Janus: Edward John Dunn Collection

RCS contains:
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Y305F	Views in South Africa, circa 1899
Y305G	Views in Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg and Pretoria, circa 1890-1900
Y305H	Photographs of South Africa, circa 1900
Y305I	Views in Cape Town, circa 1902
Y305K	Sydney Tyers album
Y305L	Edward John Dunn Collection
Y305M	General C.R. de Wet at Norvalspont concentration camp
Y305N	Portrait of Tiyo Soga
Y305O	Photographs of indigenous South African tribes
Y305P	South Africa 1936 (Lord Hewart Album)
Y305R	Du Cap au Zambèze. Notes de voyage dans l'Afrique du Sud, Genève: Baden-Baden printed, 1884
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Edward John Dunn Collection

Title	Edward John Dunn Collection
Reference	GBR/0115/Y305L
Creator	Dunn, Edward John, 1844-1937, geologist
Covering Dates	1860-circa 1937 (1860s-circa 1937.)
Extent and Medium	53 images in 1 file
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

Edward John Dunn was born in Bristol in 1844 but when he was five his parents emigrated to Australia, where he eventually became a geologist. Returning to England in 1871 he broke his journey at the Cape and spent two years investigating the mineral potentialities of the Colony. After further training in England, he returned to South Africa in 1875. In 1886 Dunn went back to Australia and eventually became director of the Geological Survey of Victoria. After his retirement in 1912 Dunn continued his geological and anthropological researches. He died aged 92 on 20 April 1937.

A collection of prints of various sizes. The photographs are mostly family portraits and albumen print cartes de visite of leading individuals in South Africa during his time. However, there are also some photographs of his retirement home, Roseneath, showing artifacts he had collected (35-53).

Presented by Miss Lilian Dunn of Melbourne through Dr G.F. Claringbull, Keeper of Mineralogy, British Museum (Natural History) in 1960.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Edward John Dunn Collection, Y305L

Further information

The RCS Library also contains drafts of Dunn's autobiography, letters and other papers. These are housed at RCMS 39.

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 170-172.

Index Terms

Dunn, Edward John (1844-1937) geologist

RCS/Y305L contains:

[Edward John Dunn]. 41 x 52 mm. A head and shoulders portrait of Dunn in later years.
Creator: Unknown.
Good condition..

[Edward John Dunn]. 70 x 114 mm. A half length profile portrait showing Dunn seated in a chair with a book on his lap.
Creator: Unknown.
Good condition..

[Edward John Dunn]. 138 x 191 mm. A half length profile portrait showing Dunn seated in a chair reading. The print is signed on the reverse with 'Ruth Hollick Studio, Melbourne'.
Creator: Ruth Hollick Studio.
Good condition..

[Edward John Dunn]. 162 x 225 mm. A half length profile portrait showing Dunn seated in a chair reading. The print is signed on the reverse with 'Ruth Hollick Studio, Melbourne'.
Creator: Ruth Hollick Studio.
Good condition..

E.J. Dunn 'Back to Beechworth'. 79 x 136 mm. Showing Edward John Dunn and an elderly lady, presumably his wife Elizabeth Julie Dunn, standing on a pathway. Beechworth is situated 140 miles north-east of Melbourne.
Creator: Unknown.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..

[E.J. Dunn and 'Acacia Dunni']. 77 x 81 mm. Showing Edward John Dunn standing beside two young wattle trees.
Creator: Unknown.
Good condition..

A wattle E.J.D discovered growin (sic) on the Victoria River and called after him by the Director of Kew Gardens 'Acacia Dunni'. 191 x 198 mm. Showing Edward John Dunn standing beside two young wattle trees.
Creator: Unknown.
Fair condition, some yellowing..

William Dunn, June 1871. Born at Goulbourn, New South Wales, August 2nd 1851. 35 x 55 mm. (Vignetted oval). A carte de visite head and shoulders studio portrait of William Dunn, presumably the brother of E.J. Dunn. The backmark reads: 'Portraits and landscapes. Photograph by J.E. Bray, Beechworth, Victoria'.
Creator: Bray, James E, fl 1865-1891, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading..

June

[Edward John Dunn]. 42 x 62 mm. (Oval image). A carte de visite head and shoulders studio portrait of Edward Dunn, probably taken in the 1860's. The backmark reads; 'Stewart and Co, 217 Bourke Street East, near Parliament Houses, Melbourne. A large framed copy of this portrait may be had price 20. Views taken within twenty miles of town'.
Creator: Stewart and Co.
Fair condition, some overall fading and yellowing..

