Border History Society Collection
Item set
- Creator
- Border History Society
- Description
- A digital collection of historical photographs and documents documenting the social, architectural, and transport history of the Eastern Cape "Border" region, including East London and Butterworth.
- Language
- English
- Type
- Collection
- Subject
- Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- History -- Pictorial works
- Border Region (South Africa) -- History
- Historic sites -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Source
- Border History Society Archives
- Identifier
- Facebook Group site
Items
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Undated real photo postcard manufactured in Britain for local East London publishers Stacey & Son, who were situated at 184 Oxford Street. -
A sepia-toned historical photograph showing a high-angle panoramic view of Butterworth (Gcuwa), South Africa. The foreground features a prominent steel truss railway bridge crossing a river, with a second, smaller wooden or lighter bridge visible further upstream. The town settlement is visible on the rolling hills in the background. -
Transcribed from the back of the photograph: Standard 5 – 1949 Sitting Row: L to R. G Anderson, P Verner , D Fennell, B Wild, M Coetzer, J Ford, E Card Second Row: L to R. L Elias, J Holl, R Caley, J Penfold, P Elliot, D Smith, D Dicks, A V d. Walt Third Row: L to R. N Hulley, J Thompson, D Range, S Torr, G Engelbrecht, K Fennell, V Harrison Fourth Row. L to R. A Wilkins, G. Sahd, D. Hollis, R. Futter, M. Jacobs, L v. d. Walt, G. Strachan -
Esplanade, East London. Undated postcard printed in Saxony for East London publisher L.F. Stickells. -
A historical black and white photograph depicting the Frere Hospital complex in East London. The image features several multi-story hospital buildings in the background, alongside residential-style structures and a body of water in the foreground. -
"The Splendid Beach Promenade and Beach Hotel, East London." Postcard published by the East London branch of J.C. Juta & Co. Posted to Dresden in Germany via Southampton on the 24th February 1913 with the stamp on the front of the card, which was often the preference of collectors from continental Europe at the time. An added bonus with this card is the interprovincial use of a Transvaal stamp in the Cape Province.