Cory Library and Historical Archives

Items

• Remains of line Line Drift Fort
• Rev Shaw's first chapel in Chapel street
• Rhodes University Football Field
• Road leading to Line Drift
• Royal Carriages
  The celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897.
• Royal Horse Artillery
  The celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897.,Troops participating in the celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897.
• Royal Princes and foreign representatives
  The celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897.
• Ruins of farm house, Eastern Cape
• Ruins of Fort Murray
  As a result of the annexation of the Province of Queen Adelaide in 1835, Governor D’Urban ordered the building of a series of new forts between the Keiskamma and Kei Rivers, Fort Murray being among them.
• Ruins of Fort Murray showing carefully cut stone
  As a result of the annexation of the Province of Queen Adelaide in 1835, Governor D’Urban ordered the building of a series of new forts between the Keiskamma and Kei Rivers, Fort Murray being among them.
• Ruins of Fort Wiltshire (sic)
  Fort Willshire was built by the Royal Engineers under Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Willshire of the 38th Regiment, on the orders of Lord Charles Somerset, in 1819.
• Ruins of Fort Wiltshire (sic) (Lord C. Somerset's Fort)
  Fort Willshire was built by the Royal Engineers under Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Willshire of the 38th Regiment, on the orders of Lord Charles Somerset, in 1819.
• Ruins of unidentified fort or fortified farm house, Eastern Cape
• Ruins of unidentified fort, Eastern Cape
  Two children and three men appear in the foreground, possibly including Sir George Cory.
• Ruins of walls around Fort Armstrong
  Fort Armstrong (originally known as Camp Adelaide) was built in 1836 to protect the Kat River Settlement. After suffering capture and bombardment in the 8th Frontier war (1851), it was never used again.
• Ruins of walls around Fort Armstrong
  Fort Armstrong (originally known as Camp Adelaide) was built in 1836 to protect the Kat River Settlement. After suffering capture and bombardment in the 8th Frontier war (1851), it was never used again.
• Sandile, Xhosa chief
  Original title "Chief Sandilli".
• Sandilli (sic) Kop from Fort Hare
• Sandilli, Xhosa chief
  Originally titled "Chief Sandilli".
• Seal of the Lt. Governor Stockenstrom
• Selling water in Market Square, The Pump scene
  This painting by Frederick I’Ons is sometimes called ‘The Pump scene’, and shows the well which used to be sited at the junction of High and Bathurst Street – not Market Square as mentioned in the title. The double storey building in the background made way for the Commemoration Church in later years.
• Settlers going ashore
• Settlers on shore being greeted by Sir Rufane Shawe Donkin
• Seymour
• Seymour Residency and sundial, Eland’s Post
  Eland’s Post was later renamed Seymour.