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On the ‘Qui Vive’: A cattle and grass cutting guard, 1880 - 1881

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3055A/23

Scope and Contents

191 x 140 mm. Showing a group of soldiers and volunteer artillerymen seated on the grass round a small field piece on the hills outside Pretoria. In the foreground are seated Lt. Carden (94th Regt.), Lt. Stanwell (2nd Battalion, 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers) and an unidentified flag signaller. The two distant hills keyed ‘A’ and ‘B’ in the picture have not been identified owing to the fading of the caption.

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 16:36:18+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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