1860–1869

[Edward John Dunn]. 35 x 50 mm. A carte de visite head and shoulders studio portrait of Edward Dunn, probably taken around 1870, shortly before he left Australia. The backmark reads: 'Stewart and Co, 217 Bourke Street East, near Parliament Houses, Melbourne. A large framed copy of this portrait may be had price 20. Marion, Imp, Paris'.
Creator: Stewart and Co.
Fair condition, slight fading..

circa 1870

[?Mrs E.J. Dunn]. 59 x 94 mm. A carte de visite three quarter length studio portrait of a woman standing beside a table, on which are a book and inkpots. This is most probably a portrait of Elizabeth Julie Dunn (nee Perchard, of Jersey), whom Dumm married in 1875. The backmark reads; 'From the photographic studio of James E. Bruton, photographer, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. Cartes de visite enlarged to life size and finished in colours. Marion, Imp, Paris'. The photograph was probably taken in the late 1870's.
Creator: Bruton, James Edward, 1838-1918, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading and blemishes..

1875–1879

Granny Dunn. 60 x 98 mm. A carte de visite full length studio portrait of E.J. Dunn's mother, taken at Beechworth, probably in the late 1860's. The backmark reads: 'Photograph by Jas. E. Bray' (James E. Bray), Camp Street, Beechworth. Extra copies 1/6 each or 7/6 per half dozen. Extra copies may be had by sending the above number'. The number '73' has been pencilled on the reverse, presumably by the phgotographer.
Creator: Bray, James E, fl 1865-1891, photographer.
Good condition, apart from slight yellowing..

1865–1869

Captain Van der Ven, Cape Town. 40 x 65 mm. (Vignetted oval). A carte de visite half length studio portrait of the bearded Captain Van der Ven. Wilhelmus J. Van der Ven is listed as living at Sea Point in The Cape of Good Hope Directory and Almanac for 1868. By 1879 he is listed as a wine merchant residing at Arnheim House, Buitencingel. In the 1880 edition, he is listed as being in Europe and does not appear in the 1882 edition.
Creator: Unknown.
Fair condition, slight fading..

1868–1880

Dr Ross, Cape Town. 60 x 87 mm. A carte de visite three quarter length studio portrait of Dr Ross, wearing a white coat and seated astride a chair. This is presumably Dr William Henry Ross (circa 1833-?), who served as District Surgeon, Beaufort West and acting District Surgeon, Wynberg in 1859; in 1860 he was appointed Vaccine Surgeon and Secretary to the Medical Committee, in 1862 Surgeon of Police and Gaol and Health Officer for Table Bay, in 1868 Surgeon to the Lock Hospital and in 1878 Surgeon to the D.E.O.V Rifles. From 1884 until his retirement in 1889 he was Surgeon Superintendent of Robben Island. The backmark reads: 'Mr Barnard, Photographic Artist, Adderley Chambers, Adderley Street', and has the handwritten note: 'No. 9691'.
Creator: Barnard, Samuel Baylis, fl 1841-1916, photographer.
Fair condition, slight fading..

M. Jackson, Border Magistrate. Kenhart [i.e. Kenhardt]. 43 x 57 mm. (Oval image). A carte de visite head and shoulders studio portrait of the moustached and heavily whiskered Maximilian James Jackson (circa 1841-?). Between 1858 and 1868 Jackson acted as a clerk in the Cape Civil Service in Victoria East, Richmond and Murraysburg; in the latter year he was appointed Special Magistrate on the Northern Border and in 1869 was Inspector commanding the Northern Border Police and Commandant General of forces in the Koranna War. He retired as Northern Border Magistrate owing to ill-health in 1873 and from that time until 1880 served in various capacities in Ruichmond, Fraserberg and Oudtshoorn. From 1880-1901 he was Port Officer and Shipping Master at Knysna and from 1901 until his retirement in1905 was Resident Magistrate and Collector of Customs at Simons Town. He served as a Sub-Commissioner on the War Losses Compensation Committee from 1901-1903. The backmark reads: 'By appointment to H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, 'Honi soit qui mal y pense', Lawrence and Selkirk photographers, 14 Strand Street, Cape Town. When ordering copies please send this Number'. The handwritten number '16654' is inserted here.
Creator: Lawrence and Selkirk.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..

