| Title |
South Africa, circa 1925 |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y305E |
| Creator |
Unknown |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1925 |
| Extent and Medium |
207 images in 1 album; The original album has been rebound but was damaged during a flood in February 1980; the prints themselves are unaffected. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Photographers unknown.
An album containing prints measuring approximately 205 x 150 mm or 290 x 230 mm. The album has a decorative hand-painted title page reading: 'This selection of photographic subjects is presented by the Railways and Harbours Department of the Union of South Africa [signed] [illegible], Minister 1925'. There are captions (in gold ink) beneath the photographs.
The collection, which forms a comprehensive selection of views of landscape, architecture, industry, farming and daily life, can be roughly broken down into categories thus: 1-73 scenes in the Cape; 74-75 Eastern Transvaal; 76-119 Natal; 120-121 daily life in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe); 122-135 Transvaal; 136-150 Rhodesia; 151-154 Orange Free State (also known as Free State); 155-161 livestock farming in the Transvaal and Natal; 162-169 scenes in Kimberly, 170-177 mining in the Transvaal, Natal and the Cape; 178-183 Transvaal, mainly Pretoria; 184-201 scenes in Johannesburg; 202-207 Cango Caves, Oudtshoorn, Cape.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, South Africa, circa 1925, Y305E |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche numbers 157-159.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| South Africa |
| Zimbabwe |
| RCS/Y305E contains: |
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1
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Cape Town. Table Mountain in background. 190 x 139 mm. A view looking back along Central Pier, which forms a continuation of Adderley Street out into Table Bay, towards Cape Town, with Table Mountain and the Lion's Head Beyond. In the foreground a band plays on the pier, the building of which was started in 1912.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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2
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Cape Town. Adderley Street. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking along Adderley Street towards the post office, with trams and poedestrians in the roadway and a portion of the Grand Hotel visible in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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3
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Cape Town. Houses of Parliament. 202 x 151 mm. A view from the east of the Avenue showing the east and north facades of the parliament buildings, with Table Mountain in the background. |
circa 1925 |
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4
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Cape Town. Grain Elevator and storage bins. Capacity 30,000 tons. 203 x 152 mm. Showing a large grain elevator on the Cape Town waterfront, with a cargo steamer moored in the foreground, the city beyond and Table Mountain in the background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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5
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Rhodes Memorial, Rondebosch. 190 x 138 mm. Showing the memorial to Rhodes built by Herbert Baker at the foot of Table Mountain: 'Spread across the rugged slopes of Table Mountain near Cape Town, to which he and Rhodes shared a romantic attachment, the memorial sought to recreate an isolated Greek temple, that of Segesta, on the coast of Sicily. Four stepped platforms, flanked by eight sphinx-like lions, lead up to the temple, which contains in the central niche of the back wall a large head of Rhodes. For the pedestal kipling wrote a moving verse:. 'The immense and brooding spirit still. Shall quicken and control. Living he was the land, and dead,. His soul shall be her soul.' . (Metcalf, 1980, pp.9-10). Fittingly, this memorial was the first major example of Baker's new vision of imperial architecture and was designed in 1905 after his return from a tour of the classical sites in the Mediterranean funded by Rhodes.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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6
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'Groot Schuur.' At one time home of Cecil Rhodes, now residence of Prime Minister. 203 x 152 mm. A view from the hillside above the house looking down on to Groote Schuur, restored and altered by Baker after a fire in 1896 shortly after being purchased by Rhodes.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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7
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Camps Bay, Cape. 203 x 151 mm. A view from the hillside above the town looking south along Camps Bay, with the houses of the town behind and mountains beyond.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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8
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The famous marine drive which encircles the Cape Peninsula - in extent 95 miles. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking along the road which follows the seashore around the Cape Peninsula. The photograph probably shows the Victoria Road in the Camps Bay area.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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9
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St. James and Kalk Bay, Cape. 202 x 151 mm. A view looking down on the town and seashore of Saint James with Kalk Bay beyond.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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10
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Hout Bay - Cape. The Marine Drive at Chapman's Peak. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking down from Chapman's Peak on the Marine Drive on to Hout Bay, on the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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11
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Simon's Town (Simonstad), Cape. Naval base. 203 x 151 mm. A view looking down on to Simon's Bay, with part of Simon's Town visible at the right and the naval base and dockyards (built between 1899 and 1910) in the background.
Good condition, apart from slight dirt marking.. |
circa 1925 |
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12
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Departure of mail boat from Cape Town. In the shadow of Table Mountain. 203 x 152 mm. Showing the 'Windsor Castle" steaming out of Table Bay, with Table Mountain on the skyline.
