Views in Port Elizabeth

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

  • Reference
    • GB 115 RCS/Y3059V
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1865-1878
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 35 item(s) 35 images

Scope and Content

An album containing prints measuring approximately 190 x 130 mm without original captions. Photographer unknown.

Access Information

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Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Alternative Form Available

This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche numbers 191-192.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

The album has been disbound as a result of water damage to the covers sustained during a flood in February 1980. Photographs are in fair condition unless specified otherwise.

Bibliography

Further details of many of the buildings illustrated here can be found in: Redgrave, JJ (1947), 'Port Elizabeth in bygone days,' Wynberg: Rustica Press.

Additional Information

This item level description was entered by NE and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue. Most of the identifications were made with the aid of J.J. Redgrave's 'Port Elizabeth in bygone days,' (1947).

Unknown