1868–1873

Revd. Jas [sic] Thompson, Independent Minister, C. Town [i.e. Cape Town]. 60 x 95 mm. A carte de visite full length studio portrait of Reverend J. Thompson seated at a writing desk. No listing has been found for a James Thompson in almanacs for the relevant period and the man seen here is in all probability the Reverand William Thompson listed as 'local super-intendent of the London Missionary Society, and minister of the Independent Church' in The Cape of Good Hope Commercial Directory and general Business Guide for 1868. Thompson (1811-1889) was ordined in 1836 and spent his missionary career in India (1836-1849). On his return from India his missionary connection with the L.M.S. ceased and he accepted the pastorate at the Union Chapel, Cape Town, arriving in South Africa in 1850. In South Africa he acted as agent for the L.M.S. mission stations and was later General Treasurer of the Society for these stations. He died in Cape Town.The photograph was probably taken during Thompson's visit to England in 1865. The backmark reads: 'James Valentine, by special appointment Photographer to her Majesty the Queen, 'Honi soit qui mal y pense', Dundee. Negatives kept, duplicates may be had'.
Creator: Valentine, James, fl 1865, photographer.
Good condition, apart from slight yellowing..

1865

A. de Smidt, Surveyor General, C. Town [i.e. Cape Town]. 50 x 64 mm. (Oval image). A carte de visite head and shoulders studio portrait of Abraham de Smidt (1829-1908). A surveyor and amateur artist, de Smidt entered the Cape Civil Service as a clerk in the Commissariat Department in 1846 and was admitted as a government surveyor in 1848. During the years 1849-1850 and 1853-1856 he served on the re-survey commissions in the eastern districts of Cape Colony and was Surveyor-General from 1873-1889. He retired to England and died in Brighton. The backmark reads: 'Under the patronage of H.M. The Queen. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh R.N. H.E. The Governor and Co. The Capetown Photographic Gallery , S.B. Barnard, Adderley Street, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. The negative is kept. Further copies can be ordered by this number'. The handwritten number '9277'' is inserted here. Abraham de Smidt's signature is beneath the print.
Creator: Barnard, Samuel Baylis, fl 1841-1916, photographer.
Fair condition, slight fading..

circa 1869-circa 1889

McGibbon, C. Town [i.e. Cape Town] Bot. Garden. 40 x 51mm. (Vignetted oval). A carte de visite head and shoulders studio portrait of James H.C. McGibbon, Superintendent of the Cape Town Botanical Gardens (listed as such in the 1868 almanac) until circa 1881. The backmark reads: 'Under the patronage of H.M. The Queen. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh R.N. H.E. The Governor and Co. The Capetown Photographic Gallery , S.B. Barnard, Adderley Street, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. The negative is kept. Further copies can be ordered by this number'. The handwritten number '7861' is inserted here.
Creator: Barnard, Samuel Baylis, fl 1841-1916, photographer.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..

1868-circa 1881

Dr G.A. [sic] Atherstone. 53 x 74 mm. (Oval image). A carte de visite head and shoulders studio portrait of the bearded Dr Williams Guybon Atherstone (1814-1898), a physician, geologist, naturalist and early amateur photographer in South Africa. Atherstone came to South Africa with his parents in 1820 and after a period of study at the Uitenhage Academy (1829-1831) he was apprenticed to his father, a physician in Grahamstown and later served as an assistant Staff Surgeon in the Sixth Frontier War 1834-35. The years 1836-39 were spent in study in London and Atherstone was also present at the historic public announcement of Daguerre's progress in Paris in August 1839. Atherstone was, in 1847, the first doctor outside Europe and the U.S.A. to use a general anaesthetic to perform an operation and was also the founder and first Medical Officer of the Albany Hospital (1858) and the Grahamstown Lunatic Asylum (1875). He served as the Grahamstown member in the Cape Legistative Assembly 1881-83 and was a member of the legislative Council for the South Eastern Provinces 1884-90. Among a number of important geological and Palaeontological discoveries was his identification in 1867 of 'O'Reilley's Diamond', the first to be discovered in South Africa. The backmark reads:' From the photographic Studio of W. Hermann, Artist. Stalplein, Opposite Government House, Cape Town. When ordering quote this number'. The handwritten number '5990' is inserted here.
Creator: Hermann, W, fl 1840-1898, photographer.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..