Good condition, apart from slight dirt marking.. |
circa 1925 |
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13
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Newlands, Cape. An avenue. 202 x 151 mm. A view looking along a tree shaded avenue in Newlands, a suburb of Cape Town.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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14
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Tokai, An avenue. 202 x 151 mm. Showing a wagon loaded with logs driving along an avenue of oaks in Tokai, a suburb of Cape Town.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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15
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The Homestead, 'Groot Constantia', Government Wine Farm. 199 x 152 mm. Showing Groot Constantia, the gabled Cape Dutch manor south of Cape Town, built by Simon van der Stel in in 1692 and lived in by him in his retirement from 1699 until his death in 1712. Since the early days Constantia had an international reputation for its wine and part of the vintage was reserved for the Dutch East India Company. The building was destroyed by fire in 1925 but rebuilt on the original ground plan.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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16
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General view of vinyards. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking over the vinyards at Groot Constantia, with the homestead visible in the right background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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17
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Fruit farming in the Cape. 190 x 139 mm. A view looking across orchards and cultivated fields with a group of African labourers in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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18
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A vinyard. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking across a field of young vines towards the main vineyard buildings and homestead.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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19
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Cape homesteads. Tokai. 202 x 151 mm. Showing the front facade of the house in Tokai built by Andreas Rauch in the 1790's: 'This is the usual peninsula u-shaped house, but with an added bar, with gabled ends ... The steeply-sloping ground calls for an exceptionally high stoep, unique in being reached not centrally, but at the two ends by twin flights of steps, gracefully curved ... The forecourt is marked by symmetrically-placed outbuildings on two sides, and a line of pillars on the third: the two central pillars of the line are enlarged to form entrance-piers through which the oak avenue of approach leads into the forecourt. Approached by this oak avenue, the setting is admirable, the house sitting up high above the forecourt and the small and formal garden in it, and dominated in its turn by the forest-clad mountain behind' (De Bosdari, 1953, p.39).
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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20
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Cape homesteads. Near Hout Bay. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking along the entrance facade of a Cape Dutch homestead, with two figures standing beside a motorcar in the driveway. Exact location and name unidentified.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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21
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Cape homesteads. Fransch Hoek [Franschhoek], La Dauphine 1804. 190 x 139 mm. Showing the homestead 'La Dauphine' at French Hoek, situated on land settled by Estienne Niel in 1694. With a group of African labourers seated on the road in the foreground. 'The present house has two good gables of the early neo-classical type, the east one dated 1800. The end gables are exceptionally finished, with the apex split into two scrolls: they are reminiscent of the outstnding end-gables of Bien Donne. Under the west gable, there is a dummy door, of plaster. A vertical element is provided by a tall cypress growing inside the internal courtyard, [seen here in the background] (De Bosdari, 1953, p. 83).
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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22
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Cape homesteads. Fransch Hoek [Franschhoek], La Cote [Cotte] 1844. 203 x 152 mm. Showing the T-shaped house named after La Coste in Provence by Jean Gardior, who settled the land in 1694. An old waterwheel remains from the early days but the house seen here, with a decorative iron roof over the stoep dates from 1844.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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23
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Cape homesteads. Fransch Hoek [Franschhoek], Burgundy 1791. 203 x 151 mm. Showing the homestead 'burgundy' built on land settled by Pierre de Villiers in 1694. The main gable, dated 1791 and one of the oldest in the area, is the only surviving one from a fire which also destroyed the thatch; the building as seen has a corrugated iron roof but it is unclear whether this photograph was taken before or after the fire.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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24
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Cape homesteads. In the Stellenbosch area. 190 x 139 mm. Showing a mid-nineteenth century homestead with flat-pitched gables set in woodland in the Stellenbosch area. Exact location and name unidentified.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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25
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Somerset Strand, Cape. 190 x 139 mm. A view looking along the beach at Somerset Strand, situated on the eastern side of False Bay south east of Cape Town, with holidaymakers on the sand in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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26
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Stellenbosch, Cape. A university town. 203 x 139 mm. A general view of Stellenbosch and the surrounding mountains from a neighbouring hillside. The town is situated twenty five miles east of Cape Town; the University, formerly the Victoria College, was granted its present status in 1918.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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27
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Sir Lowry Pass - over the Hottentot Hollands Mountains, Cape. 290 x 241 mm. A view looking along the railway line which follows the Sir Lowry Pass over the Hottentot Hollands Mountains east of Cape Town. Built by the authority of Sir Lowry Cole during his term as Governer of the Cape 1828-33 in order to shorten the route to Cape Town from farms east of the range, it was bitterly criticised for its cost, but with the introduction of a toll system it in fact proved to be a lucrative source of revenue.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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28
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Hermanus District, Cape - The lake at Riviera. 277 x 215 mm. A view looking across the lake towards hills on the further shore. Hermanus is situated fifty five miles south east of Cape Town on Walker Bay.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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29
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Castle Rocks - Mitchell's Pass - near Ceres, Cape. 292 x 228 mm. A view looking across the valley from the Mitchell's Pass Road towards the sheer ramparts of rock of the Castle Rocks. Ceres is situated at the foot of the Hex River Mountains [i.e. Hex Rivierberge] in the south west Cape.
Good condition, apart from slight fading at edges.. |
circa 1925 |
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30
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Entrance to the Hex River Valley, Cape. 286 x 223 mm. A view looking along the road and railway line leading into the Hex River Valley, with steep mountains [i.e. Hex Rivierberge] in the background.
Good condition, apart from slight fading in from edges.. |
circa 1925 |
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31
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Matroosberg - Hex River Valley, Cape. 285 x 228 mm. A view looking across the valley towards the highest peak in the Hex River Mountains [i.e. Hex Rivierberge]. Matroosberg (7386 feet. Analytical Surveys, Inc) is situated twenty miles east of Ceres.
