Early Grahamstown: Horse-drawn carriage and roadside postbox

Title: Early Grahamstown: Horse-drawn carriage and roadside postbox
Date: circa 1870–1890
Description: A late 19th-century sepia photograph capturing daily life in Grahamstown (now Makhanda). The scene features a horse-drawn carriage on the left, a woman with a child in a pram in the centre, and a mounted rider on the right. A prominent Victorian-style pillar postbox stands in the foreground. In the background, colonial buildings and a church with a bell cote are visible against the local hills.
Subject/s: Grahamstown, South Africa -- Pictorial works; Historic buildings -- Grahamstown -- Pictorial works; Horse-drawn carriages -- Grahamstown, South Africa -- Pictorial works; Victorian postboxes -- Grahamstown, South Africa -- Pictorial works
Type: still image
Extent: 1 photograph
Format: Image/jpeg; Sepia-toned print (digital surrogate)
Source: Original from Martin Plaut's website; Martin Plaut's website
Contributor: Plaut, Martin

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