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Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Title
Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Alternative Title
Cradock, Cape Colony
Description
The Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa collection is a substantial digitised archival resource from the Cory Library and Historical Archives at Rhodes University documenting the history and material culture of Cradock, a key town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. This collection forms part of The Frontier Collection—specifically under The Development of Settler Towns—and includes approximately 197 digitised items comprising historical photographs, maps, plans, engravings, and manuscript images that capture a wide range of social, economic, and built environments in Cradock’s past. The collection contains visual records of early town plans, colonial-era illustrations such as a drawing of an ox-wagon ascending Cradock Pass, scenes of historic events like the aftermath of the Victoria Hotel fire (1904), photographs of local businesses and railway engines, community activities and groups (including Pathfinders and Wayfarers), and mission and church life at St James Mission. These items document urban development, infrastructure, community life, religious and social organisations, and transportation history in Cradock from the 19th century through the early 20th century.
Language
English
Subject
Cradock (South Africa) -- photographs
Pathfinders
Wayfarers
St James Mission
Cradock Pass, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Victoria Hotel (Cradock) -- Fire
Eastern Cape -- History
Settler towns, South Africa
Spatial Coverage
Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Temporal Coverage
Primarily 19th–early 20th century
Format
Digital images
Plans
Maps
Hierarchies
The Frontier Collection

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