Cory Library and Historical Archives

Norman Coombs inspecting Bains' dry stone packing at Pluto's Vale

Item

Reynolds, Rex, “Norman Coombs inspecting Bains' dry stone packing at Pluto's Vale”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/9666

Title

Norman Coombs inspecting Bains' dry stone packing at Pluto's Vale

Description

Norman Coombs and an example of the dry-stone packing which Bain used to build his many passes.

Subject

Butler, Guy, 1918-2001_Formations (Geology) -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/11806

Creator

Reynolds, Rex

Rights Holder

Reynolds, Rex

Provenance

Butler Family Photograph Collection

Type

Image

Format

jpg

Location - Physical Location

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

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

PIC/M 5266

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

Butler Family Collection

Media

vital_21733+SOURCE1+SOURCE1.0.jpeg

Reynolds, Rex, “Norman Coombs inspecting Bains' dry stone packing at Pluto's Vale”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/9666