Dated 28th August 1919. Botha died on 27th August 1919 and Annie dated and signed this album the next day
From a family member by descent
Album with a black leather back and grey cloth sides containing 30 stiff card leaves with approximately one hundred photographs laid down, the photographs vary in size. Many are captioned in ink by Annie or by 'Dad' (the couple had five children, three sons and two daughters), several of the leaves are loose.
The first photographs are of Botha's grave after the funeral covered with flowers.
General Louis Botha died of heart failure at his home following an attack of Spanish influenza on 27 August 1919 in the early hours of the morning. He was 56. His wife Annie was at home and was joined by Engelenburg who had acted as a private secretary to Botha. Botha was laid to rest in the Rebecca Street Cemetery in Pretoria.
4 four photographs of a reception at the Union Buildings upon Botha's return from South West Africa in 1915.
29 photographs of the South West African campaign showing Botha at various points in the war.
5 photographs dated Bloemfontein 1919 with Smuts and Annie.
Numerous family photographs and pictures of the family farm Rusthof near Vryheid including animals and buildings.
Half plate photograph of Boer Leaders and Potchefstroom (undated).
Two photographs of the Experimental Farm at Potchefstroom.
Numerous other family and other photographs including a portrait of Annie Botha and perhaps the final photograph of the General dated 20th August 1919.
- Size: 4to (275 x 235 mm)
