Massacre at Weenen - burning of waggons in the early morning

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Title
Massacre at Weenen - burning of waggons in the early morning
Description
After the death of Piet Retief, Voortrekkers were attacked by Zulu Impis on 17 February 1838.,Image taken from the 1916 silent film ‘De Voortrekkers’, directed by Howard Shaw, which was a dramatization of the Great Trek and it’s aftermath.
Subject
KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) -- History -- 1824-1842
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018133
Creator
George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935)
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
Contributor
Greaves, Duncan (photographer)
Item sets
Sir George Cory Lantern Slide Collection
Media
vital_14209+SOURCEJPEG+SOURCEJPEG.0.jpeg

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