Good condition, apart from slight fading in from edges.. |
circa 1925 |
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32
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In the Hex River Valley. A fruit train. 202 x 151 mm. Showing a locomotive drawing a load of freight wagons passing through the Hex River Valley against a background of mountains.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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33
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View from Tafelberg. 175 x 139 mm. A view looking over a valley towards distant mountains, with the railway line in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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34
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The Baths, Montagu, Cape. 190 x 138 mm. Showing the buildings attached to the mineral water springs at Montagu in the south west cape with a group of patients and nurses posed in the forecourt in front of the buildings.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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35
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'Solitude' in Cogman's Kloof, Montagu, Cape. 152 x 202 mm. A view looking along a small river towards the peak Solitude in Cogman's Kloof near Montagu.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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36
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Mossel Bay, Cape. View from Cape St. Blaize. 202 x 151 mm. A view looking over the town and beach at Mossel Bay, situated on the Indian Ocean about 200 miles east of Cape Town.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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37
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Mossel Bay, Cape. Cape St. Blaize and natural swimming pool. 203 x 152 mm. Showing holidaymakers bathing in 'The Poort' at Mossel Bay, a long channel beside the sea with a high retaining wall of rock on either side. The Cape St. Blaize lighthouse overlooks the pool from the cliffs in the background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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38
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Montagu Pass - over Outeniqua [i.e. Outeniekwa] Mountains. 201 x 138 mm. Showing a motor car climbing the road through the Montagu Pass, with a railway line running along beside the road.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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39
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Kaaiman's Gat, Wilderness, Cape. 139 x 199 mm. A view looking along the sheer river gorge near the town of George, with the Kaaiman's River Falls at the left of the print.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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40
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Toverwater Poort, near Oudtshoorn, Cape. 152 x 196 mm. A view looking along the rocky gorge near Oudtshoom with a passenger train passing along the base of the valley.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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41
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Breede [i.e. Breë] River - Robertson, Cape. 191 x 127 mm. A view looking across the Breë River at Robertson towards the Langeberg Range on the farther bank.
Good condition, apart from slight dirt marking.. |
circa 1925 |
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42
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The Horse-shoe - Kowie River, Port Alfred, Cape. 203 x 143 mm. A view looking down on the dramatic horseshoe bend in the Kowie River near Port Alfred with thick forest covering the surrounding land.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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43
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Valley of Desolation - Graaf Reinet [i.e. Graaff-Reinet], Cape. 139 x 182 mm. Showing the famous eroded spurs and cliffs in the Valley of Desolation near Graaff-Reinet.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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44
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Port Elizabeth, Cape. 203 x 149 mm. A view from the Settlers' Memorial looking over the rooftops of central Port Elizabeth towards the lighthouses on the Donkin Reserve, with the Palmerston Hotel in the left foreground. |
circa 1925 |
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45
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Humewood Beach. 205 x 152 mm. Showing holiday makers swimming off Princess Esplanade at Humewood Beach, Port Elizabeth.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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46
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East London, Cape. Oxford Street. 200 x 148 mm. A view looking along Oxford Street which runs from north to south through the centre of the town to the Buffalo River. The roadway is crowded with parked motorcars.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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47
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East London, Cape. Orient Beach. 203 x 152 mm. Showing holiday makersswimming or sitting on the seafront seats at Orient Beach, situated near the quays at the mouth of the Buffalo River.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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48
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Port St. John's Cape. 202 x 148 mm. A view from a neighbouring hill looking down on the town and beach at Port St. John's on the south-eastern cape.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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49
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Umzimvubu River. 202 x 153 mm. A view looking down into and along the Gates of Saint John, the gorge through which the Umzimvubu (Hippopotamus) River passes to enter the Indian Ocean at Port St. John.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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50
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Ostrich farming in the cape. 201 x 150 mm Showing ostriches grazing ina large field sown probably with alfalfa, with farm buildings in the background and mountains beyond. Valued for their plumage, ostriches were extensively hunted in the early days and stocks were seriously depleted by the 1860's. The earliest recorded attempts at domesticating these birds date from around 1853 and from 1865 the industry grew rapidly, centred mainly around Graaff-Reinet. There were immense profts to be made and at the height of the trade a breeding pair would fetch several hundred pounds. Two great booms took place in the industry, in 1880-1885 and 1910-1913, but the market was largely destroyed by the First World War when much of the stock was destroyed for leather. Later attempts have failed to re-establish the market on its former level.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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51
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Ostrich farming in the cape. 190 x 140 mm. Showing a group of ostriches in a field.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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52
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A male bird. 174 x 88 mm. Showing a single male bird (from which the plumage is gathered) in a field.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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53
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A female bird sitting on eggs. 114 x 88 mm. Showing a female ostrich incubating eggs on a nest consisting of a small circular mound of sand in a field.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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54
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Just out!. 114 x 89 mm. Showing a farmer kneeling beside a nest in which a newly hatched ostrich sits among other eggs.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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55
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Young birds. 113 x 88 mm. Showing a group of partially fledged ostriches in a field.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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56
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Forestry depts. Plantations on the slopes of Table Mountain. 152 x 186 mm. Showing an evenly planted section of (?) birch forest, with a figure standing at the base of one of the tall trees, with a figure standing at the base of one of the tall trees as an indication of scale.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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57
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Forestry depts. Plantations on the slopes of Table Mountain. 202 x 152 mm. A view looking across conifer covered slopes on Table Mountain.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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58
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Wool market, Port Elizabeth, Cape. 202 x 138 mm. Showing sacks filled with wool in a large warehouse; with a group of graders posed in the centre of the photograph.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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59
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Tobacco growing in the Cape. 203 x 152 mm. A close-up of tobacco plants in a field.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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60
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Grapes. 152 x 202 mm. A close-up of a cluster of ripe grapes on the vine.
