Album of South African and British scenes

Includes photographs of flowers and animals, scenes associated with the Boer War, Malay picnickers dancing, "natives in compound" at De Beers Diamond Mines, Kimberley. Events featured include (all at Cape Town): General [Sir Redvers] Buller's arrival; the decoration of [1st] Lord Roberts; the Canadi...

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Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/04/10/02/026 Open

Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Photographs/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: c.1890 - c.1905
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.04.10.02.026
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Africa/Photographs/Box 3
callnumber CWM/LMS/04/10/02/026
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/04/10/02/026
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/04/10/02/026
prefix_number 026
title Album of South African and British scenes
scb_date_creation c.1890 - c.1905
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 1 album containing 60 sepia or black and white prints
format Archive
description Includes photographs of flowers and animals, scenes associated with the Boer War, Malay picnickers dancing, "natives in compound" at De Beers Diamond Mines, Kimberley. Events featured include (all at Cape Town): General [Sir Redvers] Buller's arrival; the decoration of [1st] Lord Roberts; the Canadian contingent leaving the Town House; the welcome for [1st] Lord Milner; the proclamation of Edward VII; the inspection of the Town Guard; Mr and Mrs [Joseph] Chamberlain [Secretary of State for the Colonies] driving to Town House. Other places and buildings include: Jonkers Hock Trout Hatchery; "Paardeberg"; Adderley Street, Houses of Parliament, Government Avenue, Queen [Victoria]'s Statue, Fish market (Rogge Bay), Parade, Old Manor House (government farm), Simons Bay, Sea Point, Botany Bay, Camps Bay, Apostles Peaks, Table Mountain, Lion's Head Peak, Victoria Road, Kalk Bay (all in and around Cape Town); Vaal River near Bloemfontein; Wesselton Mine near Kimberley; places in London [England] and the Scottish Highlands. Also includes: unidentified woman [?wife of photographer] with initials ?"J W M".
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright probably expired
scb_file_number 26
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0004.0010.0002.00026

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