General
General
Object Auto ID
70924
Common Name
Photograph
Classified Name
Photograph
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
Photography
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
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