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Call Number:

PH-00593

Collection Name:

[Boer War Album]

Creator:

Bradley, J. Wallace, active 1900

Caney, B. W., 1842 - 1895, active 1900

Hall-Edwards, John, 1858 - 1926

Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943

unidentified photographer

Van Hoepen, Jan, 1856 - 1922

No. of Items:

42 photographs in 1 album

Span Dates:

1899-1902

Description:

Photograph album containing 42 mounted photographs (gelatins silver and collodion prints) of the South African War, also known as the Boer War, that took place between 1899 and 1902. Identified photographers whose work is represented in the collection are J. Wallace Bradley (active South Africa, circa 1900) , Benjamin William Caney (British, active South Africa, 1842-1895), John E. Middlebrook (British, born South Africa, 1863-1943), and Jan van Hoepen (Dutch, active South Africa, 1856-1922). A note by Helmut Gernsheim reads: "42 Boer War photographs of great rarity on account of their early date; many taken by Boers."

Accession No(s):

964:1017:0001-0042; Purchase, 1963

Location(s):

f TR 655.11 B648 HRC-P (964:1017:0001-0042)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	"The Heroes of Dargai" -- The Gordon Highlanders Landing at Durban
Date	likely 1899
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0001

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	Entraining of the 2nd Foot Queens Royal Rifles (Army Corps) for the Front at Durban - Boer War
Date	1899
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0002

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Armour Locomotive
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0003

Artist/Maker	Hall-Edwards, John, 1858 - 1926
Title	"Hairy Mary" Armoured Train
Date	1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0004

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	[Armour Train]
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0005

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	The Wrecked Trucks in the Armoured Train Disaster Showing Hole Where Shell Came Out -- Boer War (Nov. 15th)
Date	1899-1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0006

Artist/Maker	Caney, B. W., 1842 - 1895, active 1900
Title	Grave. Armoured Train Disaster
Date	1899
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0007

Artist/Maker	Caney, B. W., 1842 - 1895, active 1900
Title	Destroyed by Boers. Colenso
Date	1899
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0008

Artist/Maker	Caney, B. W., 1842 - 1895, active 1900
Title	Frere Bridge
Date	1899
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0009

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	The Frere Bridge, Natal Govt. Rys. Wrecked by the Boers -- Boer War
Date	1899
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0010

Artist/Maker	Caney, B. W., 1842 - 1895, active 1900
Title	Fort Wylie, Tugela, Colenso
Date	1899
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0011

Artist/Maker	Caney, B. W., 1842 - 1895, active 1900
Title	Colenso
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0012

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	View of Our Ox Waggon [sic] Transport Crossing a Section of Pontoon Bridge -- Boer War
Date	1899-1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0013

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	Ambulance Waggons [sic] and Transport Crossing Tugela River by Means of Pontoon Bridge -- Boer War
Date	1899-1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0014

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	Pontooning an Amunition [sic] Column Across the Tugela River
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0015

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	Close View of the Boer Bridge on the Tugela River -- Boer War
Date	1899-1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0016

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	The Boer Bridge (Large View) Across the Tugela River and Falls -- Boer War
Date	1899-1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0017

Artist/Maker	Caney, B. W., 1842 - 1895, active 1900
Title	Boer Foot Bridge Across Tulega
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0018

Artist/Maker	Caney, B. W., 1842 - 1895, active 1900
Title	Pieters Hill, Boer's Last Stand, Railway Hill, 4-7 Naval Gun
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0019

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	The Naval Gun on Zwart Kop Which Is Said to Have Blown Up the Boer Magazine on Doorn Kloof
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0020

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	Battle of Colenso NO1 4.7 Firing Lydite at the Enemy's Trenches -- Boer War
Date	1899
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0021

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	Battle of Colenso. General Buller Viewing the Effect of Lydite Shells -- Boer War
Date	1899
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0022

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	[Gun Pit on Ceasar's Hill]
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0023

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	[Group of soldiers with canons camped on hill top with trees]
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0024

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Gen'l Sir G. White's Headquarters, Siege of Ladysmith
Date	1899-1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0025

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	[Effect of a Long Tom Shrapnel]
Date	likely 1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0026

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	[Enteric Villa - To Let]
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0027

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Boom-Proof Shelters Excavated by I. L. H.
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0028

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	[Caves on the Bank of River: Ladysmith]
Date	1899-1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0029

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	[Manchesters. Shell Dodging]
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0030

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	Our Infantry Proceeding to the Battle of Vaal Krantz
Date	1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0031

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	[British Prison, Pretoria]
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0032

Artist/Maker	Van Hoepen, Jan, 1856 - 1922
Title	The Irish Brigade Near Ladysmith. Hetiersche Corps.
Date	1899-1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0033

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	Boer Prisoners -- Boer War
Date	1899
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0034

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	Sand Bag Dam on Klip River Constructed by the Boers with the Object of Flooding Out the British Army in Ladysmith -- Boer War
Date	1899-1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0035

Artist/Maker	Middlebrook, J. E., 1863 - 1943
Title	Boer Breastwork on Bulwana Supporting "Long Tom" with the "Dear Old Flag Now Flying" -- Boer War
Date	1899-1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0036

Artist/Maker	Van Hoepen, Jan, 1856 - 1922
Title	Spion Kop
Date	24 January 1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0037

Artist/Maker	Van Hoepen, Jan, 1856 - 1922
Title	First British Trench, Spion's Kop, Slag van Spioen's
Date	24 January 1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0038

Artist/Maker	Van Hoepen, Jan, 1856 - 1922
Title	Spionkop
Date	24 January 1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0039

Artist/Maker	Van Hoepen, Jan, 1856 - 1922
Title	Trying for One Stone. Gevallen in de loop voor een bedekking
Date	24 January 1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0040

Artist/Maker	Van Hoepen, Jan, 1856 - 1922
Title	Onbegraven Engelsche Op Spions Kop 10 Dagen Na Denslag
Date	1900
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0041

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Dead Boer. A Sniper
Date	1899-1902
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:1017:0042

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