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Booth, R W, fl. 1910 (photographer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl. 1910

Biography

R.W. Booth was possibly an administrator in Basutoland (now Lesotho) circa 1910. Booth was an amateur photographer.

Sources: Typescript copy of 'Index to Photographers'.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Item

Qache's [i.e. Qacha's] Nek Camp, Basutoland, 1910 - 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30546A/30
Scope and Contents

120 x 97 mm. A view looking down on the camp from a nearby hill, with cattle grazing in a field in the foreground, a cluster of houses at the right, and mountains in the distance. Situated in eastern Basutoland, the town was founded in 1888 as a site to facilitate the paying of taxes and the issuing of passes.

Dates: 1910 - 1911
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