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View of the whites present, around the coffins of Olive Schreiner, her baby and her dog Nita, prior to the re-interment on Buffelskop, 13 August 1921

Item

Lidbetter, William Walpole, “View of the whites present, around the coffins of Olive Schreiner, her baby and her dog Nita, prior to the re-interment on Buffelskop, 13 August 1921”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/5635

Title

View of the whites present, around the coffins of Olive Schreiner, her baby and her dog Nita, prior to the re-interment on Buffelskop, 13 August 1921

Creator

Lidbetter, William Walpole

Description

Glass negative : View of the whites present, around the coffins of Olive Schreiner, her baby and her dog Nita, prior to the re-interment on Buffelskop, 13 August 1921. The negative is marked "Copyright. 7."

Subject

Schreiner, Olive, 1855-1920 -- Photographs

Cronwright-Schreiner, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1863-1936 -- Photographs

Funerals -- South Africa -- Photographs

Funeral rites and ceremonies -- South Africa -- Photographs

Cradock (South Africa) -- History -- Photographs

Type

still image

Extent

Original: 1 glass negative; 17 cm x 22 cm

Format

Glass negative

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/56213

Location - Physical Location

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

Date Issued

1921-08-13

Rights Holder

Lidbetter, William Walpole

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

PIC/GN 4621

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

Media

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Lidbetter, William Walpole, “View of the whites present, around the coffins of Olive Schreiner, her baby and her dog Nita, prior to the re-interment on Buffelskop, 13 August 1921”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/5635