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Goldfields coach, Royal Hotel, Potchefstroom, 1888

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/73

Scope and Contents

191 x 127 mm. Showing the stage coach, drawn by a team of ten horses standing in front of the single-storey Royal Hotel at Potchefstroom. The hotel, which was rebuilt in 1902 was, until the coming of the railway, a stopover for passengers travelling by coach between the diamond and the gold fields.

Dates

  • Creation: 1888

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

General

WS.

Finding aid date

2004-07-23 16:29:33+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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