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The Garrison Office, The Camp, Pretoria, 1880 - 1881

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3055A/20

Scope and Contents

191 x 136 mm. Showing the group seen in Y3055A/19, but taken from a greater distance and showing more of the Garrison office. ‘The Garrison office was situated almost in the centre of the camp, and the business was carried on under a temporary erection of boards with strips of galvanized iron laid over for roofing purposes, with a large canvas sail attached, which at night or during inclement weather was dropped in front as a protection to books and papers’. Du Val, ‘With a show through Southern Africa’, Vol. II, pp. 11-12.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 - 1881

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

fair condition

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Finding aid date

2017-08-18 16:31:00+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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