Sir H. Barkly, Governor, Cape Town. 56 x 92 mm. A carte de visite half length, three quarters profile studio portrait of Sir Henry Barkly (1815-1898). Barkly's early years were spent as a sugar broker in his father's business, but with the slump in trade after the abolition of slavery, he decided on a career in politics and entered Parliament as the member for Leominster in 1845. The remainder of his career was spent in a succession of Colonial governorships: British Guiana 1848-53; Jamaica 1853-56; Victoria (Australia) 1856-63; Mauritius 1863-70; and Cape Colony 1870-77. The backmark reads: 'Under the patronage of H.M. The Queen. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh R.N. H.E. The Governor and Co. The Capetown Photographic Gallery, S.B. Barnard, Adderley Street, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. The negative is kept. Further copies can be ordered by this number' (no number is given).
Creator: Barnard, Samuel Baylis, fl 1841-1916, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading along edges..

Richard Southey, Col. Secretary, Cape Town. 56 x 92 mm. A carte de visite head and shoulders profile studio portrait of Sir Richard Southery (1808-1901), who came to South Africa with a band of settlers from Somersetshire led by his father in 1820. His early years until 1834, when his family moved to Graaff Reinet, were spent in farming and military service. In Graaff Reinet he practised as a law agent and from 1847-49 served as private secretary to the Governor Sir Harry Smith. After serving in various capacities for some years, he was made Colonial Treasurer 1862-64, Colonial Secretary 1864-72 and Lieutenant-Governor of Griqualand West 1873-75. His last public position was as M.P. for Grahamstown 1876-78. The backmark reads: 'Under the patronage of H.M. The Queen. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh R.N. H.E. The Governor and Co. The Capetown Photographic Gallery , S.B. Barnard, Adderley Street, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. The negative is kept. Further copies can be ordered by this number' (no number is given).
Creator: Barnard, Samuel Baylis, fl 1841-1916, photographer.
Fair condition, some overall fading..

1864–1872

Commandant Bowker, King William's Town. 55 x 89 mm. A carte de visite full length, seated studio portrait of Commandant James Henry Bowker, wearing military uniform. Bowker (1822-1900), a farmer, soldier, civil servant and naturalist, took part in the Seventh Frontier War (1846-47) and was involved in the suppression of the Kat River Rebellion in the Eighth Frontier War (1850-53). He was made an Inspector in the frontier armed and mounted police in 1855, and promoted Commandant in 1858. Other military expeditions in which he took part were to Basutoland (1868), the annexation of Griqualand West in 1871 (commander of forces), the suppression of the Langalibalele Rebellion in 1872 and Moorosi's Rebellion in Basutoland in 1877. A noted authority on South African butterflies, he also discovered important prehistoric artifacts in the Fish River area and the Ciskei in the 1850's. The backmark reads: 'Under the patronage of H.M. The Queen. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh R.N. H.E. The Governor and Co. The Capetown Photographic Gallery , S.B. Barnard, Adderley Street, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. The negative is kept. Further copies can be ordered by this number'. The handwritten number '921313' is inserted here.
Creator: Barnard, Samuel Baylis, fl 1841-1916, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading..

1858–1871

[H.C.V. Leibbrandt] Minister D.R. Church, Victoria West. 35 x 45 mm. (Vignetted oval). A carte de visite head and shoulders, three quarter profile studio portrait of the heavily bearded Hendrik Carel Vos Leibbrandt (1837-1911), minister and archivist. Educated in Cape Town and at Utrecht University (where he received his degree in Theology in 1859), Leibbrandt was accepted as minister in the N.G. Kerk in 1860 and served at Victoria West until 1877 when he resigned because of opposition from some sections of his congregation to his liberal views. He became minister of the Unitarians in Graaff Reinet and in 1880 started the work on South African archives for which he is remembered. In 1881 he was appointed Keeper of Archives and Parliamentary Librarian. In 1901 the posts of archivist and librarian were separated and from that time until his retirement in 1908 he was able to devote all his time to the archives. The backmark reads: 'Under the patronage of H.M. The Queen. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh R.N. H.E. The Governor and Co. The Capetown Photographic Gallery , S.B. Barnard, Adderley Street, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. The negative is kept. Further copies can be ordered by this number'. The handwritten number '8553' is inserted here. Leibbrandt's signature is beneath the print.
Creator: Barnard, Samuel Baylis, fl 1841-1916, photographer.
Fair condition, slight fading..

