Album containing 16 full-plate photographs by commercial photographers mostly Van Hoepen of Pretoria. Some are dated 1900. The subjects are:
1. Paul Kruger, President Z.A.R. (Van Hoepen)
2. President Steyn
3. F.W. Reitz
4. Gen. de la Rey
5. Gen. Ben Viljoen (seated) with his Secretary (standing)
6. General Kock and his staff (Van Hoepen)
7. General Schalk Burger (Van Hoepen)
8. Commd. Genl. L Botha (Van Heopen)
9. General de Wet
10. General de Wet and His Staff
11. Late General in Chief P. Joubert
12. Group of Boer Soldiers at Spion Kop (Van Hoepen)
13. General Snijman
14. General Lucas Meyer
15. Statsprocureur Smuts (Jan Smuts)
16. General Louis Botha at the centre of a group (possibly his staff)
Each mounted on thick card leaves with linen hinges in a album bound in maroon pebble-grained cloth and titled Photographs in gilt on the upper cover. The cloth is damaged on the spine and worn around the edges.
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: Oblong 4to (230 x 290 mm)
- Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
- Contact Person: Paul Mills
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 021 794 0600
- Preferred Payment Methods: Visa & Mastercard via PayGate secure links and Bank transfers.
- Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA
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