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The second of two black and white photograph with the explanation 'The Method of Landing Bullocks which are taken from the ship in a boat and pushed overboard. When some way from the shore, they usually swim to the land, but not always'. The photograph shows a bullock swimming towards land from a boat. A distant ship can be seen on the right hand side of the photograph. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in Georgia, formerly part of Russia between November 1913 and July 1914.From a snapshot photograph album of the formerly Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960); album number 10, page 8. A collection of 22 annotated albums of snapshots taken between 1908 and the Russian Revolution by Herbert Galloway Stewart. The albums feature members of the Russian Royal Family, taken mainly in St Petersburg and the Crimea and in various locations around Europe. The albums were compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart, who was employed by the Grand Duchess Xenia (1875-1960) as a tutor for her son, Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch Romanoff (1897-1981). The albums form a part of the Ricketts Collection, a collection of prints, albums, ephemera and objects assembled by Howard and Jane Ricketts. The Collection concentrates mainly on 19th century British photography, but is also rich in documentary, topographic and ethnographic photography from around the world. Album 8, May to August 1912.
The Method of Landing Bullocks which are taken from the ship in a boat and pushed overboard. When some way from the shore, they usually swim to the land, but not always.
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