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Boer War - Natal photograph album
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0610
Scope and Contents
This album has 73 photographs taken 1899 - 1904, (most 14 x 20 cm/5.5 x 8 inches), which portray the British side of the Second Boer War in the colony of Natal. Many pictures are credited to photographers 'J.E.M photo' and 'B.W. Caney' (possibly Benjamin William Caney, 1842 - 1918, Durban's first jeweler and an enthusiastic amateur photographer). The album includes portraits of British soldiers, such as Major-General Sir William Fry (1858 – 1934, who later served in World War I and in...
Dates:
1899-1904
Found in:
Special Collections
Louise Colet letters
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0613
Scope and Contents
These letters were handwritten in french by Louise Colet and sent to Arthur Arnould around 1860.
Dates:
1860
Found in:
Special Collections
South Africa-Transvaal photograph album
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0611
Scope and Contents
These photographs portray rural and urban areas in South Africa near Krugersdorp, Hatherley, Pretoria, Lydenburg, Paard Kraal, Krugersdorp and Johansburg aorund 1892. The images show the development of Johannesburg: Market Buildings, Natal Bank, Grand National Hotel, Palace Buildings, Market Place, Wanderers' Club (the second oldest athletics club in South Africa), Post Office and other buildings. There are also images (and news clippings) of local businesses, such as Hatherly Distillery and...
Dates:
circa 1892
Found in:
Special Collections