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Eastern Cape, Province of (province)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 212 Collections and/or Records:

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Fish sellers, 1897 - 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059N/7
Scope and Contents

'The Fish Sellers meet the fishing boats as the come in, and buy the fish from the fishermen on the beach. They then carry it round the town on the long canes you can see in the picture across their shoulders.'

Dates: 1897 - 1898
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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From the sea walk, 1897 - 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059N/18
Scope and Contents

'A part of the North Jetty on the right. The tower is that of H.M. Customs, also seen in No. 13. The long shed on the left is one of the great many belonging to the Harbour Board for the storage of cargo as it is landed from the vessels.'

Dates: 1897 - 1898
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Gamtoos River, St. Francis [Saint Francis] Bay, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/26
Scope and Contents

192 x 127 mm. A view looking along the Gamtoos River, with picnickers on the bank in the foreground beside a moored sailing dingy. The Gamtoos enters the sea at Saint Francis Bay.

Dates: 1888
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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General view of Lovedale from the Black Hill, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305J/55
Scope and Contents

209 x 153 mm. A view from the hillside looking down on to the buildings of the Lovedale Missionary Institute in Alice. This mission for indigenous South Africans was founded in 1826 under the name of Incehra and renamed after Dr. John Love, Secretary of the Glasgow Missionary Society.

Dates: 1900 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graaf Reinet - 'The Valley Gate', 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/56
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graaff Reinet, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/15
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A printed book containing tipped-in reproductions from photographs, all measuring 140 x 100 mm, with brief letterpress captions beneath the prints. The captions have been recorded as found and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. The prints are grainy with high contrast. Consequently, the images are listed rather than described in detail, although occasional notes and cross-references on points of interest have been added. The process used in the reproductions has not...
Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graaff Reinet, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/16
Scope and Contents

The print is signed and dated with the year by the photographer.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graaff Reinet, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/83
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graaff Reinet, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/84
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graaff Reinet, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/41
Scope and Contents

191 x 126 mm. A view looking across the central part of Graaf-Reinet with the third Dutch Reformed Church in the middle of the photograph.

Dates: 1888
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graaff Reinet from the mountain top, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305D/30
Scope and Contents

382 x 282 mm. A view looking eastwards over the neatly laid out streets of Graaff Reinet, with the Sundays River curving round the town and Spandau Kop in the background. The three most prominent strets seen here, running east-west, are Somerset Street, Middel Street and West Street. The print is signed 'W. Roe Photo' and has the following caption, written in calligraphy: 'Graaf Reinet, from the mountain top.'

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graham's Town [i.e. Grahamstown] - Bathurst Street, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/64
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graham's Town [i.e. Grahamstown] - Beaufort Street, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/62
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graham's Town [i.e. Grahamstown] - cathedral, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/18
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A printed book containing tipped-in reproductions from photographs, all measuring 140 x 100 mm, with brief letterpress captions beneath the prints. The captions have been recorded as found and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. The prints are grainy with high contrast. Consequently, the images are listed rather than described in detail, although occasional notes and cross-references on points of interest have been added. The process used in the reproductions has not...
Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graham's Town [i.e. Grahamstown] - High Street, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/94
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Graham's Town [i.e. Grahamstown] - Hill Street, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/52
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Grahamstown, Eastern Province, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/27
Scope and Contents

192 x 124 mm. A general view of Grahamstown with the spire of St. George's Cathedral prominent on the skyline at the left of the print.

Dates: 1888
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Grahamstown, general view, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305J/26
Scope and Contents

281 x 186 mm. A view from a field beside the road which leads into the High Street. A prominent landmark is Church Square with the Tower of St. George's Cathedral on the left and that of the Town Hall on the right. On the High Street at the nearer end of Church Square is the Railway Hotel.

Dates: 1900 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Great Kei Bridge, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305J/96
Scope and Contents

202 x 155 mm. Showing the girder bridge which crosses the Great Kei River south of Butterworth with a mountain in the background

Dates: 1900 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Havelock Street, looking out to sea, 1897 - 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059N/9
Scope and Contents

A view looking along the tree lined avenue, 'one of the prettiest and most aristocratic streets in Port Elizabeth, situated on the Hill.'

Dates: 1897 - 1898
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Humewood Beach, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/45
Scope and Contents

205 x 152 mm. Showing holiday makers swimming off Princess Esplanade at Humewood Beach, Port Elizabeth.

Dates: 1925
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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In the Park, Port Elizabeth, 1906-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059Q/4
Scope and Contents

A view looking along a path lined with rose bushes and trees.

Dates: 1906-07
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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In the Park (St. Georges) Port Elizabeth, 1906-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059Q/3
Scope and Contents

A view looking along a path lined with rose bushes and trees.

Dates: 1906-07
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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In the Valley, 1897 - 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059N/20
Scope and Contents

Showing the stream in the Valley with two African standing on the bank.

Dates: 1897 - 1898
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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In the 'Valley', P.E., 1897 - 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059N/5
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A view looking across the stream in the Valley towards a wooded hillside on the further bank 'with Kaffirs and Malays on the bank of the stream.'

Dates: 1897 - 1898
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).