Good conditions.. |
circa 1925 |
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61
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Grapes. 190 x 126 mm. Showing grapes on the vine.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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62
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Wine cellar with fermenting vats. 203 x 151 mm. Showing rows of wine barrels and other viticultural equipment in a wine cellar.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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63
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Drying fruit in the sun. 198 x 152 mm. Showing long rows of wooden trays containing harvested fruit, probably plums, drying in the sun.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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64
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Field of Lucerne. 197 x 151 mm. Showing an European farmer and an African youth standing in a field of Lucerne (Alfalfa).
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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65
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Sisal fibre plant. Showing fibre extracted from leaves. 203 x 152 mm. Showing an European farmer standing in a field of regularly spaced sisal plants and holding long strands of sisal fibre above his head.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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66
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An irrigation canal and river. 203 x 151 mm. Showing a man-made irrigation canal running alongside a river. Exact location unidentified.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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67
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A citrus farm in the cape. 203 x 152 mm. Showing a neatly planted orchard of citrus fruits with farm buildings in the background and a surrounding row of hills beyond.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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68
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Oranges. 190 x 126 mm. A close up of a small pile of picked oranges.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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69
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Apricots. 190 x 139 mm. Showing a cluster of apricots growing on a tree.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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70
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Apples. 204 x 151 mm. Showing apple trees laden with ripe fruit in an orchard.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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71
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Picking fruit. 203 x 152 mm. Showing African workers picking apples in an orchard.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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72
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Oranges. 150 x 138 mm. Irregularly shaped print. Showing an orange tree laden with fruit in an orchard.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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73
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Naartjes. 153 x 190 mm. Showing Naartjes (?tangerines) growing on a tree.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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74
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Eastern Transvaal [i.e. Mpumalanga]. Cotton picking. 203 x 151 mm. Showing African women harvesting cotton.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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75
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Eastern Transvaal [i.e. Mpumalanga]. Paw-paws. 203 x 152 mm. Showing an European farmer, his wife, a young child and two dogs grouped in a grove of paw-paw trees.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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76
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Maize. 203 x 151 mm. Showing tall maize plants growing in a field. Exact location unknown (?Natal).
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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77
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Pineapple plantation, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 152 mm. Showing a large field planted out with pineapples.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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78
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West Street, Durban. 205 x 138 mm. A view looking west along West Street, with the dome of the town hall (built in 1906-1910) at the left and the clock tower of the post office (built in 1885 and serving as the town hall until 1910) on the other side of the street.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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79
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Town Hall. 198 x 147 mm. A view from the junction of Church Street and West Street, Durban, showing the west and north facades of the town hall. With motor cars parked on the street in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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80
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Bay and Esplanade, Durban, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking across the Esplanade towards the piers projecting into the bay of Natal.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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81
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Beach, Durban, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 151 mm. Showing an artificial pool fed by the sea, with the Esplanade running along the seashore at the right hand side of the print.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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82
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Coaling plant on the Bluff, Durban, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 197 x 151 mm. Showing piles of coal, cranes and railway track on a wharf on the Bluff, the spit of land situated at the southern entrance to the Bay of Natal.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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83
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Shipping in the bay, Durban, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 152 mm. A view showing shipping at anchor in the bay of Natal with wharves and moored shipping at the right. A view probably taken from Salisbury Island. |
circa 1925 |
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84
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Floating dock, Durban, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 151 mm. Showing the steamer 'Umvolosi' in the floating dock at Durban.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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85
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Graving dock - This is the second largest dock in the world, Durban. 198 x 150 mm. A view looking along the Prince Edward graving dock, completed in 1925 and situated at the head of the bay.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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86
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Activities on the wharf, Durban, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 151 mm. Showing a busy scene on a Durban wharf, with bales of wool being loaded by crane on to a moored steamer.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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87
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At the whaling station - whales on the cutting-up platform. 203 x 152 mm. Showing workers standing on the platform beside the carcasses of two whales at the whaling station on the Bluff.
