A stereoview depicting a ruined structure and rubble-strewn lane at Elsasshausen, identified by the printed caption as the position held by Marshal Mac-Mahon during the Battle of Wörth. The composition shows a partially collapsed stone building with a bare, damaged tree in the foreground, a dirt track leading toward a village house, and open farmland visible in the distance. The bright yellow mount carries printed captions in red ink identifying the site and battle, along with the publisher's imprint on the border.
The imprint on the mount border reads 'Photographie u. Verlag v. C. Holzamer in Worms' with distribution noted through 'E. Linde's Photogr. Depôt in Berlin,' consistent with commercially produced war-scene stereoviews sold to the German public in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War.
Photographer/publisher: C. Holzamer (Worms), distributed by E. Linde's Photogr. Depôt, Berlin
Period/date: 1870
Dimensions: 175 x 85 mm
Condition: Good; the yellow mount shows light overall toning and a few scattered spots of light foxing, with softened corners consistent with handling. The photographic surface is somewhat faded with slight overall yellowing typical of period albumen prints, though the image remains clearly legible and the mount is structurally stable.
Reverse: No verso scan available.
Keywords: Germany, Franco-Prussian War, stereoview, 1870, Holzamer
Photographer Biography:
C. Holzamer was active as a photographer and publisher in Worms, Germany, in the second half of the 19th century.
Known output includes stereoviews of local landmarks, such as the Luther Monument in Worms.
Also produced and published documentary stereoviews of Franco-Prussian War battle sites in 1870, including scenes from Alsace.
Works were distributed through photographic depots such as E. Linde's in Berlin.
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