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Banyiland kraal on Mount 700 feet high, 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052B/12

Scope and Contents

187 x 225 mm. Showing a group of villagers and three Pioneers posed in front of huts at a Mashona kraal. The European at the left of the group is (Sir) Herman Melville Heyman (1859-1938), Commander of 'A' Troop of the BSACo Police contingent. The other two figures are unidentified, althoguh the central figure is possibly Frank Johnson. This photograph presumably coincided with the following passage from Surridge's lecture: "Go with me in thought to the top of one of the highest peaks some 600 or 700 feet above ground level, and you may see the misery of the Banyai people, devoid almost of everything after one such visit of their oppressors, the Matabele. Yes, I say, there was fear and trembling at the approach of the white man; and it was not until they were quite convinced in their own minds that we were friends instead of foes that they came from their hiding places. Then there were signs of welcome." (Royal Colonial Institute, 1891, p. 312).

Dates

  • Creation: 1890

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, some fading in from edges.

Bibliography

The text of the lecture is printed in: Royal Colonial Institute (1891), 'Matabeleland and Mashonaland', 'Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute', vol. XXII, pp.305-331, London: Royal Colonial Institute.

General

WS.

Finding aid date

2004-10-13 11:28:01+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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