Good condition.. |
circa 1905 |
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88
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Whaling Industry. A whaler with catch. 114 x 88 mm. Showing a small steamer moored at the whaling station with a dead whale roped to the side of the boat.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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89
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Whaling Industry. One of the catches. 114 x 89 mm. Showing two dead whales in the water beside a pier at the whaling station.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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90
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Whaling industry. Hauling whales from water. 114 x 88 mm. Showing a dead whale being dragged up a jetty.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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91
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Whaling Industry. En route to the whaling station - a special truck is used for this purpose. 114 x 88 mm. Showing a dead whale lying on a metal platform awaiting transportation.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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92
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The beautiful south coast of Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal], Isipingo. 203 x 152 mm. A view from a neighbouring hillside.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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93
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The beautiful south coast of Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. Amanzimtoti. 202 x 152 mm. A view looking onto the sandy beach at Amanzimtoti (Zulu for 'sweet waters'), a holiday resort eighteen miles south west of Durban.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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94
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River and bridge, Umkomaas, S.C. (?i.e. south coast) Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 205 x 154 mm. A view looking along the Umkomaas River at Umkomaas with a train crossing the river in the middle ground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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95
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Golf links, Umkomaas, S.C. (?i.e. south coast) Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 204 x 154 mm. A view looking over the famous golf course at Umkomaas, with a player driving off in the foreground and the sea in the distance.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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96
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Sugar plantation, S.C. (?i.e. south coast) Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking across fields high with sugar towards plantation buildings in the background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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97
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Umzimkulu River, Port Shepstone, S.C. (?i.e. south coast) Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 151 mm. A view framed by trees in the foreground, looking along the Umzimkulu River which enters the Indian Ocean at Port Shepstone.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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98
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Sugar refinery, near Durban. 202 x 151 mm. A view looking across a water reservoir towards the factory buildings of the South African Sugar Refineries Limited.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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99
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Centrifugals. 203 x 152 mm. Showing centrifuge machinery in a sugar refinery. The location is most likely near Durban.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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100
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Sugar refining. 37 ton vacuum pan. 152 x 188 mm. Showing two European operators standing beside the vacuum pan machinery.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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101
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Making loaf sugar. 203 x 152 mm. Showing two African workers feeding sugar into loaf making machinery.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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102
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At Durban - sugar for despatch to the interior. 203 x 139 mm. Showing a long row of sacks of sugar stacked on a station platform, with a truck loaded with sugar in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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103
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Golden Syrup Vats. 203 x 151 mm. Showing European workers posed beside large wooden vats of syrup in a refinery storage room. The location is likely to be Durban.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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104
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Umlaas Falls, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 152 x 202 mm. Showing the cascade on the Unlaas falls, about eighteen miles from Pietermaritzburg.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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105
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Edendale Falls on the Umsindusi River near Pietermaritzburg. 203 x 139 mm. Showing the wide cascades of the Edendale Falls and pool below with hills in the background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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106
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Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 151 mm. A view looking south west along Church Street from its junction with Commercial Road. In the left foreground can be seen the Cenotap, with the tower of St. Peter's Church beyond.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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107
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View from top of G.P.O. Pietermaritzburg, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking north across Long Market Street from the General Post Office towards the city hall, with the seat of the Natal Provicial Administration in the left foreground, and the supreme court to its right.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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108
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Pietermaritzburg, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. Town hall. 200 x 142 mm. Showing the Town Hall, in Renaissance style, standing at the junction of Church Street and Commercial Road. Opened in 1901 by the Duke of Cornwall and York (later George V) during his visit to the city, the building replaced the previous Town Hall, destroyed by fire in 1898.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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109
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Howick Falls, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal] 365' high. 150 x 197 mm. Showing the falls over the 365 feet precipice on the Umgeni River fifteen miles from Pietermaritzburg.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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110
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Cathkin Peak, Drakensberg, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 152 x 202 mm. A view looking across rocky gorges to the distant flat-topped Cathkin Peak on the Lesotho-Natal border.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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111
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Mont-Aux-Sources,The Sentinel. 203 x 139 mm. A view looking along a grassy valley towards Mont-Aux-Sources, the second highest peak in the Drakensberg and situated on the Natal border with Transvaal and Lesotho.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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112
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Drakensberg, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal] - Mont-Aux-Sources, Cathedral Spires. 203 x 151 mm. A view looking along a river gorge towards the vertical pinnacles of the Cathedral Spires.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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113
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[Zulu chief: original caption illegible]. 152 x 190 mm. Showing a Zulu chief standing in front of a thatched Zulu house and saluting in the European military manner.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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114
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Native life in Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. Reeds for thatching. 190 x 139 mm. Showing a line of Zulu women carrying bound bundles of reeds back to their kraal.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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115
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Native life in Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. In the Kraal. 190 x 139 mm. Showing a group of Zulu men and women squatting in front of a characteristic thatched hut and (?) cattle pens.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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116
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Native life. The medicine man. 190 x 138 mm. Showing a Zulu medicine man treating a patient by blowing through a horn placed on the man's cheek. On the blanket in the foreground are various objects used in connection with the witch doctor's craft.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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117
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Native life. Hairdressing. 139 x 190 mm. Showing a Zulu woman adding the finishing touches to another woman's coiffure: an elaborate cylindrical mass of hair rising from the back of the head.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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118
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Native life. Lovedale Institute - a combined chair. 204 x 153 mm. Showing a large group of African boys and girls, dressed in European clothes and singing to an European audience.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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119
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Native life. Pondo women. 203 x 152 mm. Showing three Pondo women seated on the ground beside bundles of reeds. The Pondo are a section of the Ngani inhabiting the region between the Umtata and the Umtamvuma rivers in south east Natal (I.e. KwaZulu-Natal).
