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'This is a view of the Valley looking out to sea. The chimneys in the centre are those of the Electric Power Station, belong to the Tramway Co. The buildings at the extreme left are a Sweet and Preserve Factory. The flat looking buildings at the top of the hill on the left is one side of the Fort. The other large sheds are principally used for storing wool.'

Scope and Contents 189 x 125 mm. A view looking along Main Street from Market Square, with a small section of the Post Office visible at the extreme right. In the right foreground stands the Obelisk, originally intended for a monument over the grave of Mr. G.T. Kemp, but owing to its size erected in the Market Square in 1863 where it stood for nearly 50 years (see Redgrave, p 405-6). Spans of oxen can be seen in Main Street with the square tower of the Congregational Church visible in the distance. At the left...

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'The Town Hall at the end of the street is situated on one side of the square. The first Tram on the right hand corner is one of those which run from the extreme North to South end of the town, a distance of about 3 miles, whilst the second, or lower one, is one of those used for hill climbing.'

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A similar view to Y3059N/2 but taken from nearer the Market Square.

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190 x 124 mm. A view looking along Main Street, lined with commercial premises and with oxcarts standing along its length, towards Market Square and the Town Hall.

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A colour engraving of a picture by T.W. Bowler published by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, London, 1864.

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189 x 132 mm. Showing a section of Main Street with spans of oxen on the roadway in the foreground. At the right are the offices of the ‘Port Elizabeth Telegraph’ at 42 Main Street. A few doors down is the building seen in Y3059V/9.

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191 x 134 mm. Showing commercial premises on main Street at its junction with Kemp Street.

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A view looking south along Main Street with commercial premises lining the roadway and a tram on the street.

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138 x 98 mm. Showing long spans of oxen drawn up in the Market Square. On the right is the ‘Diamond Store’ drapery owned by James Fordred, with the smaller premises of William Jones’ ‘Joppa Tannery’ and furniture store beside it. The Terminus Hotel is at the adjacent corner on the Jetty Street side of the square. A small portion of the Post Office (Y3059V/5) can be seen at the extreme left.

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'A poor photo of Messr Gleghorn, Harris and Stephen's Drapery Establishment situated in the Market Square. It was taken during the Jubilee, which accounts for the decorations. It was here that Em used to be Head Book-keeper for the Retail Dept. The church on the left, a little way up the hill, is that of St. Augustine's, Roman Catholic.'

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An engraving taken from a newspaper dated in pencil 1866.

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'The block with the white arched windows in the centre of the picture just off the end of the jetty is that of P. Davis and sons. The building at the top of the Hill a little to the right of the lighthouse you may recognise as the Grey Institute shown in No. 4. The large block on the left is H.M. Customs House.'

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'The two funnel steamer is the Briton taken on Christmas Day 1897, and her first appearance here.'

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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.

Scope and Contents 177 x 146 mm. An albumen print mounted on card bearing the letterpress: 'J.E. Bruton, Photographer, Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope' (thus certainly dating the print to before 1874 when Bruton left Port Elizabeth to set up a studio in Cape Town). The print shows the front facade of the two- storied stone built hotel with a group of men and women posed on the verandah for the photographer. The name of the proprietor, James R. Rumsey, can be read above the entrance. The hotel, situated...

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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'.

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Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.

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These files include annual reports, accompanied in some cases by explanatory letters, reports of annual general meetings, statements of accounts and other papers.

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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.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: An album recording the visit of Lord and Lady Hewart to South Africa. The album is inscribed 'To Lord and Lady Hewart: A Momento [sic] of a Trip to South Africa'. It was presumably the work and gift of a friend who travelled with them as it covers the entire journey from leaving Southampton to their return. The photographs are amateur work and are fully described in captions written in white ink, not always easily legible, on the black pages of the album. The captions have been recorded...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: An album recording the visit of Lord and Lady Hewart to South Africa. The album is inscribed 'To Lord and Lady Hewart: A Momento [sic] of a Trip to South Africa'. It was presumably the work and gift of a friend who travelled with them as it covers the entire journey from leaving Southampton to their return. The photographs are amateur work and are fully described in captions written in white ink, not always easily legible, on the black pages of the album. The captions have been recorded...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: An album recording the visit of Lord and Lady Hewart to South Africa. The album is inscribed 'To Lord and Lady Hewart: A Momento [sic] of a Trip to South Africa'. It was presumably the work and gift of a friend who travelled with them as it covers the entire journey from leaving Southampton to their return. The photographs are amateur work and are fully described in captions written in white ink, not always easily legible, on the black pages of the album. The captions have been recorded...

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203 x 149 mm. A view from the Settlers' Memorial looking over the rooftops of central Port Elizabeth towards the lighthouses on the Donkin Reserve, with the Palmerston Hotel in the left foreground.

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A view looking along Jetty Street towards 'The Hill' and the lighthouse and memorial in the Donkin Reserve.