Cape Town Tour, 1891
Item set
- Title
- Cape Town Tour, 1891
- Alternative Title
- Cape Town Photographic Views, 1891
- Creator
- Unattributed
- Description
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The Cape Town Tour, 1891 collection comprises 19 digitised photographic views capturing scenes from Cape Town and its environs in 1891. These images record urban and landscape views of the city during the late colonial period, including iconic landmarks such as Table Mountain and Lion’s Head, Parliament House, the Botanical Gardens, and street scenes on Adderley Street. Other subjects include docks, Simon’s Town, bridges over the Liesbeeck River in Mowbray, and dwellings in the Cape Colony. Many of the photographs bear a personal inscription: “To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891”, suggesting the album was compiled as a memento of a tour of Cape Town at the close of the 19th century.
This collection provides valuable visual documentation of Cape Town’s built environment and social life on the eve of major 20th-century transformations. It illustrates colonial-era photographic practices and offers rich source material for researchers in urban history, visual culture, colonial studies, and South African heritage. - Date Issued
- 1891
- Language
- English
- Type
- Collection
- Photograph collection
- Travel photography
- Genre
- Historical photography
- Colonial travel images
- Subject
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)
- Botanical gardens
- Simon’s Town, South Africa
- Parliament House (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Format
- Digital images (photograph scans)
- Spatial Coverage
- Cape Town and surrounding areas, Cape Colony (South Africa)
- Temporal Coverage
- Late 19th century (1891)
- Extent
- 19 items
Items
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Photographs showing views of Cape Town. An Inscription found in one of the photographs: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891." The photographs were probably taken by someone who visited and did a tour of Cape Town in 1891 -
A photograph album showing views of Cape Town, probably taken by someone who visited and did a tour of Cape Town in 1891 -
A photograph album showing views of Cape Town, probably taken by someone who visited and did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. This photograph is showing a view of Table Mountain from Newlands -
Photographs showing buildings, people and horse-drawn vehicles in Adderley Street, Cape Town probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
Photograph showing an old Dutch house in the Cape Colony, 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
Photograph showing Avenue of First at Rondebosch, in Cape Town, 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
Photograph showing a view of Liesbeeck River bridge in Mowbray Cape Town, 1891. The photograph was probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
Photograph showing views of Cape Town and Table Mountain with the cloud formations occuring on Table Mountain, the famous "tablecloth", 1891. The photograph was probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
Photograph showing views of Cape Town and Table Mountain as backdrop of a family photo, 1891. The photograph was probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
Photograph showing views of the Devil's Peak from Wynberg Hill, Cape Town, 1891. The photograph was probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
A photograph album showing views of Cape Town, probably taken by someone who visited and did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. This photograph is showing a view of Government Avenue - South Africa's oldest pedestrian throughfare in Cape Town, with two men standing -
A photograph showing views of Lion's Head and Three Anchor Bay in Sea Point, Cape Colony, 1891. The photograph was probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
A photograph showing views of Main Avenue in the Botanical Gardens of Cape Town, 1891. The photograph was probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
A photograph showing a man sitting in dry Cape Town landscape, with a slight view of Table Mountain in the background, 1891. The photograph was probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
A photograph showing Parliament House in Cape Town with a view of Table Mountain in the background, 1891. The photograph was probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
A photograph showing Simon's Town in the Cape Colony and a view of a mountain, 1891. The photograph was probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
A photograph showing views of the docks and a slight view of Table Mountain in background, Cape Town, 1891. The photograph was probably taken by someone who did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. Inscription: "To dear Ethel, from Joe, Xmas 1891" -
A photograph album showing views of Cape Town, probably taken by someone who visited and did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. -
A photograph album showing views of Cape Town, probably taken by someone who visited and did a tour of Cape Town in 1891. This photograph is showing a view of Twelve Apostles and Capms Bay