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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120
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Native life in Rhodesia [I.e. Zimbabwe]. Makalanga. 139 x 184 mm. Showing two Makalanga girls standing with woven baskets balanced on their heads.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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121
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Man and woman of the Makalanga tribe. 126 x 189 mm. A full length portrait of a Makalanga man and woman standing side by side. The woman holds a baby.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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122
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Waterval Boven [i.e. Waterval-Boven], The Falls, Eastern Transvaal. 203 x 152 mm. Showing the waterfall, cascades and pool on the Elands River at Waterval Boven.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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123
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Waterval Onder. Eastern Transvaal [i.e. Mpumalanga]. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking along the Elands River Valley at Waterval Onder with a road bridge in the foreground and a section of the Lourenco Marques Railway following the course of the river along the side of the valley.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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124
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The tunnel at Waterval Boven [i.e. Waterval-Boven] on the Johannesburg-Delagoa Bay line. 202 x 151 mm. A view looking along the line towards the tunnel through a large spur of rock.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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125
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Magoebas Kloof - between Tzaneen and Pietersburg, Transvaal. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking along the valley of Magoebas Kloof with a road winding round a hillside in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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126
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Wylie's Poort on the main road to Messina, N. Transvaal. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking along the road towards the vertical rock gorge through which it runs. Two motorcars stand parked on the wooden bridge in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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127
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Barberton, E. Tvl [i.e. Eastern Transvaal, now called Mpumalanga]. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking across scrubland towards the rooftops of Barberton, with hills in the distance.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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128
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Scenes in the game reserve, Eastern Transvaal [i.e. Mpumalanga]. Tsesseby. 170 x 120 mm. Showing a herd of tsesseby, a kind of large antelope, in a woodland clearing, in the reserve.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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129
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Scenes in the game reserve, Eastern Transvaal [i.e. Mpumalanga]. Waterbuck. 177 x 139 mm. Showing a pair of waterbuck in light woodland, in the reserve.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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130
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In the game reserve [Mpumalanga]. Crocodile. 189 x 126 mm. Showing a crocodile basking on a riverbank.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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131
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In the game reserve [Mpumalanga]. Ringhals. 190 x 114 mm. Showing a ringhals on sandy ground, with neck raised. One of the most poisonous of the south African cobras, it is also known as the 'spitting snake'.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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132
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In the game reserve [Mpumalanga]. Impala. 202 x 150 mm. Showing a herd of impala grazing on wooded grassland in the reserve.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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133
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In the game reserve [Mpumalanga]. Zebra. 190 x 76 mm. Showing four zebra on scrubland in the reserve.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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134
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In the game reserve [Mpumalanga]. Wildebeeste. 185 x 76 mm. Showing a herd of Wildebeest grazing in the reserve.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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135
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Types of Baobab trees, Messina - showing copper mine, N. Tvl (i.e. Northern Transvaal, now called Northern Province). 203 x 152 mm. Showing a bulbous trunked baobab tree in the foreground with the copper mine and excavations beyond.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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136
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Types of Baobab trees. At Victoria Falls, Rhodesia [I.e. Zimbabwe]. 203 x 152 mm. Showing a large many-stemmed baobab tree in the Victorian Falls area, with two men standing at the base of the trunk as an indication of scale.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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137
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Rhodes Grave, Matopos, Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe]. 202 x 151 mm. Showing the stone slab and plaque marking Cecil Rhodes grave in the Matopos Hills with the 'World's View' (according to Rhodes) in the background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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138
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Bulawayo, Main Street, Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe]. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking south along Main Street from its junction with Selborne Avenue, with the Matabele Rebellion Memorial in the centre of the street in the foreground and the Rhodes Statue beyond.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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139
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World's View, Matopos, Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe]. 278 x 228 mm. A view looking out over the rocky Matopos Hills from the World's View, the spot where Rhodes and members of the Shangani Patrol are buried.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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140
|
Conical Tower and platform, Zimbabwe Ruins, Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe]. 203 x 151 mm. Showing the conical tower and walls at Zimbabwe. |
circa 1925 |
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141
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Parallel Passage, Zimbabwe Ruins, Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe]. 152 x 202 mm. A view looking along the curving passage between two high stone walls on the inner face of the outer wall of the Elliptical building at Zimbabwe.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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142
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General view of Zimbabwe Ruins [i.e. Great Zimbabwe Ruins National Park] from the Acropolis. Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe]. 202 x 151 mm. A view from the Hill ruin looking out over the surrounding countryside, with the Elliptical Building at the right of the print.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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143
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Salisbury, general view. Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe]. 203 x 152 mm. A view from the Kopje looking out over the city.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
144
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Victoria Falls, Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe]. Approximately 400 feet high, 11/4 miles wide. Main falls from the rainforest. 203 x 151 mm. A view looking towards the main falls.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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145
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Zambesi River Bridge and Profile Point. 202 x 151 mm. A view showing the Zambesi at the point where it is divided at Profile Point with the Zambesi bridge straddling the left hand fork.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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146
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Victoria Falls, chasm and rain forest. 279 x 228 mm. A view looking along the river gorge towards a section of the Falls.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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147
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Victoria Falls. In full flood. 278 x 228 mm. Showing the main falls in full spate.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
148
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Railway bridge showing hotel buildings in background. 202 x 151 mm. A view looking towards the Zambesi bridge over which a train is passing, with the buildings of the Victoria Falls Hotel visible in the distance through the arch of the bridge.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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149
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Zambesi River, Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe]. 152 x 101 mm. A view looking along the Zambesi. Exact location unidentified.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
150
|
