General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    70924
    Common Name
    Photograph
    Classified Name
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    (Part of a portfolio, see 31395)Cape Peninsula fortifications: Photograph, sketches, plans and notes assembled by J.H.R. de Smidt.; Demolition of casemate, Cape Peninsula fortifications: Photograph, sketches, plans and notes assembled by J.H.R. de Smidt.; Demolition of the casemate about 1915 - 1916

    Provenance

    Unknown

    Description
    Technique Types
    Distinguishing Features

    military fortifications Amsterdam Battery

    Inscriptions
    Written in pencil on sheet next to photo: Behind the arches were so-called bomb-proof chambers. The casemate finally disappeared about 1920, when the ground was used as a dumping ground for coal. As recently as the present year (1933), there are still portions of the curved walls at the back.
    Measurement Type Unit Value
    History
    Object Age Comment
    1909-1929
    Maker Comment
    DE SMIDT, Johannes Hermanus Redelinghuys, 1865-1938
    Collector Comment
    Photograph
    Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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