Cory Library and Historical Archives

View of the Transport Camp, Cradock, 1900

Item

Lidbetter, William Walpole, “View of the Transport Camp, Cradock, 1900”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/12610

Title

View of the Transport Camp, Cradock, 1900

Creator

Lidbetter, William Walpole

Description

Glass negative : View of the Transport Camp, Cradock, 1900, showing tents and animals.

Subject

South African War, 1899-1902 -- Transportation -- Photographs

Cradock (South Africa) -- South African War, 1899-1902 -- History -- Photographs

Type

still image

Extent

Original: 1 glass negative; 17 cm x 22 cm

Format

jpg

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/55957

Location - Physical Location

Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.

Date Issued

1900

Rights Holder

Lidbetter, William Walpole

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

PIC/GN 4547

useGuidelines

In order to obtain a license for the use of any of the images apply to the Cory Library at cory@ru.ac.za

Item sets

Lidbetter Collection

Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa

South African War (1899-1902) Collection

Media

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Hierarchies

The Frontier Collection

• The 1820-Settlers (32 items)
• The Frontier Wars (92 items)
• The Development of Settler Towns (468 items)
  • Alice (40 items)
  • Bathurst (16 items)
  • Bedford (3 items)
  • Cathcart (5 items)
  • Cradock (200 items)
  • East London (22 items)
  • Grahamstown (91 items)
  • King William's Town (32 items)
  • Port Alfred (19 items)
  • Port Elizabeth (34 items)
  • Queenstown (6 items)

South Africa at War Collection

• The Frontier Wars (1811-1878)
• South African War (1899-1902) (103 items)
• World War II (3 items)

Lidbetter, William Walpole, “View of the Transport Camp, Cradock, 1900”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/12610