A native dug-out. 202 x 101 mm. Showing two Africans standing beside a dug-out on the shallows of a river, probably the Zambesi.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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151
|
View from Government buildings, Bloemfontein. O.F.S [i.e. Orange Free State, now known as Free State]. 201 x 150 mm. A view looking north-east across the junction of President Brand Street and Elizabeth Street. On the farther side of the cross roads stands the Raadzaal, a domed building with classical façade and portico, completed in 1893 and used during the days of the republic as the seat of the Volksraad. It now houses the Provincial Council.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
152
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View from Naval Hill, Bloemfontein, O.F.S. [i.e. Orange Free State, now known as Free State]. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking south-west over the city from Naval Hill.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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153
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Bloemfontein, O.F.S. [i.e. Orange Free State, now known as Free State] Maitland Street. 202 x 151 mm. A view looking along Maitland Street in central Bloemfontein with trams and motorcars in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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154
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Ox-wagon - a common method of transport in South Africa. 202 x 150 mm. Showing a wagon loaded with produce being drawn along a country road by a large span of oxen.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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155
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Sheep rearing. Prize rams. 203 x 152 mm. Showing three prize rams being exhibited at a show.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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156
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Sheep rearing. Wanganella ewes. 203 x 147 mm. Showing a flock of ewes drinking at a pool in a field.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
157
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A cattle ranch in the Transvaal. 203 x 151 mm. Showing ranchers herding cattle on the veld.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
158
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Stock farm in Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 203 x 152 mm. Showing cattle grazing in a field with a house on the hill in the background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
159
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A Friesland herd in the Transvaal. 197 x 138 mm. Showing a dairy herd in a field.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
160
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School of agriculture, Cedara, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 164 x 101 mm. Showing the driveway and main façade of the Cedara Agricultural College in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, founded by the Colonial Government in 1902.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
161
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Herd of dairy cattle [rest of caption illegible]. 196 x 139 mm. Showing a herd of dairy cattle being driven along a country road.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
162
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Old De Beers Road, Kimberley. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking along Old De Beers Road towards the portico of the city hall which faces on to Market Square. In the left foreground motor cars are being repaired outside Holmes' Garage.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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163
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Kimberley, general view. 203 x 152 mm. A view looking out over the rooftops of Kimberley, with a sports ground in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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164
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. Kimberley open mine, now disused. 151 x 202 mm. A view looking down into the 'Big Hole' at Kimberley, the largest man made hole in the world.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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165
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. [?] Westerton Mine. 190 x 139 mm. Showing mining buildings and hoisting gear at Kimberley.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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166
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. Concentrating plant. 190 x 138 mm. Showing a long row of freight wagon trolleys outside the concentrating plant buildings at Kimberley.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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167
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. Pulsator House. 191 x 139 mm. A view showing machinery inside the Pulsator House at Kimberley.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
168
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. Pulsator House - showing vibratory tables. 203 x 152 mm. A view inside the Pulsator House, showing the trays on which diamonds are separated from other material by vibration.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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169
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. Rough diamonds. 190 x 101 mm. Showing a pile of uncut diamonds on a table.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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170
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Milling Company's work at Vereeniging TR. 139 x 189 mm. Showing the factory buildings and grain silos at Vereeniging on the Vaal River in the Southern Transvaal.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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171
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Victoria Falls and Transvaal Power Company. Power Station at Vereeniging. 190 x 139 mm. Showing the power station buildings with pylons at the left.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
172
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Scrap material which is turned into rails, etc, Vereeniging iron and steel works. 203 x 152 mm. Showing piles of scrap metal lying beside the railway line to the iron and steel works.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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173
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Punching holes in rails. Vereeniging iron and steel works. 191 x 140 mm. Showing workers posed in the act of punching lengths of steel held in a large mechanical jig.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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174
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Pottery works, Vereeniging. 191 x 139 mm. A view looking along a workshop with rows of completed items stacked along the walls and a central work area where piping is being manufactured.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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175
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Brick and tile works, Vereeniging. 190 x 140 mm. An exterior view of the brickworks during construction, with excavated earth in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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176
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Colenso, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal] - Main power station for the supply of electricity to the Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal] main line. On the Tugela River. 203 x 140 mm. Showing the power station buildings (erected in 1924) with the Tugela River in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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177
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A coal mine at Witbank, Tvl [i.e. Transvaal]. 191 x 140 mm. Showing mine buildings at Wilbank, the main coalfields centre of the Province. It was in the workings of a local colliery at Wilbank that Winston Churchill hid after his escape from a prisoner of war camp in Pretoria during the Boer War.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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178
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Malagas on Bird Island near Port Elizabeth, Cape. These birds provide a valuable guano supply. 191 x 139 mm. Showing nesting, malagas (gannets) covering the ground in the foreground, with the Bird Island Lighthouse in the background. The Bird Islands group lies about five miles off Port Elizabeth.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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179
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Orange River Bridge at Aliwal North. 196 x 122 mm. A view looking along the Orange River at dusk with the bridge silhouetted against the mountains and sky in the background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
180
|
View from Meintjes Kop, Pretoria, Transvaal. 202 x 151 mm. A view looking down from Meintjes Kop over the city of Pretoria, with the union buildings in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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181
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Part of the union buildings, Pretoria, Transvaal. 202 x 151 mm. Showing part of the amphitheatre and the semi-circular colonnade of the Union buildings, Sir Herbert Baker's first major essay in 'Imperial architecture' on classical models. 'The idea and its power to give dignity and beauty to the instrument of Government and symbol of the Union' owed its origins to Smuts and Botha who dispensed with the usual competition to find an architect, and offered the appointment to Baker on the strength of his work on the Pretoria railway station. While some criticism was made of the site's distance from the centre of the city (it is situated in the north-east corner) and the expense of building the amphitheatre, these were disarmed by Baker's explicit references to the old classical sites, Meintjes Kop dominating the town 'as did the Acropolis the city of Athens or as the higher Acro-Corinth which looks down upon the later Corinth on the shores of the Gulf' (Baker,1944, p. 58). The foundation stone was laid in 1910 and the buildings completed in 1913.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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182
