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Title
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Gold Fields : Jameson Raid (1895-1896)
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Alternative Title
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Jameson’s Raid, 1895–1896 — Photograph Collection
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Description
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The Jameson’s Raid, 1895–1896 — Photograph Collection comprises photographs relating to events surrounding the Jameson Raid, a late nineteenth-century military expedition in southern Africa. The raid occurred between 29 December 1895 and 2 January 1896 and was led by Dr Leander Starr Jameson, who entered the South African Republic (Transvaal) with a force drawn from British colonial territories. The expedition was intended to support an anticipated uprising by British expatriate residents (Uitlanders) against the government of President Paul Kruger. The uprising did not take place, and Jameson and his men were captured by Boer commandos near Doornkop.
The photographs provide visual documentation of people, places, and circumstances associated with the raid and its aftermath, and form part of the historical record of political and military tensions in southern Africa during the period preceding the South African (Anglo-Boer) War of 1899–1902. The collection is owned by Goldfields and is held by the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University.
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Date Issued
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1895/1896
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Provenance
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Godfields Collection
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Subject
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Jameson's Raid, 1895-1896
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Transvaal (South Africa) — History — 19th century — Photographs
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Jameson, Leander Starr, 1853-1917 — Photographs
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Boer Forces — Transvaal — Photographs
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Uitlanders — South Africa — History — Photographs
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Boer Republics — Military campaigns — Photographs
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British South Africa Company — Military operations — Photographs
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Gold mining industry — Transvaal — History — Photographs
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Boer and British relations — Politics and diplomacy — 1890-1900 — Photographs
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Doornkop (South Africa) — Photographs
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Temporal Coverage
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1895–1896
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Format
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image/jpeg
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Medium
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Photographic prints
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Extent
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Multiple photographic items
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Spatial Coverage
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Transvaal (South Africa)
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Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic