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Decorative arch to welcome the Governor Sir Henry Loch to Grahamstown in 1890 A decorative arch, part of the town decorations to welcome the Governor on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, reads in Latin "Praetorem Andreae pueri Aidanique salutant, omnes Patronum te clamant urbis alumni." (St Andrew's and St Aidan's boys greet the Governor, and all the scholars of the city schools hail their patron) Smaller shields read "Religio" and "Scientia". (Religion and knowledge)
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Hepper's house, King William's Town, South Africa View of a man seated on the step of a thatched house in an overgrown garden, reading a newspaper. An inscription on the mount reads: 'Hepper's house, King William's Town'.
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High Street, Grahamstown, and the intersection of Worcester Street and Somerset Street, circa 1880 Two photographs stuck on card, of: (a) View of High Street, Grahamstown, showing the Cathedral of St Michael and St George with the spire, completed in 1878. The Settlers Memorial Tower, completed in 1870, can be seen to the left. (b) View of the intersection of Worcester and Somerset Streets, Grahamstown, with a Victorian fluted pillar box ca. 1859-60 in the foreground, reputed to be the oldest official letter box in South Africa. The house of the Headmaster of St Andrew's College is visible behind it, with Christchurch, built in 1876, in the distance. The latter photograph was taken by Aldham and Aldham, photographers active in Grahamstown from1879-1905.
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High Street, Grahamstown, with view of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, circa 1870 View of an almost deserted High Street, looking eastwards towards the Cathedral of St Michael and St George. The photograph is mounted on card which bears the inscription 'The Cathedral High Street Grahamstown'. It predates the building of the Cathedral spire, completed in 1878.
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Laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown. View from south side of Church Square of the laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George by the Governor, Sir Henry Loch, on 29 January 1890. A photographer from Barraud Brothers is visible in the background.
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Laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George by the Governor Sir Henry Loch A note on the verso reads ' The laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Grahamstown, by His Excellency, Sir Henry Loch, GCMG KCB, Wednesday, 29th January 1890'. It shows a view from the north side of Church Square.
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Laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George on 29 January 1890 View from the north side of Church Square showing the laying of the foundation stone of the chancel of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George by the Governor, Sir Henry Loch, on 29 January 1890. The camera of F. W. Hepburn is visible in the upper left window of 'T.H. Parker', a stone building in the background.,Donated by Martin Plaut, 2015
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Race course, possibly Grahamstown, South Africa Although an inscription on the mount describes this as 'Grand stand, King William's Town', the building in question is however identical to that in a photograph by F.W. Hepburn of a race meeting in Grahamstown, taken in 1864, and held in the van der Riet collection at Cory Library.
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Race course, possibly King William's Town, South Africa Spectators at a race course, possibly in King William's Town, standing in front of the grandstand.
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Reception of Sir Henry Loch at the Drostdy, Grahamstown, 1890. The verso of the photograph has a note which reads: 'Reception of Sir Henry Loch, KCB GCMG at the Drostdy, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Tuesday 28th January 1890.' He was in Grahamstown for the laying of the chancel foundation stone of the Cathedral of St Michael and St George.
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The Oaks, Somerset Street, Grahamstown, South Africa Although only inscribed 'Street. Grahamstown' on the mount, this is in fact a photograph of The Oaks, a cottage in Somerset Street, taken by Dr. W.G. Atherstone. It shows six little boys playing in the foreground, with Renfrew House to the extreme right.
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Unidentified house Unidentified house with flagpole on balcony above front porch.
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Xhosa hut View of a thatched hut, showing clearly the wattle and daub construction. Two men in western dress are shown with ten seated women, all in traditional headscarves and blankets. The card mount has an inscription in the upper right corner: 'South Africa. 30'.