Gold Fields : Jameson Raid (1895-1896)

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Title: Gold Fields : Jameson Raid (1895-1896)
Alternative Title: Jameson’s Raid, 1895–1896 — Photograph Collection
Description: 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.
Date Issued: 1895/1896
Provenance: Godfields Collection
Type: Collection; Still Image
Genre: Photographs
Subject: See all item sets with this value Jameson's Raid, 1895-1896; Transvaal (South Africa) — History — 19th century — Photographs; Jameson, Leander Starr, 1853-1917 — Photographs; Boer Forces — Transvaal — Photographs; Uitlanders — South Africa — History — Photographs; Boer Republics — Military campaigns — Photographs; British South Africa Company — Military operations — Photographs; Gold mining industry — Transvaal — History — Photographs; Boer and British relations — Politics and diplomacy — 1890-1900 — Photographs; Doornkop (South Africa) — Photographs
Temporal Coverage: 1895–1896
Format: image/jpeg
Medium: Photographic prints
Extent: Multiple photographic items
Spatial Coverage: Transvaal (South Africa); Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic

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Badge of khaki-coloured silk with the letters "T.D.O" in black thread

Badge of khaki-coloured silk with the letters "T.D.O" in black thread. Underneath are the words "Badge issued to the contingent of Reform Troops known as "The Devil's Own"
Photograph entitled "A cook house"

Photograph entitled "A cook house" showing a group of men in a field around two very large cooking pots over coals. The photograph is signed by Nicholls. In the album below the photograph is written "Village Main Reef camp".
Photograph entitled "Africander Gathering"

Photograph (signed Nicholls) entitled "Africander Gathering" showing a gathering of men on Joubert Street, Johannesburg.
Photograph entitled "Africanders falling in"

Photograph entitled "Africanders falling in" showing a large group of men gathered in a street. The photographs is signed by Nicholls.
Photograph entitled "Africanders parading"

Photograph entitled "Africanders parading" showing a large group of men marching down a Johannesburg street past Reunet and Lenz, Electrical Engineers. The photograph is signed by Nicholls.
Photograph entitled "Airing bedding"

Photograph entitled "Airing bedding" showing a small group of men airing the bedding in a small square surrounded by a few buildings.
Photograph entitled "Ambulance Camp, Auckland Park"

Photograph entitled "Ambulance Camp, Auckland Park" showing a group of men in front of a tent and an ambulance
Photograph entitled "Ambulance camp"

Photograph entitled "Ambulance camp" showing a group of men in standing in front of two tents and an ambulance wagon with a building in the background
Photograph entitled "Boers, Pretoria"

Photograph entitled "Boers, Pretoria" showing a group of "Boers", mostly on horseback, gathered in a Pretoria street.
Photograph entitled "Boers, Pretoria"

Photograph entitled "Boers, Pretoria" showing a group of men, mostly armed, and some on horseback gathering a Pretoria street.
Photograph entitled "Camp life"

Photograph entitled "Camp life" showing a group of men, mostly medics, resting in a camp. Most of the men are lying on the ground, and some are playing a game of cards. The photograph is signed by Nicholls.
Photograph entitled "Doctors"

Photograph entitled "Doctors" showing two doctors on horseback
Photograph entitled "Drilling volunteers"

Photograph entitled "Drilling volunteers" showing a large group of men gathered in a mining yard. The name "M. Jackson" is on one of the buildings in the background.
Photograph entitled "Drilling"

Photograph entitled "Drilling" showing a group of men lining up in drill formation
Photograph entitled "Enrolling loyalists, Pretoria"

Photograph entitled "Enrolling loyalists, Pretoria" showing a group of men lined up to enroll for Jameson's Raid
Photograph entitled "Firing practice"

Photograph entitled "Firing practice" showing a group of men firing their rifles in a field.
Photograph entitled "Going on duty"

Photograph entitled "Going on duty" showing a number of armed men on horseback riding down a street.
Photograph entitled "Grand Hotel and Raadzaal, Pretoria"

Photograph entitled "Grand Hotel and Raadzaal, Pretoria" showing armed men on horseback crossing Church Square in front of the Grand Hotel, Pretoria
Photograph entitled "Gun captured from Jameson, Pretoria"

Photograph entitled "Gun captured from Jameson, Pretoria" showing two men in front of a wagon bearing the captured gun
Photograph entitled "Johannesburg Market House - Reform Troops passing"

Photograph entitled "Johannesburg Market House - Reform Troops passing" showing a large group of people (presumably the Reform Troops) in Johannesburg.
Photograph entitled "Loading up stores"

Photograph entitled "Loading up stores" showing a group of men loading stores onto a wagon.
Photograph entitled "Maxim gun: Rebel"

Photograph entitled "Maxim gun: Rebel" showing a man (presumably one of the rebels) preparing to fire a Maxim gun, a recoil-operated machine gun
Photograph entitled "Maxim gun: Rebel"

Photograph entitled "Maxim gun: Rebel" showing a man (presumably one of the rebels) preparing to fire a Maxim gun, a recoil-operated machine gun
Photograph entitled "Maxim gun: Rebel"

Photograph entitled "Maxim gun: Rebel" showing a man (presumably one of the rebels) with a Maxim gun, a recoil-operated machine gun, in the foreground
Photograph entitled "Mutual Buildings Johannesburg - Shewing shops boarded up"

Photograph entitled "Mutual Buildings Johannesburg - Showing shops boarded up" showing people in a Johannesburg street in front of a building housing, among others, the offices of the Johannesburg Times.