Gold Fields : Jameson Raid (1895-1896)
Item set
- Alternative Title
- Jameson’s Raid, 1895–1896 — Photograph Collection
- 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. - Date Issued
- 1895/1896
- Provenance
- Godfields Collection
- Genre
- Photographs
- Subject
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- 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
Items
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Photograph titled "A Boer Relief Office" showing a group of people in front of a building on Bree Street, Johannesburg. The photograph is signed by Nicholls. -
Photograph titled "A Rebel officer" showing a rebel officer on horseback. -
Photograph titled "Boer patrol, Pretoria" showing two Boer officers on horseback - one of them is armed with a rifle. -
Photograph titled "Boers" showing two men (Boers?) with a small group of men in the background. -
Photograph titled "Enrolling Burghers" showing a large group of men. -
Photograph titled "Johannesburg Market House - Reform Troops passing" showing a large group of people (presumably the Reform Troops) in Johannesburg. -
Photograph titled "Johannesburg" showing an aerial view of Johannesburg. -
Photograph titled "Mounted police, Pretoria" showing armed policemen on horseback. In the background are three carriages, and several cattle pulling a wagon. -
Photograph titled "Position held by Dr Jameson" showing the view from the position held by Dr Jameson during the Jameson Raid. Also marked on the photograph are the "Road to Krugersdorp", the "Boer Forces" and the "Queen G.M. [Gold Mines] Co.". -
Photograph titled "Pretoria Fort" showing several men and wagons in a Fort in Pretoria. -
Photograph titled "Rebel Cavalry" showing a group of men on horseback in front of the Nederlandsche Bank en Credietvereeniging voor Zuid-Afrika in Pretoria. -
Photograph titled "Rebel parade" showing a group of armed men (possibly the Uitlanders) marching down a street in Pretoria behind a man on horseback. -
Photograph titled "Rustenburg Boer Laager" showing a group of men and several wagons in a laager formation. Also marked on the photograph is the "Queens Battery". -
Photograph titled "Simmonds Street" showing a large crowd of people on Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. -
Photograph titled "Some of the Boers who brought Dr Jameson to Pretoria, outside the Jail just after his arrival" showing several armed Boers on horseback. Possibly Dr Jameson is the man on horseback on the far right of the photograph. -
Photograph titled "The 'Hellish' 12" showing fourteen men in front of a corrugated iron building. -
Photograph titled "V.M.R. Gold Mine Co." showing a group of men sitting around a mine shaft of the Village Main Reef Gold Mining Company. There is a plaque on the front of the mine shaft inscribed with the words "Harvey and Co. Ld Hayle Cornwall England". -
Photograph titled "V.M.R. Gold Mine Co." showing a group of men sitting on the stairs next to one of the buildings of the Village Main Reef Gold Mining Company. -
Photograph titled "View from E.W.M's window, Market Square" showing ... -
Photograph titled "Village Main Reef Rebel Camp" showing several tents and an ambulance wagon. -
Untitled photograph showing several men in front of a corrugated iron building. -
Untitled photograph from a newspaper clipping showing a group of seventeen men in Pretoria (most likely members of the Reform Committee) accused of having participated in the Jameson Raid. On the photograph are Mr. V. Clemart, Dr. Hillier, Mr. W.E. Hosken, Major Tremeer, E.P. Soloman, H.C. Hull, Adv. Auret, Captain Mein, Dr. Brodie, Dr. Davies, (Fred) Gray, Mr Donaldson, Mr. H. Bettelheim, Mr. A. Brown, Mr. H.S. Bell, Mr. Max Langerman, Mr. S.W. Jameson. -
Untitled photograph from a newspaper clipping showing a group of twelve men in Pretoria (most likely members of the Reform Committee) accused of having participated in the Jameson Raid. On the photograph are W.N. Becher, Col. Bettington, Dr. Sauer, Advocate Auret, Mr. Spencer, Mr. Mullins, Mr. Hutchinson, Captain Davies, Mr. C.L. Anderson, Mr. A.L. Lawley, Mr. H.B. Marsahll, Mr. C. Butters. -
Untitled photograph from a newspaper clipping showing a group of fourteen men in Pretoria (most likely members of the Reform Committee) accused of having participated in the Jameson Raid. On the photograph are Mr. R. Fricker, Mr. W. St. John Carr, Mr. A. Mackie Niven, Mr. H.F. Strange, Mr B. Lazarus, Mr. Garland, Sir Drummond Dunbar, Mr. F.H. Hamilton (Ed. of the Star), an unnamed man, Mr. W.B. Head, Mr. S. Mosenthal, Mr. W. Goddard, Mr. A. Bailey, Mr. Hull.