Newspaper clipping showing a scouting plane flying low over the Central Commissioner Street area on the way to observe the rebel stronghold at Fordsburg
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Description
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Newspaper clipping showing a scouting plane flying low over the Central Commissioner Street area on the way to observe the rebel stronghold at Fordsburg. The caption below the photograph reads: "Bombed from the air: A notable feature of the Red Revolt on the Witwatersrand has been the fine work accomplished against the revolutionaries by the newly-established South African Air Force. The aeroplanes have been invaluable, both on a fighting force with bombs and Lewis guns, and as an intelligence arm. The picture shows a scouting 'plane flying low over the Central Commissioner Street area on the way to observe the rebel stronghold at Fordsburg.".
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Identifier
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http://hdl.handle.net/10962/37112
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Provenance
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Gold Fields Collection
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Type
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Image
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Genre
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Newspaper article
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Extent
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Newspaper cutting: 1 photo (mounted) 13.5 x 18.5 cm,jpg
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Format
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jpg
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Language
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English
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Location - Physical Location
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Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.
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Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator
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PIC/A 2715_115
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useGuidelines
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In order to obtain a license for the use of any of the images apply to the Cory Library at cory@ru.ac.za
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Date
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1922
