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(BOER WAR) caney, william laws
Album entitled "The Siege of Ladysmith" containing 25 photographs of the town of Ladysmith and its environs, comprising group portraits at besieged British soldiers' hospitals, camps, weapons, bridges, prisoners, views of the town, and much more. Printing-out paper prints, 6x7 3/4 inches (15.2x19.7 cm.), most with captions in the negative and handwritten captions, in ink, on the mounts; 3 are laid-in with the photographer's hand stamp on verso. 4to, morocco, worn, cover detached; mounts age-darkened. 1889-1890
- Notes: The Siege of Ladysmith was a terrible loss for the British during their second war against the Boers over South Africa. The troops were surrounded and isolated in the town by a larger group of Boer soldiers. There were many casualities, starvation, loss of communications, and a lack of supplies that made the Brits suffer terribly. They lost the battle in the end but managed to win the war.
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May 20, 2004 12:00 AM EDT
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