John Noble, Clerk, Hose of Assembly, C, Town [i.e. Cape Town]. 60 x 94 mm. A carte de visite half length studio portrait of John Noble (1836-1898) seated with one arm resting on a table. A brother of professor Roderick Noble, he arrived in Cape Town in 1857 and worked as a journalist on the newly founded Cape Argus. From 1865-97 he served as a clerk to the house of Assembly and was the editor of The Cape Monthly Magazine from 1875-79. His descriptive handbook of Cape Colony was published in 1875 and he was the author of numerous other works. From 1880-82 he was seconded by the government as secretary to the Bantu Laws and Customs Commission. Noble was the Cape honorary corresponding secretary to the Royal Colonial Institute and died while on holiday in England. The backmark reads: 'Mr Barnard, Photographic Artist, Adderley Chambers, Adderley Street', and has the handwritten note: 'No. 7976'.
Creator: Barnard, Samuel Baylis, fl 1841-1916, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading..

Mrs J. Noble, C. Town [i.e. Cape Town]. 56 x 93 mm. A carte de visite half length, three quarters profile studio portrait of Susanna Francina Noble, nee Leibbrandt (1852-1917), wife of John Noble, to whom she was married in 1872 and sister of Hendrick Carel Vos Leibbrandt. The backmark reads: 'Under the patronage of H.M. The Queen. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh R.N. H.E. The Governor and Co. The Capetown Photographic Gallery , S.B. Barnard, Adderley Street, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. The negative is kept. Further copies can be ordered by this number'. The handwritten number '9441' is inserted here.
Creator: Barnard, Samuel Baylis, fl 1841-1916, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading..

1872–1882

Professor R. Noble. 51 x 64 mm. (Oval image). A carte de visite half length profile portrait of Professor Roderick Noble (1829-1875) seated at a desk reading a letter. Educated at Edinburgh University, Noble arrived in Cape Town in 1850 and took employment as a teacher of mathematics. In 1855 he was appointed lecturer in chemistry at the South African College and was given the chair of English in 1859. A prolific journalist on many subjects, he also edited The Cape Monthly Magazine from 1870 until his death in 1875, when it was taken over by his brother John. The backmark reads: 'Under the patronage of H.M. The Queen. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh R.N. H.E. The Governor and Co. The Capetown Photographic Gallery , S.B. Barnard, Adderley Street, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. The negative is kept. Further copies can be ordered by this number'. The handwritten number '8079' is inserted here.
Creator: Barnard, Samuel Baylis, fl 1841-1916, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading..

J. Moffatt. 40 x 65 mm. (Vignetted oval). A carte de visite head and shoulders, three quarters profile studio portrait of the missionary and British official John Smith Moffatt C.M.G (1835-1918), the son of Robert Moffatt. Born at Kuruman, Moffat went to England in 1850 and was ordained and accepted by the L.M.S. in 1857. In the event however he returned to Africa as a freelance missionary and worked, with little success in Matabeleland and Inyati from 1868-63. He had rejoined the L.M.S. in 1864 and was stationed at Kuruman (1865-76) and Molepolole (1877-79). In 1879 he resigned from the L.M.S. and spent the rest of his career as a government official as: Native Commissioner, Zeerust 1880-81; Assistant Commissioner, Bechuanaland Protectorate 1887; British representative in Matabeleland 1888-92; and Assistant Commissioner, northern Bechuanaland 1892-96. In 1888 he negotiated the 'Moffatt Treaty' with Lobengula and was Congregational Minister at Vryburg 1905-06. The backmark reads: 'Elliott and Fry, 55 Baker Street, Portman Square, London, W. Number (the handwritten number '64351' is inserted here)'. Written in ink is the caption:'brother in law of Livingstone'.
Creator: Elliott and Fry.
Fair condition, some fading..

[Robert Moffat]. 64 x 107 mm. A steel engraving of a head and shoulders portrait of the missionary Robert Moffat (1795-1883). Apprenticed to a gardener in his youth, Moffat was accepted by the L.M.S. in 1816 and, after delays in Cape Town, reached Great Namaqualand in 1818. In 1829 he took over the society's station at Dithakong but had disappointing results until 1929 when he won the friendship of Mzilikazi, Chief of the Matabele. Moffats major achievement was his translation of the bible into Tswana: his translation of St. Luke was published in 1830 and was the first publication of any part of the bible into a South African native language; the New Testament was published in 1840 and the Old Testament in two parts in 1853 and 1857. The scriptures were printed on the press which Moffat had set up at Kuruman. During his visit to England in 1839-43 he published his 'Missionary labours and scenes in Southern Africa (1846) and the popularity of this and of his lectures and sermons instigated much of the missionary activity in South Africa in the following years. Moffat retired to England in 1870 and is buried in Norwood Cemetery.
Creator: Unknown.
Good condition..

