Poster advertising the Transvaal Castle cruise ship, sailing from England to South Africa with frequent connections from New York via the Cunard Line
A Young Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill (1874-1965) photographed in 1906 at the age of 32, while he held the post of Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
Mrs. Ples skullMrs. Ples. Reproduction of a skull of a Plesianthropus transvaalensis. Found at Sterkfontein. South Africa
RMS Transvaal Castle by G. H. DavisDetailed cross-section drawing of the new mailship for the Union-Castle fleet, R.M.S. Transvaal Castle, which made her maiden voyage from Southampton to South Africa on 18 January 1962
Baden Powell with Transvaal Boy Scouts AssociationGroup photo, Sir Robert Baden Powell, Chief Scout, during a visit to the Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa, 18 July 1912. Date: 1912
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaTwist Street Bridge, Hillbrow, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
The Battle of Majuba HillThe Transvaal War: the Battle of Majuba Hill. Majuba Hill was the main battle of the First Boer War, and one which the British resoundingly lost
Dog Show Childrens ClassThe Transvaal Kennel Club Show, Johannesburg, childrens class. In white dresses and hats, very young children hold their dogs for the judges inspection, watched by parents
Paul Kruger, State President of Transvaal as an OgreO!. Stephanus Johannes Paulus ( Paul ) Kruger, State President of the South African Republic (Transvaal) (1825-1905) - as an Ogre causing nightmares for various British Politicians of the day
F Pershouse, Transvaal Boy Scouts AssociationF Pershouse, District Commissioner, Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa
Official anti British First Boer War protest cardA conflict known also as the Transvaal Rebellion took place between the British and the Boers from 1880 to 1881 The south of Africa was overlaid with European powers competing for colonial territory
Political poster, Chinese Labour -- a commentary on British gold mining activities in the Transvaal, South Africa. circa 1906
Diamond mines workers 1887Various scenes showing the mistreatment of black workers in the diamond mines of South Africa. Date: 1887
Transvaal PostmanA postman rides his horse urgently across the veldt, uncertain whether strangers are friend or foe. Date: circa 1900
Steam train on Bloemfontein to Pretoria route, South AfricaSteam train on the Bloemfontein to Pretoria route, South Africa, showing a Boer ambush. Date: circa 1900
South African Transvaal Exhibition in Berlin, featuring a recreated village (kraal). Date: 1897
Paardekraal Monument to the Independence of TransvaalThe Paardekraal Monument, erected by the Boers at Krugersdorp after they took a vow to free Transvaal from the clutches of the British Empire
President Street - Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa Date: circa 1909
View of Ermelo, Transvaal, South AfricaView of Ermelo (from the north), a coal mining town in Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), South Africa. Date: 1907
Church Street, Middelburg, Transvaal, South AfricaChurch Street, Middelburg, a farming town in Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Ten views of Benoni, Transvaal, South AfricaTen views of Benoni, a gold mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa -- Market Avenue, general view of mines, Market Square with magistrates courts, Post Office and Standard Bank
Roberts Heights, Pretoria, Transvaal, South AfricaOfficers Club and cricket ground, Roberts Heights, a British garrison town near Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Angelo Gold Mine, East Rand, Transvaal, South AfricaAngelo Gold Mining Company, The Avenue, near Boksburg, East Rand, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Kings Hotel, Boksburg, Transvaal, South AfricaKings Hotel, on the banks of the lake, Boksburg, a gold mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Langham Hotel, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaLuthjes Langham Hotel, Kerk Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1908
Kruger, Joubert and Cronje with map of South AfricaPresident Paul Kruger, General Piet Joubert and General Piet Cronje with a map of the Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1900
Transport to the Transvaal gold minesCrossing the Wilge river, the quickest method of transport to the gold fields of Transvaal
A Witch Doctor and his brideThe Witch Doctor pictured is from the Mashlangan tribe, inhabiting the Lydenburg district of the Transvaal Republic. He had claimed to have used his power to rid the plague of locusts that devastated
G W Nichols, Transvaal Boy Scouts AssociationG W Nichols, Secretary, Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa
T W Read, Transvaal Scout CouncilT W Read, District Scoutmaster, Transvaal Scout Council, South Africa
The Relief of Ladysmith: meeting of Generals White and Buller and their staffs, during the Second Boer War (1899-1902) Date: 1900
Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaVrededorp (Vrededorf), a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Post Office, Pretoria, Transvaal, South AfricaPost Office building, Church Square, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1910
View of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaAerial view of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, looking towards the Wanderers Stadium with the suburb of Clifton in the distance. Date: circa 1905
Market Avenue, Vereeniging, Transvaal, South AfricaMarket Avenue, Vereeniging, a coal mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: 1930s
The Convent, Lydenburg, Transvaal, South AfricaThe Convent, Lydenburg, a gold mining town in Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Tunnel, Waterval Boven Road, Transvaal, South AfricaTunnel, Waterval Boven Road, Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), South Africa. Originally a cog and rack railway tunnel, it was later used for road traffic, and is now a historical monument. Date: circa 1930
Main street, Randfontein, Transvaal, South AfricaMain street, Randfontein, a gold mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: 1911
Grand Hotel, Pretoria, Transvaal, South AfricaGrand Hotel, Church Square, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Fordsburg, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaMain Road, Fordsburg, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. circa 1905
Soldiers entering Rustenburg, NW Province, South AfricaSoldiers of the Royal Horse Artillery entering Rustenburg, NW Province, South Africa. Date: 1910
Knox Street, Germiston, Transvaal, South AfricaKnox Street, Germiston, a gold mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: circa 1910
Orange Grove, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaOrange Grove, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1910
Eloff Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaJunction of Eloff Street and Pritchard Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, with people throwing snowballs after a snowstorm in August 1909. Date: 1909
Cuthberts Buildings, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaCuthberts Buildings, with The Balcony terrace restaurant, Pritchard Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Ferreira Gold Mining Company, Transvaal, South Africa, circa 1888 (Robert Harris studio). Date: circa 1888
Marche Des BoersMARCHE DES BOERS March by Desire Leclercq, dedicated : Salut a nos amis les Heros du Transvaal - and he doesn t mean the British ! Date: 1902
