| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P00295.611 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Paper (Fibre-based), Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | Paper (Fibre-based), Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEAR PRETORIA, TRANSVAAL, C 1900. CANADIAN ARTILLERY IN THE MARCH TO PRETORIA. SOME OF THE GUN ...
Description
NEAR PRETORIA, TRANSVAAL, C 1900. CANADIAN ARTILLERY IN THE MARCH TO PRETORIA. SOME OF THE GUN HORSES ARE WEARING COLLARS INSTEAD OF THE BREASTPLATE HARNESS USED BY BRITISH ARTILLERY. COLLARS WERE BETTER BUT NEEDED TO BE INDIVIDUALLY FITTED. BREASTPLATES COULD BE MADE TO FIT ANY HORSE. (OLD CAPTION WRONGLY DESCRIBES THESE TROOPS AS MOUNTED INFANTRY) (PHOTOGRAPHERS: UNDERWOOD AND UNDERWOOD. ORIGINALS IN AWM ARCHIVAL STORE)