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Two policemen
Object Number 2004.29.12350
Display Title Two policemen
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "Zulu / Bantu / [...] Village near East London. / Gift of Benjamin Agnew, Central Wharf, Boston / Thru E. N. Williams, Vernon Street, Brookline. / Native police of Durban, Natal / So. Africa. 1905"; printed on photograph: "Native Policemen / Published by Sallo Epstein & Co., Durban"; written on photograph: "Will send from all views next / time / I.R.F."
Department Photographic
Date 1905
Culture
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal
Additional Geographic Terms Durban
Materials Postcard adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 8.5725 cm (5 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.)
Historical Language
The use of [...] indicates that an offensive term was removed from the record for which there is no preferred term.
Provenance
Donor Donated by Benjamin S. Agnew

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