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Kaffir Kraal, Mcabusi [Makabusi] River [historic title], 1890

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052A/134

Scope and Contents

Showing a group of Mashonas standing beside circular thatched huts with similar buildings perched on the granite boulders in the background. The original destination of the column had been Mount Hampden, but on crossing the Makabusi Pennefeather and the advance party found a kopje (suitable for fortification) surrounded by land far better than the marshy ground around Mount Hampden and here it was decided to make the settlement. Photograph taken about 10th–12th September.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890

Creator

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Extent

1 photographic print(s) : photograph

Dimensions

198 x 145 mm.

Repository Details

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