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Armed Boers on horseback in a street in Pretoria, 4 Ordinary Street Scene. Burghers gathering in small squads from outlying districts., photograph, Part of Album with 191 photos of a trip to and through South Africa., inscription: 'Boers from districts coming in to Pretoria to receive orders. 4', Pretoria, 1896, photographer, paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 83 mm x width 121 mm, land forces (cavalry, horsemen), A faded album page shows four mounted sepia photographs held by triangular photo corners on a pale paper background with some foxing spots; the top left image depicts a group of mounted men and a few standing figures gathered in a square in front of a large columned building and a tall towered structure, with horses lined up and people in period clothing; the top right image shows mounted cavalry and helmets in the foreground facing an open square with a distant row of buildings; the bottom left image shows a dense crowd of people and mounted riders in front of a grand multi-storey façade, hats and dresses visible among the gathered crowd; the bottom right image is a faint scene of riders on horseback in an open area with a large building in the background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A80_218

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57.4Mo (6.5Mo) / 42.1cm x 34.2cm / 4968 x 4038 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Armed Boers horseback street Pretoria 4 Ordinary Street Scene Burghers gathering small squads outlying districts photograph Part Album 191 photos trip South Africa inscription Boers districts coming receive orders 4 1896 photographer paper daylight gelatin silver print height 83 mm x width 121 mm land forces cavalry horsemen faded album page four mounted sepia photographs held triangular photo corners pale paper background foxing spots top left image depicts group mounted men standing figures gathered square front large columned building tall towered structure horses lined up people period clothing top right image mounted cavalry helmets foreground facing open square distant row buildings bottom image dense crowd mounted riders grand multi-storey façade hats dresses visible gathered crowd bottom right image faint scene riders open area large building background