Butterworth
Item
- Title
- Butterworth
- Creator
- Unattributed
- Date
- circa 1900–1930
- Description
- A sepia-toned historical photograph showing a high-angle panoramic view of Butterworth (Gcuwa), South Africa. The foreground features a prominent steel truss railway bridge crossing a river, with a second, smaller wooden or lighter bridge visible further upstream. The town settlement is visible on the rolling hills in the background.
- Publisher
- South African Photo & Stereo Company (SAPSCO)
- Subject/s
- Butterworth (South Africa) -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
- Railroad bridges -- South Africa -- Butterworth -- History
- Cities and towns -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- 20th century
- Gcuwa River (South Africa) -- Bridges
- Truss bridges -- South Africa -- Butterworth
- Landscapes -- South Africa -- Butterworth
- Language
- English
- Type
- Still Image
- Source
- Post by Mark Finnigan in the 'Border History in the Eastern Cape' Facebook group, on January 12, 2026.
- Identifier
- K.292 (from image inscription)
- Alternative Title
- Butterworth : Landscape view of bridges and town
- Item sets
- Border History Society Collection
Position: 18 (69 views)