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The Premier Diamond Mine near Pretoria. 152 x 202 mm. A view looking down into the big hole at the Premier Diamond Mine twenty three miles east of Pretoria. It was here that the Cullinan Diamond, later presented to Edward VII for inclusion in the Crown Jewels, was found in 1905.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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183
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[Raadsaal, Pretoria]. 203 x 149 mm. A view looking across Church Square towards the north façade of the old government buildings, now the seat of the Transvaal Provincial Council.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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184
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Town Hall, Johannesburg. 203 x 152 mm. Showing the porticoed façade of the town (city) hall, surmounted by a tower and a dome which stands at the corner of Market Square. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the Duke of Connaught on 29th November 1910. With trams in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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185
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Commission Street, looking east, Johannesburg. 203 x 152 mm. A view from a high building looking along Commissioner Street and over the rooftops of Johannesburg.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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186
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Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg. 203 x 152 mm. Showing the exterior of the Chamber of Mines building in Hollard Street constructed during the First World War.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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187
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Stock Exchange, Johannesburg. A view showing the third building occupied by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Built in Hollard Street, with a foundation stone lid by Lord Milner in 1903, the building was opened for use in January 1904.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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188
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Pritchard Street, Johannesburg. 202 x 151 mm. A view looking along Pritchard Street with 'Cuthberts' store in the left fore-ground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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189
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The Corner House, Johannesburg. 202 x 151 mm. Showing the exterior of the Corner House from the Commissioner Street side. This building was the third Corner House, the centre of the South African mining industry, and was constructed between 1903-1905.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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190
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War memorials, Johannesburg Zoo. 202 x 152 mm. A view looking along the memorial avenue in the Zoological Gardens, with a field gun in the foreground placed in commemoration of those who died in the Great War.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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191
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Lions' Den, Johannesburg Zoo. 200 x 149 mm. Showing a lion and a lioness in their enclosure, with other parts of the Zoo visible beyond.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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192
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In the grounds of the Automobile Club, Killarney, Johannesburg. 203 x 151 mm. Showing blossoming trees lining the driveway of the Automobile Club, with the club premises in the background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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193
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View from Ferriera Mine Dump, Johannesburg. 204 x 154 mm. Showing mining plant and buildings in the foreground with the city of Johannesburg beyond.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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194
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Headgear of a gold mine. 203 x 151 mm. Showing the surface workings of an unidentified gold mine with railway track and sheds in the foreground and hoisting gear beyond.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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195
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General view of a gold mine showing cyanide vats. 202 x 152 mm. Showing the surface working of an unidentified gold mine, with cyanide vats in the foreground, mine buildings beyond and a hill of excavated material on the skyline.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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196
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The working face - 2000 feet below surface. 197 x 151 mm. Showing European and African miners drilling at the working surface in the tunnel of a gold mine.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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197
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Tube mills - grinding the crushed quartz into fine particles. 203 x 151 mm. Showing the cylindrical tube mills in action with driving machinery behind.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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198
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An underground scene. 198 x 151 mm. Showing a group of miners resting at the working surface with a trolley line in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
199
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Bars of gold - average value £3,500 each. 203 x 151 mm. Showing gold ingotsa and various metal by-products laid out on a table.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
|
200
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Native dance in the compound of the City Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg - the musicians. 203 x 151 mm. Showing a band of (probably Chopi) musicians playing xylophones at a dance, with a crowd of spectators in the background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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201
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Some of the dancers. 203 x 151 mm. Showing a group of dancers in the compound with spectators in the background.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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202
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Cango caves, The Grotto, Oudtshoorn, Cape. 228 x 278 mm. Showing stalactite formations in the Cango Caves, situated about nineteen miles west of Oudtshoorn near the foot of the Zwartberg Pass. This spectacular cave system was discovered in 1780 by a Dutch farmer named van Zijl and contains some Bushmen paintings near the entrance.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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203
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Cango Caves, The Curtain, Oudtshoorn, Cape. 228 x 278 mm. Showing the Curtain, a formation consisting of great folds of stalactite formations in one of the chambers of the Cango Caves. The Cango Caves are situated about nineteen miles west of Oudtshoorn near the foot of the Zwartberg Pass. This spectacular cave system was discovered in 1780 by a Dutch farmer named van Zijl and contains some Bushmen paintings near the entrance.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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204
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Cango caves, The Bridal Chamber, Oudtshoorn, Cape. 278 x 228 mm. Showing stalactite and stalagmite formations in the Bridal Chamber in the caves. The Cango Caves are situated about nineteen miles west of Oudtshoorn near the foot of the Zwartberg Pass. This spectacular cave system was discovered in 1780 by a Dutch farmer named van Zijl and contains some Bushmen paintings near the entrance.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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205
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Cango caves, The Throne Room, Oudtshoorn, Cape. 278 x 228 mm. Showing vast stalactite and stalagmite formations in the Throne Room. The Cango Caves are situated about nineteen miles west of Oudtshoorn near the foot of the Zwartberg Pass. This spectacular cave system was discovered in 1780 by a Dutch farmer named van Zijl and contains some Bushmen paintings near the entrance.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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206
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Cango caves, Stalactites, Oudtshoorn, Cape. 201 x 149 mm. Showing a cluster of stalactites in the Cango Caves. The Cango Caves are situated about nineteen miles west of Oudtshoorn near the foot of the Zwartberg Pass. This spectacular cave system was discovered in 1780 by a Dutch farmer named van Zijl and contains some Bushmen paintings near the entrance.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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207
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One of the Cape wild flowers, Chincherinchee. 186 x 126 mm. Showing a vase of chincherinchee blossoms standing on a table.
Good condition.. |
circa 1925 |
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