Mackenzie, Missionary. 104 x 146 mm. A Cabinet Card Photograph, half length portrait of the missionary John Mackenzie (1835-1899) seated at a table. Mackenzie came to Kuruman as a L.M.S. missionary in 1858. In 1862 he was transferred to Shoshong and from 1869-71 he was on furlough in England. In 1873 he was appointed tutor at the Moffat Institution, then temporarily based at Shoshong, and moved with the school to Kuruman, where he taught from 1876-82. After a second furlough he resigned from the Society in 1884 and was appointed Deputy Commissioner in Bechuanaland, a position from which he resigned however after only three months. From 1891-99 he was Missionary Pastor at Hankey, Cape Colony. A fervent believer in the extension of British rule in South Africa, his trip to England in 1882-84 was spent largely in speaking, writing and campaigning on this issue. The backmark reads:'Shoyer Bros Photographers, 43 Grave Street, Near Government House, Cape Town. Duplicates may be obtained at any time and enlargements made to any size'.
Creator: Shoyer Bros.
Fair condition, some overall fading..

To Dunn E. Prague 24/1/79. Emil Holub. 103 x 148 mm. A Cabinet Card Photograph, half length portrait of the Czech explorer Emil Holub (1847-1902). After studying medicine in Prague (1866-72), Holub went to South Africa in 1872 and the following year was exploring in Griqualand and the Taung area. His next expedition was to the Zambesi (1875-76) and this was followed by an extended trip to Europe in 1879-83. His last African expedition was an abortive attempt to travel from the Cape to Cairo, a project which was abandoned when he reached Kimberley in June 1887. Holub returned to Europe in August 1887 and from ten until 1892 he was involved in lecturing in Europe. He later visited the U.S.A. (1894) and Poland (1896) on lecture tours, but his plans for further exploration in Africa had to be abandoned owing to ill health. The caption, written on the reverse of the mount, is slightly baffling since Holub did not leave South Africa until August 1879. The photograph was taken in 1873 at the earliest (the letterpress on the reverse of the mount records that the photographers exhibited at the Vienna Exhibition of that year), presumably during a visit to Europe by Holub in the mid 1870's. The caption probably refers to the date on which it was given to Dunn in South Africa. The backmark reads: 'Praha H. Eckert, J. Mullern, Prag. Osoby animaji se jen od 10 hod. dop. Az do 2 hod. Odpol. Vozy mohou az k prijimacimu salonu dojeti. Personen-Aufnahmen finden nur von 10 Uhr Vorm. Bis 2 Uhr Nm. Statt. Wagen konnen bis zum Empfangs-Salon vorfahren. Mairicen, Number (the handwritten number '4732' has been inserted here)'.
Creator: Unknown.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..

1873–1876

[Unidentified portrait]. 40 x 53 mm. (Vignetted oval). A carte de visite head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified bearded man. Pencilled on the reverse of the mount is the word 'Bredasdorp', a town 10 miles east-south-east of Cape Town. The backmark reads; 'From the photographic studio of James E. Bruton, photographer, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. Cartes de visite enlarged to life size and finished in colours. Marion, Imp, Paris'.
Creator: Bruton, James Edward, 1838-1918, photographer.
Fair condition, some overall fading..

[Unidentified woman]. 35 x 45 mm. (Vignetted oval). A carte de visite head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified young woman. Inscribe on the reverse are the words 'With Nelly's love and compliments of the season'. The backmark reads; 'Stewart and Co, 217 Bourke Street East, near Parliament Houses, Melbourne. A large framed copy of this portrait may be had price 20. Marion, Imp, Paris'.
Creator: Stewart and Co.
Good condition, apart from slight fading..

[Unidentified woman]. 99 x 146 mm. A Cabinet Card full length studio portrait of a young woman in her wedding dress. The backmark reads: 'John Williams Lindt, 7 Collins Street East, Melbourne.'.
Creator: Lindt, John William, 1845-1926, photographer.
Fair condition, slight yellowing..

[Unidentified man]. 104 x 143 mm. A head and shoulders portrait of an elderly white bearded man.
Creator: Hepburn and Jeanes.
Good condition, apart from diagonal bend in print..

35-53

[Dunns retirement home 'Roseneath' at Kew, Victoria].
Creator: Unknown.
19 images in one box file.

1912–1937