360 x 292 mm. Showing early mining activity near Johannesburg, with trolley lines leading to excavated trenches and a few huts in the background. Exact location unidentified. The meteoric rise of the city of Johannesburg dates from as late as 1886 when, on 8th September the area of G.C. Oosthuizon's farm Langlaagte was declared an open gold mining area, so this photograph would have been taken in the very early days of the city.

202 x 150 mm. Showing a wagon loaded with produce being drawn along a country road by a large span of oxen.

A printed book illustrated by photographic prints. The captions have been used as titles and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The book resulted from a journey from Cape Town via Kimberley and the Transvaal to the Victoria Falls and back to Port Elizabeth.

273 x 106 mm. A view looking south-east from the market square showing the junction of Oxford Street and Fleet Street. Identified among the ruins are the Club, Dyer and Dyer, Gasson and Co. and Dunn and Co. A note states: 'Fire originated at the back of above [Dunn and Co.] and extended the whole length of block, burning matter flew from this building [Dyer and Dyer] to the top of Market Square.’

Showing Davis talking with a younger man on a pier at Port Elizabeth. The caption on this print 'Mrs. Smith with her prime fowls' appears to be a mistake.

196 x 144 mm. Showing the pulpit of the Dutch Church in Paarl on the Berg River.

112 x 157 mm.

112 x 157 mm.

113 x 157 mm.

A painting, 63 cm x 51 cm, presented to D.D. Keay by the Minister and Department of Justice, Pretoria, on Keay's retirement as Under Secretary for Justice in December 1928.

A painting on card depicting a view of Pietermaritzburg with a snow-topped mountain in the background located 4½ miles from the city. There is an accompanying descriptive note on a small piece of card.

80 x 55 mm. Half tone cut from a publication. The foundation stone was laid by President Kruger in 1897 and it was used as a hospital by the British military authorities after the city was occupied in 1900.

205 x 152 mm. Showing the Palace of Justice buildings which stand on the northern side of Church Square opposite the Raadsaal. A three storeyed building with two central towers linked by a dome, it was constructed shortly before the South African War and was first put to use as a hospital for British troops after the occupation of Pretoria in June 1900. To the left of the Palace of Justice, partially obscured by the fountainin the centre of the square, is the Post Office.

Photograph by Sapsco Real Photo.

192 x 125 mm. Showing the Palmerston Hotel standing on the corner of Jetty Street in central Port Elizabeth. Beneath the hotel's name is a legend reading 'Established 1839'.

Showing a group of palms near the Limpopo. Exact location unknown, probably near the junction of the Lotsane and the Limpopo.

A similar view to Y3052A/26 showing a group of palms but in an upright format.

The print is initialled 'SA'.

232 x 115 mm. A view from the north looking over the city, with Table Bay at the left, and part of Table Mountain in the background.

232 x 115 mm. A view from the north looking over the city, with Table Mountain in the background and the Lion's Head at the extreme right.

Typescripts and pamphlets on British Empire organisations and the Commonwealth, short stories, a memoir and correspondence.

194 prints of letters and other papers, 8½'' x 6½''. The majority of the items are letters sent to Macartney, 1796-1798. There are also some of his own letters and a 'Memorandum on the defence of the Cape', 1798. A few papers related to the Caribbean, 1779.