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Accession Number | P00607.244 |
Collection type | Photograph |
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Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEAR MAFEKING, SOUTH AFRICA, C. 1900. THE FRONT SECTION OF THE ENGINE OF A PARTLY ARMOURED TRAIN ...
Description
NEAR MAFEKING, SOUTH AFRICA, C. 1900. THE FRONT SECTION OF THE ENGINE OF A PARTLY ARMOURED TRAIN UNDER THE CONTROL OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL H. PLUMBER. A LARGE HOLE INDICATES WHERE A 100-POUND BOER SHELL PASSED THROUGH THE ENGINE WITHOUT EXPLODING. (DONOR C. BOOTH)