Antique Stereo Card by Underwood and Underwood of Chinese Beggar 1900 for Sale

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Antique Stereo Card by Underwood and Underwood of Chinese Beggar 1900 For Sale

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Antique Stereo Card by Underwood and Underwood of Chinese Beggar 1900 :
$30.00

This is a stereo view card of a beggar in China in front of a Chinese pagoda by Underwood and Underwood Publishers,Under the photo are the words (30) "King of the Beggars" rain of his excessive raggedness . Loong Wah , China.On the back is written 30 China- Loong Wah
Condition:Good Used Condition Some waxing, bending on bottom left corner and a little lifting of paper below right photo (where the writing is)
Size app 7 in long, x 3 1/2 h
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This illustration is, in fact, a stock photo. Various authors bought the rights to use it from Underwood & Underwood, New York, so it also appeared in J. R Chitty'sThings Seen in China(1909) and possibly in other books. The original was a stereoscopic image taken by James Ricalton near the Longhua pagoda 龙华塔. This photographer vividly described this occasion in the Underwood & Underwood's China Through the Stereoscope(1910):

"On our arrival at Loong Wah, near the pagoda of the same name, which you see a few hundred feet before us, this jollyOld Beggarmarched directly into our presence with greasy, but by no means a starved-looking face, and asked for alms. We were at once struck by his extraordinary manner as well as by his extraordinary appearance; the first thing unusual in his manner was his smiling face and his cheerful willingness to stand before the camera. This he did just as you see him, and before receiving alms. [...] You can see how thickly the rags are laid on, stratum upon stratum; but you cannot see how dirty they are. Clean rags would not be in good form. Even his royal scepter, which you will notice is a piece of bamboo, is decorated with emblems of poverty."