212.
Price $28.
'447d. Sebustieh. The ancient
Samaria, an hour and a half north-west of Nablous, and thirteen hours north
of Jerusalem'.
Condition 8.
Order #17214.
Price $28.
