A rural landscape stereoview showing an extensive hop garden in the middle distance, its tall poles and trellises forming a dense screen before a town with a prominent church spire on the horizon. In the foreground a man in shirtsleeves and dark trousers stands in an open meadow near a stack of timber poles laid across the grass, likely spare supports for the hop plants. A faint pencil numeral '38' appears at the top of the mount.
The manuscript caption in red ink, reading 'Fernsicht von West von der Mühle,' suggests the image was numbered and annotated as part of a documentary series, consistent with the seller's identification of this view as connected to the Franco-Prussian War.
Photographer/publisher: D.L. de Haas
Period/date: circa 1870-1871
Dimensions: 175 x 85 mm
Condition: Very good; the mount shows light overall yellowing and scattered faint foxing spots in the sky area of both frames. A small crease and separation are visible at the top center peak of the mount where the two panels meet. The image surfaces are stable with good tonal contrast, though slightly faded highlights in the sky.
Reverse: 'D.L. de Haas.' in green ink; manuscript caption in red ink reading 'Fernsicht von West von der Mühle.'
Keywords: Germany, hop garden, stereoview, Franco-Prussian War
Photographer Biography:
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