Scope and Contents 195 x 145 mm. Showing Josephus Abel Erasmus, a white bearded figure in a checked suit and pith helmet, seated on horseback with an armed African man standing beside the horse. Abel Erasmus (1845-1912) was an official of the Transvaal Republic who grew up in the Ohrigstad area. From 1864-1876 he farmed at Krugerspos (where he lived for the rest of his life). After playing an important role in a number of African wars he served during the first Boer War as a field cornet in the siege of...

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152 x 102 mm. A view looking across a field towards the 'house of the late Mr K Prinsloo' on the left and the 'school and teacher's quarters' on the right) (identifications on reverse of print).

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190 x 142 mm. Showing the Market Square at Lydenburg, a grass covered opened space, crossed by a path and lined with single-storey buildings. The Market appears to be part of the main street rather than a square as such. Among the buildings are a billiard room (with building work in progress) and the premises of Francey and Jansen. Probably by H. Ferdinand Gros.