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The South Africa Campaign, 1879

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058B

Scope and Contents

A memorial volume, compiled by J.P. MacKinnon and Sydney Shadbolt, containing sixty-one Woodbury types of head and shoulders portraits (mainly in uniform) of officers killed during the Zulu War. The oval prints, taken by a variety of photographers, measure 91 x 113 mm.

Dates

  • Creation: 1879

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

61 item(s) (61 images)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche numbers 182-183.

Related Materials

A similar volume was later issued to commemorate the dead of the Second Afghan War, see Y302919A.

General

This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Originator(s)

J.P. MacKinnon, Sydney Shadbolt

Includes index.
Date
2006-10-04 12:35:28+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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