Around the World, 1897-1903
de Walter L. Richardson
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A compilation of about 100 photographs taken by Walter L. Richardson, during his epic trip around the world in 1897-1903. The photos are reproduced from the original 4” x 5” glass plate negatives. About 600 were found in the basement of his ranch in Porterville, California.The captions of many of the photos are taken from his six-volume journal he kept to document his travels. Richardson journey was ambitious, foot-loose, and courageous. He was a young man of 25 when he embarked on his travels in September 1897, and 30 when he returned to his family in Pasadena in February 1903. His was a long journey, lasting almost 5 and a half years. Most of this time was spent in South Africa, where he worked as an electrical engineer in a gold mine in Roodepoort, just outside Johannesburg. Siemens, the still well known German company, owned the mine and was his employer. He witnessed various parts of the Boer War, including armed engagements, which began and ended during his time there. He spent the last six months traveling from Africa to Europe via the Suez Canal and then back through the Canal to Asia, with stops in Ceylon, India, Singapore, Borneo, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macao, Canton, Shanghai, and Japan.
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