Cory Library and Historical Archives

Old Mill in George Street

Item

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Old Mill in George Street”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6103

Title

Old Mill in George Street

Description

Painting showing the Old Mill on the corner of George and Market Streets, and on the left corner, the home of Mr George Wood, first Mayor of Grahamstown. The small cart was used to carry Miss Josie Wood (founder of the South African Library for the Blind) to school.

Subject

Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Pictorial works

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017955

Creator

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935)

Greaves, Duncan (photographer)

Type

Still Image

Provenance

Bestowed to Rhodes University by Sir George Cory

Location - Physical Location

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

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

MS 10 542

CD 55

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

Sir George Cory Lantern Slide Collection

Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Media

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George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Old Mill in George Street”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6103