Stereoscopic photograph of the Tower of London

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	London (photographed)

Double-sided stereoscopic photograph of the Tower of London. Each side is inscribed with the view, the first taking in 'The King's House, the Bell Tower, the prison of Princess Elizabeth (afterwards the Queen), also the prison of Arabella Stuart for daring to marry Sir William Seymour, and the Byward Tower in the distance'. The other side depicts 'Public entrance via Middle Tower, leading to Byward Tower'. Dated January 1920 on one side and mounted on thick beige/light brown card.

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Category	Photographs
Object type	Photograph
Title	Stereoscopic photograph of the Tower of London (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Stereoscopic photograph Card Photography
Brief description	Anonymous double-sided stereoscopic photograph of the Tower of London, England, dated January 1920.
Physical description	Double-sided stereoscopic photograph of the Tower of London. Each side is inscribed with the view, the first taking in 'The King's House, the Bell Tower, the prison of Princess Elizabeth (afterwards the Queen), also the prison of Arabella Stuart for daring to marry Sir William Seymour, and the Byward Tower in the distance'. The other side depicts 'Public entrance via Middle Tower, leading to Byward Tower'. Dated January 1920 on one side and mounted on thick beige/light brown card.
Subjects depicted	Stereoscopes Stereograph Towers Prisons
Places depicted	Tower of London London
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1528-1992

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Record created	March 18, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O201460/stereoscopic-photograph-of-the-tower-photograph-unknown/

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