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Photographic Album of South Africa and South-West Africa (april 1930-october 1936)

Published: South Africa, 1930's

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Photographic Album of South Africa & South-West Africa, April 1930 - October 1936, 186 photographs, captioned, 185 x 285 mm, condition:very good.

The album was put together by a young man from Kimberley over the course of seven years (1930-1937). The photographic sections are,

1. B.H.K. (Kimberley Boys High) tour, Hermanus, Gaonsbay (Gansbaai), April, 1930 (13 photographs)

2. Calvinia to East London via Cape Town, Knysna and Grahamstown.

3. East London to Calvina, via Pearston and Fraserbury, december 1930 - January 1931,(28 photographs).

4. Stellenbosch, september 1931, (5 photographs).

5. Table Mountain, Camps Bay and the South-Western Cape(30 photographs).

6. South -West Africa, July 1934, featuring German Nationalistic Displays (25 photographs).

7. South African Grand Prix, East London (4 photographs).

8. Houtbaai, Cape Point, Hogsback, table mountain, beaches, mountaineering pastimes, group photographs, 1935,(35 photographs)

9. 1936 Empire Exhibition at Johannesburg, Tower of Light, built for the exhibition, also re-creation of arrival of Portuguese at Cape,and others (24 photographs).

  • Overall Condition: very good
  • Size: 185 x 285mm


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