Market Square, Fort Beaufort, 1900 - 1910
Scope and Contents
202 x 149 mm. Showing the verandahed Post Office and Court House on the left of the print and the library, a stone building with a central tower, on the right. The town was founded as a fort to protect the eastern Cape frontier in 1822 and the present township was laid out in 1837.
Dates
- Creation: 1900 - 1910
Creator
- From the Fonds: Great Britain. Colonial Office. Visual Instruction Committee (Organization)
- From the Fonds: Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867 -1945 (artist and photographer) (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Photographer unknown.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair condition, slight overall fading.
General
GD.
Date information
DateText: The date is approximate..
Originator(s)
Unknown
Finding aid date
2002-10-23 09:01:24+